Vanquish Gearbox

[Boxer]

How useable is the Vanquish f1 type paddle gearbox for daily driving? I have heard it can be quite rough and eats clutches.

[Paragongja]

I drove it and couldn't stand it. You can smooth it out if you anticipate the changes and adjust the throttle just before a shift. THat makes it a bit better.

And when you drive agressive it's fairly good.

[Boxer]

Originally Posted by Paragongja

I drove it and couldn't stand it. You can smooth it out if you anticipate the changes and adjust the throttle just before a shift. THat makes it a bit better.

And when you drive agressive it's fairly good.

I talked to a friend who had one. Great on the highway at speed and he hated it everywhere else. Clunky is how he described it.

[jagsse]

You always could get the f1 to stick conversion. If you bed the clutch in correctly, alot of the clutch slip goes away. You get a fairly good take off from stop, too. I read somewhere else you were looking at a Vanquish. Please get a 'S', fewer problems with the trans.

[Boxer]

Originally Posted by jagsse

You always could get the f1 to stick conversion. If you bed the clutch in correctly, alot of the clutch slip goes away. You get a fairly good take off from stop, too. I read somewhere else you were looking at a Vanquish. Please get a 'S', fewer problems with the trans.

The stick conversion would definitely be of more interest. However I have heard that it is a GBP 20k job. I looked for one on the market but they never seem to come up for sale.

Other major issue is the values. Right now I can get a Ferrari 575 for quite a bit less. Performance is better on the Ferrari. However the Vanquish is fantastic looking.