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Old 02-26-2010, 12:56 PM   #9 (permalink)
Hektore
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Originally Posted by Xerxys View Post
^^ My car is a '01 Olds and it has gear 3-2-1 right below 'D' and I never use them. This is because I never rev the car fast enough to warrant that. And when I do occasionally go above 100m/ph I am usually still on 'D'. So I assume the answer is no if you are taking about an automatic transmission vehicle with a couple of independent gears.
Ok, now I'm really confused, why would you tell the car to downshift when you're going faster? I mean, going 100+ and dropping to 3/2 would end in disaster, if the car would even allow you to do it.
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