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Old 03-16-2002, 09:40 AM
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Britney Spears, is that you?
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Old 03-16-2002, 09:45 AM
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Default I've done that a couple times in my S....
No worries. The engine and tranny can take it. Just don't do it on a regular basis.
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Default How fast were you going when you downshifted? An occasional redline won't kill your car.........
just don't make a habit of it.
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Default Errr...Perhaps you never heard about Britney destroying that Ferrari's engine
she mis-shifted and over revved the engine.... but yours doesn't sound that bad...hers went bye-bye...AND it was a rental car...
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make sure you clear the engine warranty void code with vagcom
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considering about 80mph is redline in 3rd, this is not a good thing for your car
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