Well, to you guyz w/ stick's this isn't much, but I was shocked w/ an automatic! Especially as smooth as the gear changes are.

I was driving down a relatively smooth street (Pinemont Dr) going to pick up the girlfriend and came to a stop at a light where in about 100 yards, the two lanes merge into one. I always pull in front of the car next to me at the light to make sure I don't have to follow some slow-a$$ driver. This brand new lookin' full size chevy truck starts revvin' it up next to me right before GREEN. I wasn't prepared to REALLY race so I just punched it, and the wheels start spinning searching for traction. Once I caught traction, I easily pulled on him, put then I heard a "chirp" from 1-2 gear. I was like, WTF! I started laughing! I piked my girl up and at another light I punched it again... and AGAIN caught a nice 2nd-gear scratch!

The street was smoother than most. I'm sure that helped. I just didn't think it was possible w/ the smooth gear changes of the 2k2.

Anybody else caught 2nd's?

 

I can do that in my 97 GLE

 

not discounting the Max itself, but...

alot of things have a bearing on that...

1. Tires in use. Not hard to chirp an RE92, but harded with others.

2. Condition of road (no I do not mean gravel covered)...certain road surfaces are better suited than others (even within asphalt or concrete there can be wide variances)

3. Ambient heat.

Even in my AE I was 'double chirping (yes with a stick)' all over the place in the winter and spring, then got new tires and the weather started heating up.

 

My 95 gxe would do that on any road surface, my buddies could not believe it!

 

Damn, I wasn't aware there are so many auto Max's catching 2nd's! I just figured w/ as smooth and gradual as the shifts are in the 2k2, that it wouldn't be enough to chirp em'. I guess I was wrong.

It seems to only do it when I have a lot of wheel spin off the line. I guess b/c I'm going at a relatively slower speed by the 1-2 gear change. I dunno.

 

I used to get the same thing a lot of times during the first couple thousand miles. But i think my tires are wearing out now as there seems to be a whole lot more traction coming from the Potenza's.

 

Just so you know my Max and every other one I've driven probably have the harshest 1-2nd shift I've felt in a modern passenger car. And the auto in the 2k2 is not much different then mine.