"Tripper" (tripe46)
07/11/2016 at 09:38 • Filed to: None
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"Tripper" (tripe46)
07/11/2016 at 09:38 • Filed to: None | 1
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I had 3 pedals all weekend. Drove the E46, waxed/washed, put away. Drove my fiancee’s R53 cooper s, my mom’s R56 cooper s. I drove the Audi into work today and and got ready to execute a quick down shift as I approached my exit. I was all ready to go with my hand hovering over the shifter and my foot ready to press the clutch.
To my surprise I shifted up instead of down, while my left foot awkwardly explored the nether region between the dead pedal and the brake. Luckily I didn’t clip the brake as I have done before.
Audi has got a few things backwards, the scrolling direction of the click wheel for the infotainment system, and the shift direction on the console shifter. Every other DSG I have ever driven has been fwd for - and back for +
Happy Monday!
scoob
> Tripper
07/11/2016 at 09:56 |
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Aren’t a lot of carmakers guilty of the forward for up and backward for down?
gin-san - shitpost specialist
> scoob
07/11/2016 at 10:00 |
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A lot of them are; I know that Mazda uses the pull/upshift orientation, and I believe BMW/Mini does as well.
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Tripper
> scoob
07/11/2016 at 10:06 |
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It seems that way after doing a little research, at least over at VAG anyway. I have driven a bunch of PDK cars, but now that I think about it I’ve probably only used the paddles. BMW dsg’s are definitely back for + which just feels right to me.
Azrek
> Tripper
07/11/2016 at 10:07 |
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My left foot instinctively reaches for the clutch when I am in a rental/loaner. I have to just plant it on the floor and just ride it out.
Thankfully, my last loaner was a 435i with paddles, which made it fun! I may have been making Indy Car sounds as I was flying through traffic.
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Tripper
> Azrek
07/11/2016 at 10:22 |
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Making your own engine sounds when using paddles is totally acceptable.
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scoob
> Tripper
07/11/2016 at 10:22 |
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Back for up is correct, because racecar.
TeamClearCoat
> scoob
07/11/2016 at 10:37 |
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My Saab is also backwards, and it drives me crazy every time I use it. Also because that transmission is awful.
Racin'Jason001
> Tripper
07/11/2016 at 13:36 |
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