On Wed, Aug 26, 2009 at 6:43 AM, Marc Perdue <mcperdue@gmail.com> wrote:

>
> So, who the heck designs an automatic transmission that, when the
> pedal is to the floor, kicks down to 2nd at 45 and back to 3rd at
> 55?!?  It's a real PITA going over the Blue Ridge Mountains in certain
> places.  The damn transmission keeps bouncing back and forth as my
> speed varies between 45 and 55, trying to haul my butt over the
> mountain.

That's what the shift control lever is for. Put it in the gear you want at
the time and it stays there.