If anything, try the paddle shifters...
Shifting Question?????????
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From: CA
Shifting Question?????????
when manually shifting from center consel, is there a way to change it the othere way?
when you pull back shifts up not down in gear and forward down in gear not up.
i would prefer it the other way.
when you pull back shifts up not down in gear and forward down in gear not up.
i would prefer it the other way.
i know on acura (tl-s for example) you can do it, when you pulled up the plate, you just sway the connectors underneath or so.
now i am not sure o nthe IS, someone can try
disclaimer: i take no liability
now i am not sure o nthe IS, someone can try
disclaimer: i take no liability
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From: Georgia
Paddles are the best. i had a gx 400 loner once. This is back when lexus had down shift buttons on the sterring wheel. That was very very anoying. Paddles I think are perhaps one of the finer aspects of the is.
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From: MA
Originally Posted by Wid IS350
it's an automatic.... why not just let it shift itself? I'll never understand this new fad of paddle/sport shifting...
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From: State of flux
Originally Posted by mcfly
It's not that hard to understand. People want control of their gears without having to deal with a clutch.
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From: Rockland NY
Originally Posted by Wid IS350
hey, whatever floats your boat McFly.... just makes no sense to me!
Originally Posted by Wid IS350
hey, whatever floats your boat McFly.... just makes no sense to me!
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From: State of flux
Originally Posted by Kipperm13
And this is coming from someone who seems to like to "DRIVE" a car. If you can control the gears I belive you can have more fun while driving and hit higher RMP's . If you don't care about that kind of stuff don't see why someone would get a sport pkg and get and intake...but thats my .02 cents
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From: State of flux
Originally Posted by rominl
because sometimes you want to hold your gear and not let it go past say the 3rd gear. especially when you race, if you let it in auto and going 3rd at 5k rpm, if you let go of gas a bit, it will jump into 4th right the way and you lose right there. but keeping the car in 3rd and you can pull through that turns hard
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From: CA
Originally Posted by rominl
because sometimes you want to hold your gear and not let it go past say the 3rd gear. especially when you race, if you let it in auto and going 3rd at 5k rpm, if you let go of gas a bit, it will jump into 4th right the way and you lose right there. but keeping the car in 3rd and you can pull through that turns hard