I dunno. I wouldn't mind having an auto transmission that worked correctly - or I should say with a realistic overdrive. I know manual Transmissions are the way to go in racing, but for how much longer?
I had a Ford Ranchero with a mark IV transmission with a B&M shift kit installed. I've tried to duplicate the effect with the auto transmission in LFS, but to no avail. I don't know if that's because I suck at set-ups or if the auto trans feature is that limited in the game. I had a set up that almost worked to my satisfaction for fern club, but it was still off the mark. It kept up shifting too soon and down shifting too late no matter where I slid things. I realize that an auto transmission really can't keep up with a standard transmission, but the performance is somewhat better with the real cars as opposed to LFS cars done that way. Is there some sort of virtual rev limiter that kicks in with the auto trans setting or something? LOL I know! We don't have virtual transmission fluid!