Glossary / General

money shift

8 Episode Mentions

Too Afraid to Ask

A money shift is when you grab the wrong gear and end up in the wrong one. It can be costly because it can upset the car’s balance and even hurt the engine.

Technical Definition

A “money shift” is when you accidentally shift into the wrong gear—typically skipping past the intended gear—so the engine speed jumps and you risk damage. It’s called that because it can cost you time, results, and sometimes expensive repairs.

Hear It Discussed

"You can stall it. You can blip the throttle. You can do all that, but you can't money shift it. They put in technology so you can downshift it and do a lot of fun things, but if you've ever had a..."
Ferrari’s New Fake Gated Manual, Fiat Topolino & Why Doug Won't Buy a Supercar! THIS CAR POD! with Doug DeMuro & Friends! 04:58

"This way, with this, the best you're doing is giving the machine suggestions, but if you can't override it, if you can't money shift it, You don't, and these are not good things, but these are..."
Surprise, There's A New Sales King! Wrangler VS 4Runner VS Bronco! | Ep. 346 TFL Car Chat 25:23

"And it was like 29,000 miles or something on this motor. He didn't money shift it. [3731.8s] He was accelerating onto an on ramp, blew the motor."
A $74K Corvette Just Hit 200 MPH Full Throttle Talk 02:00