Dodge states a higher towing rating for a automatic tranny. As for what do I like best?? In a high performance car, nothing beats rowing through the gears. My trucks will always be a auto tranny because of the deep woods I craw through during hunting season.

 

i have the 4.7 with the man. and have driven the 4.7 auto and it is night and day would not get the 4.7 auto performance wise it sucks i love mine and i live in houston also its not that bad when i get into traffic have had my truck bout 3years now and have had 4.56 gears for about a year and love it the stick is why i didnt get the 5.7

 

there are several factors involved. the heavy duty clutches are tough on some of us when we primarily drive in heavy city traffic; a lot of it hilly pulling work trailers. the new 6sp in haul/tow mode is great for me with the 6.7.

the last three dodges i've had were '03 3500 dully CTD auto, '04 2500 hemi, standard, '05 3500 dully 4x4 auto. i bought these new and kept them up to this spring. the hemi was fun with a standard, but a pain to drive. whereas the other two were a pleasure towing a 10,000 lb and 14,000 pull behind trailers. went back and forth cross country numerous times from NM to CA. If you travel I-10 on that route you know how heavy traffic can be particullary LA and Phonix two hours to go 30 miles I could care less about the 5 bucks of diesel I would have saved with a standard.

the new auto trans is far superior to the '05 and the 05 was superior to the '03.

 

I wish my truck was standard..

 

i too drive a 5 speed and would never trade it out. for those of us who also like fast cars (to complement our badass trucks) it pains me every time i see another sports car coem out with a bullsh*t flappy paddle automatic. so waht if they can shift faster than a true manual, you just dont have anywhere near as much fun. as well with my truck i like to be able to tell it what gear i want when i want it, therefore making it a much better tow vehicle. there is a reason that all semi's are manuals

 

cheers to that baby

 

Hate to burst your bubble but a lot of new semi's are starting to have automatics....

But I'm with you...I'd rather have a Manual...my next truck will be a Ram 2500 with a 6 speed Manual...(in about 5 years if I'm lucky.)

 

It is getting harder and harder to find a manual in a truck. I really don't want anything else, and the next one will be a stick. I never feel like I am in as much control when driving an auto. Of course, I have driven them for year, on the high way and nasty traffic.

Looks like I will be getting a 2500/3500 to get the 6 speed.

"Real cars have 3 Pedals"

 

^+1 on that

 

When I was shopping for my truck, if the ram would have had a option manual, I would have never even gone to Toyota, Chevrolet dealerships. I would have gone straight to Dodge. I have always had Dodge products but I have to admit the new Tundra was tempting. Toyota would not come off of any money so I went back to the Ram. Chevrolet was too small.