[ale] [OT] - Ethanol-free gas in the Atlanta area? - and gas saving tips

[Beddingfield, Allen]

John,
I have a 2012 Jeep Compass.  When you let your foot off the gas, it sort of noses over like you downshifted.
Allen B.

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Allen Beddingfield
Systems Engineer
The University of Alabama
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From: ale-bounces at ale.org [ale-bounces at ale.org] on behalf of John Pilman [jcpilman at gmail.com]
Sent: Tuesday, September 17, 2013 5:01 PM
To: Atlanta Linux Enthusiasts
Subject: Re: [ale] [OT] - Ethanol-free gas in the Atlanta area? - and gas saving tips

Allen

I'm just curious which car you have. I have not had the same experience slowing down when I take off the gas in my Subaru or in my wife's Prius; both CVTs.  I did notice that with cruise control set it will down shift when coasting downhill.

...John



On Tue, Sep 17, 2013 at 2:51 PM, Beddingfield, Allen <allen at ua.edu<mailto:allen at ua.edu>> wrote:
If you have a vehicle with a CVT, "coasting" doesn't work well.  I have one (probably won't buy another one with a CVT), and taking the foot off the gas to coast is about the equivalent of gradually downshifting as you slow.  I almost got rear-ending a few times before I got the hang of that..lol
Allen B.
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Allen Beddingfield
Systems Engineer
The University of Alabama