So all fluid linkages are bad? That would include the viscous coupling found in many all wheel drive cars, like the Porsche 911 Carrera4 and Turbo models, as well as the Lamborghini Murcielago, and almost every vehicle in the Audi product line. Also the transfer case in Land Rover’s sport utilities.
Just because a device has a fluid coupling doesn’t mean that that coupling slips excessively.
Nope. I’d love to see a cite for a car that employs the lockup torque converter in 1st or 2nd gear. Maybe there is one or a few. But it’s damn uncommon I assure you.
True, I call them slushboxes because I can’t stand the slurred way it seems to change gear and the sluggish performance it can give on smaller engined cars, not because of any mechanical know how.