I'll have my G in St Louis if you want to try it.
Josh Luthman Office: 937-552-2340 Direct: 937-552-2343 1100 Wayne St Suite 1337 Troy, OH 45373 On Tue, Dec 16, 2014 at 12:15 PM, Mathew Howard via Af <[email protected]> wrote: > hmm... interesting. I should probably try driving one someday... > ------------------------------ > *From:* Af [[email protected]] on behalf of Josh Luthman via Af [ > [email protected]] > *Sent:* Tuesday, December 16, 2014 11:12 AM > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] offtopic - jaguar makes cool stuff > > Not at all. The up/down on the stick shift for manu-matic is just > weird and awful. When you're using paddles it's more F1 like. > > > Josh Luthman > Office: 937-552-2340 > Direct: 937-552-2343 > 1100 Wayne St > Suite 1337 > Troy, OH 45373 > > On Tue, Dec 16, 2014 at 12:09 PM, Mathew Howard via Af <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> I've never driven a real paddle shift, but I did have a car with a >> manually shiftable automatic, which I'd guess is a somewhat similar >> experience... definitely not at all the same as a stick shift, but it does >> give you somewhat more of an involved feel than automatic. >> >> The lack of a clutch definitely would make a huge difference. >> >> ------------------------------ >> *From:* Af [[email protected]] on behalf of Josh Luthman via Af [ >> [email protected]] >> *Sent:* Tuesday, December 16, 2014 11:01 AM >> *To:* [email protected] >> *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] offtopic - jaguar makes cool stuff >> >> 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 >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>> >> >
