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Author Topic: Waving bye bye to 'the appliance'  (Read 5731 times)

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Andy B

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Re: Waving bye bye to 'the appliance'
« Reply #15 on: 13 July 2022, 18:54:53 »
Quote from: Migv6 le Frog Fan on 13 July 2022, 12:44:50
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It does hammer the em pee gees though.  ;)

it's all about the right foot  ;)

in the case of my ML, the weight, lack of aerodynamics & perm 4x4 hammers the mpg too  ;D
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Re: Waving bye bye to 'the appliance'
« Reply #16 on: 13 July 2022, 18:56:23 »
Quote from: Migv6 le Frog Fan on 13 July 2022, 12:44:50
Quote from: Andy B on 12 July 2022, 11:36:54
Quote from: Viral_Jim on 12 July 2022, 10:35:51
True, but I am a lazy 2 pedal lover!
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Nowt lazy about 2 pedals  ;)

It does hammer the em pee gees though.  ;)
Don't think it does really on newer motors with 8+ speed autos...
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Re: Waving bye bye to 'the appliance'
« Reply #17 on: 13 July 2022, 19:07:48 »
Quote from: Andy B on 13 July 2022, 18:54:53
Quote from: Migv6 le Frog Fan on 13 July 2022, 12:44:50
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It does hammer the em pee gees though.  ;)

it's all about the right foot  ;)

in the case of my ML, the weight, lack of aerodynamics & perm 4x4 hammers the mpg too  ;D
It’s the world we live in  ;D
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Re: Waving bye bye to 'the appliance'
« Reply #18 on: 14 July 2022, 19:22:16 »
Quote from: TheBoy on 13 July 2022, 18:56:23
Quote from: Migv6 le Frog Fan on 13 July 2022, 12:44:50
Quote from: Andy B on 12 July 2022, 11:36:54
Quote from: Viral_Jim on 12 July 2022, 10:35:51
True, but I am a lazy 2 pedal lover!
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Nowt lazy about 2 pedals  ;)

It does hammer the em pee gees though.  ;)
Don't think it does really on newer motors with 8+ speed autos...

My XE certainly does more cog swapping than I cba to, and I like a bit of driver involvement. ;) TC lockup is practically always engaged too, unless hammering it.
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Re: Waving bye bye to 'the appliance'
« Reply #19 on: 14 July 2022, 20:45:00 »
Quote from: Kevin Wood on 14 July 2022, 19:22:16
Quote from: TheBoy on 13 July 2022, 18:56:23
Quote from: Migv6 le Frog Fan on 13 July 2022, 12:44:50
Quote from: Andy B on 12 July 2022, 11:36:54
Quote from: Viral_Jim on 12 July 2022, 10:35:51
True, but I am a lazy 2 pedal lover!
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Nowt lazy about 2 pedals  ;)

It does hammer the em pee gees though.  ;)
Don't think it does really on newer motors with 8+ speed autos...

My XE certainly does more cog swapping than I cba to, and I like a bit of driver involvement. ;) TC lockup is practically always engaged too, unless hammering it.

Agreed, the 8 speed ZF in my 530D seems to do a good job and the MPG is plenty acceptable to me.
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