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[Sir Tigger KC]

Whats 1 2 3 for   .....

so that you can slow your car on the gearbox when going down hill with a caravan on the back ...... helps to prevent frying your brakes. 

Brakepads are a lot cheaper than gearboxes!! 

Gearboxes don't fade.

Maybe not, think I'm fading though.. 

What the hell do you guys put in your caravans!?  Brake fade?? It's a family car not a fully loaded artic!   

[Andy B]

Whats 1 2 3 for   .....

so that you can slow your car on the gearbox when going down hill with a caravan on the back ...... helps to prevent frying your brakes. 

Brakepads are a lot cheaper than gearboxes!! 

Gearboxes don't fade.

Maybe not, think I'm fading though.. 

What the hell do you guys put in your caravans!?  Brake fade?? It's a family car not a fully loaded artic!   

You've not seen what SWMBO packs 
I was thinking of stretches of road where it says 'select lower gear now' 

[Sir Tigger KC]

When in 'D' the gearbox automatically holds the car back on a hill, so no need to shift.... 

[05omegav6]

In answer to the original q...

Depends on the mood:

Bad mood, quickly/badly 
Good mood, quickly/well 
Bored mood, quickly, in third, alot...

[ted_one]

Easy on the gas n brakes,keep up with the traffic flow and get out of the way of the all the tosser drivers that are on a mission to fulfill the need to end up on a mortuary slab while trying to take you with them.

[Lazydocker]

Whats 1 2 3 for   .....

so that you can slow your car on the gearbox when going down hill with a caravan on the back ...... helps to prevent frying your brakes. 

Brakepads are a lot cheaper than gearboxes!! 

Gearboxes don't fade.

Maybe not, think I'm fading though.. 

What the hell do you guys put in your caravans!?  Brake fade?? It's a family car not a fully loaded artic!   

I don't need the caravan on the back to get brake fade Although the new discs and pads seem to have cured that at the moment

[05omegav6]

As the discs wear they seem to fade alot quicker

[TheBoy]

Whats 1 2 3 for   .....

so that you can slow your car on the gearbox when going down hill with a caravan on the back ...... helps to prevent frying your brakes. 

Brakepads are a lot cheaper than gearboxes!! 

Gearboxes don't fade.

Or if they do, it's all too late

Touch wood, it's 4 yrs since I wrecked an Omega autobox

[TheBoy]

As the discs wear they seem to fade alot quicker

And pads. That's why my pads get changed before they hit the sensor

[Lazydocker]

As the discs wear they seem to fade alot quicker

And pads. That's why my pads get changed before they hit the sensor

To be fair, I got my moneys worth out of the last set of discs and pads So it's hardly surprising I was starting to suffer fade on a regular occurrence

I don't have to drive everywhere like Miss Daisy now that the pup's bigger and used to it so it was definitely time to replace them before our trip away, especially as (like normal) I seemed to be running late on the way down

[Andy B]

When in 'D' the gearbox automatically holds the car back on a hill, so no need to shift.... 

Only to a degree 

[05omegav6]

Whats 1 2 3 for   .....

so that you can slow your car on the gearbox when going down hill with a caravan on the back ...... helps to prevent frying your brakes. 

Brakepads are a lot cheaper than gearboxes!! 

Gearboxes don't fade.

Or if they do, it's all too late

Touch wood, it's 4 yrs since I wrecked an Omega autobox

Must be about due then

[omega3000]

Arh yes .... slipped it into 2nd and sport  That does tend to give you whiplash 

[OmegaAnglesey]

So even with the 3.2, you find you still have to use sport?  I'd have thought it would be quick enough without it? 

You never "have" to use it .. it is an option..

Sport button just does the same as kickdown switch, but more permanently, it holds the revs in each gear right to the limiter...  with kickdown if you then ease off it will change up, with "S" it remains in the lower gear much longer ... which when "playing" in the twisties is beneficial as the sudden change of gear on easing off the throttle can be a tad hairy at times if kickdown is in control .... "S" prevents this.

"2" + "s" gives you, effectively a 2 geared car ... first to around 50, second to around 75, so the power goes down very quickly as minimum gear changes are involved, which is very different to being in "D"

The 3.2 is quick, but it is IMHO, more responsive under "S" as it is usually already in a lower gear.

All done at the expense of economy however !!! but the smile factor is good ...

Hmmm going to  have to give that a try, But i'd have thought 2nd on its own will rev all the way to the top without S so what would be the gain with using 2 + S then 

[05omegav6]

Sharper throttle response assuming DBW

Also slush box might hold on a touch longer in S assuming of course that the gearbox and engine ecus actually communicate