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Originally Posted by notanlines
"Michelle Krebs, senior analyst for Autotrader, says companies have to make sure the new shifters work flawlessly and insure that dealers educate buyers on how the shifters work."
I don't know about the rest of y'all, but the last thing I want out of a truck salesman is his/her advice on how to use the truck shifter.
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I've heard the salesperson's spiel then read the book. Not always in agreement.
This trend toward more automation and an attempt to make make the driving experience easier has it's pitfalls (similar to overly automated airplanes, actually).
Because I live and drive in the mountains and use the transmission to assist speed control on downhills by downshifting, this little knob probably wouldn't work very well for my application. My wife's car allows a quick downshift by moving the console mounted shifter to the left and then pulling the spring-loaded shifter back to the stop and letting it go back to the neutral position. Upshift? Move it forward and let it spring-load back to neutral. Want to go back to "D" so that it chooses it's own gear? Move the lever back to the right. Very positive, intuitive...and reliable. Especially nice when the engine/trans combo provides little compression braking on it's own while in "D". Why do the wife and I do that? Because we can.
A dial/knob with a disabling interface on the door and/or the seatbelt? I don't think so. Besides, "real men and women" don't read the documentation on how something works or goes together. That's what lawyers are for.
Many folks on the road only know what P, R and D do, and don't care to know what those other little confusing letters or numbers mean and why they would be used. The dumbing down continues...
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