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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Lysdexis, post: 8016625, member: 226695&quot;]I would like to add a bit to this post not to ruffle anyone&#039;s feathers but to anyone that may still be around that&#039;s commented here in the past automated manuals have changed significantly in the last few years. </p><p><br /></p><p>So much so in fact that the 2017 model Pete I used to drive behaved worlds differently than the 2018 model I drive now. Same model trucks just one was an eaton 10 auto shift and the new one is a paccar 12 auto shift. </p><p><br /></p><p>The 12 I can let off the brake and it&#039;ll creep forward just like I let out the clutch and will skip gears just like I would with a manual. It&#039;s alot smoother operation than the 10 was. You can leave it in auto mode or press a button and shift it manually. </p><p><br /></p><p>It&#039;s true you have to know your truck and where it likes to run. The MX-13 is happiest around 1200-1700 and I manually shift on acceleration to maintain the truck in the powerband. Weighing 83k I can still pull off a stop faster than a manual truck. </p><p><br /></p><p>Any of you that are die hard manual only drivers I encourage you to try out a new auto shift and use both modes, you&#039;ll be surprised at how much you actually like it. And to those of you that say well I don&#039;t have the same feeling of control.... it&#039;s no different than a car with paddle shifters. You tell it when to shift and how many gears to change. It won&#039;t however let you damage the truck. </p><p><br /></p><p>It&#039;s no more expensive to work on because it literally is a manual trans with motors on top to control the gear selector and a motor that actuates the clutch.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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