Darren New wrote:
> Invisible wrote:
>> Also, if you floor it, nothing happens for 4 seconds, and *then* it 
>> takes off like a rocket.
> 
> This happens in many cars, but mostly automatics, where the transmission 
> is shifting down thru those six gears to get to the one you want.
> 
> Also annoying if you can't start and stop easily while driving slowly 
> (by which I mean 10-15mph).

This is mostly based on my experience of knackered old diesel engines. 
They all had manual transmission, just lots of turbo-lag. (And 
turbo-whistle too...)

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