[rollei_list] Re: Carl Zeiss issue 23
- From: Bob Shell <bob@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 19 Jan 2006 17:02:34 -0500
On Jan 19, 2006, at 4:38 PM, Eric Goldstein wrote:
And to be completely honest, the notion that manual transmissions
are more fuel efficient and environmentally friendly is largely
outdated. Modern automatics give virtually the same numbers as the
sticks do, and the stick numbers vary more depending upon who's
driving and how...
Well sure. I've checked a number of times and I get much better than
the govt. gas mileage estimates in my straight drive V6 Ford
Explorer. But I've always driven straight drive cars and learned
long ago how to get the best possible mileage. If you don't learn to
drive properly you'll get awful gas mileage on either kind of
transmission. I assert, though, that you have much less control over
the car with an automatic, particularly in off road four-wheeling.
And if you run your battery down you can't start your automatic by
rolling it down a hill. Many years ago I owned a Renault Dauphine
for a little while. Awful car. It never had a battery in it so long
as I owned it. I always started it by getting it rolling and jumping
in. Try that with your automatic!
Bob
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