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Mon Jul 11, 2005 8:58 pm

have never actually driven a beetle before, how does the gearshift pattern go?

a bit silly, but i know it is a wierd gearshift pattern...

Mon Jul 11, 2005 9:01 pm

Mon Jul 11, 2005 9:02 pm

Just the usual H pattern. Reverse is odd. Go into neutral, press down and go into second, that is your reverse gear.

Mon Jul 11, 2005 9:04 pm

Nothiing wierd about it! Reverse is down and then back towards second.

Mon Jul 11, 2005 9:04 pm

ah i see, thank you

Mon Jul 11, 2005 9:08 pm

Not all of the shifters are pressed down for reverse, I have an EMPI shifter where you pull up on a finger loop. But the position you move into is the same.

Mon Jul 11, 2005 9:14 pm

what's funny is when you've been driving a VW for awhile, then you get in a standard 5-speed and try to push down and can't figure why you can't grab reverse. or, you go around town in 4th gear all day

Mon Jul 11, 2005 9:16 pm

Tue Jul 12, 2005 4:06 am

after uv driven one,go and find one!!!its fun! :twisted:

Tue Jul 12, 2005 8:51 am

It's also funny when I get back in our truck which has an automatic transmission after driving the bug for a while... I'm stomping on the floor for a clutch that isn't there and reaching for a non-existant shifter!

Tue Jul 12, 2005 9:41 am

Claire wrote: It's also funny when I get back in our truck which has an automatic transmission after driving the bug for a while... I'm stomping on the floor for a clutch that isn't there and reaching for a non-existant shifter!

ive slammed on brakes too many times in the work trucks because of that. :wink:

Tue Jul 12, 2005 3:00 pm

what do you guys think of these new dsg type transmitions? (paddle shifters). they say that they are not as good in terms of performance but the vw/audi dsg one is the best.