JuliusF
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So, I've had my C2 Tip 18 months and the first 17 I drove it fairly conservatively bedding it in, waiting to see if any bits dropped off or blew up, until I recently had a new exhaust, since when I have been driving it - ahem - a bit faster now and then....well ok, really quite fast nearly all the time...
And.....(to my surprise) it really has adapted to the new driving style, mainly in the way of the Tip gearbox holding the gears for longer before changing up. I was a bit concerned to start with when I noticed the change, but my car has just been n for some other work with my local independent and they have given it the all clear, going on to tell me there are no less than 7 gearbox maps the car can select depending on the consistency of your driving style, described as 'Grandad' through to 'Total-nutter' mode... no prizes for guessing towards which end of the spectrum I have been erring more recently....
I rather liked the analogy, but could never imagine reading it that way in the owners manual - translated from German? I think not!
Anyway you get the point, and it really is interesting to actually experience the claim which I remember reading in the original literature, but was a bit sceptical about, at least until now.
Curious to hear if anyone else has had similar experience, and also grateful its there to remind me I'm not quite ready for Grandad mode yet!
J
And.....(to my surprise) it really has adapted to the new driving style, mainly in the way of the Tip gearbox holding the gears for longer before changing up. I was a bit concerned to start with when I noticed the change, but my car has just been n for some other work with my local independent and they have given it the all clear, going on to tell me there are no less than 7 gearbox maps the car can select depending on the consistency of your driving style, described as 'Grandad' through to 'Total-nutter' mode... no prizes for guessing towards which end of the spectrum I have been erring more recently....
I rather liked the analogy, but could never imagine reading it that way in the owners manual - translated from German? I think not!
Anyway you get the point, and it really is interesting to actually experience the claim which I remember reading in the original literature, but was a bit sceptical about, at least until now.
Curious to hear if anyone else has had similar experience, and also grateful its there to remind me I'm not quite ready for Grandad mode yet!
J