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"Date: Sat, 17 Aug 2002 08:25:58 -0700
From: Nicky Avery <nicky@domain.elided>
Subject: RE: How do you drive an auto tranny? General handling/driving info
sought

  Just catching up here on the last days' digests ...

>The secret in the auto was to treat the box like a manual box - shift
>into the gear you need coming out of the bend before you get there.
>

My understanding is that the ZF autos in Alfas were not designed to be
used in this way and that YMMdefinitelyV

Nicky"

I've used mine in my 91 Spider this way since new, even while solo racing it
for 4 years.  However, I did need to have it rebuilt at 181,000+ miles,
you'd think they would build them to last longer.


Cordova Ralph
Ralph Fetsch
Cordova Tennessee
1991 Spider Veloce w/auto 198,000+ (S)miles
1964 Giulia 1600 Spider

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