Most cars have their shifting pattern illustrated on the shifting lever itself. That makes it nice and easy to see where the lever should go for which gear. For some reason, the Beetle designers decided to put it on the ashtray instead. This makes the shifting pattern "the secret of the Beetle": if the ashtray is missing or replaced with a nonstandard one, you just have to guess where reverse is. Luckily, mine still has the illustration.
Sunday, May 15, 2011
Cory's Illustration
Most cars have their shifting pattern illustrated on the shifting lever itself. That makes it nice and easy to see where the lever should go for which gear. For some reason, the Beetle designers decided to put it on the ashtray instead. This makes the shifting pattern "the secret of the Beetle": if the ashtray is missing or replaced with a nonstandard one, you just have to guess where reverse is. Luckily, mine still has the illustration.
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