MustangWorks.com : Ford Forums - View Single Post - IS it bad to always downshift and upshirt your auto trans like you a 5-speed?

jj_jonathon · 09-11-2003, 11:10 PM

both are horrible to the tranny...but i believe upshifting is the lesser of the two evils in this case...most of the time, automatics shift better when you dont shift them manually anyways...you just cant hold gears (which bugs me too).

09-11-2003, 11:10 PM	#3
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