Message Forum: Re: braking. . . .. gear shifts

Re: braking. . . .. gear shifts

Posted By: Wolfspirit, on host 206.47.244.93
Date: Friday, December 15, 2000, at 20:56:34
In Reply To: Re: braking. . . .. posted by shadowfax on Wednesday, December 13, 2000, at 14:42:02:

> > > (you could also buy a Ferarri F355 and get those SWEET steering wheel mounted paddle shifters ;)

> > Anyway, the Alfa Romeo 156 has the same paddle shifters and costs a lot less than a Ferrari.

Graack. If the racing-car professionals have the gear shifts mounted *electronically* (with buttons) on the steering wheel, how come this handy-dandy feature hasn't trickled down to the consumer market yet? Or maybe the manufacturers just PREFER standard motorists to use all four limbs to drive, heh?

Wolf "still wants a McClaren F-1, 'cause it'll look supercool forever" spirit