Posted on 02/08/2016 5:22:46 PM PST by rickmichaels
Gee . . . “D” for Drive . . . and “R” for Race. How hard can it be?
Doesn’t anyone actually read an owner’s manual any more?
I think these are like a BMW where the lever doesn’t really move into a detent position, it just contacts switches and you have to watch the indicator to see which mode it’s in.
This why the push for self-drive cars.
Gimmie an old stick shift and I’ll be fine.
Brain Power should always be greater than horsepower when purchasing a modern vehicle.
You’ve got it: the gearshift isn’t confusing, the operators are just %@&! stupid.
That’s counterinstupidive.
Looks pretty intuitive to me.
Or is it like an F-16 side stick controller and doesn’t actually move?
They have had push button transmission before. I forgot who had them in the 50s and 60s but they had similar problems.
Maybe they need to do something like they do with tractor seats where if they are unweighted it shuts off the engine. Maybe they could have one where if it is unweighted or not in park?
I’ll keep my manual 5 speed. It’s the best anti-theft device there is.
Gotta be smarter than the gear lever, I guess. You should see the gear selector on the V6 Acuras. Just a kind of rocker switch.
They say a stick shift is the #1 theft deterrent available.
I know back in the early 80s the US Army decided to go exclusively with automatics because so few recruits knew how to drive manuals and it took too long to train them.
Ramblers had push button transmissions.
Maybe you and I are the only ones left who do.
Maybe you and I are the only ones left who do.
I’ve not driven a new Jeep so I can’t really comment.
On the BMW, it’s like a rocker switch forward/back.
No actual shift mechanism, just electricals.
So you really have to look at the shift indicator to know which mode it’s in.
This why the push for government control-drive cars.
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