Recent content by Samson

I saw the "demo" of the clutch override button on the toyota website but it was very lacking in information as to how it works. I assume it is some sort of electronic override, but when does it know to release the clutch? Sorry for my (possibly) dumb question. -Samson

Heh, I think over the past 18 months of having the Jeep, my girlfriend has driven it 3 times... Each time she whined "why in the world could you have not gotten an automatic". That being said... I do enjoy the control of a manual like others mentioned in this post but Im still torn between the...

Really this would be for a DD and some very light off-roading. No rock crawling or deep mudding. That is how I have been driving my TJ for the past 18 months. The only reason I am considering the auto is that other people (namely my girlfriend) refuse to drive standard trannys. If there is a...

I am considering the purchase of an FJC and was wondering whether there are any real wins off-road with the standard tranny over the auto; especially factoring in the smart shifting in the auto. I currently drive a 2005 TJ Wrangler (I know...) with a 6speed in it, but if there is no reason to...