Took the Caddy to the body shop for dent repair and a complete paint job == wish me luck!
I went to a car rental place right across the street from the body and paint facility and wound up with a 2018 Toyota Camry. OMG the thing has a four cylinder engine and an automatic eight speed transmission -- what a joke that is. The thing starts shifting at 5mph and is constantly shifting up/down when in commuter traffic. What an annoying engine/transmission package. To add insult to injury this car has up/down paddle shifters on the steering wheel -- NO BUENO! What the heck is that all about -- manually shifting an already underpowered and annoying sedan with paddles is the LAST thing I want to be doing.
Toyota makes great cars, but this thing would be last on my list of purchase options when looking at a mid-size sedan.
GF,
Welcome to the world of fuel economy according to Toyota. I'm sure other OEM's do the same, but Toyota has definitely learned how to manage fuel economy by way of the ECM and TCM. Only one rule... get the car in overdrive ASAP.
My daily driver is a 2003 Tacoma with a 2.4L 4 cylinder and a 4-speed overdrive auto trans. This truck is typically in overdrive by 30mph unless I manually shift it into each gear L-D, and manually engage the overdrive. To be fair, this buys me 25mpg in heavy city driving and about 28mpg on the open road.
I've learned to live with it's foibles.
