How often do you use your shift lights

[DangerMonkey]

After filling my washer bottle with condensation gathered from the bathroom windows with a virgin sponge this morning I got thinking about how I drive....

I must confess that I haven't seen my shift lights in over six months (cue drive time music). I used to see it all the time in previous cars but the Aston is carrying so much speed at high revs there seems rarely the opportunity in any gear other than second. Perhaps it's because I treat it so much like a GT car. Maybe I'm getting old. Just thinking out loud really

Edited to add I have shift lights option?

Edited by DangerMonkey on Sunday 24th March 11:15

[Tony V12V]

Second gear... You need to try harder they do work in the higher gears too

[Lunablack]

Never seen it..... Didn't know it existed...

[Jockman]

I've just voted

George and RIB are too young to vote

[yeti]

Nice Geoff option; I take it you're a SELOCer as well then?

I don't tend to rely on mine so it's quite a surprise when I do see them. But I agree, it hasn't been for months...

At 7krpm, with the car making over 500bhp, it does begin to break away at the rear I find unless conditions are ideal

[v8woollie]

Only ever really see them when I'm joining a motorway. Seeing them in second gear on any road means you are doing around 80mph so the motorway or a track is probably the only time you'd see them in anything above second gear.

[Jon39]

Although my vote is once a month, that is due to the continuing dreadful weather, with my P & J staying too long in the garage.

I am still working through a long list of neighbours, who have asked for a ride. It is compulsory to demonstrate the acceleration and braking. After carefully warming the engine and reconoitering a safe road, the shift light is illuminated. in 1st, 2nd and 3rd. It is then the moment for heavy braking, which surprises most passengers, and is the technique to avoid the dreaded AM brake squeal. In all it only takes about 20 seconds. The remainder of our drive is smooth, cautious and very legal.

[RIB27]

Jockman said:

George and RIB are too young to vote

too late! I voted "I have shift lights?" ... is this for shortshift cars only?!

[mikey k]

Jockman said:

I've just voted )

I know which one you picked

[DangerMonkey]

yeti said:

Nice Geoff option; I take it you're a SELOCer as well then?

Geoff option is mandatory

[Jockman]

mikey k said:

I know which one you picked

How can I be simultaneously blue.......and yet so transparent?

[RIB27]

Mystery solved!

[Cockernee]

I am currently in a group of 1

Edited by Cockernee on Sunday 24th March 13:21

[peterr96]

Never really bothered with them. They're too dim anyway and masked behind the steering wheel rim where I have it.

[Jockman]

peterr96 said:

Never really bothered with them. They're too dim anyway and masked behind the steering wheel rim where I have it.

Pedro - if we were to ask the lights for their opinion I bet they'd say the same about you

[peterr96]

Jockman said:

peterr96 said:

Never really bothered with them. They're too dim anyway and masked behind the steering wheel rim where I have it.

Pedro - if we were to ask the lights for their opinion I bet they'd say the same about you

Huh?
Oh yeah fayre enuff

[AMDBSNick]

v8woollie said:

Only ever really see them when I'm joining a motorway. Seeing them in second gear on any road means you are doing around 80mph so the motorway or a track is probably the only time you'd see them in anything above second gear.

80 mph? Is that all

[V8 Animal]

AMDBSNick said:

80 mph? Is that all

[V8LM]

RIB27 said:

Mystery solved!

One for the apostrophe junkies.

[Lunablack]

I use my ears