[svxistentialist]

Originally Posted by tiv0

just as an update
the car hasn't had any problems within the last two days, however i got lucky today and hit the light when it was green.

i also tried driving around in 3

call me an idiot for asking this
but im assuming when everyone says they drive in 3, they start out from a stop in 1 then shift to 2 and finally to 3, yeah?

and also, what would the "speed limit" be for 3rd gear, on average, about 50?

Well, no, when people say they drive in 3, they actually mean you select 3, and then let the auto do its own thing, starting in 1, changing up to 2 and then 3.

By driving in 3 around town you are denying the auto the option of selecting D, which is an overdrive. This has a double bonus in terms of shifts [which gradually wear the clutches], in that there is one less change up for the box to perform, plus if you are going slowly it does not need to shift down either because it decides D[4] is too high.

Once past the speed limit area on the open road you can select D as an overdrive, which will be a little quieter for driving.

I'm not sure what you mean by "speed limit". If you mean the max achievable speed, that would be around 135 mph at 6700 revs or so.