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Septembersrain · 05-23-2013, 11:30 AM

I'm new to this car (It's my first new car period) so I have a few questions:

When I have the air conditioner on, If I idle it seems to have the compressor turn on and off continuously. Normal?

When I go to stop, The car seems to shutter just a little tiny bit.
I was told this is just the engine downshifting. Normal?

After I started putting in premium gas the car seems to want to constantly get into a higher gear. Normal?

Thanks!

CTScott · 05-23-2013, 12:52 PM

Normal for the first two. Running premium gas should not make a bit of difference, so that may just be a perceived effect.

Septembersrain · 05-23-2013, 02:16 PM

Thanks for the response, I don't want to seem paranoid.
I'm not sure if it was just subconsciously me driving faster.
I noticed it about a week after I started using that gas.

Is there anything else I should be doing while the car is in the break in period?

ilikerice · 05-24-2013, 01:47 PM

hug it once a day. If you take it for granted, it will leave you.

nookandcrannycar · 05-24-2013, 01:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ilikerice

hug it once a day. If you take it for granted, it will leave you.

.....or if you take it for granted, it might start breaking down

.

Septembersrain · 05-24-2013, 02:50 PM

Haha. Oh man. I almost laughed my sugar cookie pudding out my nose.
I think I love my cars way to much, I treat them better than some people. =P

So I think I'm going for a slightly bigger size tire so I can get my Michelin Defenders again.
Do you think I'll notice a huge difference between 185/65 suggested and the stock 175/65?

BEEF · 05-24-2013, 03:19 PM

10mm wider and 6.5mm taller. basically you will be going slightly (and I do mean slightly) faster than what your speedometer reads. honestly I don't think it will be noticeable at all.

mirapatec · 05-27-2013, 12:50 PM

I was concerned originally with the rough idling at a stop, but once I learned it was the engine dropping RPMs to the minimum, I was OK with it.

I have observed a slight smoothing of the idling if I slip the gear shit into N while sitting at a traffic signal.

05-23-2013, 11:30 AM	#1
Septembersrain ♣♀Yaris'ing♀♣ View User's Garage Drives: 2013 Yaris 3-Door LE ~Pearl~ Join Date: May 2013 Location: San Antonio Posts: 250	Normal or not normal? I'm new to this car (It's my first new car period) so I have a few questions: When I have the air conditioner on, If I idle it seems to have the compressor turn on and off continuously. Normal? When I go to stop, The car seems to shutter just a little tiny bit. I was told this is just the engine downshifting. Normal? After I started putting in premium gas the car seems to want to constantly get into a higher gear. Normal? Thanks! __________________ ╩╗ Don't be a drip. ◄~(¬ _¬)~

05-23-2013, 12:52 PM	#2
CTScott ULTIMATE View User's Garage Drives: 09 5dr LB, 2x 08 3dr LB Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: USA, CT Posts: 13,460	Normal for the first two. Running premium gas should not make a bit of difference, so that may just be a perceived effect. __________________

05-23-2013, 02:16 PM	#3
Septembersrain ♣♀Yaris'ing♀♣ View User's Garage Drives: 2013 Yaris 3-Door LE ~Pearl~ Join Date: May 2013 Location: San Antonio Posts: 250	Thanks for the response, I don't want to seem paranoid. I'm not sure if it was just subconsciously me driving faster. I noticed it about a week after I started using that gas. Is there anything else I should be doing while the car is in the break in period? __________________ ╩╗ Don't be a drip. ◄~(¬ _¬)~

05-24-2013, 01:47 PM	#4
ilikerice Drives: 2010 black yaris Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: savannah, ga Posts: 2,868	hug it once a day. If you take it for granted, it will leave you. __________________ -Derrick- "Racing is important to men who do it well. When you're racing... It's life. Anything that happens before or after, is just waiting."

05-24-2013, 02:50 PM	#6
Septembersrain ♣♀Yaris'ing♀♣ View User's Garage Drives: 2013 Yaris 3-Door LE ~Pearl~ Join Date: May 2013 Location: San Antonio Posts: 250	Haha. Oh man. I almost laughed my sugar cookie pudding out my nose. I think I love my cars way to much, I treat them better than some people. =P So I think I'm going for a slightly bigger size tire so I can get my Michelin Defenders again. Do you think I'll notice a huge difference between 185/65 suggested and the stock 175/65? __________________ ╩╗ Don't be a drip. ◄~(¬ _¬)~

05-24-2013, 03:19 PM	#7
BEEF View User's Garage Drives: 2008 yaris 3d Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: north carolina Posts: 732	10mm wider and 6.5mm taller. basically you will be going slightly (and I do mean slightly) faster than what your speedometer reads. honestly I don't think it will be noticeable at all. __________________ Be the change you wish to see in the world -Mahatma Gandhi-

05-27-2013, 12:50 PM	#8
mirapatec View User's Garage Drives: 2012 Yaris L, 2020 Yaris LE HB Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Georgia, U.S.A. Posts: 211	I was concerned originally with the rough idling at a stop, but once I learned it was the engine dropping RPMs to the minimum, I was OK with it. I have observed a slight smoothing of the idling if I slip the gear shit into N while sitting at a traffic signal. __________________ 2012 Toyota Yaris L and 2020 Toyota Yaris LE HB

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