Snow Mode Question
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Originally Posted by RMMGS4
All it basically does is make your transmission skip 1st gear and take off in second gear instead.
You could save gas just as well by being light footed on the pedal. You don't need it to be in snow mode for that.
You could save gas just as well by being light footed on the pedal. You don't need it to be in snow mode for that.
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if you don't mind doing it, im sure its absolutely harmless. but obviously it would take away from the off the line pickup - actually completely eliminate it! i agree with the previous poster of just babying the gas pedal a little more. sometimes, when i'm really bored on a long drive, i'll look at the tank mpg and try to get it as high as possible by really going easy on the gas and letting the gears do the work. it kind of teaches you how to drive to get the best fuel economy. i would say the difference between snow mode and doing it yourself would be marginal.
do cars generally get better gas milage after they break in after a few thousand miles? it seems like my car was at 22.5 mph for the first 7000miles and very steady. but these last few tanks have all been more than that and i've jumped up to 22.7. what do ya think about that?
do cars generally get better gas milage after they break in after a few thousand miles? it seems like my car was at 22.5 mph for the first 7000miles and very steady. but these last few tanks have all been more than that and i've jumped up to 22.7. what do ya think about that?
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Originally Posted by umpalumpa
do cars generally get better gas milage after they break in after a few thousand miles? it seems like my car was at 22.5 mph for the first 7000miles and very steady. but these last few tanks have all been more than that and i've jumped up to 22.7. what do ya think about that?
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Originally Posted by RMMGS4
All it basically does is make your transmission skip 1st gear and take off in second gear instead.
You could save gas just as well by being light footed on the pedal. You don't need it to be in snow mode for that.
You could save gas just as well by being light footed on the pedal. You don't need it to be in snow mode for that.
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and since I'm forced to use 91 octane, and today it was 3.69 a gallon, I am experimenting with the Snow Mode.
I thought I'd start trying it out today. Other then the person I'm responding to, has anybody else tracked their gas mileage doing this?
I thought I'd start trying it out today. Other then the person I'm responding to, has anybody else tracked their gas mileage doing this?
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Originally Posted by eshman
and since I'm forced to use 91 octane, and today it was 3.69 a gallon, I am experimenting with the Snow Mode.
I thought I'd start trying it out today. Other then the person I'm responding to, has anybody else tracked their gas mileage doing this?
I thought I'd start trying it out today. Other then the person I'm responding to, has anybody else tracked their gas mileage doing this?
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Originally Posted by C280to250
As you may have already experience the Responsiveness of the car to either overtake or evade an unforeseen event just isn't there.
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Originally Posted by jcreech
As a college student, a few bucks puts dinner on the table! Snow-mode BABY!
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