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GreenAndBlue · #8 (**permalink**) 03-24-2005, 01:14 PM

I'll bet it's along the lines of what AZCivic mentioned, and that this is your first Honda, and if not, your first w/ automatic.

Honda automatics are notorious for lag followed by a quick downshift and then, bam! You're going faster than you intended, because you wound up pressing the pedal harder to get going. This is especially noticable on turning corners in higher gear...you're travelling about 30, slow down for the corner, give it some gas coming out of the corner, and it's about 25 feet later that it kicks in.

I know the trannies are different animals than most other manufacturers...that doesn't necessarily make them *bad*, per se (except for the latest design mated to the V6 cars - & ours is based off that model), just different. I can't explain from a thoroughly technical standpoint about what makes them different, but for people new to them, they can be exasperating until they're acclimated to them. Oh - and make *sure* the only thing that ever goes in it is Honda ATF, and preferably by a dealer. It really does make a difference in shift quality.

I'll also hazard a guess that being from Canada, and having a supercharged car, that maybe it was a Pontiac GTP ? I had a '97 GP (normally aspirated, but with the 3800), and the transmission had to be one of the smoothest shifting, best performing slushboxes I ever had. Seriously). Now the rest of the car, longevity-wise, wasn't so hot. Suffice to say, that's why I went back to Honda for my subsequent purchases.

Anyway - welcome to the forum! I'm hoping to travel up to BC this summer, and perhaps explore application for permanent residency.