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trebuchet03 · 02-06-2008, 11:55 AM

I'd totally trade my standard shift for one

I foresee, for those already driving a standard transmission, there's going to be some friction when it comes to converting. Very similar to the ABS "I don't want it thinking for me" argument.... I like ABS because it can pulse faster than I ever could. I see the same argument - "I don't want the transmission thinking for me" - even though it can shift faster than any human can... 8ms per expected shift - holy smokes!

Lucky for N. America (at least the States) - a majority drive automatics

02-06-2008, 11:55 AM	#4 (permalink)
trebuchet03 MechE Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Bay Area Posts: 1,151 The Miata - '01 Mazda MX-5 Miata Thanks: 0 Thanked 22 Times in 18 Posts	I'd totally trade my standard shift for one I foresee, for those already driving a standard transmission, there's going to be some friction when it comes to converting. Very similar to the ABS "I don't want it thinking for me" argument.... I like ABS because it can pulse faster than I ever could. I see the same argument - "I don't want the transmission thinking for me" - even though it can shift faster than any human can... 8ms per expected shift - holy smokes! Lucky for N. America (at least the States) - a majority drive automatics __________________ Cars have not created a new problem. They merely made more urgent the necessity to solve existing ones.