Car is great.....but many annoying features...
-Start Stop disable button (but also does other things?!)
-Traction control button.. (but also does lots of other things?!!)
-Sport button.....daft (just go manual selection, but wait see further down)
-Sport+ button......dafter (just go manual selection, but wait see further down)
-Sport exhaust button....(ok, annoying it doesn't remember between starts. Ditto this on every single button, expect where there is legal requirement, traction control i think, dumb law, nanny state)
-Manual selection in PDK, still has kickdown? (super daft)
-Manual gear selection via the PDK stick, push forward to go up gears?!?! What! So if you ever make a mistake(ie think you are in manual), and you pull away hard, you will have you foot flat on the floor, and you will push forward to go up a gear......which will have you into NEUTRAL(with your foot still on the floor)! Daft, daft, daft. Thank god i have paddles. Neutral should be a side ways push on the PDK stick, and reverse should be beyond that side ways push.....so you don't ever make a mistake, and so you never have to look at the stick or dash cluster to work out where you are.....Currently training myself to NEVER use the stick for manual selection so i never make the accidental neutral selection.
-Gearing... Soooo long 1st and 2nd. Bonkers.....guess they gota keep something in the bag for the faster models.
-Electric handbrake....ermmm, horrible position for button(how long are your arms), push to turn it on? pull to turn it off, i prefer manual handbrake full stop.
---Phew....i think that's it.
Oh wait..... buttons, buttons, buttons ( maybe put a dial or two in there)..... my gf nearly puked when she saw all the buttons for the stereo and climate control.
But clearly i still went for the car, so there are many many great reasons to have these cars.
But finally - to the point.
Start stop - i find this somewhat uncomfortable, in terms of engine wear? ie hot engine constantly being stopped/started. I have tried to think about, do water pump(s) still run when engine off, so you don't get hot spots, do oil pump(s) still run to keep things cooling.....etc....But i thought i would ask about other peoples thoughts on it....I over think everything.
Car goes better than i ever imagined it would and the noise......THE NOISE!!!!! Engine sounds incredible.
-Start Stop disable button (but also does other things?!)
-Traction control button.. (but also does lots of other things?!!)
-Sport button.....daft (just go manual selection, but wait see further down)
-Sport+ button......dafter (just go manual selection, but wait see further down)
-Sport exhaust button....(ok, annoying it doesn't remember between starts. Ditto this on every single button, expect where there is legal requirement, traction control i think, dumb law, nanny state)
-Manual selection in PDK, still has kickdown? (super daft)
-Manual gear selection via the PDK stick, push forward to go up gears?!?! What! So if you ever make a mistake(ie think you are in manual), and you pull away hard, you will have you foot flat on the floor, and you will push forward to go up a gear......which will have you into NEUTRAL(with your foot still on the floor)! Daft, daft, daft. Thank god i have paddles. Neutral should be a side ways push on the PDK stick, and reverse should be beyond that side ways push.....so you don't ever make a mistake, and so you never have to look at the stick or dash cluster to work out where you are.....Currently training myself to NEVER use the stick for manual selection so i never make the accidental neutral selection.
-Gearing... Soooo long 1st and 2nd. Bonkers.....guess they gota keep something in the bag for the faster models.
-Electric handbrake....ermmm, horrible position for button(how long are your arms), push to turn it on? pull to turn it off, i prefer manual handbrake full stop.
---Phew....i think that's it.
Oh wait..... buttons, buttons, buttons ( maybe put a dial or two in there)..... my gf nearly puked when she saw all the buttons for the stereo and climate control.
But clearly i still went for the car, so there are many many great reasons to have these cars.
But finally - to the point.
Start stop - i find this somewhat uncomfortable, in terms of engine wear? ie hot engine constantly being stopped/started. I have tried to think about, do water pump(s) still run when engine off, so you don't get hot spots, do oil pump(s) still run to keep things cooling.....etc....But i thought i would ask about other peoples thoughts on it....I over think everything.
Car goes better than i ever imagined it would and the noise......THE NOISE!!!!! Engine sounds incredible.