09-10-2015, 12:03 PM
Do I detect from these answers that the oil degrades over time, even if the car isn't being used (much)?
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I think I'm a bit long in the tooth to be a boy racer, Jeffrey, and we don't get much in the way of ice and snow, fortunately.
One thing that interests me is that, unlike all automatics I've ever seen, there is no forced low gear position. Where other cars have 1 and 2, mine has S - a sport mode, apparently that makes the gear change more responsive, or so Ford say.
I tried out the kickdown on the Langdon Hills yesterday but we were going southbound, which isn't much of a climb - must try it northbound sometime - now that is a climb! Used to be fun in Eastern National buses years ago, with their slow revving Gardner engines and crash boxes! I was on one once that rolled back about 6 feet when the driver was trying top get it into first gear - fortunately, there was nothing behind!
(09-10-2015, 11:44 AM)ppppenguin Wrote: Perhaps on country roads if you want to drive enthusiastically or in icy/snowy conditions then manual can be better. How often do you do either of these?
I think I'm a bit long in the tooth to be a boy racer, Jeffrey, and we don't get much in the way of ice and snow, fortunately.One thing that interests me is that, unlike all automatics I've ever seen, there is no forced low gear position. Where other cars have 1 and 2, mine has S - a sport mode, apparently that makes the gear change more responsive, or so Ford say.
I tried out the kickdown on the Langdon Hills yesterday but we were going southbound, which isn't much of a climb - must try it northbound sometime - now that is a climb! Used to be fun in Eastern National buses years ago, with their slow revving Gardner engines and crash boxes! I was on one once that rolled back about 6 feet when the driver was trying top get it into first gear - fortunately, there was nothing behind!
