Since this will disappear into the deluge anyway, I'll just say it

"Honeybunchesofgoats" (honeybunche0fgoats) 06/29/2016 at 18:33 • Filed to: Après nous le déluge, Jaguar

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J-Gates are great, even if they’re connected to terrible, terrible transmissions.

V12 Jake- Hittin' Switches > Honeybunchesofgoats 06/29/2016 at 18:35

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It looks cool, but it's bad.

HammerheadFistpunch > Honeybunchesofgoats 06/29/2016 at 18:36

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Counterpoint - No. Just kidding, I don’t know anything about their excellent or not.

Honeybunchesofgoats > Honeybunchesofgoats 06/29/2016 at 18:37

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Also, whatever:

Ultimate Leaper

Honeybunchesofgoats > V12 Jake- Hittin' Switches 06/29/2016 at 18:39

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But it isn’t! It isn’t a manual, but it’s a very intuitive way to tell a car “hey, I’m doing 40 now, but I’m merging into the interstate, so do what you want with first and second, but don’t you dare shift above third.”

bltoe > Honeybunchesofgoats 06/29/2016 at 18:40

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The ZF 6hp26 in my dad’s X350 was both reliable and excellent in operation IMHO.

Honeybunchesofgoats > bltoe 06/29/2016 at 18:44

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That’s true. I have an X308 with the 5HP24, so sometimes I forget that not everyone is doomed to making a choice between replacing, rebuilding, or junking.

For Sweden > Honeybunchesofgoats 06/29/2016 at 18:52

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It’s like a Hurst but different!

Honeybunchesofgoats > For Sweden 06/29/2016 at 19:14

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I suspect “it’s like an X but different” is how Jag engineers started most of their pitches.

If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > Honeybunchesofgoats 06/29/2016 at 19:31

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I see an exposed fastener.

Jonee > Honeybunchesofgoats 06/29/2016 at 19:32

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Speaking of Jaguar; what the fuck is going on here?

Nibbles > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 06/29/2016 at 19:35

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TRIGGERED

e36Jeff now drives a ZHP > Honeybunchesofgoats 06/29/2016 at 20:11

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I never found it to be all that great. It coulda been, with a single detent on the left side of the shifter pattern, but without that, you just don’t have solid haptic confirmation that you hit the gate you wanted.

Honeybunchesofgoats > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 06/29/2016 at 20:15

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That’s actually a manual release for the shifter so the car can be shifted into neutral in the case of a gearbox failure. I'll leave it to you to decide if that's actually better or not.

Honeybunchesofgoats > Jonee 06/29/2016 at 20:19

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I don’t know, but I need it. It’s like an estate wagon with less utility than a sedan.

Jonee > Honeybunchesofgoats 06/29/2016 at 20:42

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It’s the most pointless modification I’ve ever seen. And, it’s magnificent.

Honeybunchesofgoats > e36Jeff now drives a ZHP 06/29/2016 at 20:45

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I can see that. In my case, I never use second anyway, so it's usually just shifting down into fourth or maybe third, so it isn't really an issue.

If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > Honeybunchesofgoats 06/29/2016 at 20:48

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no its an exposed fastener

e36Jeff now drives a ZHP > Honeybunchesofgoats 06/29/2016 at 20:56

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To be fair, I dd a manual and have a generic hatred of nearly all automatics(only exception so far is a 335i w/8hp and shift paddles, which I only slightly disliked). My mother has a XJ8 with the J-gate in it, so its not like its my usual ride. If I was forced to drive it more often I might have managed to shift to 3rd without needing to look at it.

Honeybunchesofgoats > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 06/30/2016 at 11:07

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Are we talking about the same thing?

The star thing is the gear release and the dot just above is a tiny speaker.

Tapas > Honeybunchesofgoats 07/04/2016 at 13:17

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wut.