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by PeterisP 3600 days ago
There's a classic joke about that layout.

This guy goes to a dealer and buys a fully decked out luxury BMW. Fifteen minutes later, he calls the dealership complaining that they sold a defective car and that it broke down on the highway. They apologize, bring out a tow truck, check that yes, the gearbox is dead, apologize again, and give him another car. Fifteen minutes later, he calls again, totally angry, stating that this one is defective as well. The dealers are surprised, bring out a third car, and join with him on a test drive to see what happens. So, they sit in, and the guy starts showing the gearbox problem - start the car, put in 1st gear, drive off, put it in 2nd gear, put it in 3rd gear, drive onto the highway, floor the gas, put it in 4th gear, enjoy the ride, put in 5th gear, and now the Rocket mode! ...