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Originally Posted by JCL
....I understand wanting to switch it if an individual has another brand of vehicle that is reversed (or an early steptronic in the garage as well), then having them the same would make a lot of sense.
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You are right, that is a real problem. My wife now has an '05 G35 sport which has opposite shifting from my X5... i.e.... the G35 is forward to UPSHIFT and back to DOWNSHIFT. I absolutely hate it. This is not only because it is different from mine, it is that it is just counter-intuitive for the exact reason B-Line states. You should pull back to shift up as your arm and body will naturally be pulled back in the seat under hard acceleration. Similarly, you should push forward to downshift as you will naturally be pushed toward the windshield under hard braking/deceleration. Exactly like all the fine race-engineered cars around the world.
I am currently looking for a solution for the G35 trans. It is a very fun car and will really scoot when pushed. But when I drive it now I just can't use manual mode as it just doesn't seem right at all.
In the end, we all have to be pleased and should make the trans exactly the way we want it no matter what someone else says. In my .02 cents, the X5 trans is already correct. Good luck!