Re: Re: Auto vs. manual for towing

["Corky" <corky@rabbitbrush.com>]

I guess nothing is realy new, the very first car that was my own, in the mid
1960's was a 1951 DeSoto that wes equiped with "Fluid Drive".  You had to
use the clutch to put it into first or reverse but otherwise it was an
automatic.  This was the biggest uglyist car I have ever owned, but it was
very safe just because of its
size.  I learned to drive on a standard trany and have always prefered them,
evan when I lived in the big city.
Corky Young
----- Original Message -----
From: "Truman Prevatt, PhD" <truman.prevatt@netsrq.com>
To: "RideCamp" <ridecamp@endurance.net>
Sent: Sunday, May 20, 2001 7:38 PM
Subject: RC: Re: Auto vs. manual for towing


> I'm not really sure, maybe someone can help here, but I don't think Indy
> cars
> have true standard transmissions. I don't believe they have to clutch
> unless
> they are bringing them to a stop or starting from standing.
>
> Many big turcks are going to this type of transmission as are busses.
> When I was
> helping a friend look for a new towing vehicle we spent some time at the
> Freightliner dealer and test drove several and many of the Business
> Class
> Freightliners were equiped with this type of transmission. You could
> upgrade to
> the Allison automatic for an extra say 6000. It's a standard which you
> use the
> clutch to start off and to stop but it otherwise shifts itself at
> progrommed
> points (which you can reprogram). Or you can shift it yourself by
> pushing a
> button. It is, however, not an automatic.
>
> Of course - except maybe for GM with the Allision - the pickup makers
> are still
> way behind the technology and tyring to make their own - both manual and
> automatic - which don't hold up very well. The mechanic where I take my
> vehicles
> for work told me one time that the transmission in a 20 year old pickup
> is much
> better built than the ones in today models.
>
> Now as far as a woman at Indy, welllllll errrrrrrrr............ when she
> rolls
> into the winners circle.......... let Howard know!
>
> T
>
> Sandy Bolinger wrote:
>
> > hmmmm....very interesting.......can't wait to see how that "gal" Sarah
> > Fisher does at the indianapolis 500 next week...I wonder if her car has
an
> > automatice transmission??????
> >
>
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