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The "N" is for night mode, so you should not expect it to work during the day: .

OK, that's nice. Thanks for sharing.

I am one of the most conservative conservatives you haven't met. Does that have any relevance to a picture I linked for Tom to clarify zigzag shifter patterns?

Agreed - I only look at the shifter when riding a motorcycle. o_°

Straight-line automatic shift patterns are good for rocking out of deep snow and mud.

How often does an engine stall on a vehicle with an automatic transmission while moving (mid to late 1970's POS Chrysler products excepted)?

Not a true sequential, but in practice similar for the driver, a dual-clutch manual transmission (DCT) is actually becoming common for European cars these days, e.g. BMW or Volkswagen DSG, Porsche PDK, Volvo Powershift (a name that I associate more with old Studebakers and the "performance" version of the Borg-Warner automatic, but whatever) Ferrari, Lamborghini etc...

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AMuzi wrote "I am one of the most conservative conservatives you haven't met. Does that have any relevance to a picture I linked for "

Conservative Liberal: Cares about the environment, supports gay rights, racial equality, programs to help the poor, BUUUT: Is against change simply for the sake of change. AKA "If it ain't broke don't F__K with it!"

Also: Prefers a solid handshake to all this fist-bumping going on, and supports making English the official language of the mightiest nation 93million miles from the sun.

Being as conservative as you suggest you are, you should be as much in favor of a straight-throw Automatic as I am. ;)

I prefer straight throw for automatic. A Republic madam, if you can keep it. ....Benjamin Franklin.

If I ever find a problem with a three speed manual column shifter, I'll consider that.

Let's face it, today's transmissions are far too difficult to operate. My suggestion is that the manufacturers start using push-button Torqueflite transmissions ala 60's Dodges. My buddy used to shift with his big toe - even though he had all his fingers on his left hand. I love those things. This is exactly what people with limited dexterity need!

Other than the fact that I affectionately call it the "suggestion lever"?

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Oh how I long for the "three on the tree" days, with the inevitably worn bushings that would result in jams, and require getting out of the car, sometimes even having to get under the car, to rectify the fault.

N O T !

You forgot having to grind reverse to find the neutral gate... good times!

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It's just maintenance like any other part of your vehicle.

I've never once needed to stop due to worn shift linkage bushings on automatice transmission equipped vehicles and execute that corrective while driving down the street, although it's not at all an uncommon occurrence with TOT.

Back the 1970s I bought a 1962 Ford Faclon, six cylinders, manual shift transmission. One time I had to jiggle the shift rods under there to get it to shift gears properly. I never did have any more problems with it after that.