Originally Posted By: tony mads usa
Originally Posted By: cgiles
A few car manufacturers produced cars with automatic transmissions that could be manually shifted, but how popular are they and how many of the people that you know personally, have one.
chas


ME !!! bounce
2003 BMW 325ci ragtop ... I use the 'manual' shift whenever I am on local roads. which is about 40% of the time ...
Cleaned it up yesterday, and been 'scootin' around most of the day ...

I don't mean to hijack the thread, but chas asked ... grin


I use the 4-speed autobox in my Honda Accord manually as well, especially in the winter whereas I can have the transmission start in 2nd gear on ice by selecting "2".

I also like shifting between D4 and D3 when I'm on curvy roads to utilize engine braking.

They wouldn't have put these positions on the selector quadrant if'n they didn't want people to use them...mmmm? wink

Of course, Tony, we arranger players are very progressive and adventurous, are we not?

Ian
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