colin6307
Member Since: 17 Apr 2010
Location: croydon
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Awhile ago somebody said the auto transmission lever was coming back, when will that be?
Cheers
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 18th Jun 2012 7:17 pm |
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Russell
Member Since: 24 Aug 2007
Location: Kent
Posts: 10564
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Never I hope, rotary knob is much better MY17 D5 1st Edition Namib Orange
MY15 D4 HSE Kaikoura Stone
MY12 D4 HSE Nara Bronze Sold and gone
MY11 D4 HSE Stornaway Grey Sold and gone
D3 S spec Silver Sold and gone
Tow bar, full length roof bars, side steps, tow bar storage unit, surround camers.
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| 18th Jun 2012 7:18 pm |
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BarryC
Member Since: 15 Feb 2012
Location: NE England
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With you there Russell , nearly 3 months in a I still get that moment of "now what do I need to do again" but it is a big habit to break given the years and years of sticks.
Russell wrote:Never I hope, rotary knob is much better
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| 18th Jun 2012 7:21 pm |
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Russell
Member Since: 24 Aug 2007
Location: Kent
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BarryC wrote:With you there Russell , nearly 3 months in a I still get that moment of "now what do I need to do again" but it is a big habit to break given the years and years of sticks.
Russell wrote:Never I hope, rotary knob is much better
 MY17 D5 1st Edition Namib Orange
MY15 D4 HSE Kaikoura Stone
MY12 D4 HSE Nara Bronze Sold and gone
MY11 D4 HSE Stornaway Grey Sold and gone
D3 S spec Silver Sold and gone
Tow bar, full length roof bars, side steps, tow bar storage unit, surround camers.
D4 camera club
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| 18th Jun 2012 7:23 pm |
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crews control
Member Since: 18 Mar 2007
Location: Dorset
Posts: 5011
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It was me that said I'd heard the stick was coming back soon, while still retaining the paddles. I would have thought that could provide the best of both worlds?
Out of interest from those who love it, what are the advantages of the 'knobomatic'?
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| 18th Jun 2012 7:57 pm |
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lmorris4975
Member Since: 19 Oct 2011
Location: Notts
Posts: 48
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Out of interest from those who love it, what are the advantages of the 'knobomatic'?[/quote]
They get to play with it alot 
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| 18th Jun 2012 9:12 pm |
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BarryC
Member Since: 15 Feb 2012
Location: NE England
Posts: 42
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I would say
1) Cleaner Looking
2) Don't have to remember to put it into Park
Also , I am assuming it removes any chance of me having the issues with the pivot point that I had on my D3 , apparently it was a common wear point and in my case resulted in me not being able to get the key out of the ignition as well as making the lever a little resistant to movement.
I am sure there are others.
Cheers
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| 18th Jun 2012 9:35 pm |
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Ecosse
Member Since: 07 Jan 2005
Location: Grampian, Scotland
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[quote="crews control"]It was me that said I'd heard the stick was coming back soon, while still retaining the paddles. I would have thought that could provide the best of both worlds?
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Might as well start a rumour that the 2013MY is going to have neither a stick nor knob - I heard that LR are extending the functionality of the "Say What You See" Voice control to a voice controlled gearbox
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| 18th Jun 2012 10:52 pm |
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Russell
Member Since: 24 Aug 2007
Location: Kent
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1) Cleaner Looking
2) Don't have to remember to put it into Park
I would agree with the above points, and just find it more user friendly MY17 D5 1st Edition Namib Orange
MY15 D4 HSE Kaikoura Stone
MY12 D4 HSE Nara Bronze Sold and gone
MY11 D4 HSE Stornaway Grey Sold and gone
D3 S spec Silver Sold and gone
Tow bar, full length roof bars, side steps, tow bar storage unit, surround camers.
D4 camera club
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| 18th Jun 2012 11:45 pm |
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Hairy Dan
Member Since: 19 Jan 2011
Location: Co. Durham
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Must admit that I was a bit reluctant about the knob but now I have it it's great for the reasons stated above.
Also in my last D4 when using command shift with the lever I always felt it was the wrong way around  Cheers Ian
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| 19th Jun 2012 6:48 am |
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BarryC
Member Since: 15 Feb 2012
Location: NE England
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Oh , and you can't jump in stick it in drive and then sit there wondering why the car won't start
Also , does it stop someone sticking it in N and moving it ?
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| 19th Jun 2012 7:32 am |
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Paul White
Member Since: 27 Jan 2012
Location: Marshfield, Nr Bath
Posts: 279
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Had the following "from the horse's mouth" @ LR...
"2013 model will have an option of stick or rotary shift"
Paul
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| 20th Jun 2012 11:26 am |
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colin6307
Member Since: 17 Apr 2010
Location: croydon
Posts: 246
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Excellent, when is 2013 model out?
Regards
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| 20th Jun 2012 12:29 pm |
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Paul White
Member Since: 27 Jan 2012
Location: Marshfield, Nr Bath
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Source did not give the 2013 model launch date but I would presume it will be end of 2012 beginning of 2013.
Also got some very interesting titbits re hybrid and new RR vogue, which no doubt will be aired on this forum at some point. What I can say is that the vogue will be about £93k!!!
Paul
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| 20th Jun 2012 1:17 pm |
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BLFarrar
Member Since: 02 Aug 2006
Location: Deepest, Dankest, Darkest, Dingiest......Le Halifax, West Yorkshire...with strong links to Ireland
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come back as a....dipstick.
.....things come round in circles
Personally I preferred the J gate transmission shift of the S type I had & the conventional lever of the original 3...the knob is a gimmick.
also...dont like the knob as you have to look down to see where you have clicked it to
There is less to wrong with conventional shift...
Another point is:
does the rotary knob get around the issue of the pivot & linkage under the car that rusts up ? BREXIT - done properly.
Right now ...We need Government - not Politics
Save the Dipstick Flagbearer-keep it simple, less likely to fail campaign-agenda items:Starting Handles, Acetylene Lamps.
Founder: Dipsticks-R-Us Inc
D3 HSE-perfectly formed, passenger friendly...has real DIPSTICK
Jag XK-but sadly no DIPSTICK...HUGE design fault
FL2 has DIPSTICK..."real comfort in rear seats"
VW Golf wondermobile (?)..has real DIPSTICK
Morris Minor..original DIPSTICK technology..and a real KEY.
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| 20th Jun 2012 2:12 pm |
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