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leroy93lx
11-11-2013, 04:36 PM
Just wondered if it got annoying after a while. I have driven them before but not on a regular basis. My silver truck now has a new owner and I am on the hunt for another one. It just seems like there are a lot of nicer manual transmission trucks out there right now. Any opinions on 5 speed vs. 6 speed in a 03+ Cummins? I looked at a pretty well built 6 speed truck over the weekend and it was great for the 20 minutes I drove it.

pegasus
11-11-2013, 05:33 PM
I loved my power stroke it didn't get old

SN95N/A
11-11-2013, 05:36 PM
I had a 6 speed 24v cummins it wasnt bad shifting and driving around,I will admit with my new truck there is nothing like putting it in D and just going.

devous1
11-11-2013, 06:50 PM
I just traded my 06 Dodge 3500 6 sp off on a F450 auto. I just get tired of shifting all the fn time because I drive trucks all day.

Kevin1989
11-11-2013, 10:25 PM
My buddy has a 6spd cummins I drive all the time. It's fun but I don't know if I could do it daily, it's too nice to just stab and stear your in 6th gear by 40 mph in a 6spd

2-Tone
11-11-2013, 11:38 PM
It depends on what kind of driving you do most of the time. I loved my 94 cummins with 5 speed, but I mostly drove it on the highway. I think it would get old if you had a lot of stop and go traffic in your commute.