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You not get manual Land Cruisers in the states? I haven't bought an auto car ever, will only buy manual. Have always driven manual and find it quite humerous th

by gtvwill 10y ago

You not get manual Land Cruisers in the states? I haven't bought an auto car ever, will only buy manual. Have always driven manual and find it quite humerous that people consider them difficult or more effort. I prefer manual as i find auto's suck for going up/coming down steep hills and are also a pain in the arse in bumper to bumper traffic as they always creep forward unless you have a foot on the brake.Not to mention they cost an arm and a leg to fix. Gimme manual any day, from a 5 speed synchro to an 18 speed crash gearbox. Love driving manuals,my fuel efficiency is up there with if not better than auto's too (you can't coast in an auto). Edit: i got >400,000km out off my last land cruiser clutch....You won't see a auto gearbox in a work vehicle that will do that(e.g vehicle used off road and towing heavy loads).

paulsutter 10y ago
> I haven't bought an auto car ever, will only buy manual. A manual-shift self-driving car may be hard to find. It's interesting how the word "auto" (self) has evolved with respect to cars. An "automobile" is self-propelled, an automatic transmisson of course shifts itself, and we went right back to "self" for self-driving cars.
- gtvwill 10y ago
  Ever bandied the concept about that some folk may not ever buy a self driving car? GPS/maps struggle to find most of the places I go, i doubt anybody will release a self driving 4x4 anytime soon with the ability to map and navigate fire trails/off road/national parks/river crossings). Like eventually they might but it's not going to happen anytime in the next decade. Hell I've seen people put vehicles in places and situations that manufacturers would have a heard time believing so good luck getting software coded in a way that would let you do it (maybe if we could get a "she'll be right mate" sudo command overide for the navigation/control systems it could happen?).
tsomctl 10y ago
The only Land Cruiser sold now is based on the 4Runner, and is meant as a luxury vehicle. The 80 series was the last rugged Land Cruiser (with a solid front axle) sold here, and even that only had an automatic.
- gtvwill 10y ago
  Mmmm i used to own an 80, best car I've ever had. 1hz diesel is up there in the list of most reliable engines ever produced, got near half a million k's out of mine...She was barely run in. Also super surprised Americans don't get real land cruisers(no 200 series??!?!). Do they at least get the 70 series Ute's?
justin66 10y ago
> Love driving manuals,my fuel efficiency is up there with if not better than auto's too (you can't coast in an auto Manuals and automatics both have deceleration fuel cutoff so it's hard to know what you mean.
- gtvwill 10y ago
  Coasting is putting a vehicle in neutral or low gear when coming up to a stopping point (such as lights or banked up traffic) and keeping enough distance so that you can roll up to the stopping point giving it enough time to move..So you can keep your vehicle rolling and never actually stop/burn fuel due to take off. You learn to do it if you ever drive trucks/heavy vehicles because they burn fuel like no tomorrow just to get rolling.
  - justin66 10y ago
    Yeah, I wouldn't really advocate for automatics when you're talking about CDL trucks, although the newest automatic stuff looks pretty interesting. The automatic gets more appealing as the trucks get smaller. It's also context-dependent, and I wouldn't want to say one is perfect and the other sucks. I've driven SUVs and I'd prefer the manual and a good low gear if I were driving over rocks or dealing with steep inclines. On the other hand, if I were driving a lot over sand or doing towing, I might prefer the automatic.

by gtvwill 10y ago

paulsutter 10y ago

> I haven't bought an auto car ever, will only buy manual. A manual-shift self-driving car may be hard to find. It's interesting how the word "auto" (self) has evolved with respect to cars. An "automobile" is self-propelled, an automatic transmisson of course shifts itself, and we went right back to "self" for self-driving cars.

gtvwill 10y ago
Ever bandied the concept about that some folk may not ever buy a self driving car? GPS/maps struggle to find most of the places I go, i doubt anybody will release a self driving 4x4 anytime soon with the ability to map and navigate fire trails/off road/national parks/river crossings). Like eventually they might but it's not going to happen anytime in the next decade. Hell I've seen people put vehicles in places and situations that manufacturers would have a heard time believing so good luck getting software coded in a way that would let you do it (maybe if we could get a "she'll be right mate" sudo command overide for the navigation/control systems it could happen?).

tsomctl 10y ago

The only Land Cruiser sold now is based on the 4Runner, and is meant as a luxury vehicle. The 80 series was the last rugged Land Cruiser (with a solid front axle) sold here, and even that only had an automatic.

gtvwill 10y ago
Mmmm i used to own an 80, best car I've ever had. 1hz diesel is up there in the list of most reliable engines ever produced, got near half a million k's out of mine...She was barely run in. Also super surprised Americans don't get real land cruisers(no 200 series??!?!). Do they at least get the 70 series Ute's?

justin66 10y ago

> Love driving manuals,my fuel efficiency is up there with if not better than auto's too (you can't coast in an auto Manuals and automatics both have deceleration fuel cutoff so it's hard to know what you mean.

gtvwill 10y ago
Coasting is putting a vehicle in neutral or low gear when coming up to a stopping point (such as lights or banked up traffic) and keeping enough distance so that you can roll up to the stopping point giving it enough time to move..So you can keep your vehicle rolling and never actually stop/burn fuel due to take off. You learn to do it if you ever drive trucks/heavy vehicles because they burn fuel like no tomorrow just to get rolling.
- justin66 10y ago
  Yeah, I wouldn't really advocate for automatics when you're talking about CDL trucks, although the newest automatic stuff looks pretty interesting. The automatic gets more appealing as the trucks get smaller. It's also context-dependent, and I wouldn't want to say one is perfect and the other sucks. I've driven SUVs and I'd prefer the manual and a good low gear if I were driving over rocks or dealing with steep inclines. On the other hand, if I were driving a lot over sand or doing towing, I might prefer the automatic.