Is shifting while standing still bad?
01-04-2009, 09:57 PM
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Originally Posted by Krozi' post='759339' date='Jan 5 2009, 01:40 AM
It's a tough tough world 
JK. Yea I wouldn't mind a little display for what gear your in when in D or D/S but I have gotten very used to the car and can tell what gear I am in most of the time.
JK. Yea I wouldn't mind a little display for what gear your in when in D or D/S but I have gotten very used to the car and can tell what gear I am in most of the time.
01-05-2009, 02:44 AM
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Originally Posted by tbal' post='759590' date='Jan 5 2009, 02:33 AM
Unless I really want to GO, I start from 2nd, a lot less jumpy than 1st...
I only use first gear when I can consistently keep my foot on the gas.
01-05-2009, 03:19 AM
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At nearly 80K miles and shifting in manual for nearly 95% of its adult life I can safely say I have not heard a word from my STEP that I am treating it wrong. My only problem is the brakes will not wear. Still over 25k miles until pads are due. That will be at least 100k miles on one set of pads. Thinking about "stopping" soon. I have to admit to not having a very demanding daily drive with a maximum of, 2 stop signs, 4 stop lights that are 90% green for me in 25 miles (4 others < 1% red in my direction), one bridge than opens once a month at my time of travel, and one guard shack stop on the inbound route only. Pretty tame stuff for a tranny to take. We call it the NASA 500.
I do a fair amount of shifting while at stop, if I have not already downshifted to 1st. You can feel the torque converter lock up at stop when you shift 2nd to 1st. Just a little umph to let you know it is ready to takeoff if asked.
I do a fair amount of shifting while at stop, if I have not already downshifted to 1st. You can feel the torque converter lock up at stop when you shift 2nd to 1st. Just a little umph to let you know it is ready to takeoff if asked.
01-05-2009, 04:51 AM
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Originally Posted by Ellicit' post='759679' date='Jan 5 2009, 02:04 PM
You guys should get SMG
I would have preferred SMG, but when I was looking, they were pretty rare. If I'd made that a must-have requirement (along with all the other must-haves I had), I'm pretty sure I'd still be looking for the perfect car right now.
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Originally Posted by Krozi' post='758723' date='Jan 3 2009, 05:33 PM
.....Is shifting while standing still bad?......
01-05-2009, 08:27 AM
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Originally Posted by DD_545i' post='759844' date='Jan 5 2009, 09:24 AM
Isn't that what the sunroof is for?
I should have considered that! That MUST be the answer! 
