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Craig - 01 Nov 2004 05:52 GMT

Hello friends at rec.autos.makers.mazda.miata,

I have a '99 Miata automatic with overdrive. I would like to know if it is
alright to shift in and out of OD manually instead of leaving it on all the
time. If I leave OD on it seems to shift into OD too quickly.

Craig

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Larry Gadbois - 02 Nov 2004 03:13 GMT

The automatic transmissions used in the Miatas are excellent and can be
shifted through the gears without a problem. You can run to 7200 rpm in 1st,
2nd, or 3rd just like a manual transmission. The performance of the Miata
really comes alive above 4000 rpm.You can decelerate coming down hill by
clicking the OD off, or pulling it into 2. If shifted into 1st above 22 mph
the car will stay in 2 until the speed drops to 22. While driving around
town below 40 mph I do not use OD and leave it off.

> Hello friends at rec.autos.makers.mazda.miata,
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> Craig

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