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Old 04-27-08, 10:43 PM
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Re: catera - questions before I buy

The transmission shifts depend on driving conditions.

If you first start the car and begin to drive the shifting will be higher in the rpm range (around 3,000). This is to make the oxygen sensors to heat up faster. Once they are operational there is less polution and more economy.

On normal level roads with the car warmed up and moderate acceleration you can expect the car to shift around 2,000 rpms. Once it is warmed this car should be very smooth. You should not really be able to feel the shifts at all. A slight clunck for 2-3 under low acceleration has been reported with the transmission, that is about it. Not trying to scare you transmission normally have a way bigger list then this.

My oil pressure stays around the quarter line at idle. Well I think. Honestly I have not payed to much attention to it.
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