the end result is it's fine.
120k on my first motor with ZERO leaks... the first trans went in at 99k miles...
people need to learn how to drive is what needs to happen...
guess what else... i just towed my racecar to alabama today... using 6th gear the whole way... and got 14 calculated mpg doing it... and running around 75 the whole way...
just don't be a damn idiot when you're empty or loaded and don't stress your motor - if it sounds wrong, you're doing it wrong!!!
almost 70k on the new truck and i know for a fact it's towed a 20' enclosed car hauler
it's not uncommon for me to shift when the big trucks do leaving red lights - though sometimes it's because the person behind me pissed in my captain crunch berries
[insert gasps and internet freak outs]