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Originally Posted by jcp123
So, automatics are cheaper to repair?
Ok, I am biased. I am a manual fanboy to begin with, plus I am putting in a fair bit of effort at truck school to get better (I fake my double clutches, I go full float and get praised for it). But everything about automatics is expensive.
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Most Class 8 trucks don't use fully automatic transmissions. But Allison just recently introduced an automatic transmission for them. But again, it's currently a very small, minuscule percentage.
The other non-manual transmissions are called
Automated Manual Transmissions, or AMT's for short. AMT's are just an old 10, or 13, or 18 speed manual transmissions with robotic shifting and clutch actuation. Our new truck has an 18 speed Eaton AMT, and no clutch pedal.