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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,

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Old 10-07-2011, 09:07 AM   #11 (permalink)
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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.
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