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Odometer 44444 (i.imgur.com)
submitted 11 months ago by qrash@lemm.ee to c/mildlyinteresting@lemmy.world

My Fiesta’s odometer has reached an interesting milestone!

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[-] MFGnomes@lemmy.world 12 points 11 months ago
[-] Jahuffine@lemmy.world 6 points 11 months ago

Quick Google reveals it means "sport"...and I'm a CVT transmission...why am I having a hard time believing this...

[-] Psythik@lemm.ee 6 points 11 months ago

Cause people are idiots and think their car is broken if it doesn't shift. So auto manufacturers have responded by inserting fake shifts to reduce the complaints from uninformed buyers, reducing efficency and defeating the entire purpose of a CVT! They even put paddle shifters on the things!

[-] LazaroFilm@lemmy.film 3 points 11 months ago

To be honest CVT is a really bad design. The belt is always an issue. Now the e-CVT are amazing, they use the electric motor of the hybrid system and a planetary gear system to change the ratio between the gas engine and the wheels.

[-] Psythik@lemm.ee 1 points 11 months ago

eCVTs are good, yes (I miss having one so much), just don't buy a Ford C-Max if you want one.

Very quick for a Hybrid (only 200Hp, but the transmission makes it feel so much faster), luxurious interior with panaromac sunroof, but 75% of their transmissions will fail by 100K miles due to a faulty bearing design.

Traded mine in for a Genesis Coupe 3.8L 6MT at a stealership once I found out mine was dying @106K. I originally paid $7500 for the car and got $6500 for the trade in; even with the purchase price of the Genesis ($12k) it was still cheaper than getting the C-Max fixed.

That said, I can't wait to try another eCVT again. And this is coming from someone who prefers to drive stick.

[-] LazaroFilm@lemmy.film 1 points 11 months ago

I have a RAV4 Hybrid and it’s the nicest ride ever got a gas car. And yeah the e-CVT is great

[-] Jahuffine@lemmy.world 2 points 11 months ago

I have never heard of that before

[-] jerome@lemmy.world 2 points 11 months ago

beat me to it

[-] jrwperformance@lemmy.world 5 points 11 months ago

My car just hit 222,222. Reminds me of Mitch Hedburg's phone number. "Just hit 2 for a while.."

[-] bjoern_tantau@swg-empire.de 5 points 11 months ago

Come back when you reach 80085.

[-] Empricorn@feddit.nl 5 points 11 months ago

Unfortunately, it's a Fiesta. ☹️ So it will never reach 444,444 miles...

[-] dylpickles@lemmy.world 4 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

So PRNDS has me confused. Bc obviously it's

P - park

R - reverse

N - neutral

D - drive

S - sport

What I don't get is like why it's there if it doesn't show any of them selected

Like what would be its purpose/how is nothing selected if it does serve a purpose

[-] LazaroFilm@lemmy.film 3 points 11 months ago

When you start the car, there is a moment where all lights turn on to make sure they work. This could be this moment.

[-] dylpickles@lemmy.world 1 points 11 months ago

That's probably the case especially given the gas tank is sitting at empty

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