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Old 08-02-2018, 04:43 PM   #11 (permalink)
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I'm moving to tampere so automatic will be comfy in city traffic
Even though most of the cars I drove, and the ones I drive more regularly, are manuals, if I were going to blow money on a car right now I'd also rather get an automatic. I have already test-driven a Fiat Argo with the GSR automated-manual transmission, but it's not just a little rougher than a conventional automatic, it also has the disadvantage that a clutch is more likely to require replacement than a hydraulic torque converter would require some servicing.

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Old 08-02-2018, 05:10 PM   #12 (permalink)
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My corolla robotic transmission ( manual but clutch is pressed by a motor and the gears are changed by a motor) was fairly efficient and ok. Not a problem in 160k km.
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well the cars still not fixed. Buut im having a job interview so im taking the bus to the south for a job interview
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My corolla robotic transmission ( manual but clutch is pressed by a motor and the gears are changed by a motor) was fairly efficient and ok. Not a problem in 160k km.
Toyota is known for its reliability. But anyway, that robotic transmission was never available in my country.
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The interviews went ok, not really hopeful tho. Not starving to death at least

also, i got the car fixed so everything went okey.

Drove 1400km the week i was at tampere and the consumption was about 8.2L/100km/28MPG highway and 22MPG/10.3L/100Km in the city, according to the car's consumption meter.

I wouldnt say its far from the truth, i stared intensely at the fuel gauge :P
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moved back to parents, got a job here temporarily

Volvos been drinking about 23MPG but i have had 50/50 RE85 and 98 gasoline

Re85 is about 44% cheaper so its worth it
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i wonder what kind of drivig suits an automatic best? Also, gotta fix a vac leak that keps the cruise control from workin. Oor its the lesft stalk, the blinker doesnt return automatically either so something else might be broke too.
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Still rolling strong

should buy winter tires and fix the exhaust

also a lip is in the making

a rear skirt would look pretty daring haha
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Still rolling strong

should buy winter tires and fix the exhaust

also a lip is in the making

a rear skirt would look pretty daring haha
What are you making that lip from? Fitting a finished lip from an another car or good ol' diy?

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