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| Mikhailoh | Mar 18 2012, 04:01 AM Post #1 |
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If you want trouble, find yourself a redhead
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Interesting. My Odyssey has an ECO feature that shuts down 3 cylinders while there is not a load on the engine, but this is different.
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| Axtremus | Mar 18 2012, 05:42 AM Post #2 |
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HOLY CARP!!!
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Glad to see that the stop-start feature is making its way to non-hybrid vehicles.
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| Mikhailoh | Mar 18 2012, 05:49 AM Post #3 |
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Makes sense to me. |
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| Copper | Mar 18 2012, 06:29 AM Post #4 |
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Shortstop
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That's nothing to the 1%ers. And I hope my health insurance picks up the cost of a new starter every three months. |
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The Confederate soldier was peculiar in that he was ever ready to fight, but never ready to submit to the routine duty and discipline of the camp or the march. The soldiers were determined to be soldiers after their own notions, and do their duty, for the love of it, as they thought best. Carlton McCarthy | |
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| jon-nyc | Mar 18 2012, 12:06 PM Post #5 |
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Cheers
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Absolutely. First time I drove a hybrid I was shocked at how quiet the on-off transition was. As it gets cheaper to do this, why not spread its use? |
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| Mikhailoh | Mar 18 2012, 12:11 PM Post #6 |
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If you want trouble, find yourself a redhead
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Assuming 120K miles over the life of the car, I think a 10% savings in fuel would easily pay for the addition. If you got 30 MPG and gas stays $4 a gallon, you'd save $1600. So it breaks a little better than even but reduces fuel consumption per vehicle significantly. |
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| Rainman | Mar 18 2012, 12:29 PM Post #7 |
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Fulla-Carp
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I can think of a whole list of reasons why these technologies will not work. But, I'd be wrong. It is amazing how designers/engineers have overcome so many of the issues of years past, in particular the destructive effects of uneven heating of various metals. Technology is wonderful, though there are times when I long for the "good 'ol days" where I could replace a water pump for $28 on a Saturday afternoon. Now it's an $800 repair, because no mortal backyard hobbyist can get to the damn thing. . . |
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| kenny | Mar 18 2012, 12:42 PM Post #8 |
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HOLY CARP!!!
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Repairs becoming impossible for the hobbiest is not a car accident. I think dealers make much more money from their service dept than their sales dept. After driving a hybrid for 8 years I've gotten so used to my engine stopping at red lights that it feels INCREDIBLY stooooopid when I'm in a regular car stopped at a red light burning gas, vibrating and making noise and exhaust.
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| Copper | Mar 18 2012, 01:28 PM Post #9 |
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Shortstop
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Actually the better answer is to get rid of the stupid red lights - no wasted fuel and no need for new red light technology. More Traffic rotaries or Michigan Lefts would be a good start. |
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The Confederate soldier was peculiar in that he was ever ready to fight, but never ready to submit to the routine duty and discipline of the camp or the march. The soldiers were determined to be soldiers after their own notions, and do their duty, for the love of it, as they thought best. Carlton McCarthy | |
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| Jolly | Mar 18 2012, 01:47 PM Post #10 |
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Geaux Tigers!
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Starting an engine wears one out more than running it, due to lack of oil at the initial phase of start-up. Wonder what they did about that? |
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| Mikhailoh | Mar 18 2012, 01:48 PM Post #11 |
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I don't think that really occurs when it's just been a few seconds. The oil has not had time to drip down. |
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| kenny | Mar 18 2012, 02:10 PM Post #12 |
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HOLY CARP!!!
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I don't know crap about cars, but... I think hybrids overcome some problem by using their electric motor to help get the gas motor going when the light turns green. I wonder what that problem was and how these new gas-motor-only jobbies will solve it without an electric motor. Maybe it was the starter. I think hybrids don't have/need starters. |
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