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Old 06-06-2012, 11:10 AM   #32 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by cbaker View Post
Yeah, I've been trying that. Even though it seems to roll easily in my garage, I can't seem to gain as much speed going downhill as I had expected. My first car was an old 3 on the column straight shift, and I remember how far I could coast. I used to try to do that as much as possible. I guess without a clutch the tranny is holding me up.
On a side note, how does the colder weather change your battery capacity?
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These don't coast all that well, not positive why.

Things you can try is, Change the diff lube to synthetic and attempt to straighten it out as much as possible, at 35mph you don't need any toe. Also try getting the brakes loosened up, mine has a touch of brake drag due to the disk brakes (should be drum on an ev).
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