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09-03-2002 | 11:38 AM
#103
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I think they must all have the "skip shift" because of the fuel economy ratings they have put the car under. If it was a used one, then the previous owner put in an electronic "bypass" to the skip shift. This is a simple adaptor that plugs into the tranny.
09-03-2002 | 02:27 PM
#106
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From: Dana Point, CA
Originally posted by THRILLR
oddly enough, the one i test drove, an 01' was not equiped with the skip shift. Opps...there goes any ounce of humor your comment might have had. Mike
oddly enough, the one i test drove, an 01' was not equiped with the skip shift. Opps...there goes any ounce of humor your comment might have had. Mike
ALL new MT Corvette's sold in the United States have the stupid skip shift mechanism. The mechanism can be over ridden by accelerating quickly enough through the gears but GM needs to sell the cars this way for CAFE standards and to avoid gas guzzler on the car.
You either accelerated quickly enough to over ride the mechanism (I hope so) or are not telling the truth.
09-03-2002 | 02:42 PM
#108
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From: houston
ALL new MT Corvette's sold in the United States have the stupid skip shift mechanism. The mechanism can be over ridden by accelerating quickly enough through the gears but GM needs to sell the cars this way for CAFE standards and to avoid gas guzzler on the car.
One more thing. I don't give a proverbial rat's ass whether you're tired of the lack of torque statements. Your horse scat and knucklehead comments are absurd, as well as most of your weakly attempted arguments.
09-03-2002 | 03:04 PM
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From: houston
Well since you did split hairs and are getting all technical now I guess we can say that ALL new Corvette's DON'T have the skip shift. Why?
Because a good percentage are automatics. I had just had to do it.
What Da Hapa said was this:
Accelerating quickly enough? It doesn't matter how hard you accelerate, also read how hard you press down the pedal, as long as you make it past 2500 RPM's in first gear. Who shifts to second before 2500 anyway?
Because a good percentage are automatics. I had just had to do it.
What Da Hapa said was this:
The mechanism can be over ridden by accelerating quickly enough through the gears but GM needs to sell the cars this way for CAFE standards and to avoid gas guzzler on the car.