14-08-2014, 11:55 AM
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ALOL, do they have Launch Hill Assist systems for old gentlemen as well?We do not worry about fuel consumption at all we do so few miles these days, in fact we have had this car four years and have only done 10,000.
Mind you, we live in the Centre of town .
14-08-2014, 12:59 PM
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Originally Posted by Meg
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I had one of those when I was in my 20s Mike so not quite an 'old girl' then 
Are they still available 
.I progressed to Volvo automatics and had very little trouble with them driving many thousands of miles over 40 years .
Achieving 0-60mph in a fraction of a second was never a priority for me, reliability and easy of driving were the most important considerations and I found automatics met those criteria taking all the hard work out of driving.
I agree with Spitfire on one point
things have got too complicated with cars these days with an excess of unnecessary features (like heated seats for example, who on earth wants a hot bottom .
I do.... any chance I can get for my bottom to be hot is okie dokie with me.. No.. Just kidding.. My new Jeep has the cold weather package. Heated seats, and steering wheel as well as heated side mirrors and windshield washer lines. It also has a remote start.. I can have it started and warm before I get in. I suppose if it didn't get so cold here.. but in Chicago we have many below Zero degrees F. That's cold enough to appreciate a warm bottom.
14-08-2014, 01:29 PM
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Originally Posted by spitfire
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We could debate the complexities of achieving "forward motion" all night, but I doubt we would find a resolution.
14-08-2014, 01:55 PM
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Originally Posted by APRICOT
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ALOL, do they have Launch Hill Assist systems for old gentlemen as well?We do not worry about fuel consumption at all we do so few miles these days, in fact we have had this car four years and have only done 10,000.
Mind you, we live in the Centre of town .
It seems manual transmissions roll back a little, don't they on hills? If you're stopped & just before you start to go again the car moves back a little. I've been a tad concerned when someone ahead of me did that (we have a lot of hills, winding county roads where we live).
14-08-2014, 02:28 PM
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Originally Posted by spitfire
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We could debate the complexities of achieving "forward motion" all night, but I doubt we would find a resolution.
"He got the action, he got the motion
Yeah, the boy can play
Dedication devotion
Turning all the night time into the day"
Yes they do Autumn, have to proper clutch control which not everyone has, sad to say. Give me an Automatic any day .
14-08-2014, 04:07 PM
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Originally Posted by plantman
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I doubt we will either until you admit that the continual pushing of pedals and swinging of levers hasn't got a lot going for it, because you've not come up with a decent reason yet in spite of clutching (excuse the pun) at a few somewhat fragile straws...
Mondeo Titanium X Sport 2.2 Diesel
Manual £28,560.00 OTR, Road Tax £180.00 PA, 47MPG, tank range 724 miles
Automatic £30,070.00 OTR, Road Tax £205.00 PA (more pollution), 44MPG, tank range 669 miles
Just over £1500 more initial cost, nominal road tax difference, ball park 60 miles less on every tank full, and most importantly, the manual is half a second faster to 62mph,even with two or three manual gear shifts.
14-08-2014, 05:13 PM
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Originally Posted by spitfire
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Mondeo Titanium X Sport 2.2 Diesel
Manual £28,560.00 OTR, Road Tax £180.00 PA, 47MPG, tank range 724 miles
Automatic £30,070.00 OTR, Road Tax £205.00 PA (more pollution), 44MPG, tank range 669 miles
Just over £1500 more initial cost, nominal road tax difference, ball park 60 miles less on every tank full, and most importantly, the manual is half a second faster to 62mph,even with two or three manual gear shifts.
Plus the fuel consumption figures from Ford are totally ludicrous .
Reason I know is that I own one.
However the auto Merc which is one of my toys, is faster in auto version than in manual.
14-08-2014, 05:42 PM
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Originally Posted by AutumnColour
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Boy, It seems manual transmissions roll back a little, don't they on hills? If you're stopped & just before you start to go again the car moves back a little. I've been a tad concerned when someone ahead of me did that (we have a lot of hills, winding county roads where we live).
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