".jdb." (brockmjd)
08/24/2015 at 10:19 • Filed to: None
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This is technical enough that I find it fascinating, but not so dry and deep that my brain wanders off into TL;DR-land. Makes me want to go out and test-drive a 9-speed Honda just to feel the shifts.
Also: This is the sort of thing that should be required reading for folks in car sales. One of my biggest peeves is when I know a car better than someone selling me the car. While some of the information one could know about the car (say, compression ratio or recommended oil viscosity or the type of fuses it uses) is fine for “I don’t know but I can find out”, stuff like “final drive ratio” and “dog gear changes vs clutched gear changes” is REALLY important. You need to know this and be able to express this in a way that consumers understand it.
And if you can’t, you need to be able to say “You know what, I’m not sure”. Because my BIGGEST peeve when buying a car is when the salesperson just makes stuff up. Don’t BS me.
Cé hé sin
> .jdb.
08/24/2015 at 10:27 |
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I read, or tried to read, a description of how this works and concluded “witchcraft”.
If anyone wants to give it a try, it’s here
Chris_K_F drives an FR-Slow
> .jdb.
08/24/2015 at 11:18 |
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I really enjoyed this video! It’s nice to see a trusted 3rd party offering a detailed explanation, of how the 9HP works, to consumers. Especially after the transmission got a little bit of bad press at the onset.
[Disclaimer: My like of this video may or may not be influenced by the fact that I work for ZF. ;)]
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> Chris_K_F drives an FR-Slow
08/24/2015 at 12:12 |
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Cool! I think that one of the more frustrating hurdles for manufacturers is “But that’s how it’s ...supposed...to...oh. You’re writing a ranty post on a forum. OK, go ahead....”
brianbrannon
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08/26/2015 at 21:42 |
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I’m an Acura tech. The 9 speed in the tlx is horrible