Shifting
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Originally posted by Literatii
There is a known shifting problem going from 1st to 2nd at high RPM. It's happened to me once, and others a few times. There is a thread here somewhere about it. I don't think it's chronic -- it just seems to happen sometimes; especially if you're used to power-shifting through the gears (which I am from my FB).
There is a known shifting problem going from 1st to 2nd at high RPM. It's happened to me once, and others a few times. There is a thread here somewhere about it. I don't think it's chronic -- it just seems to happen sometimes; especially if you're used to power-shifting through the gears (which I am from my FB).
By power shift, do you mean leaving the gas pedal depressed while you shift?
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Julian,
It's not the traction I am so worried about my wife drives an Audi A4 Quattro now. It's the size of the vehicle. People drive the highway there in speeds ranging from 30 mph to 80 mph in the winter with snow and ice. You can imagine what happens when some of the vehicles going 80 catch up with the vehicles going 30 in cold conditions. Most of the vehicles are much larger than our Audi and a grill in the passenger compartment anywhere on the Audi is no good. It just happens to be one of those highways where there are a lot of fatality accidents year round (for such small communities around it). The Hummer is big enough to compete well in size and it gets almost twice the gas mileage of the Suburban (don't tell this to any enviromentalists). We test drove the Hummer for 2 days and let me just say no one could say they didn't see it coming.
It's not the traction I am so worried about my wife drives an Audi A4 Quattro now. It's the size of the vehicle. People drive the highway there in speeds ranging from 30 mph to 80 mph in the winter with snow and ice. You can imagine what happens when some of the vehicles going 80 catch up with the vehicles going 30 in cold conditions. Most of the vehicles are much larger than our Audi and a grill in the passenger compartment anywhere on the Audi is no good. It just happens to be one of those highways where there are a lot of fatality accidents year round (for such small communities around it). The Hummer is big enough to compete well in size and it gets almost twice the gas mileage of the Suburban (don't tell this to any enviromentalists). We test drove the Hummer for 2 days and let me just say no one could say they didn't see it coming.
VW coulda had it...
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From: Crystal, Minnesota
Wow, I thought I was the only one having the occasional problem with smooth starts and first to second shifts. The throttle off idle seems pretty sensitive to me; sometimes I'll zing the RPM's a bit high without trying to, sometimes I'll get a bit of stumble 'cause I didn't give it enough throttle. I don't want to burn out the clutch prematurely, but I don't want to damage the engine from that momentary lug either!
From first to second, I've found I have the best luck if I let off the throttle just slightly, and at the very last moment. I'm still trying to train myself to remember that every time.
At any rate, I find the throttle and clutch action to be a bit better than my WRX, and the shifting to be MUCH smoother and more positive.
From first to second, I've found I have the best luck if I let off the throttle just slightly, and at the very last moment. I'm still trying to train myself to remember that every time.
At any rate, I find the throttle and clutch action to be a bit better than my WRX, and the shifting to be MUCH smoother and more positive.
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