ECT Power Mode
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ECT Power Mode
I'm curious as to how many people use the ECT power mode.
Do you use it all the time, part of the time, or never?
If part of the time, what conditions (e.g. a challenging teenager in an Eclipse), are present that prompt you to switch to this mode?
Do you use it all the time, part of the time, or never?
If part of the time, what conditions (e.g. a challenging teenager in an Eclipse), are present that prompt you to switch to this mode?
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From: San Diego
Found ETC very useful on winding back roads. It seems to hold gears longer, delay's upshifts, and keeps from shifting gears in the middle of the corners. Seems to make the car a little more snappy when driving off the corners. Normal around town and fwy driving normal mode seem just perfect.
Driver School Candidate
Joined: Oct 2001
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From: Los Angeles
Re: ECT Power Mode
Originally posted by 1NICESC430
I'm curious as to how many people use the ECT power mode.
Do you use it all the time, part of the time, or never?
If part of the time, what conditions (e.g. a challenging teenager in an Eclipse), are present that prompt you to switch to this mode?
I'm curious as to how many people use the ECT power mode.
Do you use it all the time, part of the time, or never?
If part of the time, what conditions (e.g. a challenging teenager in an Eclipse), are present that prompt you to switch to this mode?
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I don't know, but when I first got my SC430 in July, I kept on power mode, but it guzzeled all the gas after very few miles. Since then I have left the pwr mode off and I'm getting much better mileage. Is this possible? My old sc300s seemed to have gotten the same mileage on both modes.
Lexus Test Driver
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From: Atlanta, GA
Originally posted by therocker
I don't know, but when I first got my SC430 in July, I kept on power mode, but it guzzeled all the gas after very few miles. Since then I have left the pwr mode off and I'm getting much better mileage. Is this possible? My old sc300s seemed to have gotten the same mileage on both modes.
I don't know, but when I first got my SC430 in July, I kept on power mode, but it guzzeled all the gas after very few miles. Since then I have left the pwr mode off and I'm getting much better mileage. Is this possible? My old sc300s seemed to have gotten the same mileage on both modes.
I run pwr mode full time. Have been since '98 with my GS400 and now with the GS430. Why not take advantage of all 300 hp all the time?
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