On 05/01/17 21:07, Jeff Layman wrote:
On 05/01/17 19:05, newshound wrote:
On 1/5/2017 6:08 PM, rick wrote:
Having been driving for 40 years ... the most that has ever gone wrong
on the Transmission side of things is a slipping clutch or a leaky prop
shaft oil seal.

tale of woe snipped



Some of the software controlled stuff on cars is pretty good, look for
example at fuel consumption.

I wonder. I assume you are referring to cutting the engine when stopping
at lights, etc. Sure, it must save fuel, but how much? Well, with a 2l
engine it's around 600ml/hour. But how many cars idle for an hour
during a journey? Also, after a while engine cut-out won't work (at
least, it doesn't in my Jazz because it's designed that way). In
practice, it probably saves considerably less than a gallon a month.

I think that Honda makes its consumption figures up anyway. My figures,
based on the trip meter and petrol pump reading average 4 mpg less than
Honda's trip meter consumption reading every time I fill up.



Try "Honest John mpg" - it's a website that collates users' mpg figures
by car.