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Re: i am new
SnoMan wrote:
> On Mon, 16 Jul 2007 15:47:59 -0400, Mike Romain <romainm@sympatico.ca> > wrote: > >> Unlike you, we off road. When sand pit wall or ravine wall climbing, >> you need steady power, momentum and torque, you cannot shift gears half >> way up. > > Not with a stick but you can power shift if need be with a automatic. <-------- snipped> No, you are wrong in all you 'ass'umptions. Mike 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's - Gone to the rust pile... Canadian Off Road Trips Photos: Non members can still view! Jan/06 http://www.imagestation.com/album/pi...?id=2115147590 (More Off Road album links at bottom of the view page) |
Re: i am new
On Jul 16, 10:19 am, Mike Romain <roma...@sympatico.ca> wrote:
> stephenbudd...@gmail.com wrote: > > i am new to the jeep community and i have been looking for a wile, and > > have wonderd what is prefered by jeep owners when it comes to a trany, > > standard or automatic??? > > Welcome to Jeeping! > > Both types of trannies are 'preferred', which do 'you' prefer..... LOL! > > Having no clutch in nice in traffic and when rock crawling, but is not > really nice if sand pit wall climbing due to uncontrolled downshifting. > > Both are 'very' bad for water crossing because Jeep in it's wisdumb > didn't put high water vents on the tranny, only stoopid button vents. A > standard can be modified with vent hoses 'much' easier than an automatic.... > > Both can be emptied out and refilled after though and still keep on > running from what I have seen, more than once.... > > An auto costs in gas mileage also. > > Mike > 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00 > 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's - Gone to the rust pile... > Canadian Off Road Trips Photos: Non members can still view! > Jan/06http://www.imagestation.com/album/pictures.html?id=2115147590 > (More Off Road album links at bottom of the view page) hi thank you for your responce. i am new so i do not know much i have only had small cars, never a truck or jeep, i will be doing a lot of city driving as well as some off roading, trails, and mudding and eventuly some rock crawling so i am stuck on the trany decession. and what kind of gass milage can i expect out of the six cylinder |
Re: i am new
On Jul 16, 10:19 am, Mike Romain <roma...@sympatico.ca> wrote:
> stephenbudd...@gmail.com wrote: > > i am new to the jeep community and i have been looking for a wile, and > > have wonderd what is prefered by jeep owners when it comes to a trany, > > standard or automatic??? > > Welcome to Jeeping! > > Both types of trannies are 'preferred', which do 'you' prefer..... LOL! > > Having no clutch in nice in traffic and when rock crawling, but is not > really nice if sand pit wall climbing due to uncontrolled downshifting. > > Both are 'very' bad for water crossing because Jeep in it's wisdumb > didn't put high water vents on the tranny, only stoopid button vents. A > standard can be modified with vent hoses 'much' easier than an automatic.... > > Both can be emptied out and refilled after though and still keep on > running from what I have seen, more than once.... > > An auto costs in gas mileage also. > > Mike > 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00 > 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's - Gone to the rust pile... > Canadian Off Road Trips Photos: Non members can still view! > Jan/06http://www.imagestation.com/album/pictures.html?id=2115147590 > (More Off Road album links at bottom of the view page) hi thank you for your responce. i am new so i do not know much i have only had small cars, never a truck or jeep, i will be doing a lot of city driving as well as some off roading, trails, and mudding and eventuly some rock crawling so i am stuck on the trany decession. and what kind of gass milage can i expect out of the six cylinder |
Re: i am new
On Jul 16, 10:19 am, Mike Romain <roma...@sympatico.ca> wrote:
> stephenbudd...@gmail.com wrote: > > i am new to the jeep community and i have been looking for a wile, and > > have wonderd what is prefered by jeep owners when it comes to a trany, > > standard or automatic??? > > Welcome to Jeeping! > > Both types of trannies are 'preferred', which do 'you' prefer..... LOL! > > Having no clutch in nice in traffic and when rock crawling, but is not > really nice if sand pit wall climbing due to uncontrolled downshifting. > > Both are 'very' bad for water crossing because Jeep in it's wisdumb > didn't put high water vents on the tranny, only stoopid button vents. A > standard can be modified with vent hoses 'much' easier than an automatic.... > > Both can be emptied out and refilled after though and still keep on > running from what I have seen, more than once.... > > An auto costs in gas mileage also. > > Mike > 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00 > 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's - Gone to the rust pile... > Canadian Off Road Trips Photos: Non members can still view! > Jan/06http://www.imagestation.com/album/pictures.html?id=2115147590 > (More Off Road album links at bottom of the view page) hi thank you for your responce. i am new so i do not know much i have only had small cars, never a truck or jeep, i will be doing a lot of city driving as well as some off roading, trails, and mudding and eventuly some rock crawling so i am stuck on the trany decession. and what kind of gass milage can i expect out of the six cylinder |
Re: i am new
On Jul 16, 10:19 am, Mike Romain <roma...@sympatico.ca> wrote:
> stephenbudd...@gmail.com wrote: > > i am new to the jeep community and i have been looking for a wile, and > > have wonderd what is prefered by jeep owners when it comes to a trany, > > standard or automatic??? > > Welcome to Jeeping! > > Both types of trannies are 'preferred', which do 'you' prefer..... LOL! > > Having no clutch in nice in traffic and when rock crawling, but is not > really nice if sand pit wall climbing due to uncontrolled downshifting. > > Both are 'very' bad for water crossing because Jeep in it's wisdumb > didn't put high water vents on the tranny, only stoopid button vents. A > standard can be modified with vent hoses 'much' easier than an automatic.... > > Both can be emptied out and refilled after though and still keep on > running from what I have seen, more than once.... > > An auto costs in gas mileage also. > > Mike > 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00 > 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's - Gone to the rust pile... > Canadian Off Road Trips Photos: Non members can still view! > Jan/06http://www.imagestation.com/album/pictures.html?id=2115147590 > (More Off Road album links at bottom of the view page) hi thank you for your responce. i am new so i do not know much i have only had small cars, never a truck or jeep, i will be doing a lot of city driving as well as some off roading, trails, and mudding and eventuly some rock crawling so i am stuck on the trany decession. and what kind of gass milage can i expect out of the six cylinder |
Re: i am new
On Jul 16, 8:19 pm, jbjeep <jbj...@saw.net> wrote:
> Hi and welcome. > It really depends on your personal preferences and what you will be doing. My own > preference is for a stick, unless driving a large pickup truck, however, an auto > would sure be nice when I have to go to the city and end up stuck in traffic. lol. > Its really what you like and what you do. I suspect the next time I get a car it > will be an auto, but I really like my Jeep to be a manual. Part of that is probably > because I learned to drive on manual transmissions. It was many years before I drove > my first automatic and I still have issues with them some times. =) > -jenn > > On Mon, 16 Jul 2007 15:03:50 -0000, "stephenbudd...@gmail.com" > > > > <stephenbudd...@gmail.com> wrote: > >>i am new to the jeep community and i have been looking for a wile, and > >>have wonderd what is prefered by jeep owners when it comes to a trany, > >>standard or automatic???- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - well i will be driving around town alot, and doing some mudding and eventuly some rock crawling, so i dont know what to do trany wise. i have never had a truck or jeep befor so i do not know much |
Re: i am new
On Jul 16, 8:19 pm, jbjeep <jbj...@saw.net> wrote:
> Hi and welcome. > It really depends on your personal preferences and what you will be doing. My own > preference is for a stick, unless driving a large pickup truck, however, an auto > would sure be nice when I have to go to the city and end up stuck in traffic. lol. > Its really what you like and what you do. I suspect the next time I get a car it > will be an auto, but I really like my Jeep to be a manual. Part of that is probably > because I learned to drive on manual transmissions. It was many years before I drove > my first automatic and I still have issues with them some times. =) > -jenn > > On Mon, 16 Jul 2007 15:03:50 -0000, "stephenbudd...@gmail.com" > > > > <stephenbudd...@gmail.com> wrote: > >>i am new to the jeep community and i have been looking for a wile, and > >>have wonderd what is prefered by jeep owners when it comes to a trany, > >>standard or automatic???- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - well i will be driving around town alot, and doing some mudding and eventuly some rock crawling, so i dont know what to do trany wise. i have never had a truck or jeep befor so i do not know much |
Re: i am new
On Jul 16, 8:19 pm, jbjeep <jbj...@saw.net> wrote:
> Hi and welcome. > It really depends on your personal preferences and what you will be doing. My own > preference is for a stick, unless driving a large pickup truck, however, an auto > would sure be nice when I have to go to the city and end up stuck in traffic. lol. > Its really what you like and what you do. I suspect the next time I get a car it > will be an auto, but I really like my Jeep to be a manual. Part of that is probably > because I learned to drive on manual transmissions. It was many years before I drove > my first automatic and I still have issues with them some times. =) > -jenn > > On Mon, 16 Jul 2007 15:03:50 -0000, "stephenbudd...@gmail.com" > > > > <stephenbudd...@gmail.com> wrote: > >>i am new to the jeep community and i have been looking for a wile, and > >>have wonderd what is prefered by jeep owners when it comes to a trany, > >>standard or automatic???- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - well i will be driving around town alot, and doing some mudding and eventuly some rock crawling, so i dont know what to do trany wise. i have never had a truck or jeep befor so i do not know much |
Re: i am new
On Jul 16, 8:19 pm, jbjeep <jbj...@saw.net> wrote:
> Hi and welcome. > It really depends on your personal preferences and what you will be doing. My own > preference is for a stick, unless driving a large pickup truck, however, an auto > would sure be nice when I have to go to the city and end up stuck in traffic. lol. > Its really what you like and what you do. I suspect the next time I get a car it > will be an auto, but I really like my Jeep to be a manual. Part of that is probably > because I learned to drive on manual transmissions. It was many years before I drove > my first automatic and I still have issues with them some times. =) > -jenn > > On Mon, 16 Jul 2007 15:03:50 -0000, "stephenbudd...@gmail.com" > > > > <stephenbudd...@gmail.com> wrote: > >>i am new to the jeep community and i have been looking for a wile, and > >>have wonderd what is prefered by jeep owners when it comes to a trany, > >>standard or automatic???- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - well i will be driving around town alot, and doing some mudding and eventuly some rock crawling, so i dont know what to do trany wise. i have never had a truck or jeep befor so i do not know much |
Re: i am new
On Jul 16, 10:03 pm, merrill <merr...@can.rogers.com> wrote:
> Hi Stephen > > What is your budget? What do you plan to do with a Jeep? > > Merrill > > On Jul 16, 11:03 am, "stephenbudd...@gmail.com" > > > > <stephenbudd...@gmail.com> wrote: > > i am new to the jeep community and i have been looking for a wile, and > > have wonderd what is prefered by jeep owners when it comes to a trany, > > standard or automatic???- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - well i will be driving it in the city but mudding and probly eventuly some rock crawling, but i just am stuck between desicissions. |
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