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Thread Author: Skip Replies: 69

 Change up now - Skip
I have now been driving for 34 years now and have driven more cars and vans than I can remember, both diesel and petrol and like to think that I have a certain amount of mechanical "sympathy" for whatever I am driving. So why does the change up indicator always want me to change up way earlier than I feel I should do or thinks that I should be in 6th when I reckon I should still be in 4th. I have tried changing up when it says too but always feel that I want to change straight back down as the engine feels "unhappy" to me. I must have driven at least 6 cars with this device and they have all been the same. Is it just me ?
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