# Downshifiting a Manual Automobile to Slow Down

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/downshifiting-a-manual-automobile-to-slow-down/355170>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [May 3, 2006, 12:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/downshifiting-a-manual-automobile-to-slow-down/355170 "2006-05-03T00:03:00Z")\
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**Author:** ![liberty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/958977/32.png) [@liberty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/liberty)\
**Post date:** [May 8, 2006, 2:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/downshifiting-a-manual-automobile-to-slow-down/355170/61 "2006-05-08T02:59:54Z")

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> [@Mr. Slant](#):
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> Could you clarify?  
> You are driving a car with a one-speed automatic transmission?  
> A truck with a one-speed auto?

My rig. It has 7 manual gears and the top gear is automatic… It’s an Eaton Fuller tranny.

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**Author:** ![liberty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/958977/32.png) [@liberty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/liberty)\
**Post date:** [May 8, 2006, 3:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/downshifiting-a-manual-automobile-to-slow-down/355170/62 "2006-05-08T03:01:18Z")

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that was suppossed to be 8 manual gears, not 7

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