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Dec 10, 2006 21:54:59 GMT
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some random questions that have no connection ;D
1. my heater doesnt work in the mazda. nothing new, hasnt worked all the time iv had it. being cold isnt a problem but keeping the windscreen clear is a bit of a pain. iv heard people tell me its best to wind the window down and iv heard others tell me to keep it up. which is best up or down?
2. was telling my mate about the car and I said that I was impressed I managed to get 70mph in third gear without over revving it. his reply was something along the lines of "i got that out of my nova". now hes not exactly a boy racer so I didnt instantly think hes full of curse word. is that possible then?
3. the mazda has rear wheel steering so I was wondering, doesnt that encourage oversteer?
cheers, Luke
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Last Edit: Dec 10, 2006 21:55:32 GMT by goaferboy
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Dec 10, 2006 22:00:09 GMT
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answer to Q1. when i had my camper and type 4, i found it best to have the window down. this way you can direct your breath out of the window rather than steaming the screen up. worked for me anyway.  |
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Dec 10, 2006 22:00:53 GMT
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The screen in our 74 Beetle always clears quickly when you open the quarterlight a tad  |
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Dec 10, 2006 22:05:43 GMT
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thats what i thought. although rain makes things tricky. ill have to find a comfortable right arm moisture/visibility ratio
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Dec 10, 2006 22:06:06 GMT
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Yep I have no heater/blower at all in the Escy, and window down is the only way to stop it steaming up in this weather. Cant help with th other Q's, but whats rear wheel steering like to drive with, does it feel any different under 'normal' driving? Always wondered |
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Dec 10, 2006 22:07:31 GMT
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1. Window down is normally better. It helps draw air thorugh the vents as well.
2. 70 in 3rd is probably fairly normal but it does vary a lot car to car. I used to be able to get 95 out of my corolla in 3rd. NSU RO80`s could do 80 in second I recall (only 3 speed though ;D). My primera will do close to 80 indicated in third.
3 Yes and no. I wouldnt have though it would be there to increase oversteer, FWD drive cars often have it there to make the balance more neutral. Any idea which way it steers and how is it controlled. A lot of older cars had the rear wheel steer built into the bushes and if thats the case wear in the bushes can make a massive difference to the handling.
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Dec 10, 2006 22:08:46 GMT
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Cant help with th other Q's, but whats rear wheel steering like to drive with, does it feel any different under 'normal' driving? Always wondered i wouldnt have known unless id learnt about it before buying it. i spent more time trying to get used to having to turn the wheel about half as much as in the golf. its too sensitive |
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Dec 10, 2006 22:11:50 GMT
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My wife reckons she got 70mph out of her AX 1.0 in third at one point. She forgot to change gear...
I refused to believe it but she's had 90 out of it in fourth and that car really took some abuse so maybe it was possible...
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Dec 10, 2006 22:12:56 GMT
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3 Yes and no. I wouldnt have though it would be there to increase oversteer, FWD drive cars often have it there to make the balance more neutral. Any idea which way it steers and how is it controlled. A lot of older cars had the rear wheel steer built into the bushes and if thats the case wear in the bushes can make a massive difference to the handling. not a clue which way it steers. i think i heard somewhere that it steers the opposite way at slow speeds (like a forklift truck) and the same way at high speeds (so it strafes across motorway lanes, like a crab). i may be totally wrong though! |
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Dec 10, 2006 22:13:55 GMT
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damn it! if been brag served by a nova!
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Dec 10, 2006 22:15:48 GMT
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its possible to do 70 in a 1.0 micra too, infact some times its the only way to get up a safe speed to join a motorway from a slip road, if i try it in 4th the curse word usually slows down ;D
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Dec 10, 2006 22:16:54 GMT
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DAMN IT, AND A MICRA! ;D
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Dec 10, 2006 22:17:01 GMT
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meh, my capri does 125 in third. also 90 in second. its a 3 speed auto ;D window down a touch works in the crapi, not too much as it hasn't got gutters on the screen pillars. too wide and you get wet  |
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Dec 10, 2006 22:18:10 GMT
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I spent more time trying to get used to having to turn the wheel about half as much as in the golf. its too sensitive [family fortunes mode] BAH BAAAAH [/family fortunes mode] the 100 people we surveyed said the golf steered like sh1te, and the rx steered properly. ;D |
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Dec 10, 2006 22:22:58 GMT
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all the other cars iv driven are the same too. the mazda seems more sensitive. once i got used to it though it is better, just a bit bland at road speeds (as with all power steering iv encountered)
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Dec 10, 2006 22:26:51 GMT
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the BMW M1 could do 90mph in first!
Window down worked in the last imp, the imp will also do 71.5 mph in third at an indicated 6500rpm, so it could do lots more!
J
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Dec 10, 2006 22:51:06 GMT
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In my years of owning cars with curse word heaters, I've found window-down the best solution, simply because the passing air drags your warm breath out before it can mist up the windscreen. Many cars will do 70mph in third, as you've found out. Obviously a lot of older cars are 4-speed so have taller gears.... my type3 can do 70 in third easily, and goes off the end of the speedo in 4th. 4-wheel steer is usually speed-related, so you're right - at slow speeds the rear wheels work in the opposite direction to the front to make parking easier. At normal driving speed they work in the same direction as the front to minimise body roll when lane-changing. I think when cornering quickly they just don't move at all, otherwise you'd never get round corners |
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Dec 10, 2006 23:19:32 GMT
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I just wasnt sure what speed they switch from opposite steer to same steer. if they were opposite steering round a middle speed bend I was thinking it would try to oversteer (like a J turn but going forwards). if that makes any sense?
edit: although as youv pointed out, cornering quickly (and average speeds too i imagine) they probably don't move
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Last Edit: Dec 10, 2006 23:20:58 GMT by goaferboy
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Dec 10, 2006 23:30:52 GMT
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i can get 75 out of a cat-equipped favorit in 3rd, under 4k revs. doesnt get much faster in the end though :/
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Dec 10, 2006 23:55:53 GMT
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You sure they have an active system on them? Just had a look on here www.rx7uknet.dircon.co.uk/rx7_fc3s.htmland from what I have read there it is a passive system based on compliance of the bushes but they did have a test vehicle with aan active system. I know mid 80`s preludes had an active system. A mechanical system on the earlier ones but I think that was just a single direction of steering. Then the later electric ones had two directions one at low speed one at high. I think they amount of rear steer is normally very little in most cases as I recall the Citroen ZX`s had about 5 degree of passive rear steer built into the rear suspension and I think thats about normal. Problem with passive systems is once the bushes wear the amount of steering increases and handling becomes entertaining ;D |
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