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    Quote Originally Posted by Noopernipe View Post
    I hate to burst your bubble, but a quick glance in the engine bay revealed a........... chain!
    How do you "quick glance in the engine bay" and see a chain drive for anything?!


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    Take the oil cap off and the chain is right there.
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    Quote Originally Posted by 3dplane View Post
    Proof it has a chain:

    Looking down the oil fill hole:
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    Okay, that's pretty quick!
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    Here's a quirk. I found out if your door lock actuator stops working, at least for regular key fob/key ignition systems, your key will still work just fine unlocking and locking the door. If you get out with the key still in the ignition, it still will keep the door unlocked. Pretty nifty IMO. Not sure if this applies to Mirages with a proximity key?

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    The OEM cruise control can take several seconds to kick in after going down an incline to the point it can lose 10kmh in speed before it reawakens

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    Quote Originally Posted by skyblue View Post
    The OEM cruise control can take several seconds to kick in after going down an incline to the point it can lose 10kmh in speed before it reawakens
    I've heard it kicks like a mule and quite jarring.

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    Quote Originally Posted by skyblue View Post
    The OEM cruise control can take several seconds to kick in after going down an incline to the point it can lose 10kmh in speed before it reawakens
    What I do when I think it may do this (if I have someone already reading my rear bumper serial number) is, on the way down the hill I pooooosh the cancel button. Then when it *just* starts to slow from running out of hill steepness I pooooosh the resume button. And it's smooth as buttuh.

    But only on steep enough hills, not those bunny slopes that poooooshin' the cancel button cause the car to slow even downhill. Perhaps that's more of an issue with a 5 speed. I would imagine the CVT coasts like a mofo.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Dirk Diggler View Post
    I've heard it kicks like a mule and quite jarring.
    I found a way around it by when I want to increase speed using cruise I just repeatedly hit the plus button, if you hold it down it revs like mad not so much under 80kmh but over 80kmh definitely

    It doesn't rev that much when it resumes from a downhill, it just let's it dip quite a bit before catching up

    When not in cruise the CVT seems to gear down on its own similar to what shifting into B or low does but automatically

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    Quote Originally Posted by 7milesout View Post
    What I do when I think it may do this (if I have someone already reading my rear bumper serial number) is, on the way down the hill I pooooosh the cancel button. Then when it *just* starts to slow from running out of hill steepness I pooooosh the resume button. And it's smooth as buttuh.

    But only on steep enough hills, not those bunny slopes that poooooshin' the cancel button cause the car to slow even downhill. Perhaps that's more of an issue with a 5 speed. I would imagine the CVT coasts like a mofo.
    Yeah I do the same, good going

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    Surprised to find a urethane exhaust hanger. But after seeing there is 1 foot of muffler for each cylinder maybe its necessary.Name:  20211226_152524.jpg
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