How do you drive?

[jfpdelica]

The only question I have is this: if you are in a delica traveling at the speed of light, what happens when you turn on the headlights?

You get a glimpse of God.

I have never taken the tranny apart but I can count and have done so often. From a standing stop (at a light) I have counted the shifts with the O/D on as I accelerate onto the highway and I count four. Considering I am already in gear when I start... 1+4=....

I'm with you Falco 5. Hope you outing goes well this weekend

Cheers Jeff

[loki]

The only question I have is this: if you are in a delica traveling at the speed of light, what happens when you turn on the headlights?

You get a glimpse of God.

I have never taken the tranny apart but I can count and have done so often. From a standing stop (at a light) I have counted the shifts with the O/D on as I accelerate onto the highway and I count four. Considering I am already in gear when I start... 1+4=....

I'm with you Falco 5. Hope you outing goes well this weekend

Cheers Jeff

I'm pretty sure that last shift is the torque converter locking up, I had my kick down disconnected for a while and I counted 4 gears with OD. but I could be wrong.

[Duke]

This is how I drive, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MbQZyxxS ... re=related
And if you've seen the movie, I fly the same way too.

[marsgal42]

The fact that the automatic transmission is a 4 speed is well-documented. The extra "shift" is the torque converter locking up.

On the highway I drive like a Greyound bus driver.

...laura

[coaxial]

like this :

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rs-jAImScms


Watch in high quality and turn your speakers on.. is the best thing I've ever found on the internets :)

[deLOOKA]

So how do you drive?

I had a discussion with DeliCat regarding driving styles and I thought it would be a good topic for open discussion.

• How do you hold the wheel?
  bus driver style. it just feels right.
• How do you use your mirrors?
  same as driving our LHD. but i get better vision with the Delica
• How much do you use your gears?
  auto, OD for down hills and if timed right up hills
• How do you use your brakes?
  i brake earlier. no ABS.
• When do you start signalling when changing lanes?
  alot earlier then my LHD. i just feel i need to. don't know why though.
• What about driving on a loose surface road or even off road?
  loose surface slow. sometimes those potholes surprise me.
  off road, if i know the road I practice (play) control sometimes.
• What about the weather?
  LHD or RHD i drive slower now then 20yrs ago. it must be the age thing.
  ok, maybe the dad thing or mature thing.
• What questions do you have regarding driving styles?

Let's get into detail here

Falco.

[jrman]

Margal is on it - 4 speed auto with locking torque converter....feels like 5 speed.
Had a solenoid that controlled the torgque converter lockup croak once on a 1988 Grand Am - completely dead. Couldn't move the car - like she was stuck in 5th gear no matter what gear the selector was in...couldn't start, or move the car. About a $100 repair though when it happened - the tow cost more!!!!