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Old Jul 27, 2006 | 04:05 AM
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Ive had my Tc for over 5 months an i was wondering why i got bad gas mileage. Ive been driving in third gear. I didnt know about D. Man this sucks
Old Jul 27, 2006 | 04:08 AM
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lol noob. didn't you ever notice your RPM's on the highway? oh, and there's also something that lights up in the gauge cluster called D3. LOL
Old Jul 27, 2006 | 04:08 AM
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huh? im guessing you have an auto?
Old Jul 27, 2006 | 04:08 AM
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lol. thank god i drive stick
Old Jul 27, 2006 | 04:09 AM
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u have a D too Dave!


lol
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This just scares me even more about drivers on the road these days.
Old Jul 27, 2006 | 04:12 AM
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^^ thank god he doesnt live in TX! we have enough of those here...
Old Jul 27, 2006 | 04:17 AM
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did you even go to driving school?
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Originally Posted by Yanki01
u have a D too Dave!


lol
lol i have a 1, a 2, a 3, a 4, a 5 and a R i got 2 d's but they are in my name (and i just set myself up for a comment from someone )
Old Jul 27, 2006 | 04:21 AM
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I did go to driving school and he didnt make any comments about me putting my car in 3
Old Jul 27, 2006 | 04:21 AM
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Originally Posted by Baydlett
Ive had my Tc for over 5 months an i was wondering why i got bad gas mileage. Ive been driving in third gear. I didnt know about D. Man this sucks
haha, i think there was another member here that did this exact same thing.
Old Jul 27, 2006 | 04:25 AM
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Ok, there need to be a federal law where it's mandatory to have 30 hours of driving experience before getting a license.
Old Jul 27, 2006 | 04:25 AM
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How much gas do you think ill save in D? Does it feel any differant
Old Jul 27, 2006 | 04:29 AM
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DO you think doing that would Mess up my transmision
Old Jul 27, 2006 | 04:32 AM
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Originally Posted by Baydlett
How much gas do you think ill save in D? Does it feel any differant
overdrive.
Old Jul 27, 2006 | 04:34 AM
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Originally Posted by Baydlett
DO you think doing that would Mess up my transmision
No definately not. It just doesnt go into the next gear, which means higher rpms and lower gas milage.
Old Jul 27, 2006 | 04:36 AM
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It feels the exactly the same except without the sound of higher rpms and you should get considerably better gas milage.
Old Jul 27, 2006 | 04:37 AM
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^^ Thanks Whoru your nice
Old Jul 27, 2006 | 04:37 AM
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HAHAHAHAAAHAHAHA Are your fingers burnt from all the crack you must be smoking. ?
Do you know what "D" stands for?
Do you put in "P" when you park the car?
In all honesty man....lay off the rock

If i was you i would drain out all the tranny fluid, drive the car until it smokes and wont change gears, re-fill it with tranny fluid then take it to your dealership and get a new tranny
moron
Old Jul 27, 2006 | 04:39 AM
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^^^ Screw you



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