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Shifter's Position

Guest   Thu May 08, 2008 2:13 pm GMT

Here's something about automobile ... I've heard people said "shifter in middle"; is that correct? And what about shifter besides the steeringwheel? Thank you!

Guest   Thu May 08, 2008 6:30 pm GMT

In the US, we'd probably call it the gearshift instead of the shifer.

Guest   Thu May 08, 2008 6:48 pm GMT

gear stick

OBruadair   Fri May 09, 2008 12:32 am GMT

In my part of the US a manual transmissions "shifter" would be called the stick as in a "stick shift" (as opposed to an automatic Trans). A “stick shift” next to the steering wheel is said to be “on the column” (steering column). I may be showing my age here but at one time most manual transmissions were either “four on the floor” (four speed, stick on the floor) or “three speed on the column”.

Guest   Wed May 14, 2008 11:15 am GMT

To OBruadair: Your kind answer helped a lot!! Thank you (for your age maybe? :p) so much!!

Guest   Wed May 14, 2008 11:40 pm GMT

I'm idiosyncratic and call it 'the cock'.