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Tnx a lot Skezza. Appreciate your help. Is it safe to drive it like this for 10 days or so?

Yes, it shifts up and down, but tends to stay in 3rd or 4th gear at very low speeds... It's far from refined in my opinion, dont know whether it's normal. It does not jerk, and such, but rather changes at very low rpm. If i floor it does kick down, but stays in that gear until 3000rpm and does not change to the next if i dont ease off a bit. Dont know whether it' normal. Is it dangerous to drive with pump activating at 1 change? What does it indicate? If there is a leak, is it difficult to diagnose and repair, or just check hoses and accumulator? Tnx guys, advice greatly appreciated...

Hi guys. I have picked up the car. What i can notice is that it will keep high gear at very low revs, when i do the accumulator test, the pump switches on after the very first shift. And one more thing... The car can hit 120km/h and it wont go faster withthe gas floored. It wont go past 2500rpm. Any advice greatly appreciated...

Hi guys. I am about to buy a Lupo 3l 2001. The car is in nice condition, and it is fitted with climatic, which is a big plus. It has 217000km on the odometer. I have never driven a car with automatic gearbox, so I need some advice regarding mileage and gearbox reliability. What should i look out for once i give it the test drive? I have already test driven an A2 3L, It wouldn't shift to the next gear when i gave it a full throttle and didn't let go. However, when i eased off of the gas paddle when it hit high revs, it did select the next gear. Is this normal? I suppose not... I know that the mileage is fine with the engine, but is the gearbox likely to start causing problems at the mileage in question? Thanks!