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Posted by: @jkuvakas

@perrone1, Classy!!

Thank you sir!!



   
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Posted by: @chris

@perrone1 That's nice Tony, but looks a little dated...Β  Β  What's that thing?Β  Β  Β πŸ€” 😏 πŸ˜€ 😏 πŸ€” πŸ˜€Β 

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Chris, an electronic shift. Electronic park, neutral and reverse, then drive and manual to enable paddle shifters on wheel.



   
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Posted by: @perrone1

Chris, an electronic shift. Electronic park, neutral and reverse, then drive and manual to enable paddle shifters on wheel.

Right, right...Β  Β but I had to razz you a bit.Β  πŸ˜€Β  Β Soon Cadillac will phase out all shift-levers and replace them with buttons or one round "wheel."Β  Β 

My wife was bit upset (but kind of impressed ) to discover she now shifts using buttons.Β  I had to remind her that "no gear-shift lever"Β  is nothing new.Β  My 1957 Dodge was all pushbuttons....a very reliable & durable cable-line set-up!Β  I had a '56 Packard that was electronic push-button....which was terrible and had to be replaced with a gear-shift lever.

I just know one day, her drive-by-wire system will glitch, and I'll be stuck in reverse!Β  πŸ™„ 😯 πŸ™„

1957 Dodge Coronet   Copy
1956 Packard Clipper nl

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@chris I sure remember the MoPar pushbutton trans on the dash. It felt weird to drive at first but SO futuristic!



   
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Posted by: @perrone1

It felt weird to drive at first but SO futuristic!

In a 1950's car, yes!Β  Today, however (personally ), I see it more as a PITA!Β  I miss gear-shift levers... πŸ˜” πŸ˜•Β 



   
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Posted by: @chris
Posted by: @perrone1

It felt weird to drive at first but SO futuristic!

In a 1950's car, yes!Β  Today, however (personally ), I see it more as a PITA!Β  I miss gear-shift levers... πŸ˜” πŸ˜•Β 

πŸ‘



   
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My 2014 GMC Terrain was in for its 100,00 mile service and the loaner was a new Terrain..no cd player and a push button transmission? No thanks,Β 


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Posted by: @david-vandermeer

no cd player

Wow, a CD player is like having an 8-track. In 2018 I ordered a new car.... for laughs I asked about a CD player (I mainly use memory sticks that I plug into the USB ports... 2,500 + free songs I uploaded from YT )Β  Β  A CD player was a dealer-installed option for $1,000 and it would go in the glove box.Β  Β Naturally, I passed.Β 



   
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