i have a S/Turbo 01 Foz AT, which i drive like a manual trans. i want to know if there's any side effect or harm that is being done to the drive-train or engine if i continue this practice overtime?
It will wear the shifter mechanism a lot faster - it's not designed for systematic abuse (too much plastic, weak connections); that's not the transmission internals though, and can be rather easily replaced.
Beyond that, it will not do any extra damage compared to similarly aggressive driving in full auto mode (assuming you shift well and do not keep it in low gears all the time).
I can't see how it would dramatically reduce the life of a transmission to manually shift it. I doubt you even add that many shifts to the life of it doing it manually. I'd agree with Tau - I would think the shifter isn't really designed to be moved all the time though.
I bet you can't wait to get a Subaru with the CVT and paddle shifters (works much better, IMO).
I thought 2001 Forester has just the 4EAT trans so no sport-shift? If so, I would not recommend shifting it manually--it is not designed for that.
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