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Old Jul 12, 2014 | 10:57 PM
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Default paddle shifter or stick shift?

I'd prefer a stick shift. I like corner-carving in my SS and steering left and right seems kinda hard to find the paddles.
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Old Jul 17, 2014 | 09:31 AM
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How about Tiptronic lol.

I never tried a paddle shift car but it seems not as fun
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Old Jul 17, 2014 | 01:07 PM
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That's funny. Never thought about that. It still uses a torque converter. Most Tiptronic implementations still make some shifts automatically, primarily to protect the engine and transmission. Even in Tiptronic mode, it will automaticly upshift if you get too close to the red line. And downshift automatically when you slow so not too bog the engine. I just don't see any fun there.
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Old Jul 17, 2014 | 08:44 PM
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A true paddle shifting manual is the best, ask any who tracks their car. It's not just a gimick ferrari and everyone else uses it shift faster then a person with a manual and does rev matching so the driver can focus on braking and the line...yeah it works. Plus look at SCCA and NASA to run a sequential manual with it be with a shifter or flappy paddles you have to add points. Food for thought I do like to pick my own gears but whatever gets me from start to finish faster sign me the hell up...twice.
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Old Jul 25, 2014 | 04:31 AM
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Automatic
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Old Jul 26, 2014 | 09:49 AM
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An auto can have its pluses but good god they are boring to drive.

Only my DDs are autos
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Old Jul 29, 2014 | 03:00 PM
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I have the Tiptronic on my 300c hemi,
It seems useless and boring
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