I have a friend who backs out of his driveway, slows most of the way with his brakes, then shifts from reverse into drive while the car is still rolling backward some. Isn't this a bad thing, especially for the torque converter?
I have a 3-speed auto w/ no overdrive, and I'd really like to bump it into neutral sometimes when I'm just coasting rather than dragging the engine along at 3k rpm. Isn't this ok as long as I match revs before shifting back into gear?
Also, that guy's car is only a year old and sometimes the exhaust stinks like rotten eggs. The dealership mechanics said it was from leaky or clogged injectors. It's still under warranty, so that wouldn't be much of a problem. However, isn't that a load of bullsh*t anyway? I thought it was the cats that made that smell (sulphur di- or tri-oxide to something-sulphide?) when going from lean (low throttle) to rich (hard acceleration). Or maybe it was the other way around.
Thanks.