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Old 08-14-2020, 01:49 PM   #89 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by freebeard View Post
Apparently 'overdrive' is just 4th gear.
Overdrive reminds me of the 1985 Volvo I drove. It had a 4 (or was it 5?) speed manual with an overdrive switch on the shifter knob. Never knew what that actually did to reduce the RPMs, or why they didn't just add another gear.

I do know coming back from Canada without the overdrive made for a noisy and inefficient trip back.
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