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Originally Posted by stom_m3
Does anyone else find it hard to use the paddles vs the gear shift lever in their manumatic? I've driven manuals in all my previous sports cars and I find it hard to adapt to the paddles vs moving the gear shift lever. With a manual, there's a huge timing component when charging hard into a corner; brake, down shift, heel/toe, match revs, and hit the apex. I find my timing completely off because I no longer have to use so much movement. In the end, I know it'll be faster from a timing perspective but I find myself always using the gear shift as opposed to the paddles. Anyone else have this issue or am I just the old dog that can't learn new tricks...
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I'm a long time MT driver. This ZF sport AT is an amazing automatic, but I think my F30 335i driving experience would be more fun if I had stuck with the MT.
To your question, I too prefer using the lever instead of the paddles.
I do think it's because of all the years with MT.
Also, there's so much less to do when driving the AT that I find using the lever gives me at least something to do.
When I use the paddles it seems even more clinical even though they are easier access, just lift a finger and pull.
