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[Don Pablo]

it is not just the hacking- it is the fact that you may remotely operate the car after hacking into it that is the issue ; raised by the article

what was posted is an extract, not the whole article

Let me put it another way.
Lots of cars from Ford, Etc, now have internet but no autonomous capabilities.
They can be hacked and crashed.

[dks]

http://www.jdpower.com/cars/articles/car-news/vw-pleads-guilty-charges-us-diesel-cheating-scandal

"Volkswagen AG (VW) on Friday pleaded guilty to three criminal charges for rigging 590,000 diesel-powered vehicles in the United States to cheat on diesel emissions tests.
The plea means Volkswagen has committed felonies under U.S. law.."

[magentus]

Interesting times!

[Don Pablo]

I thought that they were caught years ago? 

[dks]

They were but know they are on trial, from what I understand. In Europe the whole matter seems to have been silenced

[dks]

entertaining

[dks]

[dks]

[jzmtl]

I don't get it, if you sit at a stoplight in gear with clutch in, the clutch is disengaged from flywheel and stationary because car is stopped, how would that wear down thrust bearing?

Me think autoexpert isn't really an auto expert.

[dks]

I don't get it, if you sit at a stoplight in gear with clutch in, the clutch is disengaged from flywheel and stationary because car is stopped, how would that wear down thrust bearing?

Me think autoexpert isn't really an auto expert.

QUOTE:
"The easiest ways to damage your manual transmission unwittingly are to stop at a red light, or in a queue of cars, leave the vehicle in gear, depress the clutch … and leave it there. This really does slash the life of the thrust race in the clutch - it’s designed to allow you to change gear, not sit there spinning under load for minutes at a time.

Thrust races are very cheap - just basic axial thrust bearings - but getting to them and replacing them is quite expensive. Also, if you stop like that, with your foot pressed on the clutch, the axial thrust is transferred to the crankshaft, where it goes to work on the crankshaft thrust bearing, shortening its life. The crankshaft thrust bearing is an even cheaper component that is even more expensive to replace.

To avoid this, of course, simply select neutral when you come to a stop, and take your foot off the clutch, unloading the entire mechanism."




The idea seems to be that if you are in gear, with the clutch pressed down there is still load in some parts of the whole mechanism, for a lot of time, whereas they are not really designed to do that, for a long time.


you can get transcripts of his videos here.  http://autoexpert.com.au/buying-a-car/transmission-comparison-manual-auto-dual-clutch-cvt

you can ask him a question, or point out something that he said that you think is wrong

[jzmtl]

I don't get it, if you sit at a stoplight in gear with clutch in, the clutch is disengaged from flywheel and stationary because car is stopped, how would that wear down thrust bearing?

Me think autoexpert isn't really an auto expert.

QUOTE:
"The easiest ways to damage your manual transmission unwittingly are to stop at a red light, or in a queue of cars, leave the vehicle in gear, depress the clutch … and leave it there. This really does slash the life of the thrust race in the clutch - it’s designed to allow you to change gear, not sit there spinning under load for minutes at a time.

Thrust races are very cheap - just basic axial thrust bearings - but getting to them and replacing them is quite expensive. Also, if you stop like that, with your foot pressed on the clutch, the axial thrust is transferred to the crankshaft, where it goes to work on the crankshaft thrust bearing, shortening its life. The crankshaft thrust bearing is an even cheaper component that is even more expensive to replace.

To avoid this, of course, simply select neutral when you come to a stop, and take your foot off the clutch, unloading the entire mechanism."




The idea seems to be that if you are in gear, with the clutch pressed down there is still load in some parts of the whole mechanism, for a lot of time, whereas they are not really designed to do that, for a long time.


you can get transcripts of his videos here.  http://autoexpert.com.au/buying-a-car/transmission-comparison-manual-auto-dual-clutch-cvt

you can ask him a question, or point out something that he said that you think is wrong

The bolded part is true, it's not a continuous duty bearing, but it's not spinning at all when you are stopped. It's only a problem if you coasting with clutch depressed.

But meh, I don't really care enough to ask him.

[Smashie]

I saw this number plate which pushed all my geek cred buttons

[dks]

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4426094/Ernest-Shackleton-descendant-completes-Antarctica-mission.html

first person to cross Antarctica in a family car (with modifications)

"he car they used for the expedition was a 'pretty standard' Hyundai Santa Fe, which used the factory-spec 2.2-litre diesel engine, gearbox, front differential and driveshaft."

Good to know, as I have a very similar vehicle, with that engine 

[Don Pablo]

Bet yours doesn't have those wheels. 
So todays cars are pretty capable huh? 

[dks]

I am surprised, as I would have expected that they would need a low gear gearbox too, which this car does not have

[dks]

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-4434968/Brooklyn-Beckham-drives-new-35-000-Land-Rover.html

Land Rover Drivers

Brooklyn Beckham, who owns a string of flashy cars, didn't let his driving mishaps stop him from taking his new SWB series 3 Land Rover, which is estimated to be worth £35,000 - on a spin around London's scenic Primrose Hill on Friday.
The budding photographer, who recently turned 18, looked at ease behind the wheel of the giant vehicle   as he embarked on a casual day out in the British capital.

[Smashie]

http://www.dailymail.co.u...ew-35-000-Land-Rover.html

Land Rover Drivers

Brooklyn Beckham, who owns a string of flashy cars, didn't let his driving mishaps stop him from taking his new SWB series 3 Land Rover, which is estimated to be worth £35,000 - on a spin around London's scenic Primrose Hill on Friday.
The budding photographer, who recently turned 18, looked at ease behind the wheel of the giant vehicle   as he embarked on a casual day out in the British capital.

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Giant vehicle? 

[jzmtl]

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The mods on that car probably cost more than the car itself.

[Grant Lamontagne]

entertaining

About the only one of those I would probably do any of that with is the G-Wagon that they are using to pull everyone else out.  And I sure as heck wouldn't do most of that with city tires!   

Def

[dks]

New Guinness Book Record towing a 285-ton Airbus with a Porsche SUV
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4461260/Porsche-4x4-tows-285-ton-airbus-setting-new-record.html

[dks]

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4461330/Woman-pulled-driving-SLOW-right-lane.html#v-6757524292114533825

pulled over in NSW for driving too slow in right lane of busy highway

filmed a rant accusing the highway patrol officer of being in the wrong

[moonweasel]

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4461330/Woman-pulled-driving-SLOW-right-lane.html#v-6757524292114533825

pulled over in NSW for driving too slow in right lane of busy highway

filmed a rant accusing the highway patrol officer of being in the wrong

Serious face palm material there

[Smashie]

  for Dogbert

[Grant Lamontagne]

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4461330/Woman-pulled-driving-SLOW-right-lane.html#v-6757524292114533825

pulled over in NSW for driving too slow in right lane of busy highway

filmed a rant accusing the highway patrol officer of being in the wrong

We were stuck behind a woman doing 40km/hr in a 100km/hour zone on the highway yesterday.  I was wondering why the heck she was going so slow, and as we followed her off the highway  (coincidentally going the same way) we started to smell burnt rubber.  Then I saw the rags of what was left of her right front tire spinning around as she drove on the rim.   

She turned left off the ramp and we turned right, but I have no idea how far she was intending to go on that rim- I was just glad that we weren't behind her anymore.   

Def

[dks]

[firiki]

^^^ This video reminded me of some Yugo, Skoda and Autobianchi that were often seen around here in the past

[firiki]

Ahh, la DS (déesse means goddess in French). What a car!

[Grant Lamontagne]

I love Jay Leno's Garage.  IMHO, it is one of the best uses of Youtube ever. 

Def

[firiki]

This is the first video of JL's Garage I've seen. I was looking for a good video on the DS and I thought his was put together quite well.

I'll probably be checking out some more of his videos, then.

[Grant Lamontagne]

I've watched a lot of them and they seem quite natural- ie, not as produced as you would expect from a fully polished TV show, but then it is also done a lot better than the average ten minutes of a dude picking his nose for ten minutes and describing it with a lot of "uhms" in it.

Def