Quill0A to Memes@lemmy.mlEnglish · 9 months agoThem Duke boys be at it againimagemessage-square28fedilinkarrow-up1381arrow-down119
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minus-squaretilcica@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up42arrow-down11·9 months agonot true, you dont see (many) manuals in the US
minus-squareTaako_Tuesday@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up16arrow-down1·9 months agoReally? They’re all over the place where I live. Not saying they’re a majority, but maybe 10%, more out in the country
minus-squareSomeRandomWords@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up8arrow-down1·9 months agoDefinitely a lot more out in the country than in the cities or even suburbs. 10% sounds about right.
minus-squareLexi Sneptaur@pawb.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·9 months agoI got a 6 speed and my car isn’t even sold outside of North America. They’re coming back among enthusiasts
minus-squareValmond@lemmy.mindoki.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down1·edit-29 months agoThe numbers are bizarre, I know some old sports cars had inversed gear sticks but r -> 2 looks weird, any car amateurs around to help? Edit: Thanks! It’s not weird! Maybe slightly unusual but that’s all!
minus-squaretilcica@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up9·9 months agouhh looks normal to me i drive a 2009 alfa romeo 159 you have to lift a ring on the bottom of the shifter to get into reverse and then 1st on top left, 2nd below, 3rd top middle all the way to 6th bottom right
minus-squareValmond@lemmy.mindoki.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·9 months agoAah yeah it was the R place that threw me off, thanks! Remember my friend lending me his ford(? a loong time ago) with that ring and I spent 15 sweating minutes to figure out how to go backwards :-D
minus-squareqjkxbmwvz@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up4·9 months agoI think it’s common for 4sp transmissions. 5sp less so since it makes more sense to put 5 and R on the same side of the H (unless it’s a dogleg 5sp).
minus-squareZeth0s@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down1·9 months agoIt is pretty common to have R on the left, to avoid accidental shifts while car is in motion
minus-squareValmond@lemmy.mindoki.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·9 months agoHard to do as usually the R isn’t synced, so you get some scratching but that’s all. Not good ofc, but you won’t blow your engine/gearbox.
minus-squareZeth0s@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down1·9 months agoWhat I am saying is that it is very common. All manual cars I have had with the exception of one have the R on the left
not true, you dont see (many) manuals in the US
Really? They’re all over the place where I live. Not saying they’re a majority, but maybe 10%, more out in the country
Definitely a lot more out in the country than in the cities or even suburbs. 10% sounds about right.
I got a 6 speed and my car isn’t even sold outside of North America. They’re coming back among enthusiasts
The numbers are bizarre, I know some old sports cars had inversed gear sticks but r -> 2 looks weird, any car amateurs around to help?
Edit: Thanks! It’s not weird! Maybe slightly unusual but that’s all!
uhh looks normal to me
i drive a 2009 alfa romeo 159
you have to lift a ring on the bottom of the shifter to get into reverse and then 1st on top left, 2nd below, 3rd top middle all the way to 6th bottom right
Aah yeah it was the R place that threw me off, thanks!
Remember my friend lending me his ford(? a loong time ago) with that ring and I spent 15 sweating minutes to figure out how to go backwards :-D
I think it’s common for 4sp transmissions. 5sp less so since it makes more sense to put 5 and R on the same side of the H (unless it’s a dogleg 5sp).
It is pretty common to have R on the left, to avoid accidental shifts while car is in motion
Hard to do as usually the R isn’t synced, so you get some scratching but that’s all. Not good ofc, but you won’t blow your engine/gearbox.
What I am saying is that it is very common. All manual cars I have had with the exception of one have the R on the left