Personally, If you're licking your (gearshift) knob, I think you've got
bigger problems.
And it's way more than I want to know about Bob.
William Loring
;^)
on 11/13/02 2:37 PM, Bob Monday at boysrus_racing@yahoo.com wrote:
> Has anyone else had trouble with that bowling-ball sized chrome shifter
> knob coming off in your hand when you 'throw a big shift'? That's kind
> of unnerving on an autocross course! At least I didn't loft it into the
> radio or drop it into the back seat. That WOULD have been hard to
> recover from while on course! Ever try to drive a slalom with your left
> hand and put the knob back on its post with the right?
>
> It probably happened 4 times last Saturday. Is this natural, or is it
> my technique? (Fortunately, it is under warranty for another 35,100
> miles..) The crazy thing doesn't screw on. It just has some little
> plastic tabs that "lock" (wishful thinking, apparently) into a groove.
>
> I HATE the knob, BTW. Talk about being as cold as a %&%^* #$%$ !!
> Lot's of mass there. I'd advise against putting your tongue on it in
> the winter if you live north of Frostproof, FL!
>
> Bob Monday
> Indpls
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