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Date:         Wed, 26 Aug 2009 07:01:43 -0700
Reply-To:     Loren Busch <starwagen@GMAIL.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Loren Busch <starwagen@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Automatic transmission, WTF?
Comments: To: Marc Perdue <mcperdue@gmail.com>
In-Reply-To:  <c2c43a7e0908260643s5b739875ide2e4b173f1cd573@mail.gmail.com>
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On Wed, Aug 26, 2009 at 6:43 AM, Marc Perdue <mcperdue@gmail.com> wrote:


>
> So, who the heck designs an automatic transmission that, when the
> pedal is to the floor, kicks down to 2nd at 45 and back to 3rd at
> 55?!?  It's a real PITA going over the Blue Ridge Mountains in certain
> places.  The damn transmission keeps bouncing back and forth as my
> speed varies between 45 and 55, trying to haul my butt over the
> mountain.




That's what the shift control lever is for. Put it in the gear you want at
the time and it stays there.
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