>If this is true then wouldn't it be the other way round, i.e. the reverse when >the nose is down etc? > >My 200 slowly creeps down my steep driveway if in 1st and does not if in >reverse. Reverse is typically lower than 1st (eg, 3.17:1 vs 2.8:1 or whatever). cu James '87 4kq '89 200q '86 4ks, lives on in memory Boise, ID, USA