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Yay I hope that comes in across the range I hate the Dial with a passion...
12th Sep 2017 9:03 am
gstuart
Member Since: 21 Oct 2016
Location: kent
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agree and imagine it's a lot harder trying to use the rotary dials instead of the proper gear lever
12th Sep 2017 9:09 am
M3DPO
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There's a fortune waiting for anyone who can produce an after market conversion stick.It can when others can't,
It will when others won't,
It goes where others don't.
12th Sep 2017 9:56 am
DSL Keeper of the wheelie bin
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Got the ideal part available for the DIY conversion.
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12th Sep 2017 9:57 am
Pelyma
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Gazellio @ Prestige Cars wrote:
Yay I hope that comes in across the range I hate the Dial with a passion...
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12th Sep 2017 9:57 am
Farmer Chalk
Member Since: 07 Mar 2013
Location: Independent Republic of Kentishshire.
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Got one on my RRS...far far better and intuitive to use than the rotary dial....
12th Sep 2017 10:08 am
Red Merle
Member Since: 30 Aug 2014
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I had an RRS Sport with that auto gear lever and hated it! Left me stuck in the middle of a junction on two occasions, fighting to overcome the safety interlocks to get it to give me a gear. Any gear would have done!!
The rotary knob is also completely out of the way when the ignition is off.
Give me the simple and compact rotary gear knob any day 2011 - 2015: 3 x FL2
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12th Sep 2017 11:18 am
Russell
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Once you get used to the rotary knob it is as good as a lever any day if not betterMY17 D5 1st Edition Namib Orange
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12th Sep 2017 11:27 am
B16 KJR
Member Since: 10 Jul 2006
Location: Rosyth, Fife
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Got to agree with the above two posts, once you get used to the rotary knob, it's far better than the old gearstick
12th Sep 2017 11:30 am
Brian_DL13
Member Since: 25 Aug 2013
Location: Teesdale
Posts: 1418
I disagree. Only advantage is it disappears when not in use. In use, it's nowhere near as good.
12th Sep 2017 11:33 am
Red Merle
Member Since: 30 Aug 2014
Location: Liskeard
Posts: 7438
When I first drove the RRS, I thought that the gear selector would be better than the rotary one with familiarity. It feels very ergonomic, with hidden buttons that must become second nature to use practice. So what if it makes the inside look like a BMW?
But, in practice, it was clumsy, complicated and annoying, while the safety lockouts were completely counterintuitive and meant that I had to take my eyes off the road to try and work it out!2011 - 2015: 3 x FL2
2015 - 2017: 2 x D4
2017 to date: FFRR SDV8
2023 to date: FL2 as a second car
2021 to date: Hinckley built ‘14 Triumph Trophy 1200
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12th Sep 2017 11:47 am
MarkOne
Member Since: 23 Jul 2011
Location: County Antrim
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I'm a knob lover
You can stick your sticks
12th Sep 2017 11:48 am
Someone-Gone
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I find the stick as offensive as the offset number plate on the D5. Unless your a dinosaur, it has to be the superior rotary knob.
12th Sep 2017 12:06 pm
philm
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B16 KJR wrote:
Got to agree with the above two posts, once you get used to the rotary knob, it's far better than the old gearstick
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Only advantage is it disappears when not in use. In use, it's nowhere near as good.
