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Old 10-24-2010, 01:56 PM
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Hey Lyle - I agree with post #3 (still).

Do you ever do any long trips - when you would be driving for more than say 2 hours? If so take this car for this trip and see if you can repeat the problem with a really warmed through engine...

...I get the feeling that with a nice big car like this you could spend most of your time with the engine revving below 2000rpm - whereas in a smaller petrol engined car you'd probably spend most of your time with the engine revving a lot faster. I'm guessing it takes your car a long time to warm up properly.

Please note:- I don't consider a warm car to be when the temperature gauge has just reached its usual place - you need to drive it a lot longer than that.
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