Quote Originally Posted by VerzGTP View Post
I would just leave it in drive. When it's manually in 1st the tranny will short shift into 2nd at about 5,500 RPM's to prevent someone from forgetting it was in 1st and then banging against the rev limiter or over revving the motor.
IF...you hold it in 1 too long...as long as you put in in Drive or any other forward gear before 3 grand or so it'll still shift at the higher shift point...you just gotta be quick about it I know this because it is my only way of feeling like I have a manual