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Date:         Wed, 26 Aug 2009 11:50:19 -0400
Reply-To:     Mike S <mikes@FLATSURFACE.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Mike S <mikes@FLATSURFACE.COM>
Subject:      Re: Automatic transmission, WTF?
Comments: To: Marc Perdue <mcperdue@GMAIL.COM>
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At 11:23 AM 8/26/2009, Marc Perdue wrote...
>Regarding the third paragraph, it feels condescending to say that
>something is "obviously designed" a particular way.  There isn't
>anything inherently obvious in this to most people.  If transmission
>design were obvious to me, I don't think I'd be asking the question I
>asked.


If you don't understand how and why transmissions and engines work
together, perhaps you shouldn't be criticizing those who design them,
as if you do. ("WTF" "who the heck designs..." "damn transmission")
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