Why AUTOs can be dangerous

the company falcaon had was auto with cruise

around town you would do 400 kays to a tank if you were lucky

on the highway with cruise you could do double that

 

and ruined as well! ;P

John

 

I took the opposite approach. My son spent weeks in a deserted carpark
doing stops and starts, and only when he could get the car moving smoothly
and on demand, change gears (first and second only) and stop quickly with
controlled pedal pressure did he venture onto the road. (at which point I
put him into the hands of a professional instructor so he could learn
roadcraft from someone with more practice than I have at imparting it.)

It's just my opinion, but I don't like the idea of someone who is still
trying to cope with the 'external' environment trying to learn a new
hand/eye/foot coordination skill out on the road.

Moike

 

1. RAC.
2. Mate with some jumpleads.
3. Vespa.

Theo

 

~
"Rooned" actually!
Bloody pomegranites don't understand Aussie literature!

 

Old? It's only an 89 model!
With the thunderous roar of premium unleaded cascading down secondaries into
a proper 4200cc engine too thank you, not chip oil
Econovans gone, work wanted it back when I changed jobs, took my tools so
they only got half the weight back

Pat
Brisbane, Australia
http://homepage.powerup.com.au/~mangey/

 

LOL, and don't forget trying to see through the flicking hair

 

They don't pushstart then either ;-)

 

ROFL,,

it probably had a pushbutton auto....

 

If the battery voltage is below a certain voltage many fuel injected cars
won't start, you could push it from Perth to Sydney but start it will not.

Regards,

Clockmeister.

 

I don't think I could, actually. I don't think I'd get it past Lithgow.[/QUOTE]

 

If the diesel has the older style mechanical injection pump and a mechanical
lift pump, then no electrical power is required. I have driven diesels with
no battery in them.

 

I agree, the hills get a bit too steep about then.


BTH

 

On Thu, 24 Jul 2003 10:39:08 GMT, RodP

[snip]

Yes - the last sentence I certainly do agree with. That's the problem
with autos, IMO. You *don't* think, you *don't* plan ahead - why
bother when you can just push on the appropriate pedal? They promote
lazy driving, and given the choice, I'll take the manual almost every
time.

Neil
---
Neil Fisher / Bob Young
Thundercords
personal opinion unless otherwise noted.
Looking for spark plug leads?
Check out http://www.magnecor.com.au

 

Unfortuneatly "lazy" driving between home and the shops/work is the only
thing a lot of non-aus.cars drivers are interested in and generally works
for them, though idiotic driving is also an interest of many.

 

mind explaining why?
how bout if you got a sufficient hill to get the engine (and hence
alternator) turning over for a while?

Charlie

 

I'd rather eat shit than drive a manual

Explain to me how an automatic transmission takes car control away from you?

Only if you're a complete fuckstain, but then a clutch pedal is likely to
cause you just as much grief if you are...

This is an *extremely* unlikely scenario

At a constant throttle position, most auto's won't change gear unless the
engine's load increases, and then it'll only pop into the next lowest ratio.
Doing so will mostly only effect engine rpm and make no difference to the
driving wheels.

For the life of me, I cannot understand how anyone could think driving a car
with an automatic transmission is more difficult or risky than driving one
with a manual, nor can I understand how a manual transmission offers "more
control" in a street driven car.

As far as inexperienced drivers are concerned, I'd say the reverse is
true....

Anyone who can't drive a nail up a cat's arse with a croquet mallet I expect


Regards,
Noddy.

 

Yes, Athol, you *can* drive an auto that way, but with the manual
transmission you *have to*. Quite a difference - especially when it
comes to planning ahead. If you forget / are lazy in the auto, it's no
big deal. Do the same in the manual, and you'll be in the wrong gear,
possibly stalling / kangarooing etc. and at some stage you *will* have
to change gears (big block V8's with 4.11 final drives excepted ;-) ).

V8 'glide? What was 1st good for? 160km/h?

<weld, weld, file, file, file> Fixed! ;-)

Neil
---
Neil Fisher / Bob Young
Thundercords
personal opinion unless otherwise noted.
Looking for spark plug leads?
Check out http://www.magnecor.com.au

 

LOL! shit Nod I think most of us miss your classic one liners sometimes.

 

Firstly, you need some battery voltage to excite the exciter diodes or the
alternator is not going to deliver anything (and that goes for any vehicle)
and secondly, modern day automotive computer systems are protected from
under voltage which means they simply won't work if the battery voltage is
too low.

Thirdly, if there isn't enough kick in the battery to start with, things
like the fuel pump and injectors won't work... and you default to sneaker
mode. (ie you're walking pal)

Fourthly, you need to get the alternator humming to get anything like the
required voltage to start the thing in regards to the above.

Errmmm, will that suffice explanation wise?

Regards,

Clockmeister.