jameslb101 wrote:While the 'J-gate' boxes in my Jags were slow and clunky
Mr Cholmondeley-Warner wrote:which gear you're currently in (usually denoted by a microscopic LED display on the dash somewhere among all the other kilobytes of information the car presents you with)
Mr Cholmondeley-Warner wrote:jameslb101 wrote:While the 'J-gate' boxes in my Jags were slow and clunky
So the second Jag's gone as well now? Did I miss the announcement of your latest steed?
Carbon Based wrote:Mr Cholmondeley-Warner wrote:which gear you're currently in (usually denoted by a microscopic LED display on the dash somewhere among all the other kilobytes of information the car presents you with)
Or a glance at the revs: needle at 9 o'clock, very sluggish, drop several. Just past 11 o'clock quite swift now, could stay put, but dropping one would pick things up. Past 1 o'clock - probably should change up but it sounds so nice...
waremark wrote:I suspect the majority of the examiners I have met have autos of some sort. Definitely no prejudice about the type of box, all about demonstrating that you understand what you have got and know how to get it to perform well. That varies from box to box.
PS Happily Aston have moved on from that 'Power Beauty Soul' message. Mine says Pure Aston Martin - but only if you turn on the ignition without starting it. I got used to the reverse rev counter very quickly. And 6th is fine in 30's. It is supposed to flash red at you in lieu of a red line on the rev counter but I have never seen that. Am I a wuss or doesn't it work?
Grahar wrote:waremark wrote:I suspect the majority of the examiners I have met have autos of some sort. Definitely no prejudice about the type of box, all about demonstrating that you understand what you have got and know how to get it to perform well. That varies from box to box.
PS Happily Aston have moved on from that 'Power Beauty Soul' message. Mine says Pure Aston Martin - but only if you turn on the ignition without starting it. I got used to the reverse rev counter very quickly. And 6th is fine in 30's. It is supposed to flash red at you in lieu of a red line on the rev counter but I have never seen that. Am I a wuss or doesn't it work?
Definitely something wrong with it...I'll happily take it off your hands for no charge.
Luckily my car is sufficiently old that I don't have any annoying change up or change down warning lights. My car is sufficiently flexible that a surprising amount of town stuff can be done in 3rd; pretty much like a 'Drive' on an auto.
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