do you like the rotary shifter more

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Hemipower95

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I dont mind it, but i dont prefer it. I showed some people, and their like wtf
 

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I like it better than a column shifter, but less than a manual. A few times I've reached up and twisted the fan control instead of the shifter which is rather annoying.
 

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Why do you guys not like it?

Clearly I don't have one lol so I'm curious.
 

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I hated it at first. It's grown on me. I like it for the most part.

Although, a couple times when I go out of my normal routine and back up to talk to a neighbor or something, I've turned it the wrong way by mistake and hit park instead of drive. Oops

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I like it better than a column shifter, but less than a manual. A few times I've reached up and twisted the fan control instead of the shifter which is rather annoying.

Yeah ive done that too a couple of times too!
 

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I love it. It is so cool. I have had multiple trucks with the column shifter. I don't mind it either. But, when people get in my truck, they are always amazed by the rotary shifter.

It take some time to get used it. Sometimes I forgot to put in in park. Oops lol. Don't freak out on me. "Omg horrible dangerous driver!" That's not the case. It rolls 1/2 inch forward and I say.... "Oh yeah haha." After awhile, you get used to it.

I think it is nefty.
 

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I loved it since day one, and I love it two years later. It's clean, modern, works perfectly and saves a ton of room on the column and the center console. The shifters in the other trucks are a waste of space and not necessary.
 

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I'm not a fan of it. I have done the put it in park by accident, or forget to put it in park when I shut it off. I have also turned the radio and fan control knob without thinking about it. Hell I'm surprised I haven't accidentally shut the truck off


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Put me down for a strong dislike of it, at the very least it could have been on the center console .
 

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I love the rotary dial. Nothing wrong except maybe it could be moved away from the A/C knobs or on a center console
 

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I don't understand the hate for it. Not sure why it matters whether it's on the column, on the console, or on the dash. It has the same job either way.
 

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I like it. Only thing I don't like is getting into my wife's car, going to put it into drive, and all of the sudden the air conditioning is full blast and I'm still in park haha
 

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I like it- it's different. The only problem I have is my natural mistrust in too much electronic. Other than that- how often do I use it? Once in d it stays there till I arrived at the destination. I think it's a cool feature
 

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Took a while to get used to it. Several times after reversing I would go to Park instead of Drive, but that hasn't happened for quite a while now.

The only functional disadvantage to it that I've come up with is that you must have a thumb and finger (on the same hand!) available to operate it, so if you're holding, say, a donut, you have to put it down to change direction.

I guess if there were a choice I'd probably take the traditional column, but it doesn't bother me.
 

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