Thread: Disco TDI Manual v Auto

hey mickrangie going by your default avatar a auto is the go for you

Its quite spectacular watching a TD landcruiser self destruct. First the idle becomes very rough and lumpy, then it starts making a hissing noise, and then just as you lift the bonnet, it goes BANG!!, seizes, the bending of metal can be heard and in a final gesture of years of good service, it becomes a fountain of oil and coolant

Then it gets binned, where it belongs

ROFL!!!

I only have my knees to drive with so changing gears is way too hard!!

knee,s cans and a Tdi manual are a hassle

Originally Posted by joel_nicholson

Its quite spectacular watching a TD landcruiser self destruct. First the idle becomes very rough and lumpy, then it starts making a hissing noise, and then just as you lift the bonnet, it goes BANG!!, seizes, the bending of metal can be heard and in a final gesture of years of good service, it becomes a fountain of oil and coolant

Then it gets binned, where it belongs

U should tell the guys over at 4wdmonthly how good Toyotas are..... u should read some of the posts... they actually think leaf springs are the next best thing to slice bread !!! BWHAHAHAHAHA

I'm a auto advocate, so I speak from the auto camp.

I've had both, manuals only advantage is downhill and that can be controlled to a degree using your trans handbrake (LR's have a drum mounted transmission handbrake) to control your descent and mimimise using the foot brake.

But for everything else, autos have many more advantages. Autos allow more control for ascents (easy hill-starts), negotiationg rocks, sand, mud and many other terrains.

The idea that manual is best has become a bit old-fshioned. Now in the last 10-15 yerars that auto boxes have been more refined and so forth it's not such a contensious issue. But it's like petrol or diesel, the debate over manual and auto will never come to a conclusion.

Buy what you think is best suited to yourself and have fun doing so.

Regards,

Trav

Thanks everyone for your input. The reason I was curious about the auto is that I've driven an auto Patrol and found it sluggish compared to it's manual counterpart. Not that I'm a big fan of the Patrol. The consensus seems to be that the auto is the better performer except under compression down hill.
Anyway plenty of food for thought. I'll let you know how I get on.
All the best
Rooey

Rooey,

My daily driver the Holden Commuter is an Auto...You know what I prefer to drive...the Disco Manual Tdi..I just like being in control so I look forward to the weekends and going for a real drive