Current Events > Accidentally revved my engine on the freeway today.

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Drive a 2016 buick regal 2.0T I was entering the freeway, my hand slipped on my shifter and switched it to M mode. I didn't notice and when I entered from a yield point my engine revved to 5k rpms a bit before redline before I realized what was going on. This happened for 2-3 seconds and when I noticed that acceleration was weird I shifted it back to D. Will my car be okay?
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no. RIP car.
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sorry for your loss

1 Why the hell was your hand on the shifter in an automatic?
2 REdlining bad. Nearly redlining fine. The car has enough nanny shit to protect you and itself that you're fine.
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You can rev and hold your engine at (or close) to redline for quite a while without any catastrophic failure, provided you have a 'healthy' engine.
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Crazyman93 posted...

1 Why the hell was your hand on the shifter in an automatic?
2 REdlining bad. Nearly redlining fine. The car has enough nanny shit to protect you and itself that you're fine.

I reached over to grab my glasses in the cupholder and must have nudged it.
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Foxling posted...

Crazyman93 posted...

1 Why the hell was your hand on the shifter in an automatic?
2 REdlining bad. Nearly redlining fine. The car has enough nanny shit to protect you and itself that you're fine.

I reached over to grab my glasses in the cupholder and must have nudged it.

... That's not how cars work... You can't just nudge it...
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Gamer99z posted...

Foxling posted...

Crazyman93 posted...

1 Why the hell was your hand on the shifter in an automatic?
2 REdlining bad. Nearly redlining fine. The car has enough nanny shit to protect you and itself that you're fine.

I reached over to grab my glasses in the cupholder and must have nudged it.

... That's not how cars work... You can't just nudge it...

You've obviously never driven a Buck Regal.
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Most cars have their rev limit set pretty conservatively. You won't hurt it by running it to the redline once in a while. You just don't wanna be the moron banging off the limiter on a regular basis since it leads to more wear over time and it is more stress on engine parts so if there is a weak link somewhere, it's more likely to fail at higher rpms. But as previously stated, you're perfectly fine assuming the engine is pretty healthy. (Which it should be on such a new car)

dodgefan91 posted...

Most cars have their rev limit set pretty conservatively. You won't hurt it by running it to the redline once in a while. You just don't wanna be the moron banging off the limiter on a regular basis since it leads to more wear over time and it is more stress on engine parts so if there is a weak link somewhere, it's more likely to fail at higher rpms. But as previously stated, you're perfectly fine assuming the engine is pretty healthy. (Which it should be on such a new car)

Thanks. Yeah redline on mine is 7-8krpm, I just noticed loud noise and me not accelerating.
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Gamer99z posted...

... That's not how cars work... You can't just nudge it...

lol come drive my Jeep Patriot and say that. Can't tell you the amount of times I was DDing in college and a fuck nut would knock the shifter into semi mode. Way too soft. Newer Jeeps and the Tiptronic systems are trying way too hard to be sports cars.
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electricbugs2 posted...

come drive my Jeep Patriot

Why would anyone want to ever do this in the first place?
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electricbugs2 posted...

Gamer99z posted...

... That's not how cars work... You can't just nudge it...

lol come drive my Jeep Patriot and say that. Can't tell you the amount of times I was DDing in college and a fuck nut would knock the shifter into semi mode. Way too soft. Newer Jeeps and the Tiptronic systems are trying way too hard to be sports cars.

Yeah carmakers now try too hard to be sporty.
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Fart_Tzar posted...

Why would anyone want to ever do this in the first place?

Why not? Best car I've ever owned.

Foxling posted...

Yeah carmakers now try too hard to be sporty.

I drove a fully loaded Grand Cherokee a few years ago. Literally had paddle shifters -_- Why?
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electricbugs2 posted...

Why not? Best car I've ever owned.

It's a fake jeep. It's a lifted Chrysler Sebring.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mitsubishi_GS_platform
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Fart_Tzar posted...

It's a fake jeep. It's a lifted Chrysler Sebring.

lol didn't know that. I liked a Sebring I drove too though so lol.

I couldn't afford the Wrangler, it was a fully loaded Patriot or a Ram 1500 (Thank fuck I didn't pick that)
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electricbugs2 posted...

Fart_Tzar posted...

It's a fake jeep. It's a lifted Chrysler Sebring.

lol didn't know that. I liked a Sebring I drove too though so lol.

I couldn't afford the Wrangler, it was a fully loaded Patriot or a Ram 1500 (Thank fuck I didn't pick that)

Eh? A really good example of a TJ is ~14k.

Oh wait, you're talking about JK's? Fake jeeps too. Wrong suspension, wrong drivetrain. It's as if you described what a wrangler was to someone, then they designed it by committee trying to market it to people who will never take it offroad.
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RIP car shot up to 5k rpms
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Fart_Tzar posted...

electricbugs2 posted...

Fart_Tzar posted...

It's a fake jeep. It's a lifted Chrysler Sebring.

lol didn't know that. I liked a Sebring I drove too though so lol.

I couldn't afford the Wrangler, it was a fully loaded Patriot or a Ram 1500 (Thank fuck I didn't pick that)

Eh? A really good example of a TJ is ~14k.

Oh wait, you're talking about JK's? Fake jeeps too. Wrong suspension, wrong drivetrain. It's as if you described what a wrangler was to someone, then they designed it by committee trying to market it to people who will never take it offroad.

Compared to the TJ which has a station wagon engine?
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