On May 5, 7:35 pm, "alfred" <tomboy...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> >> take the bus alfred. it'll absolve you of all responsibility and worry.
>
> > I can't WAIT to see him blow up his engine! Or will the transmission go
> > first?
>
> I guess I didn't see Jim Beam's post till now, I have him blocked because we
> determined he is a troll from way back in January.
>
> Elmo, I will not be blowing up the engine. I actually did the same practice
> with my 2005 Accord and had it for 3 years with no problems. I just wanted
> to know if this would be different on the 2008 Accord. Its a lease and under
> warrenty anway. I don't think entering the highway in D3 and bringing the
> rpms to 5000 rpms and switching to D is anything out of the ordinary. I am
> sure most people drive the same way if they are performance oriented.
>
> Al

Are you saying that if you give the car full throttle it won't
downshift when you're in "D"?

No, I didn't think so.

The Accord auto transmission is responsive to throttle inputs. Try it.
There's absolutely no reason for manually shifting the car when all
you want to do is accelerate up to highway speed. If you plant your
right foot the Accord will pull right up to redline.