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Old October 13th 16, 10:42 PM posted to rec.autos.tech
Bob[_53_]
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Hello,

Just curious:

Do any of the new family size sedans, or SUV's have as an option
(anymore) having the gearshift on the steering wheel column ?

Or has that totally gone away now ?

Any cars offer it ?

Bob
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Old October 14th 16, 02:35 AM posted to rec.autos.tech
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Bob wrote:
> Hello,
>
> Just curious:
>
> Do any of the new family size sedans, or SUV's have as an
> option (anymore) having the gearshift on the steering wheel
> column ?
>
> Or has that totally gone away now ?
>
> Any cars offer it ?
>
> Bob



Some pickup trucks have column shift.

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Old October 14th 16, 10:41 AM posted to rec.autos.tech
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A lot of vehicles are migrating their shifters to a position
between the column and console: right below the
climate and stereo controls on the center stack.
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Old October 14th 16, 06:15 PM posted to rec.autos.tech
Steve W.[_6_]
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Bob wrote:
> Hello,
>
> Just curious:
>
> Do any of the new family size sedans, or SUV's have as an option
> (anymore) having the gearshift on the steering wheel column ?
>
> Or has that totally gone away now ?
>
> Any cars offer it ?
>
> Bob


About the only ones are truck based SUVs and the trucks themselves.
With shift by wire they can put the shifter wherever they want. I'm
surprised that many even have a shift pattern on the fake shifter these
days.

--
Steve W.
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Old October 14th 16, 11:15 PM posted to rec.autos.tech
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On Thursday, October 13, 2016 at 11:41:32 PM UTC-10, wrote:
> A lot of vehicles are migrating their shifters to a position
> between the column and console: right below the
> climate and stereo controls on the center stack.


I prefer it to be on the left side of the steering wheel on the dash - as God intended.

http://www.city-data.com/forum/attac...r-dscf0397.jpg
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Old October 14th 16, 11:36 PM posted to rec.autos.tech
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On Friday, October 14, 2016 at 6:15:13 PM UTC-4, dsi1 wrote:
> On Thursday, October 13, 2016 at 11:41:32 PM UTC-10, thl.com wrote:
> > A lot of vehicles are migrating their shifters to a position
> > between the column and console: right below the
> > climate and stereo controls on the center stack.

>
> I prefer it to be on the left side of the steering wheel on the dash - as God intended.
>
> http://www.city-data.com/forum/attac...r-dscf0397.jpg


You must be from England!

Every column-shift car I've driven in the
States I've had to use my right hand.
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Old October 15th 16, 12:54 AM posted to rec.autos.tech
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Kevin Bottorf wrote: "its chrysler push button on the dash not accross the pond.
KB "

dsi1 should have specified that in his reply. Thanks for
clarifying, KB. Finally spotted it in his attachment.


However, is there a vehicle on this planet that
has a left-hand mounted column shifter? I'm
fairly certain such exists.
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Old October 15th 16, 02:17 AM posted to rec.autos.tech
dsi1[_11_]
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On Friday, October 14, 2016 at 12:36:17 PM UTC-10, wrote:
> On Friday, October 14, 2016 at 6:15:13 PM UTC-4, dsi1 wrote:
> > On Thursday, October 13, 2016 at 11:41:32 PM UTC-10, thl.com wrote:
> > > A lot of vehicles are migrating their shifters to a position
> > > between the column and console: right below the
> > > climate and stereo controls on the center stack.

> >
> > I prefer it to be on the left side of the steering wheel on the dash - as God intended.
> >
> > http://www.city-data.com/forum/attac...r-dscf0397.jpg

>
> You must be from England!
>
> Every column-shift car I've driven in the
> States I've had to use my right hand.


Shifting a Torqueflite pushbutton transmission with your right hand would pretty much mean that you've lost your left arm in a coal mining accident or something similar.
 




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