Stick shift or Paddle shift?

[rhysenna]

What do you prefer?

Have you ever driven the same make of car with both and which did you enjoy the most?

I love driving a manual, that slight pause on the up change and (not every time) getting that blip on the down change right.

Do you wish your particular car had another type of gearbox?

[rhysenna]

300bhp/ton said:

Stick shift? Too much American TV shows you I reckon


I think it depends on the car and how you drive it/where it's used. 6.0 V12 XJ12 certainly suited an automatic and was silky silky silky smooth. But I like the sequential style shift in my Roadster, it adds a different layer of fun and makes it feel like a mini GT race car or rally car as you bang through the gears foot planted on the throttle.

But then I like the tactile feel of a manual in certain situations too.

Stick shift sounds cooler ( that's my excuse and I'm gear sticking to it)