Originally Posted by XFireLuvR
Do any of you guys and gals with the autostick actually 'use' the autostick function much :?: ...or does it just end up being something you play with on an occasional basis :?:
And does an autostick come somewhat closer to a stick that a plain old tranny :?: ...I would hope so, but never having driven one I don't know.
Looking forward to all your inputs on this one... :!:
where the shifter comes in handy for me is when i'm setting up to make a move in traffic and i don't want to have that pause while it downshifts from the accelerator. it also knows how many gears to come down to get the best punch so yes, i do find it useful at times.
it's also very nice to be able to put on the cool-jazz and let the machine do the work when i don't feel like it.
on a straight out acceleration thru the gears, i'm not at all sure that a manual will be any better except that there are 6 gears and thus a little closer together. it works fine for me.
dan