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muddyweb:
AFAIK, the ZF4 has 4 gears and a Torque Converter mechanical lock up, which is why you feel 5 changes.  On the 3.5 V8 engined vehicles, the 4th gear change and torque converter lock up happen at virtually the same time, so you don't really notice it.  On the 3.9 engines, the lock up happens later, so you get a slightly better spread.

beast5680:
that,ll be what mine does then, Mr Burts world of knowledge to the rescue again :D

Range Rover Blues:
Tim beat me to it again :roll: he's just so fast with that typing :D

Anyway, as for the gear selector, well it's there for a reason.  I drive my auto Capri in 2 sometimes to stop it hunting up and down the gears, I presume it's the same on the ZF4.  Incidentally the gearbox holding onto 4th too long is one of the stated causes of the so called porous block, where the 'box holds the higher gear even under high throttle demands, so you get uneven heating of the liner and exesive heat at the top, causing the cracks to start.  Apparently this is why 4.2 engines fail less than 4.6 engines, the gearbox will change down sooner on a 4.2.

So to answer I'd say yes, drive in 3rd (or 2nd) in traffic, it will change 1st, 2nd, 3rd and no higher until you shift.

beast5680:

--- Quote from: "Range Rover Blues" ---Tim beat me to it again :roll: he's just so fast with that typing :D

Anyway, as for the gear selector, well it's there for a reason.  I drive my auto Capri in 2 sometimes to stop it hunting up and down the gears
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brave man owning up to that :lol: owning a capri and an auto one :D

Range Rover Blues:
Hey, don't start, that's a classic motor that is 8)

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