Is your daily driver manual or automatic & how many speeds?

[CtChevy427]

This weeks contribution by Bernie.....

Manual or automatic & how many speeds?

3 speed auto
4 speed auto
etc.
etc.

Always looking for poll ideas post them HERE or send me a PM.......

 

[Crankme69]

1996 VW Passat TDI 5spd hand shaker great mpg!

 

[just a number]

the truck's got a 3 + low(sm465). the OD would be nice for the MPGs but when you can get a used tranny for $100 I can live with it.

 

[DieselCash]

My truck has the nv4500 so it is a manual 5 speed. :thumbsup:

Nothing better than changing gears. :hihi:

 

[trouttrooper]

91 Jeep Cherokee. 5 speed manual. 224,000 miles. Gets me to town and back, that's all I really ask for.

 

[great white]

4L80E.

4Lo is always standing by to help out....

 

[ghostrider500]

The 'ol '94 Toyota Camry is automatic. Kinda like the auto after jammin' gears all night at work.

 

[tanman_2006]

6 speed Allison in the LBZ, I would prefer to be driving one of my other trucks for dd but $ to repair is coming up short.

 

[Stroked]

4 speed auto in the 06 Sierra. Kinda wish it was a manual some days...

 

[btfarm]

Allison 6 speed twisted by the LBZ Duramax.

 

[GM Guy]

I voted 5 speed manual of course! like dieselcash said, nothing better than changing gears!

I try to DD in my 91 gasser. it gets great mpgs, is cheap to maintain, and has inexpensive 15 inch rubber. for a daily driver, the 5LM60 is a great transmission. nice even splits. first is high for towing, but it can be done with the surprising low end torque of the 4.3L v-6.

The NV4500s are better suited for trailer pulling, as the 3-4 shift is annoying when driving around, but 3rd is so much lower that it makes a great mountain pulling gear.

the SM465 is what it is in my 91. like the 6.2L that twists it, it isnt anything fast, but it is dead reliable.

everyone should have one manual transmission in their fleet IMHO, wheter its a car or truck. It just brings back simplicity, and it takes your mind off of things.

 

[deejaaa]

4L80E converting to manual/auto. getting rid of the TCM.

 

[red]

6 speed manual on the motorcycle, 65mpg

4 speed sm465 in the 87 crew cab dually that i FINALLY got back from the shop (yes i hate having others do the work on my vehicles and they screwed this one up bigtime), 7-8mpg

 

[bison]

It's more like a weekly driver for me,last time i went for a spin was 8 days ago!

 

[Ed HD]

4T65E-HD in my 03 Bonneville SSEi. 4 speed Auto. Car would be a riot if it was a manual tho...

 

[bhelms22]

I got the NV4500 in the DD. I would almost rather keep the low miles on the diesel and drive the white mule. Even with the SM465 it wont get over 12.5 MPG though.

SM465 is the stirdiest tranny I have ever had, almost 700K miles between me, dad, and my uncle and alot of farm/surveying work/stump pulling and only thing changed on it is the input shaft seal twice while the motor was out. If the Massey Fergussons won't pull it you the the white truck.

 

[dirtfarmer629]

NV4500 in my 93 and that is what I drive the most.

 

[Raleigh]

My former DD (78 Bronco now being stripped down for a frame off resto) is a 4 speed kinda! It has a NP435 with a 6.69:1 first.

The new to DD is a 94 Suburban 6.5T auto.

 

[tyler111991]

5 speed manual in the 86 Dodge Ram 50 and 5 speed manual in the 88 F250, both used as DDs. I only have a 4.3 mile commute to work each way, but its a 30+ minute drive in traffic, I love manuals in traffic so i dont have to keep my foot on the break

 

[Bernie]

4L80E in my GMC, not sure what's in the wife's Dakota but I think it's the 46RE