gavia1

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by gavia1 7y ago
200HP is considerably higher than the average power output of most European cars. Most small hatchbacks will be producing somewhere between 90HP and 170HP. Estates and wagons from 190HP to 250HP and SUVs somewhere similar.
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by gavia1 7y ago
I am not disagreeing with electric cars at all, I think it is important. But the carbon footprint created within the West is just a small amount of the carbon footprint that the West contributes to. We can't just reduce our own carbon
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by gavia1 7y ago
The big issue with the small displacement turbo-charged engines is that, at normal autobahn speed, the engine is almost always on boost and therefore burning a lot of fuel to: 1. Reduce intake temperatures/prevent pre-ignition 2. Produ
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by gavia1 7y ago
I think you are missing the forest from the trees. If we want to truly reduce climate change we should start by reducing international shipping, consumerism, and non-essential air travel for both pleasure and business. A 300MPH speed run in
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by gavia1 7y ago
You could get close just with turbocharging which will lower the torque curve such that max torque is somewhere around 1500 to 2000RPM.
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by gavia1 7y ago
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by gavia1 7y ago
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by gavia1 7y ago
That's bad luck! But... if you'll never buy from a manufacturer because one of their models had a corrosion issue or drivetrain issue you'd never be able to buy a car ever again?
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by gavia1 7y ago
Huge disclaimer required here. FR (front-engine, rear whe drive) cars do have less traction in snow because there is less weight over the rear wheels. This is correct. But there is nothing unsafe about FR. It has been around since the dawn
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by gavia1 7y ago
Please provide some non-anecdotal evidence to this claim?
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by gavia1 7y ago
This surprises me as a male who suffers from anxiety and exhibits none of these symptoms. To be more specific my anxiety manifests as a feeling of unease, sometimes fear; and at times blends in with OCD where I become unsure of my short ter
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by gavia1 7y ago
$35,000 is a lot of cash for a new transmission. But if the car is 5 years out of warranty why not take it to a specialist who would charge much less? What was the fault? It must had been a severe gearbox failure to warrant a complete repla
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by gavia1 7y ago
O.K, then how is it possible you did only 55 miles in 5 years of ownership? If you meant to write 55,000 miles then that's a different conversation!
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by gavia1 7y ago
You bought a 5 year old car with less than 55 miles on the odometer? Has it been sat up in a lot for 5 years?
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by gavia1 7y ago
The coil whine drives me nuts too! I have an XPS 13
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by gavia1 7y ago
It probably reaches saturation at that time of day where it can no longer absorb anymore heat.
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by gavia1 7y ago
Absolutely. If you so wish you can take the train at noon and get off at 12:30 where any temperature difference due to the sun should be minimal.
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by gavia1 7y ago
London is regularly 3-4° warmer than the towns and village that border the M25 ring road. You can genuinely feel the difference when you take a train into the city and vice versa.
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by gavia1 7y ago
I agree, but it's largely academic in the real world. People drive to work in bad conditions because they fear if they don't they'll lose their job. People drive in bad conditions because someone they know has fallen ill and
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by gavia1 7y ago
Sure, that is the same here too. The unfortunate truth is that people are human and humans make mistakes. You could drive to work on the same back road every day. Except one day it's particularly cold and you don't see the ice pat
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by gavia1 7y ago
Well for example, in the U.K, neither understeer nor oversteer is taught when learning to drive. Whose fault is that? The 30 million drivers who have never heard of it or practised it, but have otherwise satisfied the legal requirement to d
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by gavia1 7y ago
I think the parent was referring to the mining and manufacturing of lithion ion and other components that go into a car.
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by gavia1 7y ago
What do you mean by "full control"? The average driver does not have the experience nor the training to maintain full control at all times. For example, consider a situation where the driver has to correct understeer, or lift-off
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by gavia1 7y ago
TSI standards for turbocharged stratified injection, not twin. Neither the 1.0 EA211 or the 1.2 EA111 are twin-charged. The 2005 1.4 EA111 was however twin-charged and was replaced in 2012 with the newer 1.4 EA211 turbocharged engine. This
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by gavia1 7y ago
Minor nit; turbocharged, not supercharged.
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by gavia1 7y ago
The idea is that by designing a new platform you can create one which has a 10-20 year lifespan. These platforms tend to be designed for both electric and hybrid cars, can have variable wheelspans, tracks, and widths while retaining a commo
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by gavia1 7y ago
I don't understand why or who is downvoting you. I wish they would say why by replying. Nothing you have said is inaccurate in my opinion.
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by gavia1 7y ago
If you mean warming up your car by idling before you drive off then yes, that advice is rather stale. First, by idling you only warm up the engine, oil and coolant. By the time you drive off your gearbox oil is still cold, as are the drives
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by gavia1 7y ago
The e-Golf is a compromise. It is very difficult to add electrification to a vehicle platform built for traditional ICE cars. There is almost no space under the floors for the cells, and you can't put them up front either because the a
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by gavia1 7y ago
It costs billions of USD to design a new platform. VW spent $60 billion USD on their MQB platform [1]. 1. https://www.autocar.co.uk/car-news/industry/vw-could-sell-50...

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