Date: Wed, 07 Jul 2004 15:23:19 -0400 From: Gemini Jackson <geminijacksonnospamail.com> Subject: Re: Shift Up Light
On Wed, 07 Jul 2004 20:12:31 +0100, Grunff <grunffnospam.com> wrote: >Paul Merriman wrote: >> What controls the idiot light on my dash that tells me to "shift up" >> (manual transmission on 900se turbo)? >> Is it simply engine rpm or something else? >> If I shift up when it says to, the car knocks and pings and loses power. >> Might it need adjustment of some kind? > >Hehe... > >Whenever I read about shift-up lights it makes me laugh. We don't have >those in the UK, on any car, at all, ever. Makes me wonder why they get >fitted to US cars. Is it because a significant percentage of US drivers >wouldn't remember to shift up, and would drive around doing 60mph in 2nd >gear? Yep. Over here the overwhelming majority prefers automatics. I have a friend that refuses to even learn to drive a 'stick' (as we call manuals) because he says they're barbaric and impractical. I see it as a choice between convenience and performance. Most of my vehicles have been manuals (jeeps!) and I've never found myself in 2nd gear doing 60, but I have found myself in 4th gear way too many times going 60+. ~GJ~
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