ing-schu@online.no Posted December 14, 2008 Report Share Posted December 14, 2008 No but when it comes to planet/oil resources saving there is a slight difference. We must have better gas here I guess, emission equipment rarely fail. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
enginph Posted December 14, 2008 Report Share Posted December 14, 2008 Our cars have to pass inspection every second year. O2 sensor or Cat failures are very rare here I believe, as in usually lasts the car out. Part from that we drive 1,8 litre instead of 5,7 litre cars, and even use bus or train in the cities. At least it is an option. My friend has to commute from San Diego to Irvine every day (60miles one way). There is a train, Amtrak. One way ticket is $18, if he drives his civic, worst case he will get 30 mpg which is 2 gallons = $3.60 now. So public transport costs $18, car costs $3.6, not to mention car is much faster (Amtrak stops and always delays) and by car you will go to the exact final destination. So public transport sucks here!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
///BHRpowered Posted December 14, 2008 Report Share Posted December 14, 2008 well, to be fair you have to count in a payment, maintance, insurance etc but you also have to include parking for the train, metro would be cheaper for me to attend hockey games, but when I have to pay parking, well it costs me more then driving and parking there. Also, public transport is good in terms of metro and train, but buses to get from houses to the stations sucks, and overall, public transport is seen as a lower class and dirty. And in the US its for good reason, cheap gas, wide spacers, there is no reason. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ing-schu@online.no Posted December 15, 2008 Report Share Posted December 15, 2008 I've just quit driving to Oslo when on business trips, it is a 2,5 hour drive with little traffic, at least one hour more during rush hours. Parking on the train station is 1/4 of Oslo parking, plus the advantage of saving at least an hour by train instead of the car due to said traffic. Plus I can read or take a nap. Price on the train both ways is only slightly more than one night parking in Oslo. Thankfully I use the company car, I'd hate to leave the Xedos over night alone. Personally I find the lack of/ inferior public transport in big cities like LA disturbing. I realize your gas prices are way too low for public transport to be able to compete, but still. Here, the general rule is public transport costs about the same as gas, but as pointed out, there are other expenses than gas. And there are often discount tickets due to stiff competition, plane verus train or bus, which makes public transport way cheaper than driving. Personally I have no problems with sharing a seat with whoever sits there, occasionaly it turns out as a real treat, like a flight from Toronto to Heathrow last year. Dallas can confirm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frankzao Posted December 16, 2008 Report Share Posted December 16, 2008 Public tranpo sucks in SoCal...everything is geared to everbody driving...only the highways were designed for 1950s traffic..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mts Posted December 16, 2008 Report Share Posted December 16, 2008 GET back on topic... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
///BHRpowered Posted December 16, 2008 Report Share Posted December 16, 2008 xedos - different culture, because gas prices are cheap by talking public transport your basically saying your poor, or have multiply DUI's Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ing-schu@online.no Posted December 16, 2008 Report Share Posted December 16, 2008 If you had bothered to read my off topic post, you would have realized I do it because I prefer it. I am not under influence while at work, and I have no diagnosed social handicaps either. Back to topic; did anyone miss I have no CEL? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
///BHRpowered Posted December 17, 2008 Report Share Posted December 17, 2008 that has nothing to do with american culture and no, I'm still wondering why you don't have a CEL, I mean you have extra stuff we don't, why take out a light bulb? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ing-schu@online.no Posted December 17, 2008 Report Share Posted December 17, 2008 I googled DUI, maybe I got the wrong meaning (drive under influence). I'm trying to keep up with ya in a foreign language remember. You'd have to ask Mazda about the missing lightbulb I completely agree it is stupid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cuto Posted December 17, 2008 Report Share Posted December 17, 2008 I googled DUI, maybe I got the wrong meaning (drive under influence). I'm trying to keep up with ya in a foreign language remember. You'd have to ask Mazda about the missing lightbulb I completely agree it is stupid. Well...i went for my owner's manual and guess what? No CEL at all. Heck....Japs are weird! But they really know how to make cars.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
///BHRpowered Posted December 18, 2008 Report Share Posted December 18, 2008 xedos, you are correct DUI driving under the influence, which is basically any drug, and then there is DWI, driving while intoxicated (whore juice) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
latinopikachu Posted December 19, 2008 Report Share Posted December 19, 2008 cuto, i bet if you pulled your dash you would see that there is a empty spot where the cel would be... steal a bulb from the airbag light or something and put it in the cel slot and see if it turns on, our clusters still have the 4ws spot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
enginph Posted December 20, 2008 Report Share Posted December 20, 2008 In my brothers xedos, there is CEL and it is in between P and hand brake light. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ing-schu@online.no Posted December 21, 2008 Report Share Posted December 21, 2008 Really? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
latinopikachu Posted December 21, 2008 Report Share Posted December 21, 2008 dash pull, i say Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
enginph Posted December 21, 2008 Report Share Posted December 21, 2008 Really? Thats what he told me after I showed the drawing. Will take a picture soon... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cuto Posted December 21, 2008 Report Share Posted December 21, 2008 Really? Thats what he told me after I showed the drawing. Will take a picture soon... On mine...there simply is no "slot" in that place. Its pure black plastic. Other than those on the owners manual, there simply aren't any visible transparent spaces. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
///BHRpowered Posted December 21, 2008 Report Share Posted December 21, 2008 xedos - I agree with lat, I mean just add a bulb, it might not work since its controlled by the ecu, but I have a 4ws socket and some others...then again I also have all the crap in the air con for other stuff as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
latinopikachu Posted December 21, 2008 Report Share Posted December 21, 2008 cuto, dont you have the dash that says miller cycle engine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cuto Posted December 21, 2008 Report Share Posted December 21, 2008 cuto, dont you have the dash that says miller cycle engine I wish...my dash is just the same as any other 2000 Xedos 9. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ing-schu@online.no Posted December 21, 2008 Report Share Posted December 21, 2008 Really? Thats what he told me after I showed the drawing. Will take a picture soon... On mine...there simply is no "slot" in that place. Its pure black plastic. Other than those on the owners manual, there simply aren't any visible transparent spaces. Exactly. I don't reckon adding a bulb will address this issue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cuto Posted December 21, 2008 Report Share Posted December 21, 2008 Really? Thats what he told me after I showed the drawing. Will take a picture soon... On mine...there simply is no "slot" in that place. Its pure black plastic. Other than those on the owners manual, there simply aren't any visible transparent spaces. Exactly. I don't reckon adding a bulb will address this issue. Btw Xedos, try this and tell me if it works http://www.mazdaxedos6.com/english-diy.htm http://codes.rennacs.com/Manual-info.php Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
///BHRpowered Posted December 22, 2008 Report Share Posted December 22, 2008 a tach with "miller-cycle engine" is also on my list Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
latinopikachu Posted December 22, 2008 Report Share Posted December 22, 2008 back off Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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