auto or manual

Hi all
I have a 300 tdi disco manual and am thinking of changing to a newer Td5
model.
We use the disco for towing our caravan which weighs in at 1300 kg ,the
question is which would be best auto or manul gearbox ?
I have been told the auto has more power is this right?

Any thoughts?

Thanks Graham

On or around Wed, 16 Aug 2006 21:59:17 GMT, "graham jones"
<[email protected]> enlightened us thusly:

>Hi all
>I have a 300 tdi disco manual and am thinking of changing to a newer Td5
>model.
>We use the disco for towing our caravan which weighs in at 1300 kg ,the
>question is which would be best auto or manul gearbox ?
>I have been told the auto has more power is this right?
>

if so it's because it needs it... diesel autos are not the happiest of
bunnies, from what I can tell, although the TD5 has the potential to be
better than the TDi.

The auto box is a good strong unit, though, generally, although they can
fail, and autos make a lot of sense for towing, less chance of being stuck
in the wrong gear, and if you are, you apply boot to loud pedal and it
changes down. Actually, I like autos to drive in general driving, but you
do want enough grunt available.

Anyone got power/torque figures for TD5 autos to hand?


V8 on gas, that's what you want - ask Badger... Mind, I'm biased, and so's
he...
--
Austin Shackles. www.ddol-las.net my opinions are just that
"Quos deus vult perdere, prius dementat" Euripedes, quoted in
Boswell's "Johnson".

"Austin Shackles" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> On or around Wed, 16 Aug 2006 21:59:17 GMT, "graham jones"
> <[email protected]> enlightened us thusly:
>
<snip>
>
> V8 on gas, that's what you want - ask Badger... Mind, I'm biased, and
so's
> he...

Who? What? Me? Oh, okay then!

Diesel + Auto + Towing + Slight hill = Lethargic!
V8 + LPG + Auto = What hill, I never noticed!

Badger. ;-)

In message <[email protected]>, Austin Shackles
<[email protected]> writes
>On or around Wed, 16 Aug 2006 21:59:17 GMT, "graham jones"
><[email protected]> enlightened us thusly:
>
>>Hi all
>>I have a 300 tdi disco manual and am thinking of changing to a newer Td5
>>model.
>>We use the disco for towing our caravan which weighs in at 1300 kg ,the
>>question is which would be best auto or manul gearbox ?
>>I have been told the auto has more power is this right?
>>
>
>if so it's because it needs it... diesel autos are not the happiest of
>bunnies, from what I can tell, although the TD5 has the potential to be
>better than the TDi.
>
>The auto box is a good strong unit, though, generally, although they can
>fail, and autos make a lot of sense for towing, less chance of being stuck
>in the wrong gear, and if you are, you apply boot to loud pedal and it
>changes down. Actually, I like autos to drive in general driving, but you
>do want enough grunt available.
>
>Anyone got power/torque figures for TD5 autos to hand?
>
>
>V8 on gas, that's what you want - ask Badger... Mind, I'm biased, and so's
>he...
And so am I....
--
hugh
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