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Old Jul 4, 2004 | 03:21 PM
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Seriously...any tips on driving the AT tC?

I tried shifting from 2nd (0-30) to 3rd (30-50) to D...

but I'm not sure if that's the quickest way to drive it...
Old Jul 4, 2004 | 05:59 PM
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It's an AUTOMATIC, don't shift it. More times than not you will end up screwing with your trans....
Old Jul 4, 2004 | 06:03 PM
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lol seriously. You got a auto so you wouldnt have to shift. Car does it for you.
Old Jul 4, 2004 | 06:34 PM
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yeah seriously, what they said.

i know i guy who does that with his AT mitsubishi galant. oh man, that car took such a beating.
Old Jul 4, 2004 | 07:26 PM
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Kiss your tranny goodbye, don't shift the automatic, it may seem fine now, but after a year or two the gears will no longer engage and you willbe reving very high and not going anywhere until the tranny drops into gear causing you to chirp the tires. It happened to a friend with an Automatic TL Type-S...
Old Jul 4, 2004 | 09:29 PM
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maybe hes asking if he races someone once in a while..........then maybe he wants to know whether its faster if u leave the car to shift for itself?.........or to shift it manually?
Old Jul 4, 2004 | 11:40 PM
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why'd he shift a TL type S?... doesn't it have sportshift?
Old Jul 5, 2004 | 12:07 AM
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Just drive it without shifting, use your foot on the gas to get the thing to shift. Keep your eyes glueed to the road so some dumbass in his subaru outback doesn't decided to change lanes with you in it almost wrecking your brand new car... (sorry bad experiance yesterday)
Old Jul 5, 2004 | 12:25 AM
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i jus thought that since it's in lower gear (3 or 2) it'll have a better launch...

ah ok i won't do that anymore...

thanks for the info guyz...
Old Jul 5, 2004 | 12:35 AM
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You push down on the little pedal on the right.
Old Jul 5, 2004 | 05:15 AM
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Originally Posted by BlueScionXB
Kiss your tranny goodbye, don't shift the automatic, it may seem fine now, but after a year or two the gears will no longer engage and you willbe reving very high and not going anywhere until the tranny drops into gear causing you to chirp the tires. It happened to a friend with an Automatic TL Type-S...
that's because it's a TL Type-S :D most TLs have problems with their auto tranny.
Old Jul 5, 2004 | 05:22 AM
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how do you shift a car that shifts automatically? do u mean overdrive?
Old Jul 5, 2004 | 05:48 AM
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He means start in L shift to 2nd then 3rd and put it in D at top speed. Which like everyone else has said, is a very bad idea.
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