des Posted September 23, 2011 Report Share Posted September 23, 2011 is an automatic freelander as good as manual in the snow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apache Posted September 23, 2011 Report Share Posted September 23, 2011 I will be brave and say probably! I have a manual Freelander 2 that is good in snow and have twice has courtesy auto versions. I've taken them quite well off road and they grip very very well. They have a computer and that has a snow setting. You can also manually hold the gears back if you need to. I'd say the computer was more clever than any driver - I was amazed where I got mine this winter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
triumphant59 Posted September 24, 2011 Report Share Posted September 24, 2011 i had an auto freelander and it was absolutely unbeleivable in ice and snow. Downside was it was a bit thirsty. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Potter Posted September 24, 2011 Report Share Posted September 24, 2011 i had an auto freelander and it was absolutely unbeleivable in ice and snow. Downside was it was a bit thirsty. When you say "a bit thirsty" how many mpg were you getting? I'm pondering a change from my current P38 diesel auto RR which overall is probably around the 23/24 mark. The official combined figures for the Freelander show quite a difference between the manual and the auto, nearly 5 mpg! But I'm too bone idle to change my own gears (all that pressing the clutch and stirring a lever). I believe that autos are actually better than manuals on snow and ice. Smoothness and maintaining momentum are important in snow and an auto should be better than a manual, it should also be more forgiving with an inexperienced driver!! Mr Potter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Radar_uk Posted September 25, 2011 Report Share Posted September 25, 2011 I have a manual Freelander 2 and get about 36mpg though I do about 90% motorway driving, I have been told auto's are usually about 10mpg or so less. As for ability in the mud/snow, I found mine great in both though to be honest an auto would be easier by all accounts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
triumphant59 Posted September 25, 2011 Report Share Posted September 25, 2011 local i got around 29/30 and long run about 35 and that was trying hard. My guess would be auto 5mph worse than manual. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hamster Posted September 26, 2011 Report Share Posted September 26, 2011 The difference between manual and auto is rarely more than 5 mpg, often half that. I doubt most of us would be able to wring the best out of either in a mud combat situation so the question is largely academic. Nobody buys manual Range Rovers do they (don`t think they even make them), and they are considered the King. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alycidon Posted September 27, 2011 Report Share Posted September 27, 2011 (edited) Its far better. I have had auto Discos since they were launched in early 1994, since then I have covered around 600,000 miles in them. They are far better than manuals in all situations from mud/snow to motorway. I have run these gearboxes to just under 300,000 miles and never had a single problem. They are just so much easier to drive, plonk it into D and just point it where you want to go !!. The only downside is that the auto box does drink a drop more fuel but not a lot as to be worth bothering with. I will never buy a manual gearbox again. A Edited September 27, 2011 by Alycidon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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