Sometimes that hardest part about change a head lamp bulb is aiming the new one so that it properly projects light at the correct angle in front of the vehicle. I find that it’s best to do this in the dark, but then screwing everything back together is harder because you’re doing it IN THE DARK.
My new Honda has the start/stop and I hate it. I hate it because 1) it adds a split second of delay every time you leave a stop light 2) It wears down the battery and starter motor
I can turn the feature off with a simple button push, but that must be done every single time I start the car. So I just get in the habit of turning it off whenever I put the car into ‘drive’ since the button is in the same vicinity as the gear shift button
I call BS. That’s what the manufacturer wants you to think.
The engine control computer is always counting the start cycles, and once it reaches a threshhold, the check engine light is initiated, and you are required to replace the starter.
the bulb locks in to the wired base. the base screws in and is fixed into the structure. i don’t see how I’d have any control of angling the beam of light. but reserve the right to be wrong on that
On older cars it was definitely a pita to adjust the angles. Had to replace lights on my VW Bug way back when and there were a couple of screws you could use to dial in the direction.
Newer cars you just plug-in a new bulb and if they were already pointing the right direction you are good to go. I’m sure you can adjust the angles, just don’t typically need to.
So, my wife’s Mazda has the xenon HID things. They are super bright, but when we bought it I couldn’t help but notice they pointed down too much. So they were bright but not super useful. After owning it for like two years I finally decided to fix it. Turns out there is a knob numberd like 1-5, that is to adjust the angle in case you are towing. I flipped it from 5 to 1, or 1 to 5, whatever, and now it’s great.
The Tesla allows me to adjust both headlights independently, in very fine increments. They are super bright LEDs and I aimed them a couple degrees lower than suggested to blind others less often.
I noticed something while driving my wife’s car (hybrid) around the past few weeks:
No electric assistance until the engine is warm.
The engine takes time to warm up, maybe a mile or so. My short trips are considerably lower on MPG than my usual longer trips.
The MPG I get for a fill up depends heavily on the ratio of warm-up miles to total miles.
I’ve noticed that my when my wife drives it (short commute), she gets 35 MPG. When I drive it (usually with her, and longer trips), I get over 40 MPG. I chalked it up to my prudent driving versus her Speed Racer style.
No, I won’t apologize to her.
Mostly thinking that a plug-in hybrid would be perfect for us, if i can get my wife to agree, since she’d be using it more than I would.
2 weeks ago my car sputtered and would barely move. dealer said a bolt broke off into the engine. yikes.
update today - manufacturer’s warranty will cover it. I bough used but we are still within the 10/100K limits. also providing a rental while they do that. so…new engine coming my way
