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Subject: Re: CVTs
Message-ID: <179@opus.UUCP>
Date: Tue, 21-Feb-84 19:03:06 EST
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Posted: Tue Feb 21 19:03:06 1984
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I've read several opinions now about how people would like CVT's to behave.
Here's one more...

I very much like the idea of a manual transmission. No computer I've ever met
could accurately infer exactly what I wanted to do. If those kind of computers
did exist alot of us would be out of jobs!

But manual transmissions only allow me a *limited* selection of gear ratios.
I think we can agree that 5 speeds provide more flexibility than 4 speeds. What
I'd like to see is a *manual* CVT! Something akin to the pitch control of a
propeller driven aircraft. Instead of 4 or 5 gear positions, the "gear"
selector of my manual CVT would move smoothly from "low" to "high". I don't
really care whether it uses a manual clutch or some sort of fluid clutch
(remember the old Renault *magnetic* clutches?!).

Perhaps the CVT "computer" could have a "manual" setting as well as various
"automatic" modes (economy, power, etc.)....

Let's hear it for FREEDOM OF CHOICE!!!

							Russ Panneton
							NBI, Inc.
							Boulder CO