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[Viral_Jim]

Your inbox is full.

And I've re-written war and peace for you. 

[Sir Tigger KC]

He's busy checking how much ash is in his DPF! 

[Field Marshal Dr. Opti]

He's busy checking how much ash is in his DPF! 

Nah....he'll be checking the amount of derv used to 7 decimal places.

[TheBoy]

He's busy checking how much ash is in his DPF! 

Nah....he'll be checking the amount of derv used to 7 decimal places.

To no decimal places, my last tank was 32mpg.  Mr Angry made several appearances, and the rear tyres aren't lookin ggreat now

[TD]

He's busy checking how much ash is in his DPF! 

Nah....he'll be checking the amount of derv used to 7 decimal places.

To no decimal places, my last tank was 32mpg.  Mr Angry made several appearances, and the rear tyres aren't lookin ggreat now

You should learn to be calm....my fuel comp is reading 50.5mpg now and seeing how I do a lot of town work....that's pretty good 

[TheBoy]

I couldn't give 2 hoots about economy. If I could, I'd have a small shitbox

Autos always hammer urban mpg...

[Field Marshal Dr. Opti]

He's busy checking how much ash is in his DPF! 

Nah....he'll be checking the amount of derv used to 7 decimal places.

To no decimal places, my last tank was 32mpg.  Mr Angry made several appearances, and the rear tyres aren't lookin ggreat now

Fast cars using 'proper fuel' can do better.

[TheBoy]

He's busy checking how much ash is in his DPF! 

Nah....he'll be checking the amount of derv used to 7 decimal places.

To no decimal places, my last tank was 32mpg.  Mr Angry made several appearances, and the rear tyres aren't lookin ggreat now

Fast cars using 'proper fuel' can do better.

Such as?

I suspect I'd be in low teens with your excellent beast, hence bought the unthinkable 

[tunnie]

Somehow it's 250% full, I'm clearing it out 

[tunnie]

Inbox nuked. Try again 

[Viral_Jim]

Re-sent

[aaronjb]

Fast cars using 'proper fuel' can do better.

Such as?

I suspect I'd be in low teens with your excellent beast, hence bought the unthinkable 

I think that's what Opti meant by 'better' (There's a joke in here about 'teens being better', but I'll leave that for someone else )

[TD]

I couldn't give 2 hoots about economy. If I could, I'd have a small shitbox

Autos always hammer urban mpg...

They do...but in theory they should do better than a manual, as they are always in the right gear....

[Doctor Gollum]

I couldn't give 2 hoots about economy. If I could, I'd have a small shitbox

Autos always hammer urban mpg...

They do...but in theory they should do better than a manual, as they are always in the right gear....

If by 'always in the right gear' you mean forever changing up regardless of rpm/boost etc... then yes, they're always in the right gear

[TheBoy]

Somehow it's 250% full, I'm clearing it out 

A config cock-up - until a couple of days ago you have no restriction. Now you have same restrictions as everyone else

[TheBoy]

I couldn't give 2 hoots about economy. If I could, I'd have a small shitbox

Autos always hammer urban mpg...

They do...but in theory they should do better than a manual, as they are always in the right gear....

You'll never be in TC lockup around town, hence inefficient.

[STEMO]

I couldn't give 2 hoots about economy. If I could, I'd have a small shitbox

Autos always hammer urban mpg...

They do...but in theory they should do better than a manual, as they are always in the right gear....

If by 'always in the right gear' you mean forever changing up regardless of rpm/boost etc... then yes, they're always in the right gear

They also hold the gears longer than you would in a manual, and you can’t footle around at 11-1200 revs like I used to in my manual astra. When driving gently, my auto box is always between 1500-2200 and changes up or down between those ranges.

[Field Marshal Dr. Opti]

I couldn't give 2 hoots about economy. If I could, I'd have a small shitbox

Autos always hammer urban mpg...

They do...but in theory they should do better than a manual, as they are always in the right gear....

If by 'always in the right gear' you mean forever changing up regardless of rpm/boost etc... then yes, they're always in the right gear

They also hold the gears longer than you would in a manual, and you can’t footle around at 11-1200 revs like I used to in my manual astra. When driving gently, my auto box is always between 1500-2200 and changes up or down between those ranges.

Paddles?

[Nick W]

I couldn't give 2 hoots about economy. If I could, I'd have a small shitbox

Autos always hammer urban mpg...

They do...but in theory they should do better than a manual, as they are always in the right gear....

they're in whatever gear the programmer decided is the correct gear for NOW. But it's a reactive mechanism, so you can't rely on it being in the correct gear at the right time. You can decide to hold onto a low gear for longer than is normal because you judge that it will be needed; an automatic can't.

[STEMO]

I couldn't give 2 hoots about economy. If I could, I'd have a small shitbox

Autos always hammer urban mpg...

They do...but in theory they should do better than a manual, as they are always in the right gear....

If by 'always in the right gear' you mean forever changing up regardless of rpm/boost etc... then yes, they're always in the right gear

They also hold the gears longer than you would in a manual, and you can’t footle around at 11-1200 revs like I used to in my manual astra. When driving gently, my auto box is always between 1500-2200 and changes up or down between those ranges.

Paddles?

Not auto then, is it?

[Field Marshal Dr. Opti]

I couldn't give 2 hoots about economy. If I could, I'd have a small shitbox

Autos always hammer urban mpg...

They do...but in theory they should do better than a manual, as they are always in the right gear....

If by 'always in the right gear' you mean forever changing up regardless of rpm/boost etc... then yes, they're always in the right gear

They also hold the gears longer than you would in a manual, and you can’t footle around at 11-1200 revs like I used to in my manual astra. When driving gently, my auto box is always between 1500-2200 and changes up or down between those ranges.

Paddles?

Not auto then, is it?

Yes it is.....manual override of an automatic gearbox.

My car is an 8 speed auto with paddles.

[STEMO]

Yep..manual override.....not auto.

[Field Marshal Dr. Opti]

Yep..manual override.....not auto.

Manual override of an 'automatic' gearbox.

The gearbox is automatic.

It's really not that difficult to grasp.

[STEMO]

Yep..manual override.....not auto.

Manual override of an 'automatic' gearbox.

The gearbox is automatic.

It's really not that difficult to grasp.

I have an automatic washing machine, I don’t take bits out and give them a quick rub mid-cycle. 

[Migv6 le Frog Fan]

 

[Field Marshal Dr. Opti]

Yep..manual override.....not auto.

Manual override of an 'automatic' gearbox.

The gearbox is automatic.

It's really not that difficult to grasp.

I have an automatic washing machine, I don’t take bits out and give them a quick rub mid-cycle. 

My wife owns a washing machine......and a cooker.

[plym ian]

Somehow it's 250% full, I'm clearing it out 

Whats that your dpf? Sounds like another vw scandal on the way 

[STEMO]

Somehow it's 250% full, I'm clearing it out 

Whats that your dpf? Sounds like another vw scandal on the way 

[tunnie]

Don’t have a VW any more