Granturismo mc shift V auto?

[Brendan]

I've spent a fair bit of time looking through the classifieds, and there a few in my budget of £25k. I looking to get a 4.7 S though unsure on the transmission.

Is the mc shift much the same as the
4200 cambiocorsa which I had before? And the automatic, is this much the same as most autos with paddles? The last 4 cars I've had have been autos with paddles, and I've never used them. Do people with autos use the paddles or just leave them in auto? I've heard the mc shift isn't great around town and obviously there's the cost of the clutch to consider.

I know these questions have been asked before, and someone will say, 'try both cars.' However, mosts garages are reluctant to let you drive a car unless you want to buy it.

 

[Grantoonriusmo]

I only ever drive mine in auto when I'm on a very long motorway journey. Other than that always in manual with the paddles.

When it's in manual the exhaust valves is permanently open. I have an X-Pipe so I like the hear the noise when I'm driving

 

[enjybenjy]

I have an MC Shift. I never drive it in auto mode, it's far too engaging for that. It's always noisy, regardless
If I had the auto box, I'd probably drive it in auto tbh!

 

[SE_123]

I always drive my MC Shift in manual. As above, motorway is auto to keep life easy and quieter on longer journeys.

From what I gather on here, clutches are normally 25-40k miles depending on use and normally even with in town use will be close to 40k.

If it is a 2nd car I think the MC Shift is great, if it is for a daily commuting "work horse" an auto makes sense.

The early autos are supposed to be a bit boring (sound and engagement). Apparently the facelift (2013 onwards) had better software which gets it closer to the MC Shift.

 

[Brendan]

Thanks. Any comments on the auto?

 

[highlander]

for general A to B driving my car is usually in auto but if out for a little play i switch to paddles

 

[Grantoonriusmo]

Thanks. Any comments on the auto?

Sorry I failed to explain that mine is the ZF auto (2013).

I have no complaints. If you are based near the North East I'd be happy for you to test drive mine out.

 

[dickygrace]

2009-12 Auto is a little bit dull, but you can get one for £25k that’s a post variator car. I don’t think you’ll get a ‘59 onwards MC Shift for £25k unless it’s a poor car, or a high mileage good car. As has been said above, Auto for daily, MC for something more special for weekend and occasional use. I’m sure you could daily an MC shift but I personally wouldn’t.

As @Grantoonriusmo says, 2013 onwards GT Sports are much improved but you won’t be able to get a good one for less than £35k.

 

[karatemaserati]

Question on the sport autos... do these throttle blips onthe downshifts?

 

[dickygrace]

Question on the sport autos... do these throttle blips onthe downshifts?

In sport mode they do yes.

 

[Brendan]

There's not much about:

This seems reasonable but put off by black interior in a black car.

https://www.pistonheads.com/buy/listing/14591086

This one has been blinged up and is a bit far to go

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[highlander]

black on black is about 50% plus of these lol. Nuvola is a trusted dealer, i got mines from him the week before the first lockdown.........and yes, it is black on black

 

[Brendan]

black on black is about 50% plus of these lol. Nuvola is a trusted dealer, i got mines from him the week before the first lockdown.........and yes, it is black on black

I did consider it but his p/ex figure was a bit short.

 

[Brendan]

Sorry I failed to explain that mine is the ZF auto (2013).

I have no complaints. If you are based near the North East I'd be happy for you to test drive mine out.

Missed this. Unfortunately, I'm down south. Thanks anyway.

 

[Brendan]

Would members with the MC shift agree?

I wasn’t aware you shouldn’t lift off when changing gear with the paddles, I did this all the time with 4200. Do people change into first when in traffic? Aware of the other points.

Lastly, my drive is on a downward slope(10m from the road) to the house. As the car will be garaged, requiring reversing up the slope every time I get the car out will this impact the clutch? Or am I being silly?

 

[Ebenezer]

The received wisdom is that if the clutch is set up properly you should not need to lift off. Also reversing up an incline is not good for your clutch.
NB I have an auto......

Doh just seen AUTO in the title. So still no need to lift off and reversing is a doddle
Eb

 

[dickygrace]

Would members with the MC shift agree?


Lastly, my drive is on a downward slope(10m from the road) to the house. As the car will be garaged, requiring reversing up the slope every time I get the car out will this impact the clutch? Or am I being silly?

Drive in. Reverse down the slope when leaving at it’ll be zero problem.

 

[JMS]

I daily my MC shift.

I had no issues test driving both gearboxes at different Indy dealers. I just had to travel 90 minutes to find an MC shift.

I asked if they had many test pilots, and the response was ‘with experience you can tell a time waster from a genuine buyer’

I was nervous of only being a passenger as I rocked up in an old golf GTi

The one thing I didn’t know at decision time was the fastest shift is when you are over 5500 rpm and at over 80% throttle.

Thanks to this forum I have discovered the joys of the r ifle bolt shift

 

[Ewan]

I had an MC Shift as a daily for a while, with no issues. Much more fun than the Auto I had after that - which I then sold as it was just too boring.

 

[Bebs]

Another vote for MC-shift here