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hememan · Mar 30th, 2006, 07:29 PM

Have a little over 1,000 miles on my new MCSa, and love it. However, I've noticed that the lockout lever on the front of the shifter tends to pinch my finger unless I grab it just the right way. No biggie, just an annoyance, but I wondered if anyone else has noticed this...

Ferroequine · Mar 30th, 2006, 08:04 PM

I haven't had any problems with it pinching me unless I accidently hold it the wrong way. I did it a few times, when I first got the car.

I hold my hand over the top, slightly tilted off to the passenger side, like a baseball.

hememan · Apr 3rd, 2006, 07:09 PM

Grip may be my problem...I tend to grab the shifter like it was a baseball bat, rather than a baseball. I'll try it your way for a while

GBMINI · Apr 5th, 2006, 01:37 PM

Gabe (http://www.motoringfile.com/) criticized this in his first MCSa review, so you're not the only one - but I've never had any issue and can't even figure how to hold the shifter so that it would be an issue for me.
But I also hold it from "on top"

mdsbrain · Apr 5th, 2006, 02:02 PM

We all have our own style to grab the shifter eh...I haven' pinched my hand yet.

Mar 30th, 2006, 07:29 PM	#1
hememan MINI2 Regular Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Arkansas - USA Local Time: 01:27 AM Posts: 58 Offline	MCSa gearshifter pinch Have a little over 1,000 miles on my new MCSa, and love it. However, I've noticed that the lockout lever on the front of the shifter tends to pinch my finger unless I grab it just the right way. No biggie, just an annoyance, but I wondered if anyone else has noticed this...

Mar 30th, 2006, 08:04 PM	#2 (permalink)
Ferroequine Formerly known as MiniVee Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Calgary Local Time: 07:27 PM Posts: 1,319 Offline	I haven't had any problems with it pinching me unless I accidently hold it the wrong way. I did it a few times, when I first got the car. I hold my hand over the top, slightly tilted off to the passenger side, like a baseball. www.MINICalgary.com

Apr 3rd, 2006, 07:09 PM	#3 (permalink)
hememan MINI2 Regular Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Arkansas - USA Local Time: 01:27 AM Posts: 58 Offline	Good hint... Grip may be my problem...I tend to grab the shifter like it was a baseball bat, rather than a baseball. I'll try it your way for a while

Apr 5th, 2006, 01:37 PM	#4 (permalink)
GBMINI MINI2 Master Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Gloucester, MA, USA Local Time: 09:27 PM Posts: 7,559 Offline	Gabe (http://www.motoringfile.com/) criticized this in his first MCSa review, so you're not the only one - but I've never had any issue and can't even figure how to hold the shifter so that it would be an issue for me. But I also hold it from "on top" Ian C. Gloucester, MA, USA (UK expat) driving GPMINI and Convertible GBMINI#6

Apr 5th, 2006, 02:02 PM	#5 (permalink)
mdsbrain MINI2 Regular Join Date: May 2004 Location: Bowie, MD Local Time: 09:27 PM Posts: 107 Offline	We all have our own style to grab the shifter eh...I haven' pinched my hand yet. Blog: http://mini.mdsbrain.com GoMotoring.com 05 MCSa PS/S

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