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#149 of 157 Re: With the key in the ignition, the headlight warning doesnt make a sound. [nmk] by vbbuilt Feb 26, 2007 (5:31 am)
Replying to: nmk (Feb 25, 2007 12:55 pm) He lives somewhere in Shawnee Kansas. They must be very trusting to leave their keys in the ignition, even in a garage.   Vince.
#150 of 157 CX-7 Superb in Snow by vbbuilt Feb 26, 2007 (5:42 am)
I'm impressed. Northern VA got some good wintry mix yesterday (2/25). Maybe 2 inches (not much by northern standards), but enough to make all of the timid drivers chug along at 25 MPH on the freeways.   Me? Buzzed right by them in unplowed lanes. Averaged about 45 MPH, considering the slush I was plowing through. I have the GT AWD, so handled all of that with relative ease. No out-of-control, slipping and sliding. Noticed the TCS/ESC indicator flashing periodically.   All-in-all, I'm still thrilled, even with 16,000 miles under my belt!   Vince.
#151 of 157 CX-7 Superb in Snow by nmk Feb 26, 2007 (7:41 am)
Curiously, 1stMazda disagrees, see his remark #148. What tires is your CX-7 togged out in?   Darth Vader Grey GT etc. etc. Replies to this message: vbbuilt (Feb 26, 2007 9:58 am)
#152 of 157 Re: CX-7 Superb in Snow [nmk] by vbbuilt Feb 26, 2007 (9:58 am)
Replying to: nmk (Feb 26, 2007 7:41 am) Mine came with the Eagle GTs.   V.
#153 of 157 Re: 1st real snow test [1stmazda] by aviboy97 Feb 26, 2007 (11:50 am)
Replying to: 1stmazda (Feb 25, 2007 7:34 pm) To be honest, I think it is the tires. My father in law is a CX-7 owner, after owning 13 Subaru's, and he told me it is excellent in the snow, very responsive and planted. He does have the Good Year tires though....   ABS chatter??? Please explain. If it is what I think it is, you are in a much heavier vehicle then any Legacy, which means it's tougher to stop in sloppy conditions, hence the ABS kicking in. Keep in mind, AWD does not help you stop!
#154 of 157 Re: 1st real snow test [1stmazda] by defreitasm Feb 27, 2007 (7:25 am)
Replying to: 1stmazda (Feb 25, 2007 7:34 pm) Interesting... I have the same tires and no complaints in the snow or any other condition
#155 of 157 Re: Manual Headlight Switch [extech2] by nmk Feb 27, 2007 (10:01 am)
Replying to: extech2 (Feb 24, 2007 4:03 pm) "My wife and I, we are always getting in and out of our cars through the open front windows. Years back a salesman told us this will save wear and tear on the door locks and the latch mechanism. The only problem is that as we are approaching retirement age, the task is becoming increasingly difficult."   Well the difficulty may arise due to one or both conditions: 1-Weight distribution - you haven't gained, just re distributed the weight to a central area of the anatomy forcing an adjustment in belt size. 2-Limb stiffening. Not considered dangerous for certain parts of a male anatomy, but for other parts of the anatomy, there is Pilatus.   So says an Old Stiff!!   Darth Vader Grey, etc. etc.
#156 of 157 Re: Cruise Control [rex10] by budh Mar 16, 2007 (1:27 am)
Replying to: rex10 (Dec 21, 2006 4:50 pm) There seems to be some conflicting information on automatic shifting characteristics.   If I have the cruise control on, and I am driving in the Appalachians where there are several long moderate grade hills to climb, would I expect a downshift from 6 to 5? Would it likely avoid having to go from 5 to 4 unless very steep?   Bud H Replies to this message: vbbuilt (Mar 16, 2007 1:39 am)
#157 of 157 Re: Cruise Control [budh] by vbbuilt Mar 16, 2007 (1:39 am)
Replying to: budh (Mar 16, 2007 1:27 am) I haven't encountered frequent shifting like that. In cruise, the tranny seems to only downshift when encountering grades and the steeper the grade, the lower gear is selected.   What I have encountered however, and this is neat, is when going downhill, I step on the brakes a bit, the tranny downshifts to the next lower gear on it's own and stays there during the entire descent down the hill. It won't upshift unless I step on the accelerator or if the descent levels out. If I need additional assist from the tranny, I apply the brakes again to slow down and it downshifts once again.   Vince.

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