How can you tell someone downshifts?
This has been bothering me for a while, now...
I couple years ago I bought a new car and traded in the old one. It was a 5-speed with a crap ton of milage.
The dealership manager guy had to check the old car out to estimate its value, so he got in and turned it on; didn't drive it anywhere.
When he came back into the office, I overheard him say to another employee "This guy down-shifts a lot..." which is true.
But how could he tell that? Can you just feel it in the synchros or something?
Moreover, he said it with a tone like it was a bad thing. Is it bad for the car or something?