Q: My honda acord is a stick shift, I'm driving in 5th gear doin 70 all the sudden it slows down to 60 then back up to 70 again. Wuts

asked by on October 18, 2017

I'm driving on the interstate in 5th gear, driving 70 the car slows down to 60 then picks back up to 70, while my feet is on the gas

My car has 217000 miles.
My car has a manual transmission.

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