Stoaty
Well-known member
I just ran into a situation I thought others might encounter and wanted to issue a caution. Had been driving the Leaf for a couple of days (always use Eco mode) and went to get the old ICE car to haul relatives and luggage to the airport. I have tandem parking spaces in our condo garage, so had to switch the cars to get the ICE car out. While moving the ICE car, the car lurched forward suddenly and there was a loud screeching noise, and another resident who was present exclaimed "You just laid rubber in the parking garage!" There was in fact a strong smell of burning rubber.
At first I was a bit befuddled about how this had happened, but soon realized that the sensitivity of the accelerators in the two cars was vastly different. Since I had just moved the Leaf, apparently my brain was tuned to that amount of pedal movement, so when I depressed the pedal I did so as if I were driving the Leaf. Scared me and the other resident present a bit; he and his wife and two small children were in the parking garage (but not in front of or behind me).
This is my first time to "lay rubber" in any car in 40 years of driving... driver beware!
At first I was a bit befuddled about how this had happened, but soon realized that the sensitivity of the accelerators in the two cars was vastly different. Since I had just moved the Leaf, apparently my brain was tuned to that amount of pedal movement, so when I depressed the pedal I did so as if I were driving the Leaf. Scared me and the other resident present a bit; he and his wife and two small children were in the parking garage (but not in front of or behind me).
This is my first time to "lay rubber" in any car in 40 years of driving... driver beware!