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Originally Posted by toyota86
It's about cost. Its cheaper to design and make one mechanism to fit everything. And, it's about what works. If it works well and no one is complaining, there is no reason to change it.
That being said, I do not like the way mercedes auto shifts left and right. Also to note. The bmw smg shifter shifts with -ve being forward and +ve being backward. Not all auto cars that shift up/down are like this. Some have +ve as forward and -ve as backward. It takes getting used to.
Anyways, I prefer my cars manual.
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True, it may save cost, but they're trying to save "cost" on like a $1/2million car? They can do it on the C250, but in the SLR 722S? If they are sacrificing driver experiencing for cost on a car like the 722S, I don't know wtf they're thinking. I'm sure not only will SLR722 owners complain, car enthusiasts like the majority of RS will probably complain. I know a lot of cars don't have the + on the bottom and the - on the top. In fact, the majority of the cars have it backwards. The only cars I've seen with the + on the bottom are the EVO X MR, Mazdas, and BMWs. Even the Audi R8 has the + on the top lol.
I prefer my cars manual too, but not all drivers do, and for my class we're not designing for ourselves lol.