Replacing old speedometer, how do I reset actual miles ??

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Actually, I've been in similar situations several times. Not
identical, but similar. I worked as a logger for 5 years and made a
few runs with victims of some nasty injuries (ever see what a chainsaw
does to a limb?). I drove briskly, but rarely much exceeded the speed
limit. And often the drive was an hour of dirt roads.

As an ambulance driver once told me, it doesn't do much good if you
create a second accident while leaving the scene of the original
accident.
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Let me know how you make out when it is YOUR wife or child. I was an EMT
in the late 80's myself. I never drove like that with anyone in my bus.

All I can say is you have no idea how you would react. And I hope you
never have to.

Eric
 
OK, but I thought you were the one talking pretty cavalierly about
driving 130 MPH on public roads. Maybe I got you confused with
another poster.

Matt
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No, Matt, you confused me with the OP.

Eric
 
If idiots keep driving like you claim to, then the government will at some point make
that decision for the car makers.
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We should treasure our idiots that take risks. We are a nation of
descendants of risk-taking idiots.

I do not condone driving 130mph, but I defend anyone's right to do it...
safely, on empty roads, of course. The Government has no right to protect
us from our own stupidity, because the Government is more stupid than us.
:)
 
Let me know how you make out when it is YOUR wife or child. I was an EMT
in the late 80's myself. I never drove like that with anyone in my bus.

All I can say is you have no idea how you would react. And I hope you
never have to.
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I was an EMT back in the day when speed was the main lifesaving tool. We
drove sleek, powerful station wagons and converted hurst's. We used to cross
the Lake Pontchatrain causeway in as little as 15 minutes. We saved many
lives, and nobody was ever hurt.
 
Bob said:
For those of us who are too CHICKEN (or too sensible) to open up the car,
here is a nice little movie of an 06 Hyundai Sonata running from 0-133mph.
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I fall into the second camp, but on a track it would be a hoot. Any
idea which model Sonata this was? It seemed to accelerate too fast
above 100 MPH to be a 4 cylinder, yet the shifting sounded like it was a
standard shift, which isn't available with the V-6.


Matt
 
Bob said:
We should treasure our idiots that take risks. We are a nation of
descendants of risk-taking idiots.
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I'm not at all against taking risks. I ride motorcycles, fly airplanes,
etc. It is wantonly placing others at risk that I object to and which
is what was described here. You are confusing taking risks with being
stupid.

I do not condone driving 130mph, but I defend anyone's right to do it...
safely, on empty roads, of course. The Government has no right to protect
us from our own stupidity, because the Government is more stupid than us.
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Replace road above with track and I'm with you 100%.


Matt
 
I fall into the second camp, but on a track it would be a hoot. Any
idea which model Sonata this was? It seemed to accelerate too fast
above 100 MPH to be a 4 cylinder, yet the shifting sounded like it was a
standard shift, which isn't available with the V-6.
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Ya, it was an 06 LX, with about 1500 on the odometer. I love the engine
sound. The tranny sounds a lot better in that movie than it actually is. It
sounds like it's shifting crisply, but that's deceptive.
 
I fall into the second camp, but on a track it would be a hoot. Any
idea which model Sonata this was? It seemed to accelerate too fast
above 100 MPH to be a 4 cylinder, yet the shifting sounded like it was
a standard shift, which isn't available with the V-6.


Matt
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It was a V6. With the pedal floored, it does sound a bit like a manual
shift. Even more so if they were using the "manumatic" or whatever Hyundai
calls it.

Eric
 
Bob said:
Ya, it was an 06 LX, with about 1500 on the odometer. I love the engine
sound. The tranny sounds a lot better in that movie than it actually is. It
sounds like it's shifting crisply, but that's deceptive.
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Yes, I test drove a couple of V-6s and even shifting the auto in the
manual mode it didn't sound like the one in the video which is what I
was wondering about. Now, my 4 cylinder does sound more like that if I
shift at 6 grand. :-)


Matt
 
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