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Honda Jazz Forums => Honda Jazz Mk1 2002-2008 => Topic started by: Jocko on August 13, 2017, 12:00:45 PM
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Tried to stick car in reverse at 55 mph this morning. Not a great sound. Last thing I need is more stress on my shot gearbox!
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Ouch!
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Definitely Ouch!
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Tried to stick car in reverse at 55 mph this morning. Not a great sound. Last thing I need is more stress on my shot gearbox!
I did it on my wifes GD a couple of times, the noise is the baulk rings kissing each other while rotating rapidly in the wrong direction LOL, really have to concentrate because on my Civic 6th gear is where reverse is on the Jazz.............. dooooohhhhh Why Honda does not have some kind of gate on reverse like most cars I do not know, they seem to have brain spasms sometimes in their designs.
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Well I certainly had a brain spasm. I was reaching for 6th. Thing is, I have never driven a 6 speed transmission in my life!
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Jocko,
See you pal, best you double the tablets !!
Vic.
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We all seem to suffer with senior moments. The most important thing is has the gearbox forgiven you?
OR like a work colleague in the late 50's who had a Westerham 7 or what ever it was called then. It had a Ford engine with a turbo. He gave it welly forgetting the turbo has limits and spread his engine along the Bayswater Road.
Unfortunately our brains have the habit of getting out of kilter and where as normally they cope with all of the trivia we have floating around occasionally the wires get crossed and we try and do silly things.
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has the gearbox forgiven you?
It certainly seems to. Still changing and not complaining!
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Buy an Automatic; don't think it's possible with a CVT. ;)
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It is possible in a CVT to go from 'D' to 'N' on the move, I do this regularly when approaching hold-ups.
It would then be possible to go from 'N' to 'R' and even from 'R' to 'P' unless the gearbox control unit prevents that happening. Either would be disastrous.
Vic.
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I'd love an automatic, but not a CVT. I went into reverse once in my automatic Cavalier, but it was in snow and ice and the wheels just locked up! No damage was caused.
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It is possible in a CVT to go from 'D' to 'N' on the move, I do this regularly when approaching hold-ups.
It would then be possible to go from 'N' to 'R' and even from 'R' to 'P' unless the gearbox control unit prevents that happening. Either would be disastrous. Vic.
"unless the gearbox control unit prevents that happening" I thought this would have been included in the software; does anyone know?
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Not possible on the MKIIIs over about 2 or 3 mph. Honda have realised how silly we can all be at times ;)
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There is an interlock on all CVT versions linked to the vehicle speed sensor via the PCM (powertrain control module).
I think this also stops you placing it in park unless certain conditions are met.
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TG
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So what you're saying is old duffers like me should have CVT's so we cannot make an ar*e of things? :)
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That reverse looked a bit vulnerable to me, opposite 5th... fortunately, I'm not used to a 6 speed 'box.
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Would appear so Jocko; Get a CVT LOL. ;)
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Poor old Jocko had a senior moment, so, we all do at a certain age but what I saw yesterday would be an insult to stupidity.
I try and steer clear of the A30 in the school holidays. I have to use it once a fortnight no choice but yesterday, my other half needed a product only available locally at Bodmin. 25 miles away. Well for the past week, I think they have had something to do with surfing at Newquay.
Not wishing to upset the surfers my only contact with them has been negative. It all ended Sunday so Monday they were all off home.
The A30 was busy basically two lanes all moving at 70 mph and if a lorry got in the way it was more like a game of skittles. A Mk1 Jazz had been my tail end charley for many miles until he was quite literally pushed out of the way by a Vauxhall Astra loaded and dangerous by 4 young males. Not content with travelling at around 70mph, a car on the inside indicated left, said Astra straight into the inside lane and proceeded to overtake on the inside at considerably higher speed than the outside lane. How he missed to poor chump turning left I don't know but then the Astra coming up against the slower traffic did a right into the path of a car in the outside lane and so the Astra ' made progress' That was lunacy not stupidity.
How about a KIER Large Transit type van with a trailer carrying a coil of electricity cable using it's bulk travelling at well into the upper 70's. ( in case it is not known nationwide KIER seems to be the flavour of the month with people like the Dept Transport. KIER was the contractor for the A30 widening.)
They are talking of allowing learners onto the motorways, how they will do it here with the nearest motorway 45 miles away I know not. BUT how about the 'P' system that other countries have. Pass their test then a year with a 'P' plate that could include M driving. Whilst I am doing some conscientious new drivers down it does seem many forget everything once they get that pass. Yes I am a grumpy old man.