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Re: Three out of five existing drivers would fail current driving test.
Thu, 29 Oct 2009 09:56:08 +0000
On Thu, 29 Oct 2009 09:39:04 -0000, "Ret." <xxx> wrote:
>And they are - but they select a gear when that gear is needed - not when it
>isn't. On a shout they are working to maximum efficiency - and selecting a
>gear that is not going to be used is not efficient.
in other words all this correct gear in an ins ...
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Re: Three out of five existing drivers would fail current driving test.
Thu, 29 Oct 2009 09:54:21 +0000
On Thu, 29 Oct 2009 08:34:07 -0000, "Ret." <xxx> wrote:
>Police traffic cars are manuals
why?
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Re: Three out of five existing drivers would fail current driving test.
Thu, 29 Oct 2009 09:46:05 +0000
On Thu, 29 Oct 2009 08:27:14 -0000, "Ret." <xxx> wrote:
>But, for goodness sake, there is no *need* to change down through each gear!
>It is utterly pointless and simply wastes time and effort and puts extra
>wear on clutch and gearbox. So why on earth do it?
but again, the subject is why its a "serious" err ...
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Re: Three out of five existing drivers would fail current driving
test.
29 Oct 2009 09:04:43 GMT
"Ret." <xxx> gurgled happily, sounding much like they were saying:
> Most autos now are only 2 or 3 mpg more thirsty than a manual - and the
> advantages are well worth the minor extra cost IMO. I drive a 2.0 litre
> diesel auto and the mpg is the same as the 1.8 litre petrol manual
> model. So which should I h ...
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Residents parking permits, how are they enforced?
Thu, 29 Oct 2009 01:30:48 -0700 (PDT)
I live near a hospital and people are dumping their cars in my road
and buggering off to the hospital all day, to avoid parking fees.
There's no room in our road because of other peoples cars, and we
don't have driveways.
We have asked about permits for residents, but who would enforce this?
There is no way the p ...
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Re: 110mph in a 30mph zone!!
Wed, 28 Oct 2009 20:06:51 -0000
On Thu, 15 Oct 2009 18:06:47 +0100, Ed Chilada <nospam@nospam.com> wrote:
> On Sat, 19 Sep 2009 21:01:22 +0100, "Peter Hucker" <none@spam.com>
> wrote:
>
>> On Mon, 24 Aug 2009 19:17:04 +0100, Ed Chilada <nospam@nospam.com> wrote:
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>>> On Sun, 23 Aug 2009 22:58:57 +0100, "Peter Hucker" <none@spam.com>
>>> w ...
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Re: Three out of five existing drivers would fail current driving test.
Wed, 28 Oct 2009 18:14:33 +0000
On Wed, 28 Oct 2009 17:46:38 -0000, "Ret." <xxx> wrote:
>But it wont reduce fuel consumption - and you wont be 'coasting' - because
>you are still in gear, and how does constantly removing your left hand off
>the steering wheel unnecessarily, 'improve control'?
taking a hand of the wheel is no big deal, bein ...
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Re: Three out of five existing drivers would fail current driving test.
Wed, 28 Oct 2009 18:11:58 +0000
On Wed, 28 Oct 2009 18:06:25 -0000, "Ret." <xxx> wrote:
>silly stick
I dont find 10mpg silly.
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Re: Three out of five existing drivers would fail current driving
Wed, 28 Oct 2009 17:06:40 +0000
On Wed, 28 Oct 2009 13:47:15 +0000 (UTC), boltar2003@yahoo.co.uk
wrote:
>Actually what does explain it was driving a manual in london traffic for
>10 years. Eventually I wised up and bought an auto and haven't touched
>a manual gearbox since except for the occasional holiday rented car.
i drive an auto in Lon ...
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Re: If I took a driving test today
Wed, 28 Oct 2009 16:17:04 +0000
On Wed, 28 Oct 2009 11:04:21 GMT, Harry Bloomfield
<harry.m1byt@NOSPAM.tiscali.co.uk> wrote:
> I would frequently cover their mirror and ask them to tell me
>what was behind.
no problem with that.
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Gone beyond the ultimate driving machine. ...
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