In Reply to: Yes, delayed downshifts used to be designed in......., MI-Roger [Profile/Gallery] , Fri, 11 Sep 2009 17:02:24

I can't think of any reason that an automatic transmission would have to wait to shift into neutral, whether at highway speeds or otherwise. The other way around, I can see - if you're coasting in neutral and suddenly put it back into drive - but even then, the fluid coupling of the torque converter means it's not going to cause as much of a shock load as it would if you did it on a manual without rev-matching, and being electronically-controlled means it should select the proper gear for your speed.

I once popped my 9-3 into neutral on the highway by mistake - I'd had it in 3rd for engine-braking, and slammed it back to D hard enough that the shifter ended up in neutral. In these cars, you can always shove the shifter into neutral without squeezing the release button, and the same is true when you're going from neutral to drive and from low gears back to drive. I was a little uncomfortable putting it back in gear at 60mph, not knowing if it would end up in 1st, so I pulled over jut to be safe.

Later I remembered that a buddy in college used to always put his car in neutral to see if he could coast down this one hill and make it through the intersection at the bottom before putting it back in gear. I imagine today's transmissions are designed to prevent them from destroying themselves under all but the harshest abuse!

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• San Diego Lexus crash by CHP officer..., Mike Lynch , Thu, 10 Sep 2009 14:14:22
  • Baffling...there's gotta be a backstory here. N/M., Leif Åke, Sat, 12 Sep 2009 17:00:56
    • I agree! n/m, Street, Sun, 13 Sep 2009 14:50:06
  • Re: San Diego Lexus crash by CHP officer..., Otis, Fri, 11 Sep 2009 17:09:54
  • Very sad, AdamB , Fri, 11 Sep 2009 13:03:46
    • Re: Very sad, oldsaab, Fri, 11 Sep 2009 14:51:42
      • Re: Very sad, AdamB , Sat, 12 Sep 2009 05:33:21
      • Yes, delayed downshifts used to be designed in......., MI-Roger , Fri, 11 Sep 2009 17:02:24
        • Re: Yes, delayed downshifts used to be designed in......., BlaaSaab, Sat, 12 Sep 2009 11:27:28 <-- Viewing This Message
          • Re: Maybe neutral is dissallowed at speed??, JimBlake , Mon, 14 Sep 2009 10:04:52
  • Sad..., Eric Law, Fri, 11 Sep 2009 09:47:14
  • Re: San Diego Lexus crash by CHP officer..., SWEDECAR , Fri, 11 Sep 2009 09:25:08
    • And that is why I will never skydive...., KB900psi, Fri, 11 Sep 2009 10:12:14
      • One more try, KB900psi, Fri, 11 Sep 2009 10:14:08
  • Shift to Neutral!, Paul H, Fri, 11 Sep 2009 08:19:07
  • 2 words : Automatics suck. row your own. n/m, 91Aero.jr, Fri, 11 Sep 2009 06:31:40
  • Three seconds kill switch is fundamentally flawed..., Street, Thu, 10 Sep 2009 18:44:57
    • Sure is! Terrible for the officer's family., Noel, Thu, 10 Sep 2009 20:25:53
  • Floormat thing happened to me..., turrbo , Thu, 10 Sep 2009 15:53:40
    • Brakes overheated and lost their effectiveness, 2000AERO, Thu, 10 Sep 2009 19:20:13
    • Brakes..., Mike Lynch , Thu, 10 Sep 2009 19:11:56
  • Re: San Diego Lexus crash by CHP officer..., Rizzlius, Thu, 10 Sep 2009 15:19:53
  • Re: San Diego Lexus crash by CHP officer..., EGD , Thu, 10 Sep 2009 15:09:35
    • GPS coordinates of where it all ended, AeroBaron, Thu, 10 Sep 2009 19:59:16
  • Re: San Diego Lexus crash by CHP officer..., CWilson, Thu, 10 Sep 2009 15:08:32
    • Killed by his own stupidity....., Mark from Toronto, Fri, 11 Sep 2009 00:25:44
      • Nice talk of the Dead Mr. Armchair QB, oldsaab, Fri, 11 Sep 2009 05:43:51
        • Just PUT IT IN NEUTRAL!!! WTF, Mark from Toronto, Fri, 11 Sep 2009 20:09:35
          • Watch yourself - check the facts, BlaaSaab, Sat, 12 Sep 2009 11:43:55
            • Re: Watch yourself - check the facts, mark from toronto, Sat, 12 Sep 2009 23:27:14
        • Re: Nice talk of the Dead Mr. Armchair QB, stan, Fri, 11 Sep 2009 16:34:37

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