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my friend was telling me that his dealer told him that when he drives local, he should always drive on d4. you guys hear of that before? and if so how come?
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If you do an old old search on this topic you might find some info.
I can't remember what we talked about but D4 does use more gas. I think D4 keeps the car from hunting gears at certain speeds when . I will put mine in D4 in stop & go city or highway driving sometime but it sure burns more gas. The car sometimes hunts for the correct gear in the D5 mode at ceartain lower speeds but when in D4 it does not do this.
I can't remember what we talked about but D4 does use more gas. I think D4 keeps the car from hunting gears at certain speeds when . I will put mine in D4 in stop & go city or highway driving sometime but it sure burns more gas. The car sometimes hunts for the correct gear in the D5 mode at ceartain lower speeds but when in D4 it does not do this.
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I notice with my car in D5 during city driving the RPMs stay VERY low for a given cruise speed (obviously once the car gets up enough speed to be in 5th). The problem being that during most city driving around here I wont sustain a "5th gear-able" speed, and the car ends up downshifting a lot back to 4th. So I just leave in in D4..........may cost me some gas, but our trannies are so fragile Id rather have them do less work.
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Originally posted by chris03tl
I notice with my car in D5 during city driving the RPMs stay VERY low for a given cruise speed (obviously once the car gets up enough speed to be in 5th). The problem being that during most city driving around here I wont sustain a "5th gear-able" speed, and the car ends up downshifting a lot back to 4th. So I just leave in in D4..........may cost me some gas, but our trannies are so fragile Id rather have them do less work.
-Chris
I notice with my car in D5 during city driving the RPMs stay VERY low for a given cruise speed (obviously once the car gets up enough speed to be in 5th). The problem being that during most city driving around here I wont sustain a "5th gear-able" speed, and the car ends up downshifting a lot back to 4th. So I just leave in in D4..........may cost me some gas, but our trannies are so fragile Id rather have them do less work.
-Chris
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does it make a difference if you're in SS mode or not? when i'm in the city, and using SS mode, i am usually in 4th gear (cruising speed about 40-60mph). but if i'm using regular automatic mode, i'm in 5th gear at those speeds.
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Well, since you control what gear you are in when in SS mode, if you stay in 4 during normal city driving why not be in D4 during normal city driving (when SS is not in use)? 60 mph might be a tad high for D4, but you probably dont do much sustained 60 mph during city driving anyway.
The TL is my wife's car, and she fully understands why to be in D4 in the city (she works downtown in a large city) and shift to D5 during highway driving. Im battling with a possible tranny issue on my 2K Accord (AGAIN!!!), so she knows that minimizing the tranny shifts is sorta important.
I wish Honda would go thru with the plan that rumored to be a couple years ago.........they were going to team up with GM to get trannies, and share engines with GM.
The TL is my wife's car, and she fully understands why to be in D4 in the city (she works downtown in a large city) and shift to D5 during highway driving. Im battling with a possible tranny issue on my 2K Accord (AGAIN!!!), so she knows that minimizing the tranny shifts is sorta important.
I wish Honda would go thru with the plan that rumored to be a couple years ago.........they were going to team up with GM to get trannies, and share engines with GM.
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Originally posted by FTM-1
If you do an old old search on this topic you might find some info.
I can't remember what we talked about but D4 does use more gas. I think D4 keeps the car from hunting gears at certain speeds when . I will put mine in D4 in stop & go city or highway driving sometime but it sure burns more gas. The car sometimes hunts for the correct gear in the D5 mode at ceartain lower speeds but when in D4 it does not do this.
If you do an old old search on this topic you might find some info.
I can't remember what we talked about but D4 does use more gas. I think D4 keeps the car from hunting gears at certain speeds when . I will put mine in D4 in stop & go city or highway driving sometime but it sure burns more gas. The car sometimes hunts for the correct gear in the D5 mode at ceartain lower speeds but when in D4 it does not do this.
A question about the tranny though:
I bought my car used w/ 25,000 miles an 01 - how can I find out if the tranny has already been replaced? When I took my interior apart the center console showed signs of being takin out before. I'm sure they would need to take this out for the tranny shift lever part. Is there any way to know? Just wondering if my Tranny has been replaced with one of the fixed ones.
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A question about the tranny though:
I bought my car used w/ 25,000 miles an 01 - how can I find out if the tranny has already been replaced? When I took my interior apart the center console showed signs of being takin out before. I'm sure they would need to take this out for the tranny shift lever part. Is there any way to know? Just wondering if my Tranny has been replaced with one of the fixed ones.
A question about the tranny though:
I bought my car used w/ 25,000 miles an 01 - how can I find out if the tranny has already been replaced? When I took my interior apart the center console showed signs of being takin out before. I'm sure they would need to take this out for the tranny shift lever part. Is there any way to know? Just wondering if my Tranny has been replaced with one of the fixed ones.
The console does NOT have to come out for a tranny replacement. The tranny shift is all done by wire. There is no linkages to disconnect from the tranny to the shifter.
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Originally posted by chris03tl
I notice with my car in D5 during city driving the RPMs stay VERY low for a given cruise speed (obviously once the car gets up enough speed to be in 5th). The problem being that during most city driving around here I wont sustain a "5th gear-able" speed, and the car ends up downshifting a lot back to 4th. So I just leave in in D4..........may cost me some gas, but our trannies are so fragile Id rather have them do less work.
-Chris
I notice with my car in D5 during city driving the RPMs stay VERY low for a given cruise speed (obviously once the car gets up enough speed to be in 5th). The problem being that during most city driving around here I wont sustain a "5th gear-able" speed, and the car ends up downshifting a lot back to 4th. So I just leave in in D4..........may cost me some gas, but our trannies are so fragile Id rather have them do less work.
-Chris
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I remember the sales guy at my former HONDA Dealer telling me the same thing when I test drove the 1998 ACCORD when it was new. Before I got the TL I always had 5 speed manual HONDA cars. He said to put the car in D3 when drivng in town.
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I always leave mine in D-4, It stops the hunting, expecialy when it is cold. When I venture out for some prey on the interstate then we prowel in D-5. With my trusty bird dog of course, V-1.