What are the pros and cons of buying an automatic jeep wrangler x as opposed to a stickshift wrangler x?

Well first off what do you plan to do? just average trails or serious rocks and mud? how big of tires and what size engine do you have? Sorry to ask but knowing this i can better direct your way. As for a 6cyl with an automatic would be nice on trails do to no shifting and burning up your clutch. on the other hand when you hit the highway at high speed you will tear up the automatic trany unless you re-gear! as far as a 4cyl with an automatic, hmm just a bad deal! especially with the highway deal. now a 4cyl with a std trans not bad...reason being is i have a 4 cyl with a std trans and i run 33's and with stock gears and can use 5th on the highway, every now and then i have to down shift on hills but i rearly ever crank it over 4k on the tack. now a 6cyl with a std trans, would be very nice on highways but on trails again you will have to do some feather work on the foot pedal or pick some good lines on the rocks. but get some more info or i might have gave enough details your choice, good luck

Unless you got the $ to do a V-8 swap go with the stick. The I-6 does not make alot of power. Later you'll prolly want to go with bigger tires and other add-ons which increase weight and wind resistance which tranlates to loss of HP.

The automatic will be easier to operate, but costlier to repair, and slightly worse fuel economy. The standard will give you more control, and a little better fuel economy.

Preference which do you want to drive