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Originally Posted by Cautionary tale
I don't want to start a war I like the challenger too but from what I've heard from mechanics is that dodge Chrysler trannies are horrible in the long run... but no car is perfect.... two dodge cars I owned tranny fail, one at 41,000... and I don't abuse my cars
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The ZF is not built by Chrysler and it goes into high end cars like the Jags. But not looking for a war or even a comparo as I have my own complaints about the ZF (all related to inconsistent shift points in auto mode due to adaptives). My point was that I don't see why there has to be such a delay between the paddle and the actual shift.
On the argument that "you are not shifting" an automatic, that's just semantics. If you initiate the shift, it doesn't really matter whether you do it with the press of a finger or a stab of the left foot plus moving a lever. On a fairly responsive paddle shifter, you still controlled the shift and achieved the chosen gear faster than a manual. So I don't see where semantics come into play. Of course you are not manually operating the gear mechanism on an automatic. But that's just semantics. You are still controlling the gear changes and it's not like your "request" is going to be denied or even delayed unless it would result in engine damage or lugging/stalling.
Mike