![]() ![]() From there you can shift up to 5th and 6th or down to 3rd, 2nd and 1st. From Drive, you shift left and it is in 4th. But I benefit by better gas economy and yes, spiritual comfort, having less of that onerous gotta get there faster sort of neurosis that in some people, often leads to road rage.įYI: The manual transmission in the 2017 does allow transmission override. Yes, it does piss some people off behind me, but they are not impeded because the light ahead is red anyway. By the time I catch up, the light turns green and I accelerate to the posted speed limit again. In the city, I back off and slow down before red lights and watch in amusement as others zip by and hard brake right at the light. These days I lay off and allow good following distances so that I'm not always on the brakes and can just back off on the gas pedal to slow down and then accelerate again. You know, that tendency to think that you have to go 5mph faster than everybody else and only wind up riding bumpers and increasing traffic congestion in the process. One trick, that most drivers do not do and that I do now adays as I have gotten older, is to drive with some extra willingness not to race traffic. Most of my driving has been in the city with some jogs on the freeway at distances. You are griping 16mpg and I am getting an average of 18 to 20mpg with spikes up to 30mpg. Parker, your 2017 TRD Offroad 4x4 looks just like mine with that Inferno color. The worst thing about my 2017 TRD OffRoad 4x4 in terms of road feel are the braking systems - very touchy and still taking some getting used to. I totally detest those boats that are way heavy, way cushy with over powered steering and brakes in particular. I'm happy with the automatic transmission and won't miss manual.īTW: Road feel has always been super important to me in choosing vehicles. It was odd that the dealership claimed that today, kids were not willing to learn how to use a manual transmission as the reason they didn't stock them. I switched to automatic transmission now for 3 reasons, 1) to get those extra features, 2) age has taken toll and was effecting my shifting ability and 3) the Toyota Dealership simply did not stock many manual transmission vehicles ( 1 used ). With the new 2017 TRD Offroad 4x4 I just bought, it has the premium technology package and so, all the extra 4x4 goodies, Entune JBL, BSM, moon roof, etc. Manuals gave better gas milage as well as a better more enjoyable road feel. With Toyota 5 speeds, when shifting, I'd skip a gear, 4th, to get to 5th from 3rd. I've driven manuals all my life by preference. ![]()
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