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This is the first automatic I've had in my personal car since 1973 and I miss the control of a stick.
This is definitely not for everybody, but for any of you out there who miss your previous manual transmissions: try shifting your Ody manually once in a while. You might be surprised. It works a lot better than on other automatics I've tried.
It's not something I'd always want to do, but I've been trying it off and on for a couple of weeks now and have found that it adds a lot of control I wouldn't have predicted.
One of the best times is going around a slow corner where the trans would normally stay in 2nd gear, bring it down into 1st so you have it available as soon as you start to accelerate. Much more power, and coming on much smoother.
Also nice for gearing down or holding a slower speed under certain conditions.
I'm not talking about hot rodding or abusing the trans, just about gaining a little more control.
You may even find you like that long, ugly, much maligned shifter. It's in the perfect position to use with your elbow on the armrest.
Try it and let me know how you like the response.
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Chuck
Click here for Ody pics, mods and fixes.
[This message has been edited by ckonarske (edited 06-21-2001).]
This is definitely not for everybody, but for any of you out there who miss your previous manual transmissions: try shifting your Ody manually once in a while. You might be surprised. It works a lot better than on other automatics I've tried.
It's not something I'd always want to do, but I've been trying it off and on for a couple of weeks now and have found that it adds a lot of control I wouldn't have predicted.
One of the best times is going around a slow corner where the trans would normally stay in 2nd gear, bring it down into 1st so you have it available as soon as you start to accelerate. Much more power, and coming on much smoother.
Also nice for gearing down or holding a slower speed under certain conditions.
I'm not talking about hot rodding or abusing the trans, just about gaining a little more control.
You may even find you like that long, ugly, much maligned shifter. It's in the perfect position to use with your elbow on the armrest.
Try it and let me know how you like the response.
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Chuck
Click here for Ody pics, mods and fixes.
[This message has been edited by ckonarske (edited 06-21-2001).]