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Why use overdrive?

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Anonymous

14y ago
Updated: 10/22/2022

Overdrive is mostly used on the highway so that cars can go fast without having to run high RPM (reolutions per minute) which helps your car get better gas milage. But overdrive cannot bet used to tow anything without risking damage to the transmition.

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