It doesn't bother me really. You don't interact with it much, and it's not in your way like the ones in the Odyssey/Sienna which is mounted to the left of the audio/HVAC controls. Now
that design irks the heck out of me!
I think the rationale is this: Most of the women I know that want a minivan don't like column mounted shifters. They think it is a pickup truck. That's why my mom didn't want an Escalade -- thanks to the column mounted shifter.
And of course a floor mounted shifter eats up room -- and minivans are supposed to be spacious.
I think it works okay. I don't use the manumatic feature all that much (other than perhaps to hold a gear going downhill), so it doesn't make much of a difference for me. My wife likes it though
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Originally Posted by drew630
Nice van, but question, does the dash mounted shifter bother you at all. I have never understood this design and am wondering if you see any benefits of it being on the dash.
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2008 HHR SS 5 speed.
2008 Chrysler T&C, Signature Series.
2007 Mustang GT Vert, 475bhp Saleen SC.
Previously:
2006 Explorer Eddie Bauer Edition
2005 Dodge SRT-4
2004 Cadillac CTS
1998 Honda Accord
1997 LS1 Corvette