Vehicles which are driven occasionally or for a short distances are in many cases subjected to unusual wear and strain. For example, cars that are driven short distances, constantly never have the opportunity for the engine to warm up to the normal heat range. this can cause excessive wear. Relatively, low mileage transmissions which are regularly used in city or stop and go conditions are subject to much higher wear than transmissions of the same mileage which are used under normal or primarily highway conditions. It is important to note that it is not necessarily the mileage on a vehicle which determines probable wear. Rather, it is the number of times the transmission has been run through its start up and shift cycles that determines probable wear. Many other seemingly normal driving conditions can affect transmission life. Things like extreme climate conditions either cold or hot, mountainous, driving, motoring problems which are associated with snow and ice can take their toll. Under 'normal' driving conditions vehicle manufacturers recommend servicing your transmission as seldom as every 100,000 miles. As you can see from the limited examples above,very few motorist fit into the ideal or 'normal' condition catagory.
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