Quizzes & Puzzles71 mins ago
My Car Goes By Itself.
I have a Vauxhall Zafira Estate. It's now one year old.
I have noticed that when trying to drive really slowly in the icy side streets it seems to go by itself. If I take my foot off the clutch and the accelerator, it just keeps going. It scares me to death. It stops if I put the break on but I don't feel in control of the speed. I suspect it's something to do with the automatic choke. Am I activating it in some way?
(I know, I know, this is a really dumb lady's question. All the blokes will be going 'Oh, for goodness sake......................' I can't ask my husband about it because he doesn't drive and won't have a clue.)
I have noticed that when trying to drive really slowly in the icy side streets it seems to go by itself. If I take my foot off the clutch and the accelerator, it just keeps going. It scares me to death. It stops if I put the break on but I don't feel in control of the speed. I suspect it's something to do with the automatic choke. Am I activating it in some way?
(I know, I know, this is a really dumb lady's question. All the blokes will be going 'Oh, for goodness sake......................' I can't ask my husband about it because he doesn't drive and won't have a clue.)
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It was in first gear, not neutral. Perhaps I'm being too cautious. It's just that I have a horrible 'S'bend to drive round before I get on to the main road and it is shockingly icy . I don't want to break in case I skid, I just want the car to travel at the speed my foot pressure tells it to. It seems to have a mind of it's own.
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Thank you, methyl. All your assumptions were correct by the way. I tend turn on the engine, turn on the heated rear window and mirror thingy, de-ice the windscreen, get in and drive away. That's the problem I suppose. I need to leave it a bit longer. I'll try that tomorrow.
Thanks to all of you for not treating me like a silly woman.
Thanks to all of you for not treating me like a silly woman.
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