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| | | | Joined: Feb 2012 Posts: 112 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Feb 2012 Posts: 112 | Anyone have any experience with roadtrips or long distance drives with a hydra-matic equipped truck? I am considering purchasing a 1957 gmc with a hydra-matic and was wondering how they drive and what the reliability of them are on longer trips? any difference in noise, vibration, fun factor, etc between auto and manual transmissions?
I like driving my other truck with a 4 speed and am just wondering if the "different/novel" aspect of the hydramatic is offset with any difference in driving fun, maintenance, usability, etc
thanks for input...
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| | | | | Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 29,269 Bubba - Curmudgeon | | Bubba - Curmudgeon Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 29,269 | | | | | | Joined: Jun 2011 Posts: 5,096 Crusing in the Passing Lane | | Crusing in the Passing Lane Joined: Jun 2011 Posts: 5,096 | Our family had a '52 Pontiac. Put over 80,000 miles on it, coast to coast, east side of Sierra, keep oil full, don't idle in N for a long time, enjoy it.
'37 GMC T-18 w/ DD 4-53T, RTO-610, 6231 aux., '95 GMC running gear, full disc brakes, power steering, 22.5 wheels and tires.
'47 GMC 1 ton w/ 302, NP-540, 4wd, full width Blazer front axle.
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