pokerb
6/4/2008 5:43:33 PM
Hi,
Just bought my 08 Cobalt and am loving it (31.5 MPG Avg city/hwy). But my trip to work every day begins with a 3 mile hilly road that, due to traffic, runs about 20 MPH. My question is can I use the auto trans in 2nd gear on the downgrade (tach runs at 2k) and shift to D when the road levels out and goes uphill? I''d like to take advantage of the lower torque rather than riding the brakes for the downgrade.
I guess the real question is whether this action will do any damage to the trans over time??
Thanks!
Bill
shawnvw
6/8/2008 5:12:18 AM
Shouldn''t hurt the tranny at all. In fact, the transmission is stronger when placed in manual 2, then when its driving in auto 2.
pokerb
6/12/2008 6:01:42 PM
Thanks ShawnVW...
I''ve been doing it and it has helped a bit. But with all of the stop/go driving due to traffic on the interstate that I have to do, I believe my brake drums have warped slightly (so far). And only 1500 miles on it already! At this rate, the money I save in gas will pay for a brake job every 3 months!
Bill
