Hi all,
Just bought a 2003 SC430, it's my first time owning an automatic, first time with RWD, first time with anything above $10k :) So I was curious to get people's opinion about certain things
1) Aside from going downhill, does anyone use engine braking? It's my first automatic car so I was wondering when engine braking should be used. When driving manual I constantly use engine for deceleration unless I really need to slow down fast (then of course I would use the brakes...)
2) Downshift for faster acceleration? I suppose automatic cars it's useless to do this but I was curious.
3) Motor oil recommendations? Any brands or types I absolutely must stay away from?
4) Which kind of gas I should use? Every other car I had I didn't car much about them so I was filling them up with the cheapest fas available at the pump. So far I used only 'octane 89' with the SC430... should I use octane 91? Is 87 sufficient?