Random Thoughts... [Automotive Edition]

WHY does the Forrester have DRLs that are more blindingly bright than most other car's regular headlights even in FULL sunlight? I can't imagine facing one of those who had forgotten to dip on a dark country road. Geez louise.
 
WHY does the Forrester have DRLs that are more blindingly bright than most other car's regular headlights even in FULL sunlight? I can't imagine facing one of those who had forgotten to dip on a dark country road. Geez louise.

Some DRL systems use high-beams instead of low-beams (generally at half brightness in both cases). It's probably supposed to make the car more noticeable, but everything can be overdone...
 
Don't mind me,just posting more motivational posters of Spectre's Jaaaaag

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WHY does the Forrester have DRLs that are more blindingly bright than most other car's regular headlights even in FULL sunlight? I can't imagine facing one of those who had forgotten to dip on a dark country road. Geez louise.

Better to have DRLs that are bright then be like a lot of cars I see driving around at dawn or dusk with no lights at all.
 
Maximum size of a fuel tank for safety reasons?

Bingo - single tanks in passenger cars are limited to 19-20 US gallons by regulations and laws. Jaguar turned necessity into a virtue and made a car that had a longer unrefuelled range than anything else in the class at the time.

This is an important selling point over here in the land of the endless highway.

a tube connection both tanks so they stay at the same level all time...and who would've tought the connecting line can hold an addition 10l?

just a wild guess...

A good attempt, but DanRoM got it. The tanks aren't equallized, but compartmentalized like an aircraft or motorcycle. You select which tank to feed off of in the cockpit.

That's from 27 gallons, or 97ish litres, right?
Because my car with its puny 50l tank managed 953 kms with about 3,5 l left (+- 1 gallon)

I'm double as fuel efficient as you, so therefore only need 1 fuel tank :lol:

Yeah, but your car is about 20 years newer than my car and 40-odd years newer than the design! It also incorporates an overdrive into the transmission, so you have that advantage. And it's only 91 litres. :D

My converted Series III currently gets about 28mpg highway with the overdrive transmission in it (it should get better when the MegaSquirt goes in as it's running rich), which gives it a range of 711 miles or 1137km. :D And I can do that with four people and their luggage - all transported in comfort. :D



I love those "Fuck You Hippies" pics.

I think you maybe over hyping the E-Type a bit there, it was never at the same level as the Cobras and Ferrari GTOs in GT racing. Even the E-Type lightweights couldn't keep up with them.

True, but those running Jaguars didn't have factory support in the GT classes, which makes a lot of difference. Down in the lower 'amateur' classes, the E-Type owned SCCA races and the like for more than a decade, as well as many road rallies, etc. Group 44, for example, racked up an awful lot of victories with their E-Type.

The other thing was that the Cobras weren't exactly cheap, and Ferrari's GTO was hideously expensive, so you would see a lot more XKE's than Cobras.
 
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So here's a question for you guys.

For the same amount of money, would you rather have a:
2003 Civic Si, with 65k on the clock
2004 Civic LX Coupe, 56k on the clock.

Both manual gearboxes.
 
Holy moly DO WANT

On an annoying note, involved in an accident last night at 5:20, idiot hit me and didnt even feel it, had to flash him down, spent 5 hours trying to get a report written, useless cops...

Both front fenders scratched and dented because he pushed me into the left railing, luckily it wasn't very serious, only the fenders had damage. pics soon...

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Yes, get the Si
 
So here's a question for you guys.

For the same amount of money, would you rather have a:
2003 Civic Si, with 65k on the clock
2004 Civic LX Coupe, 56k on the clock.

Both manual gearboxes.

I'd buy a 10-year old camaro and spend the rest on the engine.
 
I'd buy a 10-year old camaro and spend the rest on the engine.

If you do that route get a Mustang. Must much easier to work on (look up changing spark plugs on an F-Body). And you can pick up a Cobra IRS for pretty cheap.
 
and why is that?

Must you ask? Because it's Rear Wheel Drive. If we listen to Posmo, no matter what your purpose for buying a car is, it has to be rear wheel drive <_<
 
Is it OK to shift an automatic transmission manually? My Matrix (4 A/T) has the basic PRND2L, and an "O/D OFF" button, so I can lock out all gears but 1st by putting it into "L", lockout gears 3 and 4 by putting it into "2", and lockout 4th gear by pressing the "O/D OFF" button.

Will I hurt the transmission if I do this? I'm not talking about downshifting to 2nd or 1st at high speeds, I'm talking about just some mild engine braking like if I built up too much speed on a downhill grade and the driver in front isn't going as fast, is it better to brake, or shift down and let the engine do the braking?

I know engine braking is used a lot on manual transmissions, but what about autos?

And what if I feel like shifting manually just because I'm bored or something? Is it gonna hurt my auto if I shift it like a manual, or is the manual shifting designed just for engine braking?
 
Is it OK to shift an automatic transmission manually? My Matrix (4 A/T) has the basic PRND2L, and an "O/D OFF" button, so I can lock out all gears but 1st by putting it into "L", lockout gears 3 and 4 by putting it into "2", and lockout 4th gear by pressing the "O/D OFF" button.

Will I hurt the transmission if I do this? I'm not talking about downshifting to 2nd or 1st at high speeds, I'm talking about just some mild engine braking like if I built up too much speed on a downhill grade and the driver in front isn't going as fast, is it better to brake, or shift down and let the engine do the braking?

I know engine braking is used a lot on manual transmissions, but what about autos?

And what if I feel like shifting manually just because I'm bored or something? Is it gonna hurt my auto if I shift it like a manual, or is the manual shifting designed just for engine braking?

It may, but not really enough to matter. We've done the same thing going down hills with trailers or just to maintain lower speed without overusing the brakes. We've also used lower gears in snow and ice to limit the power, and never had any problems.
 
Must you ask? Because it's Rear Wheel Drive. If we listen to Posmo, no matter what your purpose for buying a car is, it has to be rear wheel drive <_<

Lol and preferably a MK I or MK II Escort.


Not that I have anything against them, I'm a Ford person.

But yeah.
 
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