I am someone who tries to live by the rule,
"If I am wrong, I try to promptly admit it", so far it has served me well.......I am not who has a problem with it........That being said, as one who is really not comfortable with change...........it seems I owe many on this board an apology........I willingly admit, I was WRONG and am happy I was wrong...........oh baby.
You see, I WAS one of those who had never driven, nor could I imagine driving a T/T with an "automatic" or "auto-shift" transmission............so, being ignorant of the facts behind them, I sort of condemned them or tried my best to say they weren't the wave of the future...............I am proud to say, "DAMN, I WAS 100% WRONG" and that I wish I had been driving a vehicle years ago with one. ..............I absolutely LOVE them.
MY company just bought a new "International T/T" for local and is going to purchase two more for OTR.........all have "auto", in them.............I couldn't tell you if they are "auto-shift" or the other, all I know is it has a D, with a circle around it and 4, 2, 1........
.NO 3, that's sort of strange, I guess.
As a truck driver who was sort of set-in-his-ways, and has always driven a 10, 13 and/or 18-speed transmission, all I can say..........once again....
I WAS WRONG......THEY ARE AWESOME.....I LOVE THEM.....in my opinion, the best innovation in trucking since the automatic adjusting side-mirror................
also, sure nice sitting in 5:00 PM traffic, actually makes me look forward to 5:00 PM traffic.....NOT! :lol: :lol:
As someone who has quite a few miles behind me.......here's a suggestion.....if you are a Newbie, I suggest.....
"learn to drive a 10-13 speed standard transmission, but, if the opportunity avails, take an "Auto" any day of the week if possible."..............makes life a lot easier in my opinion.....of course, that is, if they are mechanically sound and proven, I have no idea and can't give an opinion in that department.
See, that wasn't hard.