View Poll Results: How often do you use your AT manual mode?
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AutoTransOwnners~How often do you use Manual Mode?
#31
Originally Posted by almatti
Kring: Very good explanation which makes a lot of sense. I guess what concerned me was that in regular AUTO mode, 3rd gear is smoother. Even though I'm driving......OMG..... 38 years, and driven a number of different cars and SUVs, abrupt shifts in the Trannys usually spelled trouble. But the G is a different animal with SWELL accelration.... Love this car!!
#34
What if the 2-3 shift bangs hard enough to make the dash creak? That's what mine does. I'd say 25% of the time it's extremely harsh, very unpredictable as well. I stopped using mine because of it. I understand quick and firm, but this is quite rediculous. It happened the other day with the wife in the car, she said "WTF was that?" She thought we hit something. I told her "that's our 40G car we bought." haha!
#36
Originally Posted by csdstudio
What if the 2-3 shift bangs hard enough to make the dash creak? That's what mine does. I'd say 25% of the time it's extremely harsh, very unpredictable as well. I stopped using mine because of it. I understand quick and firm, but this is quite rediculous. It happened the other day with the wife in the car, she said "WTF was that?" She thought we hit something. I told her "that's our 40G car we bought." haha!
I've eliminated 90% of the jerks/bangs from 2-3 shift by letting the RPM needle go past 3k and then shifting up. I still get jerks 70~% of the time when I floor it all the way upto the redline and shift.
Oh and also, do NOT let go of the gas when you are shifting up/down. It'll make your car feel/drive much smoother.
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#42
Originally Posted by G35Now!
0% of mine is highway...well, maybe 5% Which not only involves waiting at lights, stop signs etc., and slowly trolling through at 40 mph - it also promotes opportunities to experiment with acceleration curves...
It's not really a mystery to me why my mileage sucks
It's not really a mystery to me why my mileage sucks