Originally posted by RCR: It's nifty, but not $170 nifty... Besides, who looks at the shifter to see what gear they are in. Wouldn't your hand kind of cover it up? Bob
Cute and kind of snazzy, just not something I'd spend money on.
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09:19 PM
StuGood Member
Posts: 3172 From: Wichita, KS, USA Registered: Jun 2000
It is pretty cool. Purely a gimmick, obviously doesn't do anything useful except to look cool - but it suits that purpose perfectly! What's today's word for this sort of thing? "Bling"?
"increases driving safety and helps reduce fuel consumption by up to 15 percent by means of an adapted driving style." Hehehe. You bet .
Think you could "roll your own," with a 7-segment LED display and diode-resistor logic (including the dimming feature) for considerably less. But, of course, if you gotta have LCD, plug 'n' play, and are willing to pay...
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09:36 PM
jscott1 Member
Posts: 21676 From: Houston, TX , USA Registered: Dec 2001
It's nifty, but not $170 nifty... Besides, who looks at the shifter to see what gear they are in. Wouldn't your hand kind of cover it up?
Bob
I stumbled on this in another thread and thought this was a must have... not just for the coolness factor, but I have an ultimate getrag shift kit with a custom short shifter it's real hard to tell 1st from 3rd or 4th from reverse, this would be nice if it really works as advertised.
It would be nice at a red light to be sure you are in first before you pull off and lug away in 3rd gear by mistake.
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09:38 PM
StuGood Member
Posts: 3172 From: Wichita, KS, USA Registered: Jun 2000
I wonder if will work with the G6 six speed? Some one needs to but this and write a review of how it detects which gear it's in. Curly? Troy? Either of you guys want a little more bling on your cars before they roll out of Archie's shop?
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09:31 AM
MidEngineManiac Member
Posts: 29566 From: Some unacceptable view Registered: Feb 2007
For $170 though, its pretty low on the priority list. I'd rather spend the cash on a new cam or something that actually makes better power, or a new engine crane ;-)
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09:40 AM
Austrian Import Member
Posts: 3919 From: Monterey, CA Registered: Feb 2007
Cool. Now I just need a shift knob that flips up to reveal an engine start button i couldn't find one. (at least not nearly as nice as the one from a Mercedes SLR)
or at least looking like this one:
edit: to fix broken picture link
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02:11 PM
jscott1 Member
Posts: 21676 From: Houston, TX , USA Registered: Dec 2001
Cool. Now I just need a shift knob that flips up to reveal an engine start button i couldn't find one. (at least not nearly as nice as the one from a Mercedes SLR)
or at least looking like this one:
That start button looks cool, but I don't see the point in putting the start button in the shift knob. You only start the car once, and why does it need to be in the shift knob?
Cliff I like the look of the knob, but, when it comes time to shift, my hand is already covering the display. It would, however, be a good reminder for an inexperienced driver. Thanks for sharing it.
Arn
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05:18 PM
Toddster Member
Posts: 20871 From: Roswell, Georgia Registered: May 2001
Originally posted by jscott1: That start button looks cool, but I don't see the point in putting the start button in the shift knob. You only start the car once, and why does it need to be in the shift knob?
My exact thoughts on the shift indicator LED. Nothing wrong with it, it's even cool, just not very useful IMO.
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05:44 PM
Cliff Pennock Administrator
Posts: 11808 From: Zandvoort, The Netherlands Registered: Jan 99
That start button looks cool, but I don't see the point in putting the start button in the shift knob. You only start the car once, and why does it need to be in the shift knob?
I'd be afraid of accidently shutting my car off while shifting.
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May 1st, 2007
Austrian Import Member
Posts: 3919 From: Monterey, CA Registered: Feb 2007
That start button looks cool, but I don't see the point in putting the start button in the shift knob. You only start the car once, and why does it need to be in the shift knob?
It isn't very practical. I just figured it looks cool. Especially if I can find a company that has keyless entry. (As in the kind that unlocks the car when you approach it, and locks it when you leave. All you have to do is keep the transponder in your pocket) Then all I would have to do is push in the clutch and push the button as I put the lever into first. No extra motions.
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Originally posted by WhiteDevil88:
I'd be afraid of accidently shutting my car off while shifting.
Which is why I would prefer the Mercedes SLR version. It has a cover plate. Kind of like a fighter jet has a safety switch.
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Originally posted by Arns85GT:
Cliff I like the look of the knob, but, when it comes time to shift, my hand is already covering the display. It would, however, be a good reminder for an inexperienced driver. Thanks for sharing it.
Arn
Same here, even if my hand isn't on the display (I'd think just my thumb would cover the display), I usually don't look down when driving, especially when it comes time to shift. I'd prefer the indicator to be somewhere on the dash.
On some cars I drive that are stick shifts, I forget which gear I'm in after a while of driving at a constant speed. Then I always have to think where to move the lever next to either upshift or downshift. Automatics have a display on the dash (and you really don't need it as you either have the car in drive or reverse. Or have a fake "sequential" shift function, in which case you don't need to know which gear you're in IMHO) so why can't stick shifts?
-M
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04:21 AM
Fieromaniac Member
Posts: 980 From: Hamburg, Germany Registered: Nov 2006
Cool. Now I just need a shift knob that flips up to reveal an engine start button i couldn't find one. (at least not nearly as nice as the one from a Mercedes SLR)
or at least looking like this one:
I like the Start, but STOP...?
Woouldn't wanna push it by accident...
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05:22 PM
Austrian Import Member
Posts: 3919 From: Monterey, CA Registered: Feb 2007
I must be the only person that holds the knob like a side stick, my hand would not be on the top of the knob.
I do occasionally.
But I think that the only reason I would need this is for when other people drive my car. Most people have trouble telling the difference between first and third for some reason.
I've never had any trouble with it though.
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10:22 PM
blackrams Member
Posts: 32281 From: Covington, TN, USA Registered: Feb 2003
i have a real one i got off ebay from i think an f4. i like the idea of using all the buttons since i drive with one hand resting on the stick anyway (actually even in the automatic car too). maybe use the trim switches like temporary turn signals for hiway use, a button for the horn and to flash the brights at the same time when the lights are on, a single wiper swipe in mist, wire a few switches to a radio remote for volume or scanning, etc. whatever i can figure out and make work.
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02:17 PM
zmcdonal Member
Posts: 1681 From: NW, Indiana Registered: Oct 2005
AmericasFuture2k posted this in his shiftknob thread. The cars with push to start cannot be shut of while driving. My friend pushed his at close to 100mph and nothing happens, the autos have a lockout where it has to be in P to function. I dunno about the sticks, I am pretty sure it has to be in N, I had a BMW 335i 6-speed for a day and it will only start in N. NOTE: the cars that have the shift knob starters are Mercedes Benz and I am the BMW guy, so I could be wrong. Last benz I was driving was a 2005 CLK with the "old" laser keys.
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05:02 PM
Gokart Mozart Member
Posts: 12143 From: Metro Detroit Registered: Mar 2003
For those that were heavily moved by the reverse trike for sale, this would be effective with a standard motorcycle shift pattern, ie. linear 1-N-2-3-4-5.