F1 gearbox Ferrari's advertised as manuals????

[anonymous-user]

On some of the adverts for various Ferrari's they advertise them as manual when they're F1 transmission.
In theory they are both operated manually but slightly misleading in these days of gear stick having a premium over paddle shift, blatantly obvious when you see pictures of inside the car I know.
Any reason for it?

[anonymous-user]

Behemoth said:

It's Ferraris btw, not Ferrari's.

Thanks for the tuition Sir.

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andyman_2006 said:

For me these F1 cars are simply an Auto, if you dont use the paddles it changes for you, simple, and because it does not have a clutch pedal its not a manual you dont need your left foot to change gear. Sure the technicality is its a automated manual, but for me its operated by the driver as an auto.

My view is that traders are of course trying to get more clicks, and buyers interested in the F1 cars, knowing full well the Manual cars are more desirable, its marketing fudge, it annoys me as well.

The same issue with E46 M3's as many have SMG 'boxes and it works in the same way as the F1 box. Same with the Maserati Gransport they use F1 box, but they are all listed as Autos which to me is correct.

Not much you can do about the ad's, a seller can list a car anyway he/she wants, i just look at the first interior pic, if its F1 move on.
Andy

Edited by anonymous-user on Tuesday 11th September 13:06

Tbh I think they're doing an injustice to the F1 set-up by advertising it wrong, it's like saying no one will be that interested if I tell the truth but when new it was seen as the superior option.
I wonder how things would be if the production numbers were reversed between F1 and manual?

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mike01606 said:

Roof down said:

The thing is that at. the time F1 was no doubt very good, but if you had had a crystal ball and told the buyers that 1. It will knock a clutch out twice as fast as a manual 2. It will be troublesome and expensive to fix quite often3. 4.It won’t reverse properly 5.As it ages it will require much time to keep fully operational as the cars become period and old school it won’t look right, then many people would have stuck to manual.
I agree modern cars and the new gearboxes are now the way forward, but they weren’t then.

Obviously speaking from experience. How many F1 cars have you owned exactly?

I have to say - I can't agree with that at all and it certainly hasn't been my experience. Each to their own but do you have data to substantiate any of your points? Driven correctly - and as as mentioned above, sympathetically as per a manual gearbox, the F1 is as smooth as you like on the street. Pushing on, and at the limit on track, it is a joy to use. A proper kick in the back experience such as a DCT will struggle to provide. Would it suit a 308 - never. An 812 - not a chance, but for a short window in time it was the best gearbox available in a production car, and for that it will be remembered.

BTW, my 1930 Rolls Royce has a non-synchromesh 4 speed box with overdrive. Operated poorly it's a pig, but get right and it's perfect.

EDIT: Just to add some data myself - mileage 27,000, clutch wear 22%, F1 repairs so far £350 (upgraded the F1 pump).

Edited by anonymous-user on Friday 14th September 10:56