Amazing mis-shift from 2nd to 1st

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Oct 29, 2005 | 10:10 AM

thatguyjosh

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Amazing mis-shift from 2nd to 1st

Never seen a car do that!

http://sohchonda.com/ipw-web/gallery...bum32/Clay.wmv

Oct 29, 2005 | 10:18 AM

jsalicru

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I had one guy do that right next to me... it sounded VERY scary, made me duck down and everything. His motor seized.

Oct 29, 2005 | 11:03 AM

2002S2K

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Wow, thats crazy!!! I can't believe he got the back wheels off the ground.

Oct 29, 2005 | 12:14 PM

Purple_sky

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I had happened to an S2000--mis-shifting from 2nd into 1st.

Oct 29, 2005 | 01:16 PM

b0mbrman

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Uh...wasn't the transmission problem not that "the piece to prevent the car from going to first broke", but rather that he reached for the wrong gear?

Oct 30, 2005 | 05:31 AM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by b0mbrman,Oct 29 2005, 04:16 PM

Uh...wasn't the transmission problem not that "the piece to prevent the car from going to first broke", but rather that he reached for the wrong gear?

Why accept responsibility when you can blame it on your car?