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From: hrs@houxb.UUCP (H.SILBIGER)
Newsgroups: net.auto
Subject: Re: Automatic Transmission in Japanese Cars.
Message-ID: <286@houxb.UUCP>
Date: Thu, 26-Apr-84 11:50:32 EST
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Posted: Thu Apr 26 11:50:32 1984
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Because most Japanese and other small cars use 3-speed automatics
as opposed to 5-speed manuals, they tend to have poorer acceleration,
poorer gas mileage, and be much noisier at highway speeds due
to unnecessarily high engine RPM's.
I have a Mazda 626 '81 which suffers from all of the above.
It's a very comfortable and extremely reliable car otherwise.