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Old 12-15-2011, 01:29 AM   #19 (permalink)
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AV - '04 Chevy Aveo sedan - not LS
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By "footshifting" I mean taking my foot off the gas a little and applying it back on to get my car to upshift. Normally when I accelerate, the car would just stay in the lower gear but when I do this I can get it to upshift, but it can only be done at speeds the car would normally shift at when I'm not accelerating. I just call it "footshifting" because I don't know what else to call it. I guess that does create some confusion so sorry for that.

Although I am a little disappointed in my car's EPA rated fuel economy, I do like the fact that the newer Aveos got better gas mileage. It shows improvement on GM's part. I would really love to get a new Sonic since they get great fuel economy (29/40).
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