'The Cautionary Tale of Numero Cinco'
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Yeah, with five speed and six speed automatics becoming more common I've seen MPG figures that are better for automatics. CVTs seem to be starting to catch on too and they should be even better for fuel usage.
I still think four cylinder engines really suffer from automatics though. Manuals seem a lot peppier to me in cars with small engines. I don't really notice it with six cylinder engines.
Wow. I just got caught in the neverending loop of conference call HELL.
The gulf between expectation and reality yawns wide enough to swallow Mars, or some other really big thing.
None of my six cylinders are doing me any good right now. And tow truck #1 has left, yet #2 has not arrived. I want lunch.
I still think four cylinder engines really suffer from automatics though.
I think a manual is better for a multi-valve four cylinder engine. Multi-valve engines produce the most power at higher rpms, and it's easier to keep the engine in a higher rpm range with a manual than an automatic. Unless you have one of those automatics that lets you shift manually.
With an automatic and a four cylinder engine, if the engine is at a low rpm (and you're not in first gear) you won't have much power available until you push the gas pedal down far enough to force a downshift, and then you might have more power than you want. (However, most cars with an automatic overdrive transmission have a button that allow you to shift out of overdrive when you need more power on the highway.)
Huh. I think we've had this discussion before....
HA! right chistoso is funny, right? My silly brain.
Bizcochos.
Given the way spanish is slurred down there...
I think a manual is better for a multi-valve four cylinder engine. Multi-valve engines produce the most power at higher rpms, and it's easier to keep the engine in a higher rpm range with a manual than an automatic.
You'll also lose power through the automatic and it makes more of an impact when you have less power to begin with.
Did somebody post this already? Arrested Development is NOT going to Showtime after all. Is kaput.
Also, ita do you know any krav practitioners who are into parkour?
Seems like the kind of thing they'd do.
Parkour KICKS ASS. I wish I had the guts to do it.