Absolutely! It's just that occasionally I'd like to encourage the 'box to do something it's reluctant to.

Post by StuBeeDoo » Wed Sep 20, 2023 11:48 am
Absolutely! It's just that occasionally I'd like to encourage the 'box to do something it's reluctant to.
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Post by lezmtaylor » Wed Sep 20, 2023 12:20 pm
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Post by X5Sport » Wed Sep 20, 2023 1:43 pm
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Post by StuBeeDoo » Wed Sep 20, 2023 1:51 pm
lezmtaylor wrote: Wed Sep 20, 2023 12:20 pmI would suggest "Cruise Control" if you car is fitted with it and it will ''engage'' at such a low speed.
Yep! Mine only works above 20.X5Sport wrote: Wed Sep 20, 2023 1:43 pmBMWs don’t like engaging below 20mph unless you have Traffic Jam Assist which works down to zero.
...... If the "I'm right because I can shout louder than you" brigade have their way.
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Post by sapphireblack » Wed Sep 20, 2023 2:01 pm
Go back to the rubber band powered Daf's but doubless even they'd have restrictions dumped on them.X5Sport wrote: Wed Sep 20, 2023 1:43 pm BMWs don’t like engaging below 20mph unless you have Traffic Jam Assist which works down to zero.
Pretty soon we’ll only need 3-speed boxes, 1st, 2nd and R.![]()
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Post by StuBeeDoo » Wed Sep 20, 2023 3:32 pm
That one has been puzzling me, too.sapphireblack wrote: Wed Sep 20, 2023 2:01 pmWhy is there no emphasis on green fuels, proven to work in IC engines with no modifications?
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Post by X5Sport » Wed Sep 20, 2023 4:23 pm
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Post by X5Sport » Thu Sep 21, 2023 11:48 am
That’s coz us tractor drivers can’t use it……but it’s a good point. It has been very quiet on that front.
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Post by sapphireblack » Thu Sep 21, 2023 4:46 pm
You'd have thought, or i would, that developing green fuels for millions of existing vehicles would be cheaper than the money poured into EVs and all that goes with them. Just my 2p's worth.X5Sport wrote: Wed Sep 20, 2023 4:23 pm I think (but might be wrong) that the current challenge with Green Fuels such as synthetic petrol is the cost of actually making them. Large parts of the world run in Ethanol but although that burns clean, its emissions are worse - never mind needing acres of land to grow the ‘producer’ crops. Most European cars can’t run in the stuff without mods either.
If we can solve the hydrogen production and on-board storage challenge then that might be an answer. EVs aren’t either, but are amongst the solution. Mine only has D, N and R. No gears, so no paddles.![]()
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Post by Lobster Pot » Thu Sep 21, 2023 4:49 pm
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Post by X5Sport » Thu Sep 21, 2023 5:05 pm
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Post by sapphireblack » Thu Sep 21, 2023 8:54 pm
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Post by StuBeeDoo » Fri Sep 22, 2023 5:56 am
That ^^^ is my stance as well. I've always maintained that I will give-up driving at 80 - if I live that long. 2038 isn't that far away, in the grand scheme of things.sapphireblack wrote: Thu Sep 21, 2023 8:54 pmAs a world issue its not going to trouble me overly much, though i don't say that in a blasé way. Whats left of my lifetime will be deisel powered transportation.
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Post by X5Sport » Fri Sep 22, 2023 9:09 am
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