Paul Johnson wrote:
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>On Sun, Mar 16, 2003 at 06:23:04PM +0000, Pigeon wrote:
>> with even slightly different controls - like a different gearshift
>> pattern - nobody would buy it.
>
>Explain Volkswagen's shifting pattern through the 1970s, where
>shifting to reverse was the same as shifting into first gear except
>you pushed the gearshift down while doing it...heck, the vehicle best
>known for that pattern, the Vanagon, became a cultural icon in the US
>(the hippie bus).
Not quite. The pattern is/was:
1 3
| |
--------
| | |
R 2 4
Pushing down on the shifter let it clear the lock-out in the shift gate.
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