No Overdrive came from factory on this 2003??

ANYTHING TO DO WITH MAKING YOUR VAN MOVE EXCEPT FOR THE ENGINE ITSELF.
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No Overdrive came from factory on this 2003??

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Hello all. I'm looking at a 2003 Safari to buy. I took it for a test drive today. It does NOT have Overdrive option on the gear shift. Isn't that unusual? I thought (obviously wrong) that all 2003's came with it??

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Re: No Overdrive came from factory on this 2003??

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It's AWD.

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Re: No Overdrive came from factory on this 2003??

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My preliminary research says ALL 2003's came with "4-spd auto w/OD"....??????????
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Re: No Overdrive came from factory on this 2003??

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P,R,N,D,3,2,1
D is overdrive.
'93 Safari shorty, 350 swap
'05 Astro AWD, lifted, 6 liter, cammed, ported and programmed for fast.
'69 G10, straight 6, 3 onatree, jumped at me when I had a pocketful of cash looking for a spare astro. :)

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Re: No Overdrive came from factory on this 2003??

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Doh! Thanks.
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Re: No Overdrive came from factory on this 2003??

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lol, Just after I posted here I saw the post on the other site. 3rd gear is used for towing or if you have a load. You can run in 3rd all day long if you need to and it will keep the trans from constantly upshifting into 4th and then back down because you need the torque.
'93 Safari shorty, 350 swap
'05 Astro AWD, lifted, 6 liter, cammed, ported and programmed for fast.
'69 G10, straight 6, 3 onatree, jumped at me when I had a pocketful of cash looking for a spare astro. :)
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