[DeTomaso] Is the manual shift dead?

[Will Kooiman]

I like sticks, but paddles would be fun.


Nahh, I prefer sticks.

--
Will





On 1/18/13 1:27 PM, "Charles McCall" <charlesmccall at gmail.com> wrote:

>What say we?
>
>As the article finishes, "Three pedals, good. Two pedals, bad"
>
>The only automatic I've ever owned was a 1987 Ford Crown Vic ex-Cook
>County
>(Chicago) cop car that I bought at an auction for $350.
>
>(Loved that car!) 
>
>I suppose that the gist of the article is right - if you make money
>racing,
>the fastest way around a track is paddles. But many enthusiasts will
>prefer
>the manual for the enjoyment of it..
>
>Charles McCall
>Raising Pantera Awareness Across Europe
>1985 DeTomaso Pantera #9375
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>-----Original Message-----
>From: detomaso-bounces at poca.com [mailto:detomaso-bounces at poca.com] On
>Behalf
>Of David in Durango
>Sent: viernes, 18 de enero de 2013 17:14
>To: Panteras
>Subject: [DeTomaso] Is the manual shift dead?
>
>According to some wanker at Autocar, the manual shift transmission is
>dead!
>
>Ref:
>http://www.pistonheads.com/news/default.asp?storyId=26974&utm_source=newsl
>et
>ter&utm_medium=email&utm_content=html&utm_campaign=2013-1-18
>
>What say ye?  If you bought a new car, would it be the floppy paddles or
>the
>real man's stick shift?
>
>Kirby?  The new silver bullet IS a six speed, right?
>
>30 gears in the driveway, and counting . . . .
>
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