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<blockquote data-quote="DriverNerd" data-source="post: 2438204" data-attributes="member: 61439">I would rather have an old 10 cube manual over any of the new trucks.&nbsp; I really don&#039;t like my Freightliner.&nbsp; Just a pain in the ass.&nbsp; Ok, it&#039;s not all bad....it&#039;s quick, quiet, has a low step, and nice bright lights in the cargo area.&nbsp; And since I&#039;m a left foot braker, it&#039;s nice that the brake doesn&#039;t override the gas.&nbsp; But the transmission drives me crazy.&nbsp; It never picks the right gear.&nbsp; It holds gears when it should shift.&nbsp; It up shifts when I need more acceleration.&nbsp; Just very annoying.&nbsp; If the speed limit goes from 30-55 or something I&#039;ll be in 5th and put my foot down to the floor.&nbsp;&nbsp; Will it downshift to the lowest gear?&nbsp; Oh no, just one gear and slow and steady.&nbsp; Downhill going 30 again in 5th speeding up and up, foot on the brake the whole way down.&nbsp; At an intersection with fast moving traffic...Pull out too slowly gives you a shift to 2nd and no way to easily get up to speed as putting your foot down won&#039;t give you the needed shift back to first. I don&#039;t have a problems with automatics, but these new ones need work.&nbsp; And shift inhibit can kiss my ass (not the transmissions fault, just programming).</blockquote>

[QUOTE="DriverNerd, post: 2438204, member: 61439"] I would rather have an old 10 cube manual over any of the new trucks. I really don't like my Freightliner. Just a pain in the ass. Ok, it's not all bad....it's quick, quiet, has a low step, and nice bright lights in the cargo area. And since I'm a left foot braker, it's nice that the brake doesn't override the gas. But the transmission drives me crazy. It never picks the right gear. It holds gears when it should shift. It up shifts when I need more acceleration. Just very annoying. If the speed limit goes from 30-55 or something I'll be in 5th and put my foot down to the floor. Will it downshift to the lowest gear? Oh no, just one gear and slow and steady. Downhill going 30 again in 5th speeding up and up, foot on the brake the whole way down. At an intersection with fast moving traffic...Pull out too slowly gives you a shift to 2nd and no way to easily get up to speed as putting your foot down won't give you the needed shift back to first. I don't have a problems with automatics, but these new ones need work. And shift inhibit can kiss my ass (not the transmissions fault, just programming). [/QUOTE]

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