My knob hurts!

[richardh]

fnah, fnah!

But seriously... Does anyone with a Leon FR manual find the gear know incredibly uncomfortable to use?

I find it digs into the hand if you prefer, as I do, to change gear with the palm of your hand.

Anyone changed theirs for one of the 'knobs' offered by SEAT or anyone else for that matter?

 

[chrisboyle999]

i find my knob very comfortable in my hand thankyou very much.

 

[kerrbryan]

 

[Tam]

Perhaps your not used to such a big knob ???

Okay, Joking aside, you really don't need much force to change gear so you shouldn't need to grab it / hold it that tight to hurt you?

 

[ghosty]

we have flaps instead of a knob

 

[jimbo_FRDSG]

we have flaps instead of a knob

ooooooohhhh erm missus.....

Dead right though ....these stick shifters are positively prehistoric.

 

[richardh]

This thread is sounding more like a "Carry On" script with every post. I'm half expecting Sid James to post next.

I am surprised that no-one finds gear knob an unusual and uncomfortable shape - must be me. Having come from an Altea DSG I guess I must be more a of 'flaps' man than a 'knob' man after all!

 

[k4ith]

I changed my FR gear knob as it was a pain, picked another from the seat range and it feels much better looks better too.

 

[Ali_Hayes]

the fr gear knob i find quality. And is to the comments about we have paddles i thing paddles are for girls who need both hands on the wheel.

 

[MatthewB]

Nah it's so we can change gear whilst "flipping the bird" at the chav in the Nova SR

 

[Ali_Hayes]

lol well yeah thats a good reason.
So what is it really like then the old paddle shift would u neva go back to a gear stick now.
Lol well one thing is u do have to give the bird to alot of chavs the seem to think the badge seat means slow the must of mist the fr or i was driving to fast past them on the autobahn they could not see it.
I am so happy i live in germany god bless the autobahn.

 

[amnesia]

The paddle shift is good. It feels quick, too. I think in most cases, the paddle shift is quicker than actual manual gear change. So it helps out a lot when you're racing - Which is what it's about. The paddle shift just makes it seem more sportier and when you feel like cruising, you can without worrying about changing gear. It's good.

 

[MatthewB]

I think that once I've unprogrammed my brain from a manual (had the car 4 days) then the DSG will be much better. I'm still a bit awkward and the times I've used the paddles I've never been as "on the ball" with gear choice than in a manual.

The only thing I wish I could change is the gear change direction on the stick (in manual mode). For some reason Seat have it so pushing the stick up changes up a gear, and to my mind it should be the other way round. But I am a leftie so it's probably my brain that's wired wrong.

 

[coopra R]

Had a MK5 R32 with DSG...a technological marvel & certainly quick through the gears - sounds great too, as each shift is made at the limits of the rev counter ! (just before red of course !).

Only thing is.....I felt quite unattached from the driving of the car because of it & found myself using the sequential change with the stick more often than not - didn't bother with the paddles at all !

Personal opinion.....but I much prefer manual transmission !