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"Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo" (thetomselleck) 02/24/2018 at 17:08 • Filed to: Allow myself to introduce... Myself.

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I dun press-ed muh PWR button! Which is short for... Ectoplasmic Power!

So, what it does is lets the revs go higher before shifting. On a torquey short-shifting 5 speed (seriously, it will shift before 2500 rpm), this is actually quite useful. And makes it a little more fun.

Doggo for the 30 seconds of your life you won’t get back:

benjrblant > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo 02/24/2018 at 17:14

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That gauge cluster never gets old.

The 80 series and some 100 series cruisers had the same button, but labled PWR and 2ND for starting in second gear. The 80 is also a chronic short-shifter.

Supreme Chancellor and Glorious Leader SaveTheIntegras > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo 02/24/2018 at 17:24

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That shift knob tho

vicali > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo 02/24/2018 at 17:26

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Party mode.

Mine’s called ECT mode.. Extra Cool Tacoma I’m assuming..

Ash78, voting early and often > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo 02/24/2018 at 17:41

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OCD alert: the tach and speedo have centrally-oriented numbers, but the “E/F” on the fuel gauge, the MPGs, and temp are all oriented vertically.

WHYYYYYYY?!?!

InFierority Complex > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo 02/24/2018 at 17:52

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30mpg in an IS300? I’m calling shenanigans.

HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo 02/24/2018 at 17:55

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My old Camry had a PWR button too. I pressed it all the time. It didn’t really seem to do anything

TheTurbochargedSquirrel > benjrblant 02/24/2018 at 17:57

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I think Toyotas in general are short shifters. You had to be pushing it hard to get my Corolla to rev past 2.5k.

BlueMazda2 - Blesses the rains down in Africa, Purveyor of BMW Individual Arctic Metallic, Merci Twingo > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo 02/24/2018 at 17:57

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Not only are you a doctor, but your car is too.

Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo > InFierority Complex 02/24/2018 at 18:00

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It’s a vacuum gauge of lies

TheTurbochargedSquirrel > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo 02/24/2018 at 18:10

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It’s more likely a CAN controlled gauge which uses current speed and fuel flow rate to calculate the instantaneous MPG.

50ford500 > benjrblant 02/24/2018 at 19:36

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Indeed I was coming here to say the exact same thing. I wish more manufacturers or even Lexus for that matter tried to do something interesting and exciting like this still. They’re all so...eh I mean sure I guess these new lcd clusters are a thing but my 80’s upbringing makes me leery of a fully digital dash.

MM54 > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo 02/25/2018 at 20:12

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My mother’s ‘99 4-runner has a button “ECT” and I have no idea what it’s for. Would it be the same as this, to let it rev out higher? Makes more sense in your car than an SUV though.

RPM esq. > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo 02/26/2018 at 13:32

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[Clarkson voice]: PPWWWWWRRRR