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iaink

Feb 5th 2013 7:18 am

Re: Even fewer standards

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Originally Posted by Jingsamichty (Post 10527065)

Do you sit with your foot on the brake at lights, or do you slip it into N?

Neutral and handbrake in the civic just like I was taught in the motherland

In the other car it depends how long Im there and if the sube tranny is doing that weird throbbing thing that goes away in N.... Got to have some sort of brake on though (foot or hand) in case you get rear ended...

GavinR

Feb 5th 2013 11:46 am

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Originally Posted by iaink (Post 10527057)

Its pretty bizarre that its emission rules that prevent diesel availability in North America. Lower NoX levels or something. Never mind the fact that they get better mileage and have lower CO2 levels.

I was reading that Mazda are working on the diesels for over here. The low fuel quality causing issues for the emissions. There was even talk somewhere that they may bring them into the US but not Canada.

As for transmissions, auto for my daily (read traffic jam) driver and standard for my 7 and the Cossie.

Tony_Tiger

Feb 7th 2013 4:47 pm

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Driving automatic in the snow scares me. No feel of the road.

Almost Canadian

Feb 8th 2013 2:15 am

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Originally Posted by Tony_Tiger (Post 10532042)

Driving automatic in the snow scares me. No feel of the road.

Eh? You apply gas in an automatic in exactly the same way as you do in a manual. Other than changing gear when you wish to, how does driving an automatic in the snow differ from driving a manual in the snow?

Alan2005

Feb 8th 2013 2:57 am

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Originally Posted by Almost Canadian (Post 10532581)

Other than changing gear when you wish to, how does driving an automatic in the snow differ from driving a manual in the snow?

You answered your own question there AC.

Almost Canadian

Feb 8th 2013 3:09 am

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Originally Posted by Alan2005 (Post 10532651)

You answered your own question there AC.

Granted, but I fail to see how that affects "feel" and, with autos, one can use the first few gears "manually".

GavinR

Feb 8th 2013 12:16 pm

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Originally Posted by Almost Canadian (Post 10532669)

Granted, but I fail to see how that affects "feel" and, with autos, one can use the first few gears "manually".

Well on decel there is a difference, most auto's freewheel, sort of.

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