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Various pathetic questions for the experienced driver
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Wed, 10 September 2003 08:59
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Ok, I have some questions for ya:
If you accelerate slowly, would you lose *considerably* less petrol than if you accelerated fast all the time? I'ma cheapskate afterall...
When you turn the key *all the way* to start the engine, what is happening if you hold it there, as opposed to letting it returning to the normal position? What about when the engine's already running and you turn the key all the way? I've tried it before, didn't sound too good...
If you park your car with the wheels turn to one side - will anything negative come from it over the long term?
When you are driving on the 'D' position (auto tranny) and then change to the 'R' position while the car is *still moving forward*, is that bad for the car? What about when you change to other positions such as 'N', '2', 'L' and 'P' while the car is still moving??
I noticed that while waiting at intersections the car is rumbling, so i move the 'stick' to the 'N' position to keep the car quite - are there any other benefits such as less fuel consumption?
In terms of fuel efficiency, is it better to drive slowly or quickly while going *uphills*?
Which kind of braking is best to preserve the brake pads - apply the brakes down slowly or more suddenly? Is it me or does gradual braking make more brake noise?
Should I buy premium unleaded instead of standard unleaded? If its cleaner and means less maintenance cost to the engine in the long time then I will.
As you can see, i'm quite a newb. I just want to know the limits of cars in general, and my dad's '91 Cressida in particular.
Sorry if you've read this far 
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Re: Various pathetic questions for the experienced driver
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Wed, 10 September 2003 09:12
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quick answers in order of paragraphs
accelerate slowly - yes u will use less fuel
holding the key in start position after car is started - your starter motor will be spinning at ridiculously high speeds that its not designed for....when engine already running - most of the time it wont engane and will just crunch the gears or teeth....if it does engage same thing as above....youe starte motor will spin at ridiculously high speeds its not designed for
parking car with wheels turned - your car will explode
changine from "D" to P & R.....if it actually does engage itll F**k your gearbox up alot yes
in regards to D to N, 2, L ....depdends on the car....its ok with my gearbox but with most newer cars no its not ok
if your car is rumbling it most likely needs a tune-up...and no there are no benefits of putting your car in neutral when stopped ......there may be a TINY 1/16 of fuckall difference in fuel consumption obviouislty as there is less restriction for the engine to keep its ide RPM but u will not notice it.
by quickly do u mean accelerating hard up the hill or just driving fast ?.... fuel comsumption has mainly got to do with RPM and acceleration....yes speed does play a factor but those 2 are the main things
define brake noise.....u shouldnt have brake noise
in reagards to fuel....what car do u have ? your dads 91 cressida ? if so then thats EFI hence yes youll notice a differnece but i wouldnt go higher then premium
Ta
Mani
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Re: Various pathetic questions for the experienced driver
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Wed, 10 September 2003 09:17
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| letmedrift wrote on Wed, 10 September 2003 18:59 |
Ok, I have some questions for ya:
If you accelerate slowly, would you lose *considerably* less petrol than if you accelerated fast all the time? I'ma cheapskate afterall...
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You must accelerate fast all the time!! This the only way in Australia!
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When you turn the key *all the way* to start the engine, what is happening if you hold it there, as opposed to letting it returning to the normal position? What about when the engine's already running and you turn the key all the way? I've tried it before, didn't sound too good...
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What is happening is exactly what it sounds like! The teeth on the starter and flywheel are slowly being ground away!
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If you park your car with the wheels turn to one side - will anything negative come from it over the long term?
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Parking with the wheels parerral with the car is for a saftey reason. If your car gets hit from behind it wont go up the footpath and hit someone.
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When you are driving on the 'D' position (auto tranny) and then change to the 'R' position while the car is *still moving forward*, is that bad for the car? What about when you change to other positions such as 'N', '2', 'L' and 'P' while the car is still moving??
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This depends on your car/gearbox!
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I noticed that while waiting at intersections the car is rumbling, so i move the 'stick' to the 'N' position to keep the car quite - are there any other benefits such as less fuel consumption?
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In most car "user guides" it says to put the car into the "N" position when stationary for longer than X amount of time!
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In terms of fuel efficiency, is it better to drive slowly or quickly while going *uphills*?
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Why would you ever drive slow?
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Which kind of braking is best to preserve the brake pads - apply the brakes down slowly or more suddenly? Is it me or does gradual braking make more brake noise?
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Sudden braking pisses people off mmmkay! So DONT ever do it!
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Should I buy premium unleaded instead of standard unleaded? If its cleaner and means less maintenance cost to the engine in the long time then I will.
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Premium unleaded is the sweet stuff if your engine is tuned for it! If your engine isnt tuned, its still good.
This is Cool1's law and should be take as complete bullshit unless its correct!! 
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Re: Various pathetic questions for the experienced driver
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Wed, 10 September 2003 10:25
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braking slowly wears your brake pads less .... and makes you less likely to become the victim of a rear-ender (the bad kind, not the good kind)
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Wed, 10 September 2003 10:48
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OK guys, thanks for the quick replies!
On another a note, a friend just told me that the Cressidas (incl my dads) is RWD. I'm like what the hell, why would rwd be automatic? Seems so stupid to me, maybe im stupid...nah...
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Re: Various pathetic questions for the experienced driver
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Wed, 10 September 2003 10:49
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transmission choice has nothing to do with what wheels are driving your car
look at your average falcodoore ... rwd and auto
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Re: Various pathetic questions for the experienced driver
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Wed, 10 September 2003 10:50
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there are ALOT of auto RWD's
the same cars that come manual in RWD also come in auto most of the time....unless they are full out performance cars...
auto + RWD = stoppie
auto + RWD - power = stall
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Re: Various pathetic questions for the experienced driver
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Wed, 10 September 2003 13:15
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| letmedrift wrote on Wed, 10 September 2003 16:59 |
Ok, I have some questions for ya:
When you turn the key *all the way* to start the engine, what is happening if you hold it there, as opposed to letting it returning to the normal position? What about when the engine's already running and you turn the key all the way? I've tried it before, didn't sound too good...
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Yes, starter moter ticking over all the time, not good. My black celica stuck in on without me knowing, and I was driving along going, wtf is that noise? pulled over, turned off, had a look, couldn't see anything, started it up (somehow it stuck again, two times in a row...), still couldn't see anything, took off, 3 minutes later, poof, one dead starter moter. I was thinking, damn, should I pull over? I did, and as soon as I turned the key I knew what had happened, but by then the car was off and I couldn't turn it back on..... and I was about 40mins from home damnit, lol
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Re: Various pathetic questions for the experienced driver
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Wed, 10 September 2003 13:18
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| Cool1 wrote on Wed, 10 September 2003 17:17 |
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If you park your car with the wheels turn to one side - will anything negative come from it over the long term?
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Parking with the wheels parerral with the car is for a saftey reason. If your car gets hit from behind it wont go up the footpath and hit someone.
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Parking on a hill you point to the curb so if your handbrake stuffs you'll turn into the curb and not out into the road/into the car behind.
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Re: Various pathetic questions for the experienced driver
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Wed, 10 September 2003 14:16
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| draven wrote on Wed, 10 September 2003 20:25 |
victim of a rear-ender (the bad kind, not the good kind)
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youve been the victim of a good rear-ender greg? nice!!
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Re: Various pathetic questions for the experienced driver
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Wed, 10 September 2003 14:38
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perpetrator, not victim
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Wed, 10 September 2003 23:21
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| gtman wrote on Wed, 10 September 2003 23:18 |
| Cool1 wrote on Wed, 10 September 2003 17:17 |
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If you park your car with the wheels turn to one side - will anything negative come from it over the long term?
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Parking with the wheels parerral with the car is for a saftey reason. If your car gets hit from behind it wont go up the footpath and hit someone.
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Parking on a hill you point to the curb so if your handbrake stuffs you'll turn into the curb and not out into the road/into the car behind.
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Yep, I was going to state this... This was actually mentioned in the manual that came with the Camry Sportivo!
Problem is that if you have power steering, it's not good to park with the wheels turned.
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Re: Various pathetic questions for the experienced driver
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Thu, 11 September 2003 05:12
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i was gonna say, if you have power steering and you don't park with wheels straight then it starts to do damage, otherwise there's no damage just the htings about rolling and gettin hit
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Re: Various pathetic questions for the experienced driver
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Thu, 11 September 2003 07:55
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If any of you have done a driving test lately you would know you "have" to park with the wheels straight ahead!
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Re: Various pathetic questions for the experienced driver
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Thu, 11 September 2003 08:02
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I was told to park turned... but then again we actually know how to drive here in the west 
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Re: Various pathetic questions for the experienced driver
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Thu, 11 September 2003 08:07
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id put yor flame hat on for that comment 
But yeah the instructor i did lessons with said on a HILL park you have to have the wheels turned so if the handbrake fks up you hit the kerb not the car behind you.
The guy in my test commented when i failed to do so - it was a left your keys behind so i made sure i did it on the way back, that was 2 1/2 years ago so the rules might have changed.
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Re: Various pathetic questions for the experienced driver
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Thu, 11 September 2003 08:18
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I like my flame hat and I use it whenever I can!
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Re: Various pathetic questions for the experienced driver
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Thu, 11 September 2003 10:38
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| manipulate wrote on Wed, 10 September 2003 20:50 |
the same cars that come manual in RWD also come in auto most of the time....unless they are full out performance cars...
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so a sprinter is a full out performance car? sweet
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Re: Various pathetic questions for the experienced driver
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Thu, 11 September 2003 10:42
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| Ribbo wrote on Thu, 11 September 2003 20:38 |
| manipulate wrote on Wed, 10 September 2003 20:50 |
most of the time...
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so a sprinter is a full out performance car? sweet
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Re: Various pathetic questions for the experienced driver
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Thu, 11 September 2003 13:04
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COOL 1
brakin sudden pisses ppl off MMMKAY
hahahahah
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Re: Various pathetic questions for the experienced driver
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Sat, 13 September 2003 14:13
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fuel comsumption has mainly got to do with RPM and acceleration
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I think you will find that fuel consumption has more to do with load than acceleration.... 
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Re: Various pathetic questions for the experienced driver
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Sat, 13 September 2003 14:22
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| 7M-Brisbane wrote on Sun, 14 September 2003 00:13 |
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fuel comsumption has mainly got to do with RPM and acceleration
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I think you will find that fuel consumption has more to do with load than acceleration....
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well seeing as though the question was about going up a hill we are assuming high load....so the factor of load was already taken into account
but yes your still right load plays a factor
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