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Haris
07-24-2003, 07:36 PM
Anybody that has ordered 4 speed AT received their cars yet? Just wondering what your opinions on it is if you got it yet.

ibfubar2000
07-24-2003, 07:38 PM
i work at a dealer and i have yet to see an automatic arrive. perhaps there just not that popular.

Haris
07-24-2003, 07:39 PM
That's funny. Some dealer on ebay is already selling an automatic.

ibfubar2000
07-24-2003, 07:45 PM
could be different state or perhaps we just did not order any. but i havent heard anybody here either that has received one yet.

thklam
07-24-2003, 08:20 PM
i saw one in the showroom
the shift on the steering wheel is not really in the right position.
The shift up is actually at the middle to bottom part of the steering wheel rather than middle to the top, not that confortable because you have to move your hand down to shift.

thklam
07-24-2003, 10:30 PM
Got a problem for shift down as well.
It is a bit far away, I have to move my hand a bit to be able to press the button.
I rather prefer the F1 style, with shifter on the middle to top behind the steering wheel. Left is down shift and Right is up shift.

OmegaBob
07-24-2003, 10:35 PM
Having test driven an AT at my dealer, I have to say that I like the position of the paddle shifters. Very similar to my ol' 2k Celica GT-S.

The 8 has the added benefit of being able able to shift on the wheel and the stick.

DisneyDestroyer
07-25-2003, 11:05 AM
John Hine has one sitting there, and when I visited Tustin they had two. Like the man said, I think it's just not a very popular option, so there aren't that many around.