Thread: Disco TDI Manual v Auto

and if you buy a land rover, its the latter that really counts isnt it? why would one want a land rover that performs on road

you got it in one shot mate

Originally Posted by joel_nicholson

if you change gears truck driver style, sort of simulating the effect of an autobox you can minimise the lag, but yes I grant that autos probably have the edge there. I have had reports from a neighbour with a Tdi Auto of chronic turbo lag, especially when towing.

rangieman, I agree with what you are saying "in its entirety".

I find that taking of at lights, planting the foot reveals chronic lag, but from 1-2, 2-3 etc, if you "feather" the throttle the lag isnt so bad.

your neighbour smokes too much green weed me thinks!
i have owned both manual and auto and i would never go back to the manual. for my money there is simply no comparison in performance, esp when hauling a load. the auto tdi will eat the manual every time.

Auto disco owners, is it possible to accelerate whilst ascending steep inclines and let the box change up, somebody argued that point once whereas with a manual you cannot obviously. I would imagine however that putting one's foot down in an auto on a steep hill would induce a lot of wheelspin?

i change gears in my Tdi going up hills


can i have some of that weed to smoke please

your neighbour smokes too much green weed me thinks!
i have owned both manual and auto and i would never go back to the manual. for my money there is simply no comparison in performance, esp when hauling a load. the auto tdi will eat the manual every time.

I suppose its down to usage.

I am a student in yr 11, I drive offroad a lot, I like driving a manual. I have gotten used to it, I was always going to get an auto disco but a good deal came up. My father uses it a lot to tow and doesnt mind it being manual, he had a td landcruiser (manual) which was more flexible to tow with. I'm not intending to tow so manual is the go (for me) .

Personally I think the hell with "flexibility" and remind him that a 4cyl running with 288,500 is better than a 6cyl with 240,000, complete with cracked block, bent crankshaft etc

I also like to juice economy out to 35MPG plus

weed?

auto's are good when u smoke weed too

I was meaning steep hills (35+) offroad (loose ground etc).

Obviously on road one does change gears on hills