CLANCY2KTID Posted August 13, 2013 Share Posted August 13, 2013 Buy an Alfa. Join the elite motorists. HTH. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sergeant Wilson Posted August 13, 2013 Share Posted August 13, 2013 Buy an Alfa. Join the elite motorists. HTH. ...at the side of the road. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Granny Danger Posted August 13, 2013 Share Posted August 13, 2013 I'm genuinely surprised it took this long for somebody to post this. Never mind that, are you single desperate? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paranoid android Posted August 13, 2013 Author Share Posted August 13, 2013 Never mind that, are you single desperate? Single, no - desperate, yes! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshbairn Posted August 13, 2013 Share Posted August 13, 2013 I have to admit that due to circumstances beyond my control I drive a Nissan Micra automatic, and with pride! Not a bad wee car. Every person I've asked about the overdrive thing has given me a different answer, so I haven't bothered switching it on. My best guess is that it might be worth switching on for a motorway journey, but otherwise don't bother. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
54_and_counting Posted August 13, 2013 Share Posted August 13, 2013 not one person told him to wrap it in tinfoil and f**k it in the freezer overnight whats this place coming to ffs 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zen Archer (Raconteur) Posted August 13, 2013 Share Posted August 13, 2013 not one person told him to wrap it in tinfoil and f**k it in the freezer overnight whats this place coming to ffs How the f**k do you get a Micra in the freezer? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
54_and_counting Posted August 14, 2013 Share Posted August 14, 2013 How the f**k do you get a Micra in the freezer? Open the door and reverse it in, 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
)typically Posted August 14, 2013 Share Posted August 14, 2013 Fixed that for you 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hoopy1967 Posted August 14, 2013 Share Posted August 14, 2013 How the f**k do you get a Micra in the freezer? Open the door and reverse it in, What do I do with the body? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reynard Posted August 14, 2013 Share Posted August 14, 2013 I got the impression I was using more revs and burning more gas! Probably not, though. f**k off with the Americanisms 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KeeperDee Posted August 14, 2013 Share Posted August 14, 2013 I got the impression I was using more revs and burning more gas! Probably not, though. f**k off with the Americanisms Just f**k off. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
54_and_counting Posted August 14, 2013 Share Posted August 14, 2013 What do I do with the body? Stick it in the micra...... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hoopy1967 Posted August 14, 2013 Share Posted August 14, 2013 Stick it in the micra...... Ok 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paranoid android Posted August 14, 2013 Author Share Posted August 14, 2013 f**k off with the Americanisms Most people I know use that particular expression, Reynard. Take a chill pill, man - I don't dig Americans either - let it slide, baby! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weirdcal Posted August 15, 2013 Share Posted August 15, 2013 over drive is the equivelent of dropping a gear in an automatic (or at least it is in my dads auris) it gives extra revs for steep inclines etc. oh and i also owned a micra, but at least it was a manual effort. the windy window broke, the boot smelled of wet carpet and it was electric kermit the frog green. i miss that wee bugger 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ICTJohnboy Posted August 15, 2013 Share Posted August 15, 2013 over drive is the equivelent of dropping a gear in an automatic (or at least it is in my dads auris) it gives extra revs for steep inclines etc. oh and i also owned a micra, but at least it was a manual effort. the windy window broke, the boot smelled of wet carpet and it was electric kermit the frog green. i miss that wee bugger Surely it's the other way round? You go up a gear when you go into overdrive - the revs drop and your full consumption goes down. It's like slipping a manual car into 6th gear. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davi3j Posted August 15, 2013 Share Posted August 15, 2013 (edited) Surely it's the other way round? You go up a gear when you go into overdrive - the revs drop and your full consumption goes down. It's like slipping a manual car into 6th gear. the Vx Astra auto has an overdrive facility, theres no button but it kicks in if you stomp hard on the accelerator, it gives you the same effect as dropping a gear in a manual ETA but being an auto, after its dropped a gear for a bit of extra power and speed, it settles back into top gear Edited August 15, 2013 by vip3r 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ICTJohnboy Posted August 15, 2013 Share Posted August 15, 2013 the Vx Astra auto has an overdrive facility, theres no button but it kicks in if you stomp hard on the accelerator, it gives you the same effect as dropping a gear in a manual ETA but being an auto, after its dropped a gear for a bit of extra power and speed, it settles back into top gear That's kickdown you're thinking of. http://ask.cars.com/2008/09/transmission-ki.html Overdrive puts the car in the highest available gear. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Overdrive_(mechanics) 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ad Lib Posted August 15, 2013 Share Posted August 15, 2013 Surely it's the other way round? You go up a gear when you go into overdrive - the revs drop and your full consumption goes down. It's like slipping a manual car into 6th gear. Yeah that sounds right. Some of the old MGs has overdrive (though my Midget doesn't) and it only kicks in in 3rd and 4th gear by the flick of a switch. It provides a higher ratio to eek out more pull for the revs you're doing. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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