transam

A certain guy with all the BS about driving stuff is based around a race career of racing a VW Polo (or something similar). Super cars, hmmmmmm, no, don't think so, so is stuck in the old world of shifter wrestling and is clearly not up to date with the modern trans and shifter technology.

Like to add that the worse car l have ever driven was a Ferrari Daytona, the clutch pedal was so heavy one had to be pre-prepared for the operation and the metal shifter guide you had to look at to change gear, no way one would out shift an auto.

Agree with you, transam, the Daytona was a truck to drive.

I drove a couple of time its rival at that time the Lamborghini Miura SV. White knuckle job above 240 kmh. The car just wasn't stable at high speed, too much lift on the front wheels (contrary to the Daytona). The gear was also a gate type and the clutch heavy. But the sound right behind your ears ... a symphony with 12 cylinders.

Let's face it, these supercars of the 70ties were not always fun to drive, but gave you a lot of satisfaction from the feeling of having mastered them, and also a lot of sweat (no air-con in the Miura!). I still remember the horror of driving such a car in the city in a stop-and-go traffic. My left leg was shaking. Nothing for the little lady.

I am glad we talk on the same planet and experience. Rock on.

NO Sympathy here mate your just another embarrassment for our country you D..K. H...D

There are many in LOS with loads of cash that are an embarrassment to our country.

( Sorted your grammar out for you, bit embarrassing )

Time for a beer.

I did not have to get my Passport translated at all to get my Yellow Book, this was in Nonthaburi

Same Ubon, they had a printed form to transfer info from my passport. There was some head scratching by them but l thought they deal with this stuff every day but l kept smiling. It helped that our area head man, who lives in a shack, came with us to verify who l was. Crazy cos the Tourist Police wrote a letter for me saying who l was and where l lived but they refused it, the guy in the shack who l had never met confirmed who l was.

Who would that be then?? Another box of rocks is it? VW exclusively is it? You must know this member very well personally to have such insider info ..

Ferrari Daytona?? Now who's dating themselves and the technology :cheesy:?? JFYI that shifter is based on the Hurst shifter of the time you should be well familiar with which was the bomb for NOT missing gears for the skilled track driver, what does that say about your skills then ?

Actually it was a 1973 ride and at that time you could tweak a Yank auto to out shift even our modern day manuals, even with Superwarp driving.

A certain guy with all the BS about driving stuff is based around a race career of racing a VW Polo (or something similar). Super cars, hmmmmmm, no, don't think so, so is stuck in the old world of shifter wrestling and is clearly not up to date with the modern trans and shifter technology.

Like to add that the worse car l have ever driven was a Ferrari Daytona, the clutch pedal was so heavy one had to be pre-prepared for the operation and the metal shifter guide you had to look at to change gear, no way one would out shift an auto.

I challenge you anytime with my car, which has a 7 ratio DSG with 4-wheel drive and actually 4 driving mode ("Adaptive" in addition). When I drive in "Dynamic" mode, say in 5 gear and decide floor the pedal, gearchange is instantaneous and I get the proverbial kick in the ass as the car leaps forward.

And this is more than likely done in a shorter time than any manual gearbox. Guaranteed!

Noted you're not saying WHAT car it is?? Is that a Toyota Yaris then? Or Jazz with those options ?? Or even your above average Civic or Altis?

"More than likely done in a shorter time...................................... Guaranteed??" :cheesy: Not a lot of commitment there is it? How is it that it can shift into a lower gear that I'm already into knowing when I want to accelerate but you still haven't pushed the accelerator yet? For another example: You have to slow down because the cars in front of you are braking you've let off the gas and now are on the brake (don't tell me you left foot brake either as that is not the way the average driver drives and it's all too convenient an answer). I on the other hand have already downshifted and have my foot on the gas to begin accelerating again already in the proper gear. There is not an automatic car in a reasonable price range (which is the topic, average cars, not expensive exotics) that can or will out accelerate my anticipation of the openings and based on all of the responses so far that has been proven time and again as no one has mentioned anything in any realistic, practical segment of a daily driver only drag racers and modified or high end auto's..

I'll not debate this with those here who obviously have problems with comprehension and the real dynamics behind manual shifting on the fly so let's hope you don't follow their poor examples with your answers..

Only one word to T/A, come down to Bangkok and put your money where your mouth is and prove your point in Bangkok traffic or go back to your binky cause you got no facts to bank on!! Merely simple minded one liners..

I know it's a normal tactic here among many when loosing the point to move the goal posts but lets TRY to compare apples and apples with all things being equal..

Well, the definition of an "average" car is kind of elastic. OK, my "average" car is an AUDI S5 (V6 3000 cc, kompressor, 7 ratio DSG, 4-wheel drive).

Warp, you really should try to drive one of these new generation DSG equipped cars and see for yourself how fast they shift, how intelligent the software predicts your driving etc. I could write pages here, but there is nothing like really driving it an experiencing it.

And no, I don't brake with my left foot, I haven't developed the feeling for that. But when I lift in "Dynamic" mode, there is no up-shifting, which you are probably used to from American type of planetoid auto gearbox. It keeps the gear for instant response to the throttle. It also leaves me with the choice of simply flooring, causing the DSG to shift back if necessary or manually shift with the shift-paddles behind the steering wheel. Usually I just let the gearbox do its job, no need to intervene manually. The shifting back, say from 4th to 3rd goes in a fraction of a second, because all it does is open one clutch (the one for 4th gear) and close the other clutch (the one for 3rd gear).

You see a DSG kind of gearbox is actually 2 gearboxes and 2 clutches. Gearbox No. 1 is for the rations 1, 3, 5 and 7. And gearbox No 2 is for rations 2, 4, 6 and reverse. When starting, gearbox 1 is in ratio 1 and gearbox is in ratio 2. So when you need to shift, it simply opens the first clutch and closes the 2nd, after which gearbox 1 already selects ratio 3 for the next shifting.

All I can say, guys, try it out. It's unbelievable. Fast, smooth and fun.

:cheesy: I get it now! You're a comedian by profession!! Or you just fell off the proverbial turnip truck there Bubba. Hint; keep your day job ....

I've driven them all so you can get off that stupid idea, and most in real life competition you'll never understand, I am also a professional performance driving instructor and instruct people in their own cars which means I've driven cars you can only dream of, me too for that matter but at least I've still track driven them at speeds you'll never see either, so answer this, why do you have paddle shifters?? Rhetorical question BTW I just want to see if you really have any idea of what you speak or are just reading howitworks.com?

You forgot to mention you were an Astronaut too.

As one who has actually used Audi TT, BM5, and RR Sport,over the last few years i must agree with Warpy.Then again Ive never resorted to revving the balls off ,and holding the Brake on either.That's just using the Brake as an extra Clutch. A Jazz Auto can change as quick me ?, utter <deleted> ,get a life some of you. It can, and did speed up a change for my Departed Grannie, no doubt about that in her Metro Mini Car :DMy Wife wanted something that did 0 to 110 in 3 Seconds so i bought here some Bathroom Scales.

as one that has a 500hp set of wheels i love you ladys in your shopping cart wank wank wank wank wank wank wank wank some

You should give up masturbating whilst posting, makes for difficult reading.

Wonder why manual trans performance guys are fitting sequential gear shift systems.

Wonder why many rides are now fitting sequential gear shift systems.

Why, cos they want the box to operate like a prepped auto, never miss a gear, no fishing around for a gear, never in finding the wrong gear.

Ta,

Never heard of a freeze plug I know you mean Welch plug.

Though English, most of my hobby stuff has been yank motors and the yanks called them freeze plugs when l have bought them .

just to let you know guys,a friendly guesthouse owner is giving him free room and he now has 3000 baht to eat and drink,until monday when he catches his flight on monday family have wired the money over western union and he was on a nonb so know over stay he would have had to do visa run 11.9.11

the way some of you guys think shame on you.

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You people are not getting it as usual!!!! It's so frustrating trying to communicate with mere mortals It's not about shifiting faster that is part of the problem with auto's they shift for economy not performance which is what I want, I could care less if it shifts fast it will not out-shift me because I decide when to shift and at what Rpm's or when not to which is based on the traffic I see ahead of me and reading the traffic which my car can not do and won't do until I put my foot down in the case of an automatic, where as if I see an opening developing and I downshift before applying the throttle and the engine is already to speed to move into the gap.. Even the DSG autos resist this when the car is at certain Rpm's it deems inefficient or potentially damaging for the average Joe driver on the streets and either won't down shift or shifts back on it's own, so there is no way a stock automatic in these level of cars will ever outshift me in a manual nor will ANY driver not even super T/A the drag racer in his hot Vigo!!..

Gearbox technology and in particular robotized gearboxes like DSG have made enormous progress lately. With new software, often 3 different driving styles are allowed:

"Comfort"

"Standard"

"Dynamic"

When in Dynamic mode, a gearshift is done in 0.15 sec. Try to beat that manually!

Moreover throttle response is quicker, differential settings, damper settings etc. all changes to sports mode.

I challenge you anytime with my car, which has a 7 ratio DSG with 4-wheel drive and actually 4 driving mode ("Adaptive" in addition). When I drive in "Dynamic" mode, say in 5 gear and decide floor the pedal, gearchange is instantaneous and I get the proverbial kick in the ass as the car leaps forward.

And this is more than likely done in a shorter time than any manual gearbox. Guaranteed!

Now, my car also has shift paddles and that's a lot of fun too. The sound is gorgeous.

Like the quote you used states clearly!

You people are not getting it as usual!!!!

NO transmission can see what traffic is ahead and be ready to be in the right gear in advance, unless it's a manual that is already in the right gear and does not have to react to a pressing of the accelerator end of... Especially while rolling in traffic an auto needs to kick down and then accelerate when I will already be in gear and accelerating knowing in well in advance that an opening is coming by reading the traffic.. PERIOD!! We aren't talking about a standing start drag race and continual acceleration versus up shifting..

Total tosh, you are stuck in a time ''Warp'', as usual.

Seems a lot of slagging off here of one of our own when nobody really knows the guys story.

Hey guys, I love to hear all the technical facts and opinions from those in-the-know about mechanical subjects, I always learn something! Thermostat, temperature and corrosion are the key words that make the case for me.

Thanx!!

I have rebuilt V8 engines where no or not enough anti corrosion stuff (anti-freeze) was used to see the cast iron corrosion showing inside the cylinder walls, piston side. . Take the freeze plugs out of the sides of a cast iron block and look inside, you would be amazed at some l have seen, and getting it all out is another story.

The other day in Tesco's car park, walking towards the entrance and watch this dick head trying to maneuver his saloon into this tiny gap cos it was near the entrance. The plonker didn't realize until he final did it that he couldn't open the doors .

Your neighbor is somewhat correct.

Pure water has a much better thermal heat capacity than coolant and is less viscous or flows better. Meaning it will remove and transfer heat better than 100% coolant.

But water is never pure. It has all these minerals and stuff that will clog and rust your insides.

Coolant is needed to decrease the freezing temperature of the water and increase the bioling temperature.

Coolant also has these rust inhibitors and lubricants, etc.

There is a reaon why most manufacturers recommend a 50/50 mix and coolant at the dealer is already pre mixed.

One needs the best of both.

Personally I would use 100% water than 100% coolant because the coolant is too thick to flow correctly and doesn't remove heat enough so it lowers the capacity of the radiator.

Rubbish.

'' Anti-freeze'' contains stuff to stop corrosion of alloy parts and do a job. You MUST have. Thermostat keeps everything at the right temperature for the manufacturers specification. Some differ in temperature setting so the correct temp stat must be replaced with the same temp opening window. The stat will have a temp window stamped on it.

hmm...

Just been bitten by a scorpion - The first place you come for help is Thaivisa??

Rather sad....

Not really, a friend in need is a friend indeed.

One day you might have a problem.

The PCX towers above all Honda scooters. We had a Click, now have Airblade and PCX. The latter is a mile apart.

Why? I've only looked at it, and it definitely looks more mature / more luxurious, but in what ways do you consider it way better?

Because having had a Click and still have an Airblade and PCX, riding them all, the PCX is like getting into a Merc after getting out a Proton taxi.

PCX seat is good, has sloping footrests for a nice relaxed sitting position and the big tyres certainly help with the bad roads. Though a heavy-ish bike for a 125 it fly's. Centre of gravity is very low and you can feel that in maneuvers. Nice wide handle bars make it a pleasure to drive.

When starting you do not hear a starter motor, just the engine purr, same with the great start/stop function, stop at the lights and engine stops, green light, open the throttle, no lag, it just goes.

Hi 'transam' I've just had a look at the PCX on the net……Can't see a price in Thailand. How much are they, and are there 2^nd hand ones about yet?

Cheers

Tonto

In Ubon still 72,000 new. Not many about up here, if fact seen three so no seconds. Else where don't know. Good luck, and it is a good scooter if it was crap l would say so but it's great for the job it was made for.

Whats the Sticky Tape for.?.

Hold it together.

What I beleive to be the first pics of a production model extra cab GMI-700 Colorado have now surfaced on autospinn.com:

In black slammed on 22's that would look awesome, Was thinking of a T6 purchase but seeing one everyday they are getting ugly on me so I might stay with the Colorado.

It ooks like an 'orible Tata.

Face.

who wants to be seen driving a Benz so cheap that taxi drivers can afford it?

I was thinking the same.

The PCX towers above all Honda scooters. We had a Click, now have Airblade and PCX. The latter is a mile apart.

Why? I've only looked at it, and it definitely looks more mature / more luxurious, but in what ways do you consider it way better?

Because having had a Click and still have an Airblade and PCX, riding them all, the PCX is like getting into a Merc after getting out a Proton taxi.

PCX seat is good, has sloping footrests for a nice relaxed sitting position and the big tyres certainly help with the bad roads. Though a heavy-ish bike for a 125 it fly's. Centre of gravity is very low and you can feel that in maneuvers. Nice wide handle bars make it a pleasure to drive.

When starting you do not hear a starter motor, just the engine purr, same with the great start/stop function, stop at the lights and engine stops, green light, open the throttle, no lag, it just goes.

I live in a 125sq.m condo and use air con sparingly and my bill is 3000 - 4000 THb per month.

Therefore, although it is on a word doc the figure seems in the right ball park.

Condo's are usually more expensive per kWh than a direct grid tied connection.

Another who is being ripped off.

Sounds like the OP is worried about his domineering thing.