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Old 05-14-2015, 11:12 PM   #1667
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Originally Posted by Shiv@Openflash View Post
Not really because you are still manually shifting the gear lever and pressing the clutch. The only thing you aren't doing is blipping the throttle during downshifts. So it takes the place of a driver learning how to heel-toe downshift which is first step of learning how to drive efficiently/smoothly. I learned it 20yrs ago and now I cannot stop doing it even if I tried. In fact, i finally got myself to stop double-clutching every downshift recently. It was a habit ingrained from of a year of driving a synchro-less dog box in my WRX.
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Originally Posted by Wankel Rex View Post
Not at all. It just blips the throttle for downshifting to match revs. Not a horrible idea but it doesn't always predict the shift correctly and, when you're already in the habit of doing it yourself, it results in some ugliness.


Sounds a bit like my AT in manual mode. Don't get me wrong, I love a stick, but drive a stick or buy an AT. BTW, the sequel will be MT, if they are still around.
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