Re: short-shifter thoughts (or, longer ain't necessarily better)

[quk@isham-research.demon.co.uk (Phil Payne)]

In message <v03130300b24e64655679@[206.106.147.12]> Phil Rose writes:

> I consider the shift lever of my '91 200q a bit too long for (my) comfort,
> and recently I've been doing some shifting by grasping the lever _below_
> the knob, ya know--where it abutts the top of the shift boot. Well, call me
> delusional, but I keep concluding that I'm getting smoother, more precise
> shifting that way (although a bit more effort).

I often change gear in the MB with two fingers around the base of the
knob.  And I've also thought about shortening the stick.

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 Phil Payne
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