Push button gearshifts
So there was some banter about the the old push button gearshifts that some Chrysler vehicles used. Seems it wasn't just Chrysler using push buttons Ford did also and they put the buttons in the cente...
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Nolan wrote:rjstractor wrote:
Heavy trucks with Allison automatics have used push button shifting for many years. Kind of like push button start, I really don't see what the big deal is.
Same here. Don't see what the big deal is. Don't have the push button on our truck, but have seen them on other trucks. Do have the push button starter on our truck.
Glad this has been brought up. Nearly every automatic, and auto-shift, heavy duty truck, bus, tour coach runs a push button control pad.
There's nothing "un-truck" or "unmanly" about push button shifters. In fact, only light duty vehicles use linkage shifters...
