The Itty Bitty NOVA VW Committee

[Senor_Taylor]

While Joey's car is looking great. Mine and Zach's both took hits during the storm with nice new chips in our hoods (from flying shingles, we assume) and my door got caught in the wind when opening it and it now has a spot I need to fill.

If I was to complain about anything in this car, it's the shifter feel. It feels really nice compared to all of the blown out shifts I've felt, but it is more vague than I expected. The 6-3 downshift is actually really hard to do. The shifter gets caught in this twilight zone and get stuck on the "gates" inside. You have to make a very conscious effort to make 90 degree turns when navigating that shift. It's hard to get into reverse some times and shifting into 6 is not super pleasurable. I'll always compare it to a Miata, which is the nicest "click" into gear you'll ever have, but these shifters made of 50 different rubber bushings really feel "manufactured". It's like they simulate the feeling of the gears clunking into place with the rubber bushings and it causes a squishy experience. I'm sure it's 100% fine for most people, but it's just things I notice when doing stupid race-boi shifts.