Can it be changed to take into account the horrid autos I have driven vs the far superior faultless manual I own?



Seriously, best just stick to Sir CG's original poll. We could be here all day with possible variations. LL.B (Hons) - University of Derby
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Auto and it's absolutely wonderful, no clunk clunk sticky gearboxes in our house

mcphersonstrut wrote:

Auto and it's absolutely wonderful, no clunk clunk sticky gearboxes in our house

Glad to hear it. A house with a gearbox would be odd

Certainly no clunky box in my car. Super smooth  LL.B (Hons) - University of Derby
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Don't get me wrong the FR2 is sooooo much better, and suited with an Auto box.
I just wish mine wasn't AutoBorked !

The Doctor wrote:

Can it be changed to take into account the horrid autos I have driven vs the far superior faultless manual I own?



Seriously, best just stick to Sir CG's original poll. We could be here all day with possible variations.

As much as I feel that the FL2, as a heavy car / workhorse / tow car, is of course suited to a auto box, I must admit to a feeling of dissapointment / grave concern when I found out that the manuafacturer was not ZF. FL2 HSE Auto Galway Green
Evoque SD4 Auto Blue.
FL1 HSE TD4 Manual Black - Gone.
RR Classic V8 EFI - Gone

You credit the germans too much...
Many mechanical wonders were made by japanese. Give them also a little credit.
Their progress in auto transmission was somehow slowed down by the fact that americans, after the war, have patented every piece of mechanical engineering concerning autoboxes.
And to ease a little your concerns, the same producer of FL2 autoboxes (Aisin AW) had also made the boxes used on many Audi and VW cars. Even BMW had used it (the box) on its Mini.

Also the below is an interesting read:
http://auto.howstuffworks.com/under-the-ho.../printable

i agree the fl2 with the auto box is a very nice drive but what worried me was is the box reliable enough to justify the extra cost that l/rover charge i think when i bought mine it was in the region of 1K more than the manual however if the box failes prematurely the repair cost is horrendous ur looking at 3.5k as posted on this sight as opposed to 1k for a clutch replacement, after all some auto boxes have started to fail at 50k is very poor when you consider that there will be no driver abuse as apart from selecting drive/ rev the box does the rest

my second question is when you buy a replacement auto box of land rover are you getting a brand new box or a re-con

i can only suspect that like other major components on a car these g/box units will be exchange and thus are returned to the factory to be reconditioned so are you being sold new or re-con and are the dealers telling new when its not have you ever asked would you want to know  rainy-city
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It's tough that any gearboxes fail prematurely, but the facts are that FL2auto boxes ARE very reliable, only a few have failed according to members here. The auto box perfectly suited to the FL2 and well worth the extra cost! Life is not a dress rehearsal!

simont wrote:

now come on CG - it's not like you to walk away from an argument!!

You just name the dark country lane and I'll see you there - you perhaps won't see me though

Only joking of course! I wouldn't argue with a chicken farmer I trust you are back to full health now

I wear my derby county shirt with pride thanks very much!!

alex_pescaru wrote:

You credit the germans too much...
Many mechanical wonders were made by japanese. Give them also a little credit.
Their progress in auto transmission was somehow slowed down by the fact that americans, after the war, have patented every piece of mechanical engineering concerning autoboxes.
And to ease a little your concerns, the same producer of FL2 autoboxes (Aisin AW) had also made the boxes used on many Audi and VW cars. Even BMW had used it (the box) on its Mini.

Also the below is an interesting read:
http://auto.howstuffworks.com/under-the-ho.../printable

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Your not ethical or healthy

An ethical farmer when were they invented

not invented , always been around serving the population

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