Paddle shifters

[MrMickS]

How are you finding the shifters? To me they could do with being just a little longer.


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[P R]

I am still getting used to them.. They seem ok so far.. I had a BMW 420 courtesy car whilst it was in and their paddles are attached to the wheel which made this counterintuitive on roundabouts!

 

[bigbob]

I am still getting used to them.. They seem ok so far.. I had a BMW 420 courtesy car whilst it was in and their paddles are attached to the wheel which made this counterintuitive on roundabouts!

It's a matter of approach as you would need a lot of lock on not to be able to reach them and many professional drivers would tell you not to change gear with much steering lock on.

 

[P R]

Well after a few weeks I can say I love having the shifters. Where I find them particularly useful and something I hadn't thought of, is when entering a motorway or changing lane, when you put your foot down and usually get that auto "lag" as it decides to change down, you can now just flick it down before you make your move and it eliminates this (I know this is possible using the stick but never did)..
They are also good on the twisties when you want to "push on"

 

[rockits]

The column sounds like it's different in that the indicator is further away from the wheel than the wiper stalk. Not sure if it's the same on the non paddle version?

C

My QP V doesn't have the shifters & have been looking at retrofitting when I get the time & some cheap parts pop up on EBay. The stalks seem too far away so I can say that the stalks are likely in the same position on both paddle & non paddle shift cars. I'll take some measurements when I'm next in it.

 

[MrMickS]

Well after a few weeks I can say I love having the shifters. Where I find them particularly useful and something I hadn't thought of, is when entering a motorway or changing lane, when you put your foot down and usually get that auto "lag" as it decides to change down, you can now just flick it down before you make your move and it eliminates this (I know this is possible using the stick but never did)..
They are also good on the twisties when you want to "push on"

Steady. People are convinced that the engine is laggy rather than it being down to the auto box

I use the paddles all the time for overtaking. Get that instant pickup. The only problem I have is that sometimes I forget I've done it and push the foot down hard expecting the kick down only to have it take off