Hello. I took delivery of my new 2014 Vantage V8 Roadster today with the sport shift automatic transmission, and I have to say, it is very disappointing. I read review after review of how this transmission is terrible and almost laughable. The dealer I visited had only the standard manual transmission which was a blast to drive, but it was a coupe and I wanted the convertible.
So I basically had them buy a car from another dealership in Texas and ship it up where I am. But since the manual transmissions are very hard to come by on a Vantage, I settled on the sport shift automatic. Not driving the sport shift ahead of time was a HUGE mistake. I figured "how bad could it be" and the salesperson assured me it would be fine when driving it.
Long story short, I find it absolutely unbearable when in "automatic mode". And using the paddles instead, while a much better driving experience, just doesn't doesn't provide the same natural that a stick shift offers. Unless I figure out a way to tune this thing WITHOUT voiding the warranty, I will offer to sell it back to the dealer at a loss.
Any insight on what I might do, or how people with the same transmission have managed to live with it? We are only 25 miles in to driving it and my wife and I both absolutely hate it.
So I basically had them buy a car from another dealership in Texas and ship it up where I am. But since the manual transmissions are very hard to come by on a Vantage, I settled on the sport shift automatic. Not driving the sport shift ahead of time was a HUGE mistake. I figured "how bad could it be" and the salesperson assured me it would be fine when driving it.
Long story short, I find it absolutely unbearable when in "automatic mode". And using the paddles instead, while a much better driving experience, just doesn't doesn't provide the same natural that a stick shift offers. Unless I figure out a way to tune this thing WITHOUT voiding the warranty, I will offer to sell it back to the dealer at a loss.
Any insight on what I might do, or how people with the same transmission have managed to live with it? We are only 25 miles in to driving it and my wife and I both absolutely hate it.