Advanced Driving Hub

Horse wrote:

waremark wrote:I enjoy the silence when it kicks in, and I find ways to start the engine in good time before moving off.

I borrowed a Golf hybrid recently, quite surprising how much road noise you hear when there's no engine to drown it!

It's amazing how much noise tyres and a chain make.

To make the engine go off:

Handbrake on and in neutral, or firmly maintaining pressure on the foot brake at a standstill. (Don't know if the seat belt sensor is involved or not)

Mine's a DCT so it works differently. Releasing the hand or foot brake just prior to pressing the accelerator wakes it up.

I can get my foot from the brake and the accelerator pressed before it has finished starting.

How can you put up with it continually going off/on in crawling traffic? How do you deal with waiting to join a busy high speed RAB or junction? Or hill starts? The time taken from foot off brake, or releasing the handbrake, may be quick but feels like an eternity. Then the engine starts and you lur...

Welcome.

Some two wheel lycra input will liven things up and/or give a different perspective on some topics.

Welcome.

Is the BMW a true auto or a dual clutch?

THerald wrote:Now days I need to put my car in Neutral to get the Auto Start/Stop to work,

First thing I do after starting the engine is turn this intrusive witchcraft off.

This site doesn't use HTTPS so the message is correct but poorly worded. What it means is anything sent is not encrypted and could be sniffed by malware on your device or unsecure public wifi. A lot of small forums like this are the same. I've been looking for an inexpensive solution for one I run s...

Gareth wrote:It's a good excuse for not following too closely!

I never need an excuse for that

(though may occasionally need reminding)

White line / middle ... you need a motorbike.

The potholes make life 'interesting' on a motorcycle! A bump/jolt in the car can be so much worse on a bike. Observation of the road surface is a major priority.