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- From: rambler@pnet51.orb.mn.org (Dan Meyer)
- Newsgroups: rec.autos
- Subject: Re: Stick VS Auto.
- Message-ID: <8698@orbit.cts.com>
- Date: 21 Nov 92 16:45:02 GMT
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- Organization: People-Net [pnet51], Minneapolis, MN.
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- aas7@po.CWRU.Edu (Andrew A. Spencer) writes:
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- >mjarvi@vipunen.hut.fi (Mikko I J{rvi) writes:
- >
- >> If a completely normal human doesnt learn how to drive whit stick in
- >> 15 min. he/she is an IDIOT. So what is the problem in US of A ??
- >>
- >> P.S Am I the only one who is annoyed from the lack of engine brakeing while
- >> driveing automatic?
- >
- >no..but is kinda annoying that when you let up on the gas..they just coast..
- >and sometimes even feel like they are going on w/o you...that sux!..but it is
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- No engine braking when driving an automatic? There is a lever that will
- select a lower gear ( similar to the one on a manual transmission )
- that you can pull down into a lower gear.
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- One big difference is that you cannot accidently grab low gear at 80 mph
- and grenade your engine!!!
-
- -- Dan
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