It's the best way
The last car we released, I wrote most of the gearbox logic one night under the influence of Talisker.

The result? Excerpt from Top Gear magazine:

The six-speed automatic transmission is mighty in the *nice car*. Yes, it's used by other makes, including BMW, but *the company that rubberduck works for* gets the utmost from it. Hit the chequered flag switch on the console, which puts the car into dynamic mode, see the gear numbers flash up on the TV screen between the dials, and that gearbox will do precisely as you ask. It won't change into second gear at 100mph - there is a limit - but it's so far ahead of the other gearboxes here it's frightening.

Obviously, alcohol is the way forward...
( rubberduck should only be used after consulting with your GP, Sat 20 Sep 2008, 21:53, Reply)