Jay,
Your right, they're wrong. Maybe there was something wrong with the shift
mechanism on that particular car. But even though mine jumps out of third on
the over-run, you could never call it vague. They should drive a BMC front
drive car....
Vic
Jay_Laifman@countrywide.com wrote:
> The latest (and last) issue of British Car Magazine has an article
> comparing one guy's Alpine to his Tiger. The Alpine is a Series IV with a
> single downdraft Weber, noted at 80 hp. The writers complained about the
> lack of power (too bad they didn't ask for mine). But, stock is stock -
> or at least close to stock is close to stock.
>
> Anyway, the primary reason I'm writing is about the shifting. I'm still
> baffled by this. They said that the shifting was vague. I've driven lots
> of cars over the years, MGs, Triumphs, Porsches, Austin Healeys, Jaguars,
> Alfa Romeos - though admittedly no Lotus or Fiat. I've always felt the
> Alpine box was actually quite nice. The gate was well defined. The side
> to side width was short. The movement in and out of gears was smooth and
> fast. I'll admit that forward-back throw is longer than a Miata, but
> certainly shorter than a Austin Healey, and similar to all the others. So
> what gives? Have I just driven the wrong cars? Are there other cars out
> there with remarkably better shifting?
>
> I will say that the TR3A I drove did have a tighter, shorter shift feel.
> But, at the same time, I thought compared to all the other cars I've
> driven, it was the closest to the Alpine in feel.
>
> Jay
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