on another note, im having a real hard time relating to this INVECS II tranny. being a stick shift guy for my entire mitsu experience, i just want to make sure this CY tranny is behaving as it should...
i tend to engage 3rd gear a bit sometimes when either driving downhill/cornering at a spirited pace and sometimes for over-taking situation when to lazy to punch the gas pedal (of course, well within rpm shift range).
i've noticed tho that in 'D' -Drive, the tranny seems to now predict my response and holds 3rd gear a tad longer than usual when im cornering or driving relatively quickly. so lets say you make a q/park savannah, make a left by queen's hall and briskly enter cascade on your right (no stopping) - if at any point i come off the gas in the transition, it holds 3rd gear for me, allowing me to still be in acceleration mode to continue driving. this doesnt happen at first startup (morning time or after work). I also find the engine's responsiveness is better for the first 5-10 mins of startup. After that, take off acceleration is a bit sluggish.
it also appears that the engine/tranny senses when you are going uphill and will not upshift to a higher gear until the car has levelled off (i guess by measuring load, etc.). This seems to be a normal feature as per Owner's Manual.
im just curious tho, any other CY owners (or Mitsu owners by ext.) have comments on this tranny type. the last tranny mitsu i drove was a CB3 1.3 carb type cable based. when a gear was holding, it meant tranny going soon!
no other issues at all with tranny - at WOT, gear shifts 1,2,3 & 4 are all seamless and well-timed. vehicle is just under 1 year old and 20K kilos on the dash!
appreciate any feedback.
(really hating trannies!)