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Your informative messages are a pleasure to read, Paul.
I am scratching ny head about this, though:
> 1) Always idle the the car down prior to shut down. A decent amount
> of time after hard drives....not as long required if you idle a few
> blocks putting into your neighborhood.
I understand. It's very clear. But what I DON'T understand is why Volvo did not build such wisdom into the car. Maybe it's asking too much. But they did build in headlights that know enough to turn themselves off when the ignition key is turned off, if you know what I mean. How long, in contrast, did it take U.S. manufacturers to come how far with such a basic feature?
While checking out sources of automotive/OEM/off-road equipment gauges on the Internet a few days ago I came across a few versions of an electronic device that idles a turbo engine until some pre-set temperature is reached (if I read it right), then shuts all off. The driver has, in the meantime, locked all doors and gone into the house, etc. Costs $200+. An attractive option for some people/some times? Clever, anyway!
Maybe this whole issue is like the knee exercises that I should be doing, and that my older daughter should be doing. We KNOW it helps. But we coast until pain appears, and only then resume. :-(
We do floss and brush nightly, though. :-)
How do you make turbo cooldown similar to flossing and brushing?
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