by "Bob Shuman" <reshuman@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
Feb 28, 2008 at 08:42 AM
I can't speak for having this capability in a minivan, but do know that the
"auto-stick", which allowed manual ****fts of the electronically controlled
4-speed automatic transmission on my 1996 Eagle Vision TSI, was a
wonderful
feature. I used it regularly every winter to compensate for the low 1st
gear and high torque engine which used to result in simply spinning the
wheels whenever trying to start from a dead stop on snow/glare ice. By
starting in 2nd or even 3rd gear, I was able to simply pull away (rather
slowly) without spinning or sliding on ice.
Other than this application, I also occasionally used the manual gear
control to down****ft into lower gears and provide some engine braking when
descending steep declines.
Hope this is what you were looking for from your question.
Bob
"Joe Brown" <jmbrown104@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
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> Our new 2008 T/C van has a automatic with 6 speeds. Why would a person
> ****ft it manually?
