turbo diesel manual or automatic
Submitted: Monday, Jul 05, 2004 at 20:54
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patsy.c
first time visitor to
forum also first time user of computer. hello to all and i was wanting some advice on whether i should choose manual or automatic in my future purchase of toyota landcruiser. our plans are to travel up the east coast to
cape york towing a camper trailer over a period of 3 months. hope somebody can help us in deciding thank you.
Reply By: Peter 2 - Tuesday, Jul 06, 2004 at 08:04
Tuesday, Jul 06, 2004 at 08:04
After 6 manual 4wd's I now have an auto and would never go back to a manual, as has been mentioned steep descents are the only hiccup but can be worked around with practice, not so bad with the diesel though.
The other thing to watch is the long gradual descents on mountain roads, ie 20 k's etc, don't be tempted to pat the brakes occasionally as you would in a manual rather use the lower gears.
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