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    Posted: 12 Jun 2014 at 4:39pm
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Posts: 14 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 12 Jun 2014 at 4:41pm
I haven't towed our R-Pod much yet, just on the way home from the dealer.  Had cruise set at 74 most of the way home.  My truck doesn't even realize the pod is behind it.  Big smile

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Our 2012 Honda Pilot has a 3.5L V-6 (250 hp) with a 5 speed automatic transmission.

We tow the RP-178 in cruise mode (about 60 mph) all the time.  We average 12 mpg under those conditions.

When I see an uphill approaching, I hit the button that locks the xmsn into 3rd gear.  That revs the engine to about 4,000 rpms (Honda motors love it) and allows the rig to easily maintain 60 without going thru the 5th to 4th to 3rd dance (losing 5 mph in the process) it would have had to do anyway.

I believe it takes less gas (and wear) to maintain momentum than to recover it.
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Our 2104 Dodge Caravan has plenty of power and pulls nice.  But the cruise and trans are nuts.  I've taken to using manual shifting and favoring 4th and 5 gears.  I just won't down shift and lets the speed drop and drop and revs down to 1200 until it finally goes down from 6th to 4th and revs up to 4000.  Soon as it can it up shifts onto 6th and drops the revs to something normal and the process starts over.  Cruise or not - its the same.  'Econ' mode or not - its the same.

I'd love to use cruise.  I'd love to use 'drive'.  
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Posts: 1216 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 15 Jun 2014 at 7:53pm
    I read some reviews that others have had problems with the way the transmission shifts in the new Caravans, you are not alone. Maybe it will be a electronic problem they will be able to fix.
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