Mr. Luddite
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Damn thing has a display as big as my bedroom TV filled with
"stuff" to turn on/off or adjust. Told her to be careful with it and
keep her eyes on the road.

It has a peppy V6 but also has the feature that turns the engine
off when you stop for a red light or something. Starts up again
when you take your foot off the brake.

Fortunately, there's a button that allows you to disable that
feature. It would drive me nuts.

..............

I remember vw experimented with that feature in the early 70s. It was a ploy to raise overall fueled economy and cut pollution. Didn’t go over well.
I see Jeep is offering it as well as offering a solution if you want out.

Mr. Luddite
On 4/21/2018 6:59 PM, wrote:
On Sat, 21 Apr 2018 14:25:16 -0700 (PDT), Tim
wrote:

Mr. Luddite
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My daughter just got rid of her little Jeep Liberty in favor of a 2019
Jeep Cherokee. Thing is loaded with every option imaginable ... too
much, IMO.

But, it's not bad for a Fiat.
———————
Keep- Just Empty Every Pocket.


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Fiat = Fix It Again Tony.

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I am sure I've mentioned this before but we had a Fiat 850 Spyder in
Italy. It was only a couple of years old, so it ran fine. We had
a blast with it, driving all over Italy. Of course, it was before
we had kids although Mrs.E. was pregnant with our first.

Don't know if this will work, but I'll give it a try:

http://oi66.tinypic.com/vr90uu.jpg

...............


I still have a brand new starter for one of those around my shop somewhere.

True North wrote:
On Friday, 20 April 2018 19:46:48 UTC-3, Alex wrote:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jBpMe36GoW0
D'oh...nothing new there.
My salesman called me a couple weeks ago to see if I was interested in a 2018 Highlander. Told him no. I only have 44,400 kilometers on my 5 year old 2013 Highlander and it will do unless I give up towing a boat. Then a nice new RAV4 truck or a Subaru Forester will take care of my needs.

Low miles for sure. The liquor store must be close to you house.

Tim wrote:
Mr. Luddite
- show quoted text -
Damn thing has a display as big as my bedroom TV filled with
"stuff" to turn on/off or adjust. Told her to be careful with it and
keep her eyes on the road.

It has a peppy V6 but also has the feature that turns the engine
off when you stop for a red light or something. Starts up again
when you take your foot off the brake.

Fortunately, there's a button that allows you to disable that
feature. It would drive me nuts.

.............

I remember vw experimented with that feature in the early 70s. It was a ploy to raise overall fueled economy and cut pollution. Didn’t go over well.
I see Jeep is offering it as well as offering a solution if you want out.

BMW has had it for years. It's always off unless you select "ECO"
mode. When you start the car it defaults to "Comfort" mode.

Alex
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BMW has had it for years. It's always off unless you select "ECO"
mode. When you start the car it defaults to "Comfort" mode.


———-

My wife’s last two CRVs had ECO buttons. I asked the salesman about it he snapped back “Don’t touch it- just leave it alone!�

Oh-Kay

Never did know what it did.

On Saturday, 21 April 2018 22:11:34 UTC-3, Alex wrote:
True North wrote:
On Friday, 20 April 2018 19:46:48 UTC-3, Alex wrote:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jBpMe36GoW0
D'oh...nothing new there.
My salesman called me a couple weeks ago to see if I was interested in a 2018 Highlander. Told him no. I only have 44,400 kilometers on my 5 year old 2013 Highlander and it will do unless I give up towing a boat. Then a nice new RAV4 truck or a Subaru Forester will take care of my needs.

Low miles for sure. The liquor store must be close to you house.

Walking distance...how close is it "to you house"?

On Saturday, 21 April 2018 20:14:21 UTC-3, Mr. Luddite wrote:
On 4/21/2018 6:59 PM, wrote:
On Sat, 21 Apr 2018 14:25:16 -0700 (PDT), Tim
wrote:

Mr. Luddite
- show quoted text -
My daughter just got rid of her little Jeep Liberty in favor of a 2019
Jeep Cherokee. Thing is loaded with every option imaginable ... too
much, IMO.

But, it's not bad for a Fiat.
———————
Keep- Just Empty Every Pocket.


===

Fiat = Fix It Again Tony.

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I am sure I've mentioned this before but we had a Fiat 850 Spyder in
Italy. It was only a couple of years old, so it ran fine. We had
a blast with it, driving all over Italy. Of course, it was before
we had kids although Mrs.E. was pregnant with our first.

Don't know if this will work, but I'll give it a try:

http://oi66.tinypic.com/vr90uu.jpg


Closest I came to owning a Fiat was my 4 door Lada sedan. It was based on the Fiat 124. Seems the Fiat people sold the rights to the Russians to build their copy.
Mrs E looks right at home over there with that Italian sports car.

On Sat, 21 Apr 2018 17:35:55 -0700 (PDT), Tim
wrote:

Mr. Luddite
- show quoted text -
Damn thing has a display as big as my bedroom TV filled with
"stuff" to turn on/off or adjust. Told her to be careful with it and
keep her eyes on the road.

It has a peppy V6 but also has the feature that turns the engine
off when you stop for a red light or something. Starts up again
when you take your foot off the brake.

Fortunately, there's a button that allows you to disable that
feature. It would drive me nuts.

.............

I remember vw experimented with that feature in the early 70s. It was a ploy to raise overall fueled economy and cut pollution. Didn’t go over well.
I see Jeep is offering it as well as offering a solution if you want out.

GM tried the 4-6-8 feature too where they started blocking off
cylinders and that went away pretty fast too.

On Sat, 21 Apr 2018 17:35:55 -0700 (PDT), Tim
wrote:
- show quoted text -
GM tried the 4-6-8 feature too where they started blocking off
cylinders and that went away pretty fast too.
...........

Yes, burned hoods or total fire.

True North wrote:
On Saturday, 21 April 2018 22:11:34 UTC-3, Alex wrote:
True North wrote:
On Friday, 20 April 2018 19:46:48 UTC-3, Alex wrote:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jBpMe36GoW0
D'oh...nothing new there.
My salesman called me a couple weeks ago to see if I was interested in a 2018 Highlander. Told him no. I only have 44,400 kilometers on my 5 year old 2013 Highlander and it will do unless I give up towing a boat. Then a nice new RAV4 truck or a Subaru Forester will take care of my needs.
Low miles for sure. The liquor store must be close to you house.
Walking distance...how close is it "to you house"?

Good catch! I didn't think you would get that one. I considered
"youse" but that would fall short of a typo. See if you can catch the
mistake in this post. It's a lot harder.