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endi2000 · 01-01-2010, 10:36 PM

I have read several of the posts and am not sure this question has been asked or answered.

My husband has been hypermiling with 2 different cars for a couple of years. He does it over longer distances - sometimes up to 8 km. We have many hills here.

He was doing the process with a '04 Toyota Echo, automatic and has now switched to a '00 Volks Jetta TDI. The Echo, according to him, now has issues going into overdrive when the weather is cold - it takes quite a while.

I drove the Volks the other day, on a cold day, and tried to gear down to 1st gear going down a steep hill. The vehicle did not change into 1st until we were almost at the bottom of the hill.

Is it possible - the hypermiling has affected both of these vehicles?

Since I am a female, he really has no respect for my opinion - it seems odd to me that he has driven both these vehicles in this manner - and BOTH are having transmission problems. I think both of us would benefit from 3rd party input.

Thank you for any light you can shed on this.

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endi2000 EcoModding Lurker Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Canada Posts: 3 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Hypermiling an automatic transmission I have read several of the posts and am not sure this question has been asked or answered. My husband has been hypermiling with 2 different cars for a couple of years. He does it over longer distances - sometimes up to 8 km. We have many hills here. He was doing the process with a '04 Toyota Echo, automatic and has now switched to a '00 Volks Jetta TDI. The Echo, according to him, now has issues going into overdrive when the weather is cold - it takes quite a while. I drove the Volks the other day, on a cold day, and tried to gear down to 1st gear going down a steep hill. The vehicle did not change into 1st until we were almost at the bottom of the hill. Is it possible - the hypermiling has affected both of these vehicles? Since I am a female, he really has no respect for my opinion - it seems odd to me that he has driven both these vehicles in this manner - and BOTH are having transmission problems. I think both of us would benefit from 3rd party input. Thank you for any light you can shed on this.