Buying a jeep wrangler very soon and I need to decide between a manual or automatic transmission. I‘ve already driven a really old volkswagen with a manual transmission before (maybe 3 years ago), and my current car is a grand cherokee with an automatic transmission. I heard that new cars with manual transmission practically feel like an automatic these days. Is it true? (The old ‘64 volkswagen was hell for me, especially on steep hills). I know manual will make me a better driver, but I‘m scared of accidentally pushing on the brakes without using the clutch and stuff. And automatic will be easier, but I don‘t wanna be seen as lazyAlso, which is more gas efficient?
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If your not going to take the Jeep off-road, then automatic. If you do some trail riding like a Jeep Wrangler is attended for, then manual.
If you just want to drive down the road and city.get an Auto , there is no reason to have a manual unless you want to play with gears. Do you want to play with the gears or not . That is the only question you need to ask yourself . yes or no ? You dont get better MPG or anything else. It will not make you a better driver. Unless you just want to play shifting gears, get an Auto. A manual is pain in traffic.
Automatic to me feels like a go-kart or a very lame pointA to pointB machine. A manual transmission makes me feel like I am driving a car and I decide when to shift the gears not the computer. A '64 manual transmission vs. a modern day manual will be very different. I have not driven a car that is older than '94 so I don't know how the older transmissions were, but the newer ones are fine. Use the handbrake trick while moving from a stop on a very steep hill. Once you get the hang of it, you won't even think about what you're doing because it will be like second nature. You can be thinking about other stuff and you will automatically be pressing the clutch, etc without even paying attention, so accidentally hitting the brakes isn't very likely, but obviously it could happen. Gas efficiency depends on the driver. Manuals are more efficient but if you push the car too hard then manuals become inefficient. In regular driving scenario, manual is more fuel efficient. Also, a lot of times in manuals when the car gets really old you'll need to replace the clutch which is about $1k with labor, and your car should be good. But on an automatic, a transmission failure will be a lot more expensive to repair, and it is more vulnerable to breaking down compared to a manual transmission especially if you live in a state like Colorado where there are mountains.
