[OFFICIAL] Manual v. Automatic Thread

[wstar]

Originally Posted by Jordo!

Limey, check out this thread:

AT Shifter Mod: Reverse the Up/Down Shift Directions

I had this done and swapped in a slightly nicer and lower sitting knob (detailed here: DIY OEM Shift Boot Install on Automatic and here DIY OEM Shift Boot Install on Automatic )

Makes use of the shifter work much more intuitively -- I use that now more than the paddles -- love it

I did this too, it's much better that way (push forward to downshift, pull back to upshift). I still use the paddles mostly, but sometimes the shifter. In the long run I'm moving to steering wheel buttons (red downshift on the left, green upshift on the right, like the paddles), but I haven't finished that project yet!

[4r3s]

Originally Posted by wstar

I did this too, it's much better that way (push forward to downshift, pull back to upshift)

I still don't understand why anyone would change to this, its logically backwards. I'm going to pull back to shift up? up and forward are more logically related than up and back ever will be. What am I missing?

[b15]

Originally Posted by 4r3s

I still don't understand why anyone would change to this, its logically backwards. I'm going to pull back to shift up? up and forward are more logically related than up and back ever will be. What am I missing?

When you are accelerating it feels more natural to pull back then to push forward. Mazda has been the only one that's gotten it right all these years.

[Limeybastard]

Originally Posted by b15

When you are accelerating it feels more natural to pull back then to push forward. Mazda has been the only one that's gotten it right all these years.

Mazda has other things back to front also. On my 13 speed 3 down would go up on my radio presets and up would go down for radio presets. Pissed me off to no avail.

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[b15]

Originally Posted by Limeybastard

Mazda has other things back to front also. On my 13 speed 3 down would go up on my radio presets and up would go down for radio presets. Pissed me off to no avail.

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[4r3s]

Originally Posted by b15

When you are accelerating it feels more natural to pull back then to push forward. Mazda has been the only one that's gotten it right all these years.

fair enough

I like it the way it is but its pretty nice that its just that easy to change if you do so desire.