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Hmmm....that really depends on the driver.
The clutch on the Xterra is a weak link. Not during normal driving, but with offroading you'll wear it down if you're rockcrawling, or slipping the clutch excessively on hills. But it does give you better compression breaking when going downhill, and many prefer the ability to choose gears for their situation.
The automatic is better for rock crawling, and modulating the break and gas in certain situations. It's worse for compression breaking, and gear selection is obviosuly not as precise.
If the Xterra clutch was heavier duty I would stay with the manual. But sometimes I wonder if the Auto isn't a better choice (only because of smoking the clutch)
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