Tacorunner, Thanks for the imput on this subject. I live in Clay County (Central WV) and it's the norm of the day around here to go from 900 feet above sea level to 2200 in a hurry.
It seems like you climb forever then it flattens out for about a mile then straight back down. For me to go to town i climbed over three of these just to get there <img border="0" title="" alt="[Smile]" src="images/icons/smile.gif" />
With this auto transmission it handles it real well but it does it alot easier without the over drive on. I'm not sure how much difference it would make on gas milage and really not to concerned about that.
It's hard to get used to the idea that it's not shifting unless I'm climbing a really steep grade. It just feels like something has to give or i need to shift it,lol. Mike