Unrelated, but my elderly uncle drove a minivan with an automatic transmission that he drove like it was a manual. He would start from every stop by putting the shifter into “1” and then “2” and then “D” and then back to “N” when he stopped. He was a former Navy pilot (A-1 Skyraiders) and I guess he just couldn’t accept the loss of control that goes with an automatic. It doesn’t seem like this could possibly have been good for the transmission, but I dunno.
there was a wife of a billionaire who drowned by accidentally driving a tesla into a pond on her estate, because of the touchscreen gearshifting problem. I’ll try and look up a source of anyone wants it
On some Teslas, even the gear selection is done through the touchscreen. Fucking awful design.
No. Way.
How is that legal?
Oh wait, it’s not a manual of course…
It’s a modern EV… It doesn’t even have a transmission.
All you’re picking is Park, Drive, Neutral, or Reverse.
Yeah, I was tired when posting lol, it’s the same on my own EV 😄 (not the gear on screen part)
Yeah, you aren’t changing gears while driving, you’re switching between forward and backward, so you’re already stationary.
Unrelated, but my elderly uncle drove a minivan with an automatic transmission that he drove like it was a manual. He would start from every stop by putting the shifter into “1” and then “2” and then “D” and then back to “N” when he stopped. He was a former Navy pilot (A-1 Skyraiders) and I guess he just couldn’t accept the loss of control that goes with an automatic. It doesn’t seem like this could possibly have been good for the transmission, but I dunno.
Just like on my own EV car with a knob for backwards and forwards (and neutral) 😆 I was tired when posting that comment lol
there was a wife of a billionaire who drowned by accidentally driving a tesla into a pond on her estate, because of the touchscreen gearshifting problem. I’ll try and look up a source of anyone wants it
Was that Mitch McConnell 's sister in law?
the very same! Angela Chao