No, just bring back Crash box's, that’ll thin the roads out a bit. Do away with power steering that’ll thin em out even more
I had a starter motor failure on arrival at a Portugese camper stop blocking reception, luckily there was a guy there with a loader and a strap, because I have a manual I could bump start it, and get it onto a pitch where a local mechanic swapped the starter out. Had I had an auto I would have been stuck waiting for recovery.Till the cables snap or the clutch goes
There is a few experts on hereA cable can be replaced myself & a clutch can be fitted in a morning.
Very few experts available comformatic contraptions
I say lets get a petition going and bring back the 3.0L to the ducatoI’m sure I once read on here that a high percentage of comfortmatic problems had a 2.3L engine at the side of it
Yes I know there are more 2.3L engines out there but could there be something in it?? Who knows
I’ve had 2 comfortmatics, both coupled up to 3.0L zero glitches
True manuals, with a clutch pedal, are all mechanically connected.
Cables from stick to box
you haven't been able to touch brake & accelerator even on an auto back in 2003 if it has cruise control or Tempomat. my 2003 kia would go straight in to limp mode with eml on until you took foot off accelerator
as above the brake pedal has to drop the cruise out so if the ecu 'sees' brake 6 accelerator being used together it thinks there is a fault
until they put the slave cylinder inside the gearbox.
Its very easy to see why that is no good, It has Magneti Marelli written on it - this is italian for "unreliable"This is the culprit and what you get instead of a gearstick & clutch pedal.
To be honest, I think mechanically it’s a fairly robust system. From what i am led to believe, most problems and faults are electrically related (Sensor & actuator).
I may be wrong but a large percentage of faults appear, when the clutch has worn beyond the parameters of the system. A clutch re-calibration, resets the parameters & off you go for 1000’s more trouble free miles.
Obviously, this can only be achieved by software capable of talking to the ecu & a competent operator. It would appear that we have some members on here with the required software and more knowledge than a large percentage of fiat dealerships. A small business opportunity perhaps
Obviously automatics are far more desirable, I just wish we could trust them a little more.
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I had a robotised gearbox on a new Citroen. It was absolutely dreadful - among other issues the long delay between gears meant that getting onto busy roundabouts was a nightmare. After the permanent Stop/Start had woken the engine it would then select 1st until into the middle of the traffic at about 15mph when the car would slow down whilst it changed very slowly to 2nd by which time I was getting the finger or hooting from the car behind. It wasn't possible to pull away in 2nd and hold it there as the selector lever had only 'P', 'R', and 'D' options. I only kept the car for 6 weeks and four of those were spent looking for something with which to replace it.
Maybe severe arthritis in the left leg?
Just remembered a Porsche 911 Sportomatic II had from the late 70's aswell - that was the most fragile system I've owned although when working it was better than the plain manual which had to most stupidly heavy clutch. It really only made the clutch automatic you still had to stir the pudding bowl to change gears but the gear stick had various micro switches to tell he clutch and gearbox selector what to do.The comfortmatic is my 3rd robotised mechanical. The best was the Maserati Duoselect and the worst is the Smart Roadster, but all reliable and easy enough to drive once you found their style. Still miss the rev matching on downshift in sport mode of the Duoselect box
I think you will find your Iveco box is made by ZF
I think you will find your Iveco box is made by ZF
Wasnt this Clarksons original "stupid flappy paddle gearbox"?
So is RS for robotic selectionZF robotised manual = ‘clunky thing’
We can tell you live out on the moors. Try driving around the M25 in rush hour you will soon change your mind.Why would they make things so complicated it’s beyond me, you can understand to some extent doing it for emissions, but a gearbox
Give me an old fashioned manual any day, simple is best.
Especially for oaps eh Lenny
Had my first auto when I was 25.Especially for oaps eh Lenny
Oh you have been an oap for a long while thenHad my first auto when I was 25.
I wouldn't agree that they're better for a mh. I can sometimes go for 3-4 hours in top gear. I try and time my use of the M25 to avoid rush hour.
I shift is definitely the best, shame you cant get a v8 Volvo thoughIf only Volvo would knock an i-shift up for Fiat
I have fond memories of the E 60 M 5 with the SMG gearbox as you say very good when pressing on as was the earlier SMG in a previous M3 my current M5 has the ZF gearbox and it really is good smooth and easy to use but I do miss the connection you get with a manual gearbox feels like you are more in control
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