Are you afraid to drive in "D" mode?

[Macaw]

I have the opposite problem since my left foot is doing "nothing" I sometimes forget I'm in manual and can't figure out why the car isn't upshifting!

[SmartDigger]

Originally Posted by chieftmc

Just leave my 09 in "D" and switch to manual via paddle

You're gonna LIKE the upgrade Cube

I do the same. If I am not in a rush I will keep it in D

[burtandnancy]

I'm 99% manual, due to traffic and living on a hilly section of town, I hate to get into too high a gear and "lug" the motor, or loose all accelleration. I never go into 5th under 50/60 mph...

[SubSlr88]

For the first couple of months I used the paddle shifters. Then I switched to "D". I found that it made a little difference in my mileage and that I was probably tending to over-rev in +- mode. I'm not real fond of the low speed shift (35-38) into 5th gear in Auto but drive most of the time that way. It does help the mileage since most of my driving is around town, 35 -50 mph.
When I feel 'sporty' I'll use the paddles, too~!
It's great to be able to do either~!

[smark]

I drive in manual. Sometime I forget shifting from first to second, that shifting down isn't second, like a normal manual transmission.

If you rest you hand on the shifter while driving i can see you putting it into neutral. Its happen to me on other cars, I've owned. Not on this one.

[RACNXTG3]

Originally Posted by Bill Marshall

Why manual?

cause manual is tight tight like its "G" lol. but i know a few people who perfer manual for excitement and taking it to the track, autocross, etc.

[Chief Wahoo]

Originally Posted by smartHHO

I use the paddles ALL the itme. That meands as soon as I shift to D, I hit the down paddle and I am in Manual and a way I go. No problems there.

they discontinued the paddle shifters in the 2009 models

at least in my pure they did
it was hard to shift while cornering

[padi176715]

I drive in D all the time, not used to driving a manual without a clutch. I do however hit the - paddle from time to time while turning a corner. My '09 Brabus does have the paddles

[Fuse 11]

Originally Posted by Chief Wahoo

they discontinued the paddle shifters in the 2009 models

at least in my pure they did
it was hard to shift while cornering

The Pure never had them, stock.
Were they ever an option on the Pure, though?

-Rusty

[JPaul]

Originally Posted by Fuse 11

The Pure never had them, stock.
Were they ever an option on the Pure, though?

-Rusty

In 07, when I first "configured", I could opt for a three spokes steering wheel.
(After selecting several options, I found out it was cheaper to select a passion, and that's what I got.)
Today, in some (UK) market, a pure can be selected with the BRABUS three spokes steering wheel that comes with the paddle. No more on the US "configurator"...