It's not the same thing AT ALL. It's a third gear box option. My car has automatic and paddle shift. It is not the same as driving the 6MT of the identical car at all. Remember there is no clutch and it is generally sequential, which is probably where that different feel of driving comes in.
Josh Luthman Office: 937-552-2340 Direct: 937-552-2343 1100 Wayne St Suite 1337 Troy, OH 45373 On Tue, Dec 16, 2014 at 11:55 AM, Mike Hammett via Af <[email protected]> wrote: > For manual lovers that have used "flappy-paddle gear boxes", how do they > compare in the involvement with the driving experience? > > > > ----- > Mike Hammett > Intelligent Computing Solutions > http://www.ics-il.com > > ------------------------------ > *From: *"Jason McKemie via Af" <[email protected]> > *To: *[email protected] > *Sent: *Tuesday, December 16, 2014 10:54:16 AM > *Subject: *Re: [AFMUG] offtopic - jaguar makes cool stuff > > All of my vehicles except my most recent car (and the work van) have been > manual, I miss that quite a bit. > > On Tuesday, December 16, 2014, Bill Prince via Af <[email protected]> wrote: > >> My wife and I love stick shifts. Probably an attitude that is restricted >> to people that love the driving thing. Stick shift makes you more >> "involved". >> >> And like you say, it also is a crude form of theft control. Becoming more >> effective every day. I'm surprised by the number of people that don't know >> how to drive a stick any more. >> >> -- >> bp >> <part {dash} 15 {at} SkylineBroadbandService {dot} com> >> >> On 12/16/2014 8:16 AM, Seth Mattinen via Af wrote: >> >>> On 12/16/14, 8:02 AM, Josh Luthman via Af wrote: >>> >>>> Primitive beings and their manual gearboxes. >>>> >>>> >>> >>> I still drive a stick because it's fun. Also nobody else drives my car >>> because they can't figure out how to operate it. >>> >>> ~Seth >>> >>> >> >
