20 Sep 10 07:29, Roger Nelson wrote to Roy Witt:   
      
      
    RW>> Synthetics are made to go the extra mile, if you know what I mean.   
      
    RN> Yeah, but I no longer am.  (-:   
      
   I am...just saw my cardiologist yesterday. :)   
      
    RW>> Both of those have the 4L60 automatics. They're told to shift by the   
    RW>> computer, rather than engine vacuum. The computer has a been   
    RW>> programmed with all kinds of 'look ups' for it to reference; such as   
    RW>> air fuel ratios at certain levels of sensor input.   
      
    RN> The "Burb" is kinda rough shifting from D1 to D2, but I found a way   
    RN> to defeat that by easing up on the accelerator at just the right   
    RN> time, which, I suppose, makes me a better computer than the one in   
    RN> the "Burb".   
      
   Ahhh, that shifting problem isn't computer related, it's mechanical   
   problems with clutch wear. i.e. they're wearing out.   
      
    RW>> RN> Vastly different than the '84 Chevy PU I had, which drove and   
    RW>> rode   
    RW>> RN> like a truck.   
      
    RW>> Neither of the above could be considered a truck. They're more like   
    RW>> hard work capable, smooth riding SUVs. And gas guzzlers to the   
    RW>> mileage freaks. I'm in the market for one of those.   
      
    RN> Those vehicles ride like they have air suspension.  My Mark VIII was   
    RN> like that before I converted it to spring struts.  That was one of   
    RN> the dumbest things I've done.   
      
   I don't think so. That M VIII air suspension was probably going to be a   
   POS for the rest of your car's life. The idea was great, but time took its   
   toll on it.   
      
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