06-24-2020, 06:23 PM
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It's all about Diesel
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Originally Posted by MetroMPG
The base model is lighter, has fewer gadgets, wind-up front windows, no AC (in Canada).
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Reminded me of the days when most Argentinian subcompact cars usually had manual windows when fitted with AC, even though power windows were more sought after on cars without AC.
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06-24-2020, 08:25 PM
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^ That makes sense, actually.
The Canadian base model (no AC) is even slightly more strange and/or logical: it has power REAR windows, but hand-crank front windows.
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06-25-2020, 03:40 PM
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Originally Posted by MetroMPG
The Canadian base model (no AC) is even slightly more strange and/or logical: it has power REAR windows, but hand-crank front windows.
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The opposite of what I usually see in Brazilian cars nowadays. |
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06-25-2020, 04:32 PM
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Originally Posted by MetroMPG
^ That makes sense, actually.
The Canadian base model (no AC) is even slightly more strange and/or logical: it has power REAR windows, but hand-crank front windows.
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Now that I think about it, it's probably because the power windows have a lockout for the driver. I bet it's a child safety regulation. |
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06-25-2020, 07:13 PM
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Not a regulation, but that's a good reason I hadn't considered!
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06-25-2020, 08:26 PM
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If you want all the windows open, you can. That's reason enough.
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Transmission type Efficiency
Manual neutral engine off.100% @∞MPG <----- Fun Fact.
Manual 1:1 gear ratio .......98%
CVT belt ............................88%
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06-26-2020, 12:49 PM
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I have been out of the loop for a while! Saw this thread and I was like, whaaat? MetroMPG's starting to hoard Mirages? before I realized that you had sold the silver one.
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06-26-2020, 01:09 PM
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It's just a matter of time, I'm afraid.
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06-26-2020, 08:56 PM
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At least you're in a self-help group for it.
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Transmission type Efficiency
Manual neutral engine off.100% @∞MPG <----- Fun Fact.
Manual 1:1 gear ratio .......98%
CVT belt ............................88%
Automatic .........................86%
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06-27-2020, 01:38 AM
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Now that I think about it, it's probably because the power windows have a lockout for the driver. I bet it's a child safety regulation.
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Had it been for childproofing, I guess hand-crank windows would have been explicitly banned. On a sidenote, when some cars which used to feature power windows on the 4 doors started to feature it only on the front doors, this became a matter of concern for parents who resorted to it as a child safety measure.
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