My review of the 6 speed manual trans.

dilligaff82 · Mar 6, 2014

monkeyface said: ↑

Actually, I wouldn't mind having an auto for towing. You can manually shift them up/down and it's quicker than with a manual. The problem with an auto to me is the upshifting is automatic, that's to say if you put it in "2" it doesn't start out in 2nd gear, it starts out in 1st gear then goes to 2nd gear. Same thing if you put the auto into "3" or "4", it doesn't start out in 3rd gear or 4th gear it starts out in 1st gear then works up into 3rd or 4th.

As someone said above, you can't have it all . . . . . .
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I noticed that with the 'yota automatics. Other vehicles I've had in the past (Chevy silverado, volvo v70 XC, just to name two off the top of my head to show how different the applications are) would start out in 2nd if you put the shifter in 2. As a matter of fact the volvo would start out in 3rd if you pushed the W (winter mode) button. But you're correct , no matter what you do with the toyota it would start out in 1st. Unless there's some trick that none of us know!

Darth_Yota · Mar 6, 2014

My truck hardly rev hangs anymore... Or maybe it's because I've adapted my shifting to the truck.

My only chagrin with the manual is the throwout bearing issue. Toyota fixed mine for free.. But damn that is a stupid design flaw.

transplant · Mar 6, 2014

dilligaff82[OP] said: ↑

I noticed that with the 'yota automatics. Other vehicles I've had in the past (Chevy silverado, volvo v70 XC, just to name two off the top of my head to show how different the applications are) would start out in 2nd if you put the shifter in 2. As a matter of fact the volvo would start out in 3rd if you pushed the W (winter mode) button. But you're correct , no matter what you do with the toyota it would start out in 1st. Unless there's some trick that none of us know!
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my trick? sorcery.

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