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Old 04-30-2017, 02:15 AM   #21
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I think he just means his family assumes being able to select specific gears with an automatic means the car has a CVT. Probably because of the marketing hype around CVTs in the past, and paddle shifters were mentioned in those ads.

Basically vroom vroom commercials for fancy cars made some people equate paddle shifters with CVT.

Most people with automatics are just used to R, P, N, and D lol.
Well some know L as well. Even the 2 speed Powerglde in my 64 Impala SS had L.
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