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Old 07-27-2006, 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
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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
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huh? im guessing you have an auto?
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lol. thank god i drive stick
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u have a D too Dave!


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This just scares me even more about drivers on the road these days.
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^^ thank god he doesnt live in TX! we have enough of those here...
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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 )
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I did go to driving school and he didnt make any comments about me putting my car in 3
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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.
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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.
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How much gas do you think ill save in D? Does it feel any differant
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DO you think doing that would Mess up my transmision
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Originally Posted by Baydlett
How much gas do you think ill save in D? Does it feel any differant
overdrive.
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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.
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Old 07-27-2006, 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.
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^^ Thanks Whoru your nice
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Old 07-27-2006, 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
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^^^ Screw you
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