Backing up != Backing Out

Not data back up, although it would be a good topic for a feature post, but don't count on it.

Normally when I park, I don't nail it on my first try. So I back up and straiten out. I just thought it was odd that almost every I time I do that, some one behind me thinks I'm backing out of the parking space. I almost feel bad for the person waiting for me. To them it may look like them I mocking them by pulling in and out.

Or even funnier is when you remote start the car, and people stop and wait, thinking your going to back out. But your not even in the car. I just think that is great.

 

just a quick thought while I wait class to start.

2007 Audi A4 2.0T Review

The best parts of buying a good car from a good dealer, with a good warranty. is the rental / loaner cars they let you use while your car is in for repairs or maintness. You drop of a 02 Audi they give you a 07 Audi, good deal in my opinion.

 

The third generation A4, have a bigger front grill.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The third gen has cleaner and overall smother lines.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The doors are not as flat as the second generations.

 

 

 

 

 

Nice dual exhaust

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Manual seats :(

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Little dirt already

 

 

 

 

 

 

Big Trunk, can fit 5 or 6 bodies

 

 

 

 

 

full spare

 

 

 

 

 

Sub in the trunk and rear dash

 

 

 

 

 

 

The control panel display looks the same, but in this model I cant change the display to show other data. Like MPG, runtime.

 

 

 

Love the controls on the steering wheel.

 

 

 

 

 

Six disk cd player

 

 

 

 

 

 

The display is much large then the other Audi. The presets are now on the left and right of the screen opposes to the bottom. The benefits of this, is that it will now display the presets value.

 

 

 

 

Climate controls all the same.

 

 

 

 

 

This is where gets interesting. the other Audi was a 6 speed manual transmission. This is a 6 speed automatic, but with tiptronic.

 

 

 

This is your basic drive. It shifts at around 2 to 2.5 thousand rpm depending how you stomp on the gas

 

 

This is in sports mode. The car becomes much more responsive, and shifts at a higher rpm

 

 

 

 

 

Now it is in the tiptronic mode. Now the power is in your hand. It does not have all the freedom as a true manual, but closet. It will automatically down shift and will up shift at 6000 rpm if you don't shift before it. 

When the car is in gear, the display will show your current gear

 

 

 

 

Very cool, computer controlled breaking system. This is part of the traction system of the quattro. It will on break on wheels that has traction. Also it will only put power on wheels that can handle it. This happens by applying small amount of break to the free spinning wheel. This will cause the shift in torque to the other side.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I thought this was odd. The exhaust comes in to the middle. On the right hand side is what I think is the turbo. On the  left side is where the exhaust leaves.

 

 

 

The intake is on the opposite side of the exhaust. This is because the air is routed from the turbo to the inner cooler on the other side then to the intake.

 

 

That is not the radiator but the inner cooler.

RANT:: Learn how to drive!

Fuck, you would think living in New England, people would know what snow is and how to drive in it. Today, school was canceled, so i decided to do a little x-mass shopping. I found my self stuck in traffic on the highways, since every one is doing 5 mph. That is not an exsasuration. I understand that it is important to drive safely in the snow, but it is the 21 century, cars can handle it. Only if the drivers new how to drive. For example my car is a front wheel drive with TCS (traction control system), with ABS. It also has a mode, that will start in 3rd gear, to keep the rpm low, to prevent tire spin. Even if the tires start getting loose, TCS will kick in and will start to throttle down my throttle, so the tires wont spin. It is almost imposable to get out of control in this car and it is 8 year old car. I don't wont to sound overly confident, because that can cause accidents too.

Another problem i have with drivers, they don't understand how the high way system works. What is the leftest most lane on the high way called? If you answer "Fast Lane" your wrong. It is called the passing lane. Since it called passing lane, it implies that it is only used for passing. So if your not passing get your ass out of it. I don't care if your doing a 105 mph in the passing lane, because i will be doing 110, and want to get around you.

Lastly is the speed limit bother me. 55 on a high way! Dam my peddle bike can go faster then that. What bothers me the most is how the speed limit is scaled it makes no seance. For example: Residential streets are 25mph; No problem with that since you need to be aware of kids playing, and it is not a way to travel. Then you have main streets and routes that are about 35. This OK, not too bad. If it is a multi lane it should be higher. Next are back roads, they are at 45 mph. This puzzles me since they are often narrow, single lane winedy roads. I would like to go faster but compared to a more safe means of travailing on route, it makes no seance. Now what blows my mind is high way speeds. These are multi lane, and designed to be driven at high speeds. They are often straight, but even in a corner you can do 100mph with out pulling a full G.
So why highways designed to move alot of traffic, fastly are limited to 55mph, yet you can do 45 on a back road? This is because the 1973 oil crises. where they caped speed limits to save gas. They figure out that 55mph is the most effecent speed, that maybe true at the time, but engines have dramatically improved over the 30 years. First the cars are more aerodynamic, and the engines are better tuned. A quick example of this, my 1999 Saab 9-5 has a 3.0 litter turbo charged engine that outputs 200 horse power. Today's Saab 9-5 only comes in a 2.3 litter turbo, and it outputs 260Hp. It makes more power in a small engine and consumes less gas, It is better all around. So lets change those speed limits to 75 or higher.