Automatic trucks
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I hear automatic trucks are more fuel efficient. Is this true?
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I finally drove an auto to the full extent last week. International 9400 Cummins ISX. I can't definitly tell the difference between a stick and the auto. I didn't like it and didn't feel comfortable with it because I didn't feel that I had full control of the truck and had to rely on a button pad with a manual shift option which wasn't any better. The take off's are slower, the rpm's tack out higher between shifts and for the love of everything I kept grabbing around for the shifter but instead looking down to see a green back lit control panal. It makes backing a pain in the ###. For a dock that I hit several times a night I can bump it in 5 minues or so depending on my mood and how tired I am because the space is really tight and not much room to work with. Doing it in the auto took me the better of 30 minutes being unsure of what the truck would do when touching to throttle. Would it jerk, would it be a smooth start. Putting it in drive feel's like it wants to take off on you without touching the throttle. Scared me half to death first time I got in it just to unhook it from a trailer I needed. Only upside I see from it is it won't wear out your clutch leg!
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I dont have any shifting experience except for a straight truck{lol}. so an automatic sounds good to me, but I need the shifting experience. But I don't need the BS from a crappy company just for the sake of learning how to drive a manual truck.
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I would take a twin stick any day over these junk automatics....I HATE THEM!!
Even a super 10 would be better...
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