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Malc2098 wrote:.....
So occasionally and in any case before a long run, I give it a blast though the gears up to the red line to clear all the rubbish out. ....
Commander wrote:May I just pitch in and say that all the elec-trickery really does make a difference, not only do they make the vehicles more comfortable but also easier to drive, more powerful more frugal and easier on the environment, and yes there are more bits that can go wrong, but in my honest experience if a car is well maintained (and yes I make a point of doing as much as possible myself and where not possible to build up a relationship with my dealer/independent mechanic) it will keep going for a long time with minimal failures. Yes there are bad cars and bad batches, but if you do your homework before buying you should be able to have a fairly trouble free ownership experience.
RogerS wrote:Commander wrote:May I just pitch in and say that all the elec-trickery really does make a difference, not only do they make the vehicles more comfortable but also easier to drive, more powerful more frugal and easier on the environment, and yes there are more bits that can go wrong, but in my honest experience if a car is well maintained (and yes I make a point of doing as much as possible myself and where not possible to build up a relationship with my dealer/independent mechanic) it will keep going for a long time with minimal failures. Yes there are bad cars and bad batches, but if you do your homework before buying you should be able to have a fairly trouble free ownership experience.
I'm not sure that that is necessarily so. What is it that makes the car ore comfortable or easier to drive, for example? More powerful more frugal..surely that is as much to do with the actual engineering as opposed to anything else and engine management units have been around for ages. It's the unnecessary add-ons vis the EGR we were discussing where I think manufacturers have lost the plot.
Andyp wrote:Cool.
Try as I do I cannot get my missus to use the cruise control on our Caddy. I find invaluable for preventing sore bum syndrome on any motorway journey lasting more than about one hour. And even locally I use it a lot to ensure I stay at or below the speed limit.
I am sceptical about some of the claims made for the fuel efficiency gains by using cruise control though.
Robert wrote:I'm guessing you have the same cruise control I do Bob, in which case you will have traffic jam assist too. Just turn on the cruise control in a traffic jam and let it start, stop and brake as necessary. Does make my leg ache a little though as I can't bring myself not to have my foot hovering above the brake pedal just in case
9fingers wrote:Andyp wrote:Cool.
Try as I do I cannot get my missus to use the cruise control on our Caddy. I find invaluable for preventing sore bum syndrome on any motorway journey lasting more than about one hour. And even locally I use it a lot to ensure I stay at or below the speed limit.
I am sceptical about some of the claims made for the fuel efficiency gains by using cruise control though.
There must be a degree of fuel saving by travelling at a smooth steady speed compare to accelerating up hills and haring down the other side but with the proviso that the engine does not labour in the process. Cruise control and automatic transmission should in theory be a good combination if it were not for the overall reduction in mpg due to the auto transmission.
I do like the fact that this car allows gear changes during cruise operation. The dash display does suggest when to change gear. I don't know if this is on engine speed alone but it seems to suggest down shift below 1200 rpm which to me is a bit low and rather too close to point at which the diesel engine can bog down if you try to accelerate. This was my first long journey so too many things to try to draw conclusions from.
Bob
Andyp wrote:Being as you have a VW (by proxy ) I suspect you have an MFD (multi functional display) on the dash. I suspect that there is a speed warning alert in there. I use mine all the time and much to the glee of the kids I am always resetting so that it triggers whenever the wife takes them to school.
Of course if she would only read the manual she would know how to turn it off.
Robert wrote:I can beat cruise control for MPG. Cruise does well but it does not allow the engine to coast which mine does in 'eco' mode and it will apply power to maintain speed uphill where you could decide to coast to the brow and let speed pick up down the other side.
I'm getting around 50 - 55MPG on cruise and nearer 60 if I'm driving (and trying to be economical). Not bad for a powerful 2L huge car.
9fingers wrote:Andyp wrote:Being as you have a VW (by proxy ) I suspect you have an MFD (multi functional display) on the dash. I suspect that there is a speed warning alert in there. I use mine all the time and much to the glee of the kids I am always resetting so that it triggers whenever the wife takes them to school.
Of course if she would only read the manual she would know how to turn it off.
I do have the multifunction display as you suggest but because you say you can reset it then it is not what I'm looking for.
I require a dynamic speed limit warning driven by the sat nav as it knows the speed limit for each (most) roads and displays it on the map.
Bob
9fingers wrote:As we have wandered into speed limits, Robert does your car have the Amundsen sat nav fitted?
Mine does and whilst it indicates the speed limit on the map screen, I've not found how to make it give me an alert if I exceed the local limit.
I've got used to this functionality in my Tomtom and have come to rely on it.
Bob
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