I prefer a manual in that I can choose any gear I want and use only that gear if I want. Most times it doesnt matter but there are times one may want to be in 2nd or 3rd and stay in that gear wide open with no shifting, or may want a higher gear and lug the engine with no shifting. Not real familiar with the newer trucks but my dads 2010 2500 chevy has manual mode but not true manual control, the computer will step in.
