http://www.gbmini.net/wp/2005/01/the_first_auto_mcs_at_mini_peabody/ Life with MINIs (and other cars!) Wed, 08 Sep 2010 18:52:06 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 http://www.gbmini.net/wp/2005/01/the_first_auto_mcs_at_mini_peabody/comment-page-1/#comment-272 Ian Cull Tue, 01 Feb 2005 18:20:12 +0000 http://www.gbmini.net/wp/2005/01/the_first_auto_mcs_at_mini_peabody/#comment-272 Gavin, My understanding is that you pull towards you or push away from you to shift up or down - hopefully pull towards you shifts down (increases revs) which seems more natural, but not having driven one I am not certain. The left & right paddles do the same thing. Gavin,
My understanding is that you pull towards you or push away from you to shift up or down – hopefully pull towards you shifts down (increases revs) which seems more natural, but not having driven one I am not certain.
The left & right paddles do the same thing.

]]> http://www.gbmini.net/wp/2005/01/the_first_auto_mcs_at_mini_peabody/comment-page-1/#comment-271 Gavin Tue, 01 Feb 2005 02:59:47 +0000 http://www.gbmini.net/wp/2005/01/the_first_auto_mcs_at_mini_peabody/#comment-271 Yuk..! What is that center roof console. What ugly, cluttered design..! I don't like it at all. Do you know if the paddle shifters are supposed to be pushed towards the speedo with the thumbs, or pulled towards the driver with the fingers..? It looks like the former, but I'd have thought the latter was more ergonomic - I'm sure most paddle shifts are the latter... I do like the new 3 piece dash though - wish I could get that in my 02 :) Yuk..!
What is that center roof console. What ugly, cluttered design..! I don’t like it at all.
Do you know if the paddle shifters are supposed to be pushed towards the speedo with the thumbs, or pulled towards the driver with the fingers..? It looks like the former, but I’d have thought the latter was more ergonomic – I’m sure most paddle shifts are the latter…
I do like the new 3 piece dash though – wish I could get that in my 02

]]> http://www.gbmini.net/wp/2005/01/the_first_auto_mcs_at_mini_peabody/comment-page-1/#comment-270 MrV Sun, 30 Jan 2005 02:49:16 +0000 http://www.gbmini.net/wp/2005/01/the_first_auto_mcs_at_mini_peabody/#comment-270 Did you drive it ? Lot's of folks anxiously waiting a real life test drive review on this car. Did you drive it ? Lot’s of folks anxiously waiting a real life test drive review on this car.

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