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[428CobraJet]

Originally Posted by 428CobraJet

Ease out at idle....ill try that right now. At 99,000 miles I'd certainly feel a fool...!

That's not it, just drove 10 miles through inner city Houston... maybe if I had the Ranchero's 428CJ under the tiny bonnet...but its just poor design. I still kill it once every week or two. Killed it once on the drive testing the 'dead idle' approach.
Craig

[JustPassinThru]

Originally Posted by 428CobraJet

That's not it, just drove 10 miles through inner city Houston... maybe if I had the Ranchero's 428CJ under the tiny bonnet...but its just poor design. I still kill it once every week or two. Killed it once on the drive testing the 'dead idle' approach.
Craig

Don't know what you got there.

I had my 2009; and before that, my Echo. And my Tacoma truck.

And before THAT, long ago, a girlfriend had a VW Fox - with the Bosch FI, back when carbs were the thing. She'd always owned manny-trannies but the thing would buck and jerk for her - when her mom's car (a Dodge manual) would not.

By playing with it, I learned the technique of just letting it idle and easing it out, not slowly but not dumping it. And I've driven every manual gearbox car since, that way. Not unlike an eighteen-wheeler; you don't want to give those things fuel when you're starting, either.

Maybe you've got one not quite in adjustment. Is the place you were playing with it, level?

[94toy22re]

i have a 2012 3 door, i have driven 150 mile stretch going between 90-100mph in west Texas with one hand on the wheel no issues, clutch feels like a typical 4cyl Toyota. I noticed once i passed 5000 miles the tires got a little loud about 70 but its better then the older Corollas i have driven. I have never heard any abnormal drive train noises

[roxy1]

Originally Posted by 94toy22re

i have a 2012 3 door, i have driven 150 mile stretch going between 90-100mph in west Texas with one hand on the wheel no issues, clutch feels like a typical 4cyl Toyota. I noticed once i passed 5000 miles the tires got a little loud about 70 but its better then the older Corollas i have driven.

i also have noticed markedly increased tire noise after 5000 miles.I don't know if all regions got the same oem tires, but the bridgestone turanzas are by far the worst oem tires I have ever encountered. looking on tire rack, they are rated about as poorly as a tire can be rated.

[94toy22re]

Yeah, i have bridgestone turanzas, i'm looking forward to replacing them soon!