Ed,
No, your friends were totally correct, it is a bit "screwy" and why it
feels so comfortable is a mystery to me, but from day one, it did.
Steven
In a message dated 11/5/2009 9:18:47 A.M. Pacific Standard Time,
edriver@sasktel.net writes:
Hi Steven
My comment was a quote of friends who tried my BN1 I have never had a
problem.
Kind regards
Ed
Saskatoon
_ATIGHTPROD@aol.com_ (mailto:ATIGHTPROD@aol.com) wrote:
I also have a very early BN1, with the stock 3 speed and from the first
time I drove it, it felt comfortable and not at all daunting. Not sure why,
but it never presented a problem either physically or mentally. It just felt
"right" and natural. It's just a little tight in the legroom department,
but I agree that it really adds to the charm of my car.
Steven Kingsbury
BN1 #598
In a message dated 11/4/2009 9:33:02 P.M. Pacific Standard Time,
_glemon@neb.rr.com_ (mailto:glemon@neb.rr.com) writes:
"You are correct. The only thing for most the shift pattern for North
Americans is a bit screwy ;-)
Regards
Ed
Saskatoon"
You are right, but I have to say I am certainly not the most dextorous guy
in the world and the reverse pattern three speed on the BN1 box never
really
caused me any problems, it is admittedly an archaic gearbox with weak
synchros and probably not overly strong period, but I always felt it was
part of the unique charm of the car, and worked pretty well with the O/D
and
broad torque band of the motor. I did shop around until I found a good
used
stock shift ball which had not been worn so much that you couldn't paint
the
shift pattern back on it.
I even drove a 5 speed modern car as my daily driver and switched back and
forth no problems. As was mentioned a short time ago on the list the RHD
version has the same box, but does have a funky shift lever to accomodate
the severe left hand mount of the remote mechanism on the BN1 box.
Greg Lemon
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