Posted: Thu Oct 16, 2008 8:38 pm
I'll tend to make use of the manual override quite a lot. I sometimes wonder if I'm doing it a bit too much, but after going out with several observers in my IAM group and a couple of others here I've yet to have anyone mention that, one or two saying they thought I made good use of the auto box so I can't be going too far wrong.
Certainly in my Rover 75 a high gear will be selected quite early and I'll usually hold 3rd in town and 30 limits to give myself some extra control and acceleration when I need it. With kickdown there's a short delay, and I still haven't quite mastered how far to push the pedal down to achieve the desired effect. Either nothing happens or I'm flung into next week!
Engine braking is minimal, but that can make judging subtle variations in speed through acceleration sense all the more interesting.
Certainly in my Rover 75 a high gear will be selected quite early and I'll usually hold 3rd in town and 30 limits to give myself some extra control and acceleration when I need it. With kickdown there's a short delay, and I still haven't quite mastered how far to push the pedal down to achieve the desired effect. Either nothing happens or I'm flung into next week!
Engine braking is minimal, but that can make judging subtle variations in speed through acceleration sense all the more interesting.