The myth of Granny Driving(tm)?
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Originally Posted by meilers
I talked to the salesman at the dealership about it just before I bought the car, and he noted that he was glad the car didn't have an exact temp display, because people would constantly be bringing the car back to the dealership to get it checked because of normal variances in the operating temp; he clearly saw it as a plus. :P
I was going to put guages in my car which read accurate coolant temp, oil temp and boost when I got it, but my lady got all pissy about it. I still have the car, but haven't heard from the lady for many months now...hmm....
Yeah, most gauges on the car are like that, even the spedo and tach. Its not as controlled as the other gauges (obviously), but they are servo controlled so you see smooth rise and fall of speed/rpm rather then jerkiness and stuttering which is actually normal.
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If you're talkin about a meter-type gauge stuttering isn't normal, They are better IMO because of the response time and smoothness. They still use those old meters on new aircraft. I work on aircraft sim instruments and they are mostly servo which is easily programmed but cost more to make. On a servo, the motors that run the gears that rotate the pointer can't turn as fast, but of course you can program in some delay. Also they can start to run jerky if stuff gets in the geartrain.
Originally Posted by Eleazar
If you're talkin about a meter-type gauge stuttering isn't normal, They are better IMO because of the response time and smoothness. They still use those old meters on new aircraft. I work on aircraft sim instruments and they are mostly servo which is easily programmed but cost more to make. On a servo, the motors that run the gears that rotate the pointer can't turn as fast, but of course you can program in some delay. Also they can start to run jerky if stuff gets in the geartrain.
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Super grany mode can effect your engin temp i have seen on my 04 lots of heat coming from the car the temp gauge rised a bit nothin serious but in super granny mode the temp rises at stop light, the turbo i guess just needs more air to cool down so drivin around the posted limit i think is just perfect, higher rpms with alot of air flowing into the intake will do this, but i have not tryed the mpg thing for awhile ill get on that see what happens.
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BryanH, this is my experience exactly! After I made my initial post, I spent another week keeping a close eye on my car's fuel use, and I still only got 20.3 gallons per tank; yet in January, where I can spend the entire month without A/C (the only month I love living in Arizona) I have a reciept from the gas pump which clearly shows 23 mpg, and that was driving like a normal WRX owner (i.e. punishing the occasional ricer or SUV on the highway entrance ramp, enjoying the occasional boost around town).
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I average 19 mpg, and this is with hard drives up mountain roads. This is when I keep in 4th gear. When I use 3rd gear and keep it near 6500rpm, I get maybe 15-16mpg, which is what I expect.
I've gotten my best mileage on the highway, crusing at approx 80mph. I got something like 25mpg.
FYI, meilers, what road did you use? I'm looking for another drive. Was it the Apache Trail?
I've gotten my best mileage on the highway, crusing at approx 80mph. I got something like 25mpg.
FYI, meilers, what road did you use? I'm looking for another drive. Was it the Apache Trail?
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