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Old 08-12-2013, 07:06 PM
BlazenXLT BlazenXLT is offline
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Originally Posted by pj67coll View Post
You can always shift the auto down manually if you need to. I did it often with both my 280's years ago and my brothers 200. There is no need for the supposed "greater controlabilty" of the manual tranny.

- Peter.
Agreed. So far the kickdown has worked just fine. Don't get me wrong, I love a 3 pedal machine as much as the next guy, but it's sure been nice not having to shift on my commute. A few weeks of using the M drove me crazy.
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