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Julie Send message Joined: 28 Oct 09 Posts: 34053 Credit: 18,883,157 RAC: 18 |
Hi Grant how are you and the GF doing? I've been to LA, San Fran and San Diego, would NEVER want to live in LA! rOZZ Music Pictures |
Grant Nelson Send message Joined: 7 May 12 Posts: 8022 Credit: 4,237,757 RAC: 0 |
Hi Grant how are you and the GF doing? Nor would I Julie, i have a few words that can't be printed about LA. :O San Dieago I know little about but the airport,SF is okay if you know when to drive. most of the time its okay. when was you here? Cheers everybody Life is short so don't sip Beer speaks, people mumble |
Julie Send message Joined: 28 Oct 09 Posts: 34053 Credit: 18,883,157 RAC: 18 |
Hi Grant how are you and the GF doing? I was 15 then, it was on the same trip we went to Hawaii:)) Travelling was (is) a huge hobby of my mums! rOZZ Music Pictures |
Wiggo Send message Joined: 24 Jan 00 Posts: 34841 Credit: 261,360,520 RAC: 489 |
Enjoy your holidays Julie. ;-) G'day Grant, James & Chris. Cheers. |
Grant Nelson Send message Joined: 7 May 12 Posts: 8022 Credit: 4,237,757 RAC: 0 |
Automatics are sissies cars, gimme a proper four on the floor any day. I want to drive the car, not have the car drive me. As for cruise control, that is dangerous when the driver nods off. Not on total hills, clutches go quick. Cheers everybody Life is short so don't sip Beer speaks, people mumble |
Grant Nelson Send message Joined: 7 May 12 Posts: 8022 Credit: 4,237,757 RAC: 0 |
Enjoy your holidays Julie. ;-) Hi Wiggo, wide, high and all. Cheers everybody Life is short so don't sip Beer speaks, people mumble |
Grant Nelson Send message Joined: 7 May 12 Posts: 8022 Credit: 4,237,757 RAC: 0 |
I think I will go to bed and call it a night, you all have a great day folks. Cheers everybody Life is short so don't sip Beer speaks, people mumble |
anniet Send message Joined: 2 Feb 14 Posts: 7105 Credit: 1,577,368 RAC: 75 |
My BMW has over 100,000 miles on the clock and is still on it's original clutch. Why? because I know how to drive the thing properly! I've only ever driven an automatic in reverse... Don't ask... :/ Have a lovely holiday Julie! :) Hello everyone! :) Sorry to have missed you guys who have toddled off to bed already. Hopefully catch you later! :) |
Wiggo Send message Joined: 24 Jan 00 Posts: 34841 Credit: 261,360,520 RAC: 489 |
G'nite Grant.
I know. :-D You put it into "R" for race. ;-) Rum O'clock time. Cheers. |
anniet Send message Joined: 2 Feb 14 Posts: 7105 Credit: 1,577,368 RAC: 75 |
G'nite Grant. :)))))))) Cheers Wiggo! Been awhile since I've had rum... rather fancy it now but teensy bit too early *deep sigh* another coffee it is then :) |
Grant Nelson Send message Joined: 7 May 12 Posts: 8022 Credit: 4,237,757 RAC: 0 |
My BMW has over 100,000 miles on the clock and is still on it's original clutch. Why? because I know how to drive the thing properly! Chris in SF everything is steep hills and riding the clutch you can't avoid. I drove truck a long time and I think I was very good on clutches. I like set it and forget it. I drove stick in my cars when thier was no automatic and thought (thier has to be a better way) well someone did; :)) Cheers everybody Life is short so don't sip Beer speaks, people mumble |
Dena Wiltsie Send message Joined: 19 Apr 01 Posts: 1628 Credit: 24,230,968 RAC: 26 |
I have always driven manuals which is about 45 years of driving. In that time I only had to replace one clutch and that was because of a leaking transmission seal. Clutch had so much grease on it that it slipped. My last car has a cruse control and I use it all the time. I love it on long trips because it ensures I don't get a speeding ticket. One of the two speeding tickets I wouldn't have received if I had a cruse control. |
Dimly Lit Lightbulb 😀 Send message Joined: 30 Aug 08 Posts: 15399 Credit: 7,423,413 RAC: 1 |
Hello everyone. Julie are you going on a holiday? Have fun if you are. *dons sombrero* Have fun amigo :) Cheers :) Member of the People Encouraging Niceness In Society club. |
TimeLord04 Send message Joined: 9 Mar 06 Posts: 21140 Credit: 33,933,039 RAC: 23 |
My BMW has over 100,000 miles on the clock and is still on it's original clutch. Why? because I know how to drive the thing properly! I've had several automatics towed for various reasons. NONE had problems; the tow guy put the car in neutral, and we were able to get on the freeway with NO PROBLEMS! :-p I physically CANNOT drive a stick! I burn out clutches in 10K Miles; I did this on two cars that had hydraulic clutches, that were supposed to be the easiest sticks to drive, and I still burned them out! My problem is getting into first and reverse; if I had to guess, I ride the clutch. Therefore, I have NO "FEEL" for the clutch system! AUTOMATICS ARE SUPERIOR! Of the three automatics that I've driven, only ONE needed to have a transmission rebuild; and this was due to the fact that the engine's oil pump failed, damaging the engine at freeway speeds, and the transmission being engaged at the time got damaged. $6K for the engine rebuild, and $2,300.00 for the transmission. (1989 Honda Accord LX-i.) Recommendation: At 80 to 100K Miles on ALL American cars, replace your oil pump; on Hondas, 150K Miles replace the oil pump. In 2000, the oil pump on the Accord was $40. Had I stuck to my gut and insisted that it be changed, I would NOT have had to spend $8,300.00 on rebuilds of the original engine and transmission. TimeLord04 Have TARDIS, will travel... Come along K-9! Join Calm Chaos |
Grant Nelson Send message Joined: 7 May 12 Posts: 8022 Credit: 4,237,757 RAC: 0 |
I have always driven manuals which is about 45 years of driving. In that time I only had to replace one clutch and that was because of a leaking transmission seal. Clutch had so much grease on it that it slipped. I try to use cruse but traffic is so crazy it doesn't work for me. Cheers everybody Life is short so don't sip Beer speaks, people mumble |
TimeLord04 Send message Joined: 9 Mar 06 Posts: 21140 Credit: 33,933,039 RAC: 23 |
Most car owners manuals say only tow an automatic for a max of 5 miles, and no faster than 25mph. The reason is that in an automatic the gearbox is never disengaged, forcing it to turn will heat up the gear oil and with the engine not running it is not cooled properly. Auto gearboxes only have circulating oil when the engine is running, so no engine equals no lubrication and no cooling. Chris, my '73 Cougar XR-7 manual NEVER stated that. My 1989 Mustang LX NEVER stated that. My 1989 Accord LX-i NEVER stated that. I've ALWAYS read my manuals, thoroughly. Perhaps the UK and Europe are being OVERLY cautious...???... Forever; here in America, the tow guys put the automatics in neutral, and tow the cars on the freeways! I see it everyday. The ONLY vehicles towed on a flatbed regularly are 4WD vehicles. I haven't finished going through the manuals, (plural), of my 2009 Civic Hybrid; however, the transmission on the car is not only an automatic, but, a CVT transmission. I would bet that it, too, would be OK being towed on the freeway; however, I will continue reading my manuals before swearing to that for this new car. [EDIT] I forgot, that the Accord and the Civic Hybrid are front wheel drive; so, towing the car with the front wheels raised, there was NO issue with the cars being towed at freeway speeds... But, again, the Cougar and the Mustang NEVER stated anything like you are saying. TimeLord04 Have TARDIS, will travel... Come along K-9! Join Calm Chaos |
Grant Nelson Send message Joined: 7 May 12 Posts: 8022 Credit: 4,237,757 RAC: 0 |
Most car owners manuals say only tow an automatic for a max of 5 miles, and no faster than 25mph. The reason is that in an automatic the gearbox is never disengaged, forcing it to turn will heat up the gear oil and with the engine not running it is not cooled properly. Auto gearboxes only have circulating oil when the engine is running, so no engine equals no lubrication and no cooling. I have had to be towed once and they picked me up by the front wheels. (front whell drive) my road service will take me 100 miles with no cost to me. Cheers everybody Life is short so don't sip Beer speaks, people mumble |
Julie Send message Joined: 28 Oct 09 Posts: 34053 Credit: 18,883,157 RAC: 18 |
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