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[Martian]

No it wont.

The radiotherapy must be frying my brain as well as my ar**

Both yourself & Tony are correct that sport mode won't make a difference as the OP held the box in D1 to start with.

/me slinks off to the corner rather embarrased 

[Broomies Mate]

No it wont.

The radiotherapy must be frying my brain as well as my ar**

Both yourself & Tony are correct that sport mode won't make a difference as the OP held the box in D1 to start with.

Martian slinks off to the corner rather embarrased 

   Dont worry, my brain doesn't work half the time.


Sports Mode will not affect acceleration whatsoever, provided the foot is firmly planted into the shagpile. (Straight Line, from standing). 

[Broomies Mate]

....
I suspect you have very good tires Mr Carl!   ...

Correct!

My car will rarely lose traction in the dry, I have TB's favourite Michelins on my car. 

PS We fit TYRES on this side of the Atlantic 

My Mother is American.  I blame her for my inability to use the English language!  8-)

[Andy B]

...
My Mother is American.  I blame her for my inability to use the English language!  8-)

[Martian]

No it wont.

The radiotherapy must be frying my brain as well as my ar**

Both yourself & Tony are correct that sport mode won't make a difference as the OP held the box in D1 to start with.

Martian slinks off to the corner rather embarrased 

   Dont worry, my brain doesn't work half the time.


Sports Mode will not affect acceleration whatsoever, provided the foot is firmly planted into the shagpile. (Straight Line, from standing). 

I've already "performance tested" our MIG and know full well that the only thing sport mode does is to make the box hang itself out to the redline before changing up a cog, so god knows why I wrote that crap on page 1 

Maybe it's time for a drink or a jamaican woodbine (as unofficially recommended by St Luke's) to help me think straight 

[tonyyeb]

Dont beat yourself up about it Martian (and pass that woodbine this way)  8-)

[Broomies Mate]

No it wont.

The radiotherapy must be frying my brain as well as my ar**

Both yourself & Tony are correct that sport mode won't make a difference as the OP held the box in D1 to start with.

Martian slinks off to the corner rather embarrased 

   Dont worry, my brain doesn't work half the time.


Sports Mode will not affect acceleration whatsoever, provided the foot is firmly planted into the shagpile. (Straight Line, from standing). 

I've already "performance tested" our MIG and know full well that the only thing sport mode does is to make the box hang itself out to the redline before changing up a cog, so god knows why I wrote that crap on page 1 

With or without the 'S' pressed, it will change gear at exactly the same RPM when the peddle is to the floor 

[Martian]

With or without the 'S' pressed, it will change gear at exactly the same RPM when the peddle is to the floor 

Maybe there is something wrong with our's then, because it won't hang out to the redline in normal mode when I push the loud pedal.
I have driven various auto's over the last 30 years and the "feel" of our box gives me no concerns whatsoever where gear changing is concerned, in fact it is one of the smoothest boxes I have ever encountered that does exactly what I expect it to, at the time I expect it to do it (if you know what I mean).

[tonyyeb]

'Peddle', BM? 

[Broomies Mate]

With or without the 'S' pressed, it will change gear at exactly the same RPM when the peddle is to the floor 

Maybe there is something wrong with our's then, because it won't hang out to the redline in normal mode when I push the loud pedal.
I have driven various auto's over the last 30 years and the "feel" of our box gives me no concerns whatsoever where gear changing is concerned, in fact it is one of the smoothest boxes I have ever encountered that does exactly what I expect it to, at the time I expect it to do it (if you know what I mean).

Yours is a 2.5, which will have an AR25.  It *should* make no difference whether in Sports Mode or not.  After driving other Vx's with auto Transmissions (namely Astra G's, MkIII Cavaliers etc) the 'S' button does hang onto the gears longer if memory serves me correctly.

peddle, BM?

Oh Shush!  Stella is in the house! 

[Brikhead]

The autos do tend to grip well from a standing start in the dry... Why not build the revs up in neutral and then pop it into D?

T.C. is for p@ssys.

[Martian]

Dont beat yourself up about it Martian (and pass that woodbine this way)  8-)

You're less than an hour from me, feel free to pop round 

Seriously though, I declared I was smoking the herb when my chemo started as I wanted to be sure there wouldn't be a reaction between the THC and whatever was in the chemo bag.
The official reply was "we can't condone that, but there is no cause for concern from a reaction point of view"

The "unofficial" response was "smoke as much as you can between now and surgery"
I can see the reasoning behind the unofficial response because I'm not a big man to start with (circa 60KG), and at my first weigh in when treatment started I was tipping the scales at a paltry 47KG.
Since partaking in the herb, I have been averaging a 1.5KG advantage per week thanks to the munchie attack it brings on (which is bloody good going for me), so at least the surgeon will have something to work with when I'm on his table in a couple of months or so.

I'm not an angel by any stretch of the imagination, but I do like to abide by the laws of the land as best I can and I do despise people that don't abide by some laws (eg, drugs).
The irony for me is that I am doing something I despise in order to improve my chances of survival.

Hypocritical I know, but self preservation seems to be the daddy right now.

[Brikhead]

I declared I was smoking the herb...
The irony for me is that I am doing something I despise in order to improve my chances of survival.

I'd assumed that cannabis just helped with the pain?

Also, although I don't know you or anything, I'd like to offer all my best wishes for your upcoming operation.
 

[Lazydocker]

The autos do tend to grip well from a standing start in the dry... Why not build the revs up in neutral and then pop it into D?

T.C. is for p@ssys.

I wouldn't advise that... It's asking for something to break

As for spinning the wheels... You either have extremely good rubber, aren't doing it right or the engine is down on power... Both my V6's will happily spin up the rear wheels in all conditions

[tonyyeb]

Dont beat yourself up about it Martian (and pass that woodbine this way)  8-)

You're less than an hour from me, feel free to pop round 

Seriously though, I declared I was smoking the herb when my chemo started as I wanted to be sure there wouldn't be a reaction between the THC and whatever was in the chemo bag.
The official reply was "we can't condone that, but there is no cause for concern from a reaction point of view"

The "unofficial" response was "smoke as much as you can between now and surgery"
I can see the reasoning behind the unofficial response because I'm not a big man to start with (circa 60KG), and at my first weigh in when treatment started I was tipping the scales at a paltry 47KG.
Since partaking in the herb, I have been averaging a 1.5KG advantage per week thanks to the munchie attack it brings on (which is bloody good going for me), so at least the surgeon will have something to work with when I'm on his table in a couple of months or so.

I'm not an angel by any stretch of the imagination, but I do like to abide by the laws of the land as best I can and I do despise people that don't abide by some laws (eg, drugs).
The irony for me is that I am doing something I despise in order to improve my chances of survival.

Hypocritical I know, but self preservation seems to be the daddy right now.

Sincerely wish you all the very best mate - hope the outcome is entirely positive post-op.
And when you're up on your feet again and feeling better, I may well take you up on your kind offer....