Quote:
Originally Posted by shadoquad
I already explained it. "Lightning fast shifts" has drawbacks, too. I sometimes like to dither over my next gear. Because I have that 1-2 second delay, I can analyze the road ahead and pop it into the proper gear. If I know the gear ahead of time, I can just plow it in without a thought.
Either way, that clutch pedal and rowing gears will always be more fun for me than letting a computer do it. And I've sat in heavy traffic for hours. While there's some discomfort, that usually goes away within minutes of reaching my destination. I really don't think driving a manual in heavy traffic is all that unpleasant. It can be annoying, but it is temporary.
|
You should know the gear you are going to shift to before you begin to do it. It shouldn't take you 1-2 seconds to analyze whilst out of gear.
The one good thing about the 5.0 in traffic is that it's got so much torque I can leave it in 5th gear and just keep it there for my whole commute. Even when stopped.
