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[PICS] Chased after a Ferrari a couple of days ago... |
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smihaialex |
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Joined: Sep 18 2012
Member No: #1031
Location: Bucharest |
...absolutely loved it... |
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smihaialex |
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Joined: Sep 18 2012
Member No: #1031
Location: Bucharest |
Here are the pics... |
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Bishop |
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Joined: Apr 16 2012
Member No: #868
Location: Harpenden |
I note you had the 'box in Sport | ||
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smihaialex |
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Joined: Sep 18 2012
Member No: #1031
Location: Bucharest |
Yes, I did! Well, to be honest that had nothing to do with chasing down the Ferrari... The guy wasn't speeding at all. I've been using sport mode around town for a couple of reasons... 1st, I've read somewhere that doing this might prevent or at least slow down the clogging up of the FAP, 2nd, I was curious as to how that might affect city mileage and so far, much to my surprise, sport mode gives me better fuel economy , and 3rd, when in sport mode the gear shifts are a bit jerkier and I was tryin' to figure out if that's normal or I should investigate more... Do any of you guys get that?!? It's also apparent when light braking or slowing down - as the gear box shifts down it causes a non linear breaking behavior, like the car slows down in lumps Do you get that at all? Cheerios, Sam |
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Bishop |
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Joined: Apr 16 2012
Member No: #868
Location: Harpenden |
Sam, I get the same thing when I am in Sport - i.e. the downchange can be clunkier/ more jerky. I recall Autocar making the same comment during their Long Term test of the C6 way back when. | ||
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C6Dave |
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Member No: #1
Location: Northumberland |
The gearbox auto shifts down to utilise 'engine braking' | ||
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smihaialex |
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Joined: Sep 18 2012
Member No: #1031
Location: Bucharest |
Awesome! That's what I figured too, and I can live with that if it's a feature and not a bug, but at Phil C's recommendation I have decided to also do an auto-box fluid change along with the distribution kit (cam belt) and the auxiliary kit change... Just to be on the safe side of things! Cheerios, Sam |
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