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      02-14-2011, 02:07 PM   #26
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Originally Posted by frayedsheet View Post
gotta say I love my paddles... you can quickly flick down so youre in the right gear in advance of wanting some "go". The auto then reverts back to D after a little while.

The turbo lag is bad enough that when combined with the time for the auto to change down a few gears your traffic spot is long gone! Gotta keep the turbo's spinning!
You can do the same with the auto gearstick. But when you need it in a lower gear floor the accelerator pedal and hit the switch behind. Down change is instant. Took me a few weeks before I noticed it.
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