Q: Is it bad to drive my 2001 bonneville with the 3 2 1 instead of drive?

asked by on August 28, 2017

Is it bad for my transmission to drive my 2001 bonneville with the 3 2 1 gears instead of using drive

My car has 60000 miles My car has an automatic transmission.

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