Paddle shifters: Do you like them stationary or dynamic? - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

tzhu07 · 07-05-2014, 06:02 PM

I have an auto FR-S, and the paddles are dynamic. I think for day-to-day driving, this is more ideal.

m.box.design · 07-05-2014, 06:09 PM

The boot shifter is for any situation you can't paddle in.

kalamitykode · 07-05-2014, 06:22 PM

I've never bothered with paddles.. Why pay more for an auto when you can just get a manual?

904FRSlow · 07-05-2014, 07:05 PM

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Originally Posted by kalamitykode

I've never bothered with paddles.. Why pay more for an auto when you can just get a manual?

Not always the case. My auto was cheaper than the manuals they had.

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kalamitykode · 07-05-2014, 07:13 PM

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Originally Posted by 904FRSlow

Not always the case. My auto was cheaper than the manuals they had.

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Weird. I saved like $1.5k getting a manual. I almost didn't, though.. It's my first manual, I had to get a friend to drive it off the lot lol cause I had no idea how to drive it.

904FRSlow · 07-05-2014, 10:30 PM

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Originally Posted by kalamitykode

Weird. I saved like $1.5k getting a manual. I almost didn't, though.. It's my first manual, I had to get a friend to drive it off the lot lol cause I had no idea how to drive it.

I wanted a manual but for 5k more, i can handle auto. Also the auto rides smoothly too

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NWFRS · 07-05-2014, 10:52 PM

ARGH!!!

I wish I knew why they mounted them on the steering wheel. It's why I don't bother using them. As Jeremy Clarkson put it: "They're never where you've left them!"

I DO like this particular automatic gearbox though. Left in "Sport Mode", it's actually very quick, allowing me to merge onto the freeway in the morning while holding an open cup of hot tea with milk and sugar. Calms me down in the morning and keeps me from picking fights with Canadians driving 20mph under the limit.

serialk11r · 07-05-2014, 10:56 PM

I prefer that they don't exist, but if they have to be there, then stationary. They're totally useless when the steering wheel has turned when they're on the wheel, because you'll never find them.

904FRSlow · 07-05-2014, 10:58 PM

Also i prefer stationary but i do like having them there for downshifting purposes

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alan.chalkley · 07-06-2014, 02:01 AM

I test drove the paddle shift auto and got my fingers caught when palming the steering wheel. Not much fun when rwd drifting.

Tim_Asphalt_FRS · 07-06-2014, 03:13 AM

Technically on a track you don't want to shift mid corner anyways. Downshift before the corner and up shift after. It's the quicker way around. So stationary would be better.

serialk11r · 07-06-2014, 03:16 AM

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Originally Posted by Tim_Asphalt_FRS

Technically on a track you don't want to shift mid corner anyways. Downshift before the corner and up shift after. It's the quicker way around. So stationary would be better.

I always thought that was to prevent upsetting the car, and if the transmission is fast enough that shouldn't be a problem. It could be an issue if you are entering the corner without a lot of revs left to go and power out and need a gear change with the wheel still turned.

Gunman · 07-06-2014, 03:41 PM

Move with the wheel, so they are always with my hands. Can't think of a race car that isn't that way.

ClifraJones · 07-06-2014, 06:03 PM

I am a novice with an AT and honestly hardly use the paddles. I always use the shift knob. I gave used them for quick down shifts for passing which you can do when the shift knob is still in automatic mode.

I'm not sure if stationary would be mush better.

07-05-2014, 06:02 PM	#1
tzhu07 Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2013 Drives: FR-S Location: WA Posts: 189 Thanks: 1 Thanked 103 Times in 56 Posts Mentioned: 3 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Paddle shifters: Do you like them stationary or dynamic? I have an auto FR-S, and the paddles are dynamic. I think for day-to-day driving, this is more ideal.

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NWFRS Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2013 Drives: ‘13 FRS Location: USA Posts: 1,296 Thanks: 3,946 Thanked 1,502 Times in 634 Posts Mentioned: 17 Post(s) Tagged: 1 Thread(s)	ARGH!!! I wish I knew why they mounted them on the steering wheel. It's why I don't bother using them. As Jeremy Clarkson put it: "They're never where you've left them!" I DO like this particular automatic gearbox though. Left in "Sport Mode", it's actually very quick, allowing me to merge onto the freeway in the morning while holding an open cup of hot tea with milk and sugar. Calms me down in the morning and keeps me from picking fights with Canadians driving 20mph under the limit. __________________ http://www.ft86club.com/forums/showthread.php?t=82872

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Tim_Asphalt_FRS Is it fast? No. Join Date: Aug 2012 Drives: 2013 Scion FR-S Manual-Asphalt Location: Vista, CA Posts: 604 Thanks: 824 Thanked 164 Times in 122 Posts Mentioned: 2 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Technically on a track you don't want to shift mid corner anyways. Downshift before the corner and up shift after. It's the quicker way around. So stationary would be better. __________________ 2013 (Rebadged) Toyota GT-86 {Perrin intake tube, aFe dry air filter, custom 2.5" exhaust, PLM overpipe, Kartboy crank pulley, Hotchkis springs, custom Flossy grip tape shorty, TRD shifter, Berk HFC, Whiteline Sway-bars} [Wanted: Delicious Stg 2 tune, Bilstein struts]

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m.box.design Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Drives: 2013 Whiteout FRS Location: Oregon, USA Posts: 3,081 Thanks: 331 Thanked 1,662 Times in 933 Posts Mentioned: 107 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	The boot shifter is for any situation you can't paddle in.

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904FRSlow Senior Member Join Date: May 2014 Drives: '13 FR-S Whiteout Location: Saint Augustine Posts: 304 Thanks: 39 Thanked 88 Times in 59 Posts Mentioned: 2 Post(s) Tagged: 2 Thread(s)	Also i prefer stationary but i do like having them there for downshifting purposes Sent from my SGH-T989 using Tapatalk

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alan.chalkley Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Drives: 4wd zooks Location: Sydney / Australia Posts: 495 Thanks: 135 Thanked 167 Times in 108 Posts Mentioned: 1 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	I test drove the paddle shift auto and got my fingers caught when palming the steering wheel. Not much fun when rwd drifting.

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ClifraJones Member Join Date: Nov 2013 Drives: 2014 Asphalt Scion Fr-S Location: Cumming GA Posts: 53 Thanks: 4 Thanked 22 Times in 12 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	I am a novice with an AT and honestly hardly use the paddles. I always use the shift knob. I gave used them for quick down shifts for passing which you can do when the shift knob is still in automatic mode. I'm not sure if stationary would be mush better.

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