real men/ women drive stick.
We'll there are plenty of hard-core guys, including myslef, that have and are going auto. Obviously you never wheeled a built truck with an auto. There is no comparison.
It's all about dirver input. Wildweasel put it best, and I paraphrase, "Fighter jets are designed to reduce pilot input so the pilot can better concentrate on the task at hand, such as the dog fight."
Eliminating the clutch and need to shift reduces diver input, so you can better concentrate on following the best line.
And when I'm on a 30 degree incline and I can balance the truck (not moving forward or backward) with just the gas pedal. Hmmmm, what's the crawl ratio at that point? When your spotter says, come forward about 3-4"s, it's a lot easier with an auto.
There are many good reasons for an auto in an built 4x4.
