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Ocala FR-S · 01-22-2013, 09:51 PM

Here’s my Day 5 report of the week of A/T manual shift mode only.

Just routine work commute and lunchtime driving today. I have been using a combination of mostly paddle shifting with the floor shifter for shifting from 1st to 2nd while in a turn initiated from a dead stop. Yes, in these situations I shift while in a turn and so do you.

Greater familiarity with controls and shift points have made shifting routine. The lasting challenge will be in consistently selecting the correct gear. With a M/T, each gear has a specific stick position. You can always know what gear you’re in and what gear you’re selecting just through feel. A/T manual is relative. I swore I was in 4th gear, and I swore I paddled down two gears. I found myself in 1st gear. Maybe when braking the auto dropped me to third before I started shifting, maybe I paddled three times, maybe I was in 3rd and not 4th like I thought. I’ll never know.

It’s getting to be a practice thing now. I’ve done at least this many stupid things with an M/T, why should this be different.

01-22-2013, 09:51 PM	#85
Ocala FR-S Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2012 Drives: 2013 FR-S AT Argento Location: Ocala, Florida Posts: 217 Thanks: 92 Thanked 96 Times in 53 Posts Mentioned: 1 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	A Week of A/T Manual Shifting Mode Here’s my Day 5 report of the week of A/T manual shift mode only. Just routine work commute and lunchtime driving today. I have been using a combination of mostly paddle shifting with the floor shifter for shifting from 1st to 2nd while in a turn initiated from a dead stop. Yes, in these situations I shift while in a turn and so do you. Greater familiarity with controls and shift points have made shifting routine. The lasting challenge will be in consistently selecting the correct gear. With a M/T, each gear has a specific stick position. You can always know what gear you’re in and what gear you’re selecting just through feel. A/T manual is relative. I swore I was in 4th gear, and I swore I paddled down two gears. I found myself in 1st gear. Maybe when braking the auto dropped me to third before I started shifting, maybe I paddled three times, maybe I was in 3rd and not 4th like I thought. I’ll never know. It’s getting to be a practice thing now. I’ve done at least this many stupid things with an M/T, why should this be different.