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devohoneybee at 01:41pm on 31/12/2010
devohoneybee at 01:41pm on 31/12/2010So, for Thanksgiving, my cousin came to visit, and took my car for one of the days while I went to work. She drove about 150 miles in it that day, and when she came back, she complained of the transmission not working properly: "it revved for a long time before it changed gears."
Later that evening, we were heading off to dinner, and I wasn't feeling well so she took the wheel again, and I noticed that she had inadvertently put the car in manual mode, and was DRIVING IN FIRST GEAR. "So," I asked, "is this how you drove it to Santa Fe?"
Grrr, Argh. So after she left, I had it checked out, because driving to Santa Fe and back in first gear =/= good. They said it may have burnt the transmission fluid, or the transmission itself might need to be replaced.
Fortunately, SUBARU IS A VERY CLEVER CAR. It turns out there is an over-ride to the manual over-ride, which kicks in once the rpm goes over a certain level. Not as smoothly as if it were in regular, automatic mode, which is why she felt it was shifting late, but enough to prevent damage. My car, she is fine.
I LOVE YOU MY SUBARU!
Later that evening, we were heading off to dinner, and I wasn't feeling well so she took the wheel again, and I noticed that she had inadvertently put the car in manual mode, and was DRIVING IN FIRST GEAR. "So," I asked, "is this how you drove it to Santa Fe?"
Grrr, Argh. So after she left, I had it checked out, because driving to Santa Fe and back in first gear =/= good. They said it may have burnt the transmission fluid, or the transmission itself might need to be replaced.
Fortunately, SUBARU IS A VERY CLEVER CAR. It turns out there is an over-ride to the manual over-ride, which kicks in once the rpm goes over a certain level. Not as smoothly as if it were in regular, automatic mode, which is why she felt it was shifting late, but enough to prevent damage. My car, she is fine.
I LOVE YOU MY SUBARU!
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Subarus are very very well-made cars. Lots of attention to safety and durability. A good choice.
It took me soooo long to figure out that 'subaru' is actually Japanese for the Pleiades. Like ... duh ... it's right there on the car symbol!
But you're feeling better now I hope?
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No way! Really? That is so cool. I love the Pleides and I've been driving around with them on the grill of my car. :-)
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"The 7th is hiding behind the big one," he replied, with a gleeful little smile. :)
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And, in fact, one of the "seven sisters" is a binary star or something, and is usually not seen with the naked eye. I heard a story once that the ancient Greek army used the ability to see the seventh star as an eyesight test.
(Or was it the double star in the big dipper? ::scratches head::)
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I love my Subaru, too. Snow, ice, bah, who cares? I have the Subaru of wonderfulness.
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