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Is it OK to drive on gear position 3 around the city? 850 1993

posted by  someone claiming to be Ronjon on  Mon Mar 24 03:29 CST 2003 [RELATED]

Hi everybody,

My ’93 850 automatic is very, very, very slow (170 HP). Whenever I quick accelerate, it down shifts to 3rd gear and drives me insane because of its poor horse power and it is rough on the transmission.

During city driving, I rarely go over 45 mph and using gear position 3 provides marvelous acceleration (like a champ)! Besides lower gas mileage and a little more engine wear and tear (due to higher RPM) is there any detrimental effect to the tank?

I like to keep the car since I completed a long term maintenance (yes, the infamous rear main seal). A/C is original and works excellent, no evaporator issue or any other major bug. Regular maintenance are done on time.

Thanks.

Ronjon






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