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I liked it but it would occasionally slip out of alignment, and I had to pull over, open the hood, and pop it back into place with a large screwdriver (or whatever was handy).
Yeah, I had a 74 Duster and I once in awhile I had to pop the linkage along the firewall back into place with spudwrench.
For some odd reason bench seats are out of style and so is the need for column shifters. I like big bench seats but the last car I had with one was a 96 Crown Vic; it had a huge split bench with fold down armrests.
Pickups still do the bench seat-column shifter thing but they're all autos now; no more three on the tree.
Column shifters have been gradually disappearing for years now. They were still pretty common during the 90's, but today there are only a handful of vehicles that have them. In a few years, I don't expect any vehicles, except police cars, to have column shifters.
With advancements in computers, sensors and transmissions, they might as well do away with transmission levers completely. Just place some buttons, or a knob, on the drivers dash to place the car in drive, reverse, or park. Get rid of that lever and free up the floor space. Of course, unmistakable cues, such as lights and sounds, will be needed so that the driver knows, without a doubt, what drive mode the car is in. That is the only purpose the transmission lever seems to serve. It takes some concentration to place a car in park or reverse using a lever.
My 2015, Silverado LTZ has an auto with a column shifter and it takes NO MORE concentration to place it in park then a floor shifter. If someone has a problem placing column shifter into park, they will also have the same problem placing the floor shifter LEVER into park and probably need to stop driving!
But I do like column shifters, it gives me a lot more room in the console.
Yep... I also had a 1966 Saab 96-- 4 speed on the column... 3 cylinder...2 stroke engine... How about that?
For an accurate quarter mile time you needed a sundial.
It had a free-wheel feature....just take your foot off the gas and the car automatically went into neutral and you coasted away....just step on the gas and it was back in gear.
Had to be one of the ugliest cars ever with a sloping back that looked like it was designed in the late 40's.
I should post a picture of it... that Saab did get me through college however.
Some new Lincolns (MKZ I am pretty sure) use a push button tranny. It's all electronic anyway.
Some MKz's, all MKCs, have have them.
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