Curious Why it Seems so Many People Want a Manual Trans?

[Eric L]

Curious why a manual is so important. I know, some people like stick shift trans, but why in a Bronco? Do you get a stick in all of your other cars and trucks? Not trying to start a stick vs auto debate (but a good discussion is fine), but I've seen so many comments about a manual I'm wonder what folks reasoning is.

Part of my question is that for almost ever there has been a perception that a manual is better off road. However, this perception is almost entirely folks who have little off road experience. Experience shows that an auto has many advantages over a stick off road. So, what the heck, why do so many folks want a stick Bronco?

total control of shift points, engine RPMs and it's just MUCH more fun!

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[5Limporteater]

adding to the list here. the Bronco is for my wife, she refuses to drive an automatic, she has had a couple autos in the past and hates them. she says with an automatic you are pointing the car and with the manual you are driving it. kind of makes sense. We are going with the Bronco because its a manual you can take the roof off of and throw the kid and the dog in...oh and the Jeep is terrible, so not a lot of options there.

 

[Ride Em Bronco]

Let me explain it this way - two kids sitting in a chair mimicking driving a car. First kid's father drives a manual - this kid has his left arm and hand out in front of him and while making a br-r-p-p, br-r-p-p, br-r-p-p, br-r-p-p, br-r-p-p, br-r-p-p sound with his lips and mouth moves his right arm and hand in six different spots - with a big smile on his face. Second kid's father drives an automatic - this kid has his left arm and hand out in front of him - and that's it. Which kid is having the most fun?

 

[MaverickMan]

So about the wife thing. We just went on vacation to Ohio. My brother has a couple year old Stingray 7spd. We took it around what in my pizza delivery and H.S. days I called my racetrack. Its about 8 miles of country roads loop between my old school and town. Has some fun twisties, a couple hills, and some good straights. This was easily the fastest car I had driven on these roads, Maverick was fast but not like the vette. So when my wifes turn came up. She went around the loop backwards mostly because she just didnt know the roads. Its not quite as fun in that direction but still good. However the main thing for a manual is that it has 2 limited sight distance stop sign intersections that are on a good uphill slope. Now my brother told me it has some techno hill hold feature if you push some button or such. However when we got to those intersections my wife just did the work a breezed right through as she should. So shes good with a manual right? You bet. Awesome. But the interesting fact of that is that she hasnt driven a manual for over 5 years and that was a CJ7 with a T5 and a wonky shifter. Also she went through 2 years of cancer treatment that saw her lose all of the lymph nodes in her shifting arm and have all sorts of strange right arm issues. Aswell as neuropathy in her hands from the chemo that gives her weird hand issues.

Yet she shifted it like a freaking boss, and I fell in love with her all over again. So yeah we are getting manual, and its largely so I can see how damn hot my wife will look driving it!

 

[BE5OME1]

Nostalgia and I drive 3500-4000m a month in a 2.7L Auto 10sp .....weekend fun mobile will be a 7sp.

 

[Ride Em Bronco]

So about the wife thing. We just went on vacation to Ohio. My brother has a couple year old Stingray 7spd. We took it around what in my pizza delivery and H.S. days I called my racetrack. Its about 8 miles of country roads loop between my old school and town. Has some fun twisties, a couple hills, and some good straights. This was easily the fastest car I had driven on these roads, Maverick was fast but not like the vette. So when my wifes turn came up. She went around the loop backwards mostly because she just didnt know the roads. Its not quite as fun in that direction but still good. However the main thing for a manual is that it has 2 limited sight distance stop sign intersections that are on a good uphill slope. Now my brother told me it has some techno hill hold feature if you push some button or such. However when we got to those intersections my wife just did the work a breezed right through as she should. So shes good with a manual right? You bet. Awesome. But the interesting fact of that is that she hasnt driven a manual for over 5 years and that was a CJ7 with a T5 and a wonky shifter. Also she went through 2 years of cancer treatment that saw her lose all of the lymph nodes in her shifting arm and have all sorts of strange right arm issues. Aswell as neuropathy in her hands from the chemo that gives her weird hand issues.

Yet she shifted it like a freaking boss, and I fell in love with her all over again. So yeah we are getting manual, and its largely so I can see how damn hot my wife will look driving it!

I love this post. And I love that you have such a hot wife that is a survivor and can still row her own gears.

 

[the poacher]

Best anti-theft device you can get in a vehicle. Most thieves have no idea how to drive one...

 

[Ares]

Best anti-theft device you can get in a vehicle. Most thieves have no idea how to drive one...

starting a car without a key is no small feat...

if they get to your keys somehow, thats another story.

your average car thief will just nab the cat or rims, the rest is a liability.

If your a serious car theft ring, you can drag it onto a flatbed.

 

[Lifeliberty]

FUN

 

[Exomodo]

Virtually the same transmission (10r80 in Ranger, 10r60 in Bronco..?), so I'm expecting the lurch to follow me into the new Bronco. Good news is there is no truck bed to slam at least.

I was poking around forddiscountparts.com and saw a complete Ranger 10R80 4x4 automatic transmission is the better part of $4,000 out the door after shipping and tax, depending on locality. Woof.

 

[Broncodave]

Let me explain it this way - two kids sitting in a chair mimicking driving a car. First kid's father drives a manual - this kid has his left arm and hand out in front of him and while making a br-r-p-p, br-r-p-p, br-r-p-p, br-r-p-p, br-r-p-p, br-r-p-p sound with his lips and mouth moves his right arm and hand in six different spots - with a big smile on his face. Second kid's father drives an automatic - this kid has his left arm and hand out in front of him - and that's it. Which kid is having the most fun?

Third kid is building Legos and doing other cool shit.

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[jaws72]

Because you can’t even get a sports car with a stick nowadays, might as well have the transmission correct for serious off-roading.

 

[JediMcMuffin]

This will be my first bronco, it’s going to be our family adventure vehicle. I hope 10 years down the road I can order a two door to take me well into retirement. I had my share of manuals between GTIs and track day motorcycles and the bronco isn’t even remotely fast enough for me to desire stick shift.

 

[DJN1985]

1st, because i prefer manuals. 2nd, Because a 10R60 at work went out at 4,500 miles... hate driving them. Laggy, can't decide what gear it wants to be in, and stalls.

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