The Auto is favourable in a number of situations... hill climbing off road, sand driving, snow driving, and driving of any delicate surface.... this is because there is no break in the power at the time to change up or down... the engine remains connected to the wheels all the time.
However on Driving the sahara 3 or years ago, there was some poor soul with a over heated auto box in the desert... that you see is there downfall, they do tend to get hot very quickly... nothing that a decent oil cooler woundn't fix though... you just gotta do transmission oil changes more often if you seriously off-road with an auto box.
Cheers
Rolling Thunder, "Wagons Role".
IT'S NOT A JEEP!!
