sidhan Posted March 30, 2016 Report Share Posted March 30, 2016 With the title itself many will jump up and down and swear on manual, but I am really confuse based on driving with few of my friends and have different experience. When manual gives full control to stretch the gear as much as you like, auto gives seamless shift on uphill steep climb when you are unable to shift with your hands or on long side slope when both hands are super busy. Really appreciate some advise from the user who have used these both gears in sand dunes here in Dubai. Thanks. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nutbolt Posted March 30, 2016 Report Share Posted March 30, 2016 I would still vote for manual gear buddy, as it gives 90% advantage over regular desert driving vs 10% downside, as you explain and I totally agree on the such exceptional situations. Manual is also awesome for self recovery as oppose to auto which might shift from 1 to 2 on slight vehicle movement, where you want to pull out yourself in first gear due to extra soft sand by spinning wheels as soon as you get initial momentum. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Gaurav Posted March 30, 2016 Popular Post Report Share Posted March 30, 2016 I am sorry I beg to differ on this. I find automatic gears are much better than the manual. I have used all my 4x4 in automatic gear and once tried Nissan Patrol (SWB) in manual gear and partially regret my choice at times, when the comfort of auto is needed to free one hand to handle the constant walkie talkie communication. My Nissan patrol first gear was too short and second was too long, I always used to struggle in steep hill climb and if I don't quickly downshift from third to second just above 3k RPM I will loose the momentum and car looses the power. Another thing is that manually shifted gear involve lot of delay as compare to automatically shifting gear that take few ms. This alone point is a kicker and makes a big difference in all intermediate drives, while negotiating long hill climbs. For the point of stretching any one manual gear for long time, same can be achieved in all modern automatic gears that has high rev range and if throttle is fully pressed they won't downshift until 6-7k band. 11 Let's root for each other & watch each other grow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ameen Posted March 30, 2016 Report Share Posted March 30, 2016 Mnaual are short term fun Automatic are long term fun Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wildcat Posted March 30, 2016 Report Share Posted March 30, 2016 (edited) Gaurav is right about a lot of the advantages of an automatic, but only as far as petrol engines are concerned. The only real disadvantage of an automatic on either a diesel or petrol engine is that is does not offer the benefit of engine braking when one goes straight down a sand dune unless you have a lock-up torque converter. However, a manual geabox on a diesel engine will beat any automatic anytime, since it develops most of its power at low RPM's, which prevents a lot of wheelspin on loose sand, because a lot of gear changes can be eliminated with a diesel running at about 3000 RPM. Edited March 31, 2016 by wildcat Edited to add 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danny Posted April 2, 2016 Report Share Posted April 2, 2016 @Gaurav manual are more fun, but only if you know how to how to drive them. May be you were rusted with manual skill by driving too many automatic and then blaming UAE most famous and capable Nissan Patrol SWB as incompetent ride due to manual gear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vanhack Posted May 18, 2016 Report Share Posted May 18, 2016 Driven both, prefer manuals, but I daily my 4x4 90% on tarmac through the city, so manual was going to get difficult, Auto is a compromise, but the flip after a drive, I can let the wife drive, whilst I sit in the passenger seat and have a cold one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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