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Originally Posted by Tmall
Not to mention using the cable stops it from sticking and snapping.
My gf never uses hers and laughs that I use mine all the time. That is until hers snapped the one time she used it. She's a convert now.
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I always used mine, but I am guessing the previous owner did not, cause mine broke less than a year after buying the car.
Now I just put it in Park when parked on a hill. If I had known it would piss off Homeslice, I would have filmed it and posted it on Youtube for him.
BTW, I also slide from reverse to Drive when backing up. Auto trannys are run by a fluid coupling, meaning that hard parts do not touch eachother. There is no extra wear from doing this.
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Originally Posted by Homeslice
It's pretty common on Ford Probes and Mazda 626 --- It's a transverse-mounted engine, so it rocks back and forth with every application of the gas......There are 5 mounts on it, but the rear one on the firewall is the first to go because it wasn't designed very well.
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I would bet the heat from the exhaust would have something to do with it too.