Another Auto Tranny Question

[drock03]

I'm used to driving a standard so that's why all the automatic questions....

The other thing I've noticed in the short time I've had this car and I don't know how well I'll be able to describe it....The tranny seems to shift a lot while accelerating at slower speeds... specifically, I notice this when I'm in a parking lot slowing down, then accelerating....car seems to down shift as I'm giving it gas after coasting at a slow speed (i.e. 5 or so mph) (maybe downshifts to 2nd gear?), then the trans shifts a few seconds later up to 3rd.

So basically I slow down (to take a turn etc.), give it gas at which time the car downshifts then within a few seconds upshifts. I've actually noticed this in an 02 Tundra as well....

I also notice this crawling in traffic on the highway

Maybe I'm just not use to the way an auto works but does this sound familiar to anyone else?

Thanks

[StockSolara]

That is normal an auto is set up to mimic how a manual should be driven to save gas when not being pushed

[Jai_Jai_Binks]

your just detailed a typical depiction on how a auto-tranny works.

[SolaraBlue]

lol the solara is the first automatic car ive owned and took me some getting used to aswell. a bit off topic but i test drove an auto maxima before the auto solara and the solara feels like it has way more get up and go.

[Nyyankees3511]

What year maxima?

[drock03]

I guess it just seems like it shifts too much, but maybe that is how these cars are set up.
Thanks

[viper1400]

thats why a lot of people hate autos.

[dominoSLEV6]

I had gotten very used to all that auto stuff with my last car, and now that I have a manual I'll never go back. I've driven one auto car after only having my MT Solara for only a few weeks and it felt so weird.

-chris

[NeFaRiOuS_SLE]

Wish my car came in manual... But then again I'm kinda rusty since I haven't driven manual in 2 years (and I keep pulling out the clutch too fast when I drove my boss' husband's car last week, but that's a different story). Anyway, it's a typical attempt at being economical since autos already make the car consume more gas.