question from a paranoid owner
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From: Charlotte, NC
Originally Posted by boofer,Oct 29 2007, 04:23 PM
also, i really don't understand how people can think 2nd gear is 4th. i'm not trying to be a jerk here, and i sincerely hope you didn't damage your car at all, but the position of 2nd gear is so much different from 4th to me. not only in this car, but my previous 3 manual cars as well. i never understood the 3rd to 4th misshift into 2nd, because you really do have to put pressure on the shifter to the left in order to get it in there.
i haven't ever missed a shift like that, ever. i don't powershift, but i don't shift like a grandma either. of course, that doesn't mean i'm a better driver than anyone else, but it's hard for me to grasp the concept of missing a shift like that. there's no reason for it to go left or right if you're just pulling straight back, either from 3rd-4th or 5th-4th shifting. the shifter automatically resets itself to the center gates.
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From: Land of Cincinnati Chili
Originally Posted by watchdogd,Nov 1 2007, 05:56 PM
You laugh but I've seen it. Maybe I should have worded it differently.
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Originally Posted by watchdogd,Oct 29 2007, 05:08 PM
if a driver made a one time mistake on a downshift as in his case and the car crapped out they would cover it.
Driver error is not covered under warrenty, end of story, period.
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From: Dry Branch
Originally Posted by SheDrivesIt,Nov 1 2007, 06:18 PM
Look, I can pretty much guarantee you that at least 95 percent of dealerships will not cover a mechanical overrev no matter how few miles are on the car. If you misshift severely and overrev, you bought it. That's pretty much always been the story on manual tranny cars.
What happens when a car is financed, and has to be covered by insurance to protect the lender? If you blow the engine in a new S2000, and can't afford to get it fixed, and then defalut on the loan because you can't afford to get the car fixed, does the lender have to eat the loss, or does the comprehensive insurance policy you're required to have to protect his interest cover *his* loss? I know if you drive the car into a tree (for example) your comprehensive insurance covers it, even if you do it on purpose (though look for a cancelation in such cases
), and it seems to me that an accident is an accident, and should be covered. If it's not, and you financed a car with a manual transmisison, you are at risk every time you shift gears. How is missing a gear any different than not missing a tree?Comprehensive insurance is "conprehensive," so unless the policy specifically disallows this kind of accident then I think it should be covered. If it weren't, lenders would require an additional policy to protect them against losses due to missed shifts.
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