Car-Talk? I need a translator?
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B.T. asked:
I’m looking to buy my first car, and I’m completly lost. There’s a local newspaper type of thing that my city has and it sells cars for a good deal, or they try to cheat you out of your money.
I’m looking to buy my first car, and I’m completly lost. There’s a local newspaper type of thing that my city has and it sells cars for a good deal, or they try to cheat you out of your money.
So, what’s good for gas mileage? What range of numbers?
And there’s a lot of slang that I don’t understand that google can’t help me with, like CC, PS, PW, PDL? V6, AT?
Thank You!
What does it mean when it says 128k mi?
And is there anything important I should know?
Cars
November 18th, 2008 at 5:28 pm
CC-Cruise Control
PS-Power Steering
PDL-Power Door Locks
PW-Power Windows
V6-6 Cylinder engine
AT-Automatic transmission
128k mi means that the car’s got 128,000 miles on the odometer.
November 19th, 2008 at 8:38 am
CC is like horsepower, usually when talking about bikes, or cruise control, PS power Steering, PW power windows, PDL power door locks, V6, six cylinder, ok on gas, AT automatic transmission.
November 22nd, 2008 at 8:52 am
CC-cruise control
PS-power steering
PW-power windows
PDL-power door locks
V6- 6 cylinder engine
AT-automatic transmission
Anything that gets over 25, maybe even 20, miles per gallon (highway) is good gas mileage.
November 24th, 2008 at 5:09 am
What represents good gas mileage depends on what sort of vehicles you are looking at. For SUVs, 16 city, 24 highway is about the norm, while 21/30 would be good for an economy car.
CC = cruise control
PS = power steering
PW = power windows
PDL = power door locks
V6 is a 6-cylinder engine with two banks of three cylinders. From the front, thje engine block appeats to have a V-shape
AT = automatic transmission