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      06-08-2007, 02:02 AM   #1
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Magnesium Paddle Shifters!!!!

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Yeah I thought about that too. I guess the commercial was made in a way so that you have to go test drive it to find out WHY they put a sport tuned suspension on the car.

Also, those shifters look hella cheesy and cheap.
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^^^ No i was only refering to the "magnesium paddle shifters" that they advertised haha. They didnt talk about the function of tranmission or anything like that, just the fact that the paddles themselves are made out of magnesium. Which to me is like........ok......so what haha? They could be made out of plastic for all it matters.
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Magnesium is light and strong- that's the only reason I could think of.

THey've also put them in their SUV, the Outlander. eh...
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on their website it says the magnesium paddles prevent it from burning your fingers when you shift. LMAO!!
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What's really annoying are that the shifters are mounted to the steering column and not the wheel. So you can only really shift with them when you're going straight.
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What's really annoying are that the shifters are mounted to the steering column and not the wheel. So you can only really shift with them when you're going straight.
you're not supposed to shift in the middle of a corner when you're really driving hard
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on their website it says the magnesium paddles prevent it from burning your fingers when you shift. LMAO!!
HAHA are you serious!!!???? HAHA WTF!! Wow man the shit that people will believe
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