8th Generation Honda Civic Forum - View Single Post - Is it just me or does the shifter seem cheap

nsxpowered · 04-08-2006, 02:54 AM

You know the cheap cars have shifters that you can feel the vibrations and engine rattles. That's how my 94 prelude vtec was. On the NSX, RX7, Porsche 996, 997 the shifter is smooth. When you don't have the transfer of rattles, it's safer for the tranmission gears as well. A BMW mechanic told me about how not to touch the shifter when driving in gear because it causes grinding when in gear. This is what they were taught in Germany at the BMW manufacturing plant.

So I love the quality of the new civic shifter. It feels the same as the high dollar cars.

04-08-2006, 02:54 AM	#6 (permalink)
nsxpowered Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Age: 34 Posts: 23	The Civic Shifter is the best! You know the cheap cars have shifters that you can feel the vibrations and engine rattles. That's how my 94 prelude vtec was. On the NSX, RX7, Porsche 996, 997 the shifter is smooth. When you don't have the transfer of rattles, it's safer for the tranmission gears as well. A BMW mechanic told me about how not to touch the shifter when driving in gear because it causes grinding when in gear. This is what they were taught in Germany at the BMW manufacturing plant. So I love the quality of the new civic shifter. It feels the same as the high dollar cars.