Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/06/04
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]My previous Porsche 928S4 also defaulted to start in 2nd gear when left in 'D'. I believe the transmission was supplied by Mercedes. Its 1st gear was too low for a normal start - the immense torque of the V8 would propel the car forward briskly in 2nd gear. Like the Cayenne, the 928 was a better car with automatic transmission. OTOH, I prefer the 964, 968, 993, 996, 997 and 986 with a standard manual transmission. Joseph on 5/6/05 2:35 pm, Grduprey@aol.com at Grduprey@aol.com wrote: > In a message dated 6/4/2005 10:01:13 PM Central Daylight Time, > rmcclure2@woh.rr.com writes: > In comparison, many > Merc automatics default to a second gear starting mode unless really > thrashed and have a notchy shift gate. > > > I once tried a start in 1st in my old 240 Mrec, the gear was so low that it > could easily be used to pull tree stumps, I think 5 mph was its top speed > in > 1st. For all practical purposes it worked 1000% better starting in 2nd. > > Gene > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >