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- VE Calais V8
Went for spin in the still newish VE omega..I like this car more every time I drive it..
I had a play around with the trasmission while driving..and then had a look at the owners manual once home.. and I think I found something quite interesting..
From what I can tell (and I may be wrong) the omega (and other 4 speed models) ..although not haveing the active select..do have a trick up their sleeves that the 5/6 speeds dont..you can put the car in 2/3..and utilise it to just go up to the selected gear..ie..in a street with speed bumps..put it in 2..slow down for the bump..car goes back to 1st..speed up cars goes into 2nd and stays in 2nd..slow down for bump..car goes back to 1st..and repeat...on more open city streets..one could use 3 to do normal driving and this would stop 4th gear being engaged..which is pretty much like O\D to my mind..which can be a bit low for some "normal" driving.
I know active select can be used in a triptronic fashion..but from what I read you can only select one gear at a time..this 4 speed "trick" is a hoot and a half..Almost seems to good..so sorry If I am completly wrong about other models not being able to do this...
I also would like to know.. if using the 1/2/3 in a triptronic fashion..would harm the trany...theres nothing in the manual saying not to..and a lot saying to use the lower selections for engine braking..I cetainly wouldnt be doing any major experimentation of this..without knowing...but the earlier metioned "trick"...sure made driving down a street loaded with speed bumps..a lot more fun.
PS. See my other post regarding speed bumps "Theory" in the "general" section.
I had a play around with the trasmission while driving..and then had a look at the owners manual once home.. and I think I found something quite interesting..
From what I can tell (and I may be wrong) the omega (and other 4 speed models) ..although not haveing the active select..do have a trick up their sleeves that the 5/6 speeds dont..you can put the car in 2/3..and utilise it to just go up to the selected gear..ie..in a street with speed bumps..put it in 2..slow down for the bump..car goes back to 1st..speed up cars goes into 2nd and stays in 2nd..slow down for bump..car goes back to 1st..and repeat...on more open city streets..one could use 3 to do normal driving and this would stop 4th gear being engaged..which is pretty much like O\D to my mind..which can be a bit low for some "normal" driving.
I know active select can be used in a triptronic fashion..but from what I read you can only select one gear at a time..this 4 speed "trick" is a hoot and a half..Almost seems to good..so sorry If I am completly wrong about other models not being able to do this...
I also would like to know.. if using the 1/2/3 in a triptronic fashion..would harm the trany...theres nothing in the manual saying not to..and a lot saying to use the lower selections for engine braking..I cetainly wouldnt be doing any major experimentation of this..without knowing...but the earlier metioned "trick"...sure made driving down a street loaded with speed bumps..a lot more fun.
PS. See my other post regarding speed bumps "Theory" in the "general" section.
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