Anyone can add to your reputation. Whenever you post note the three small icons near the little green squares, if you click on the center one you can make a comment about the value of that persons post.

Who's Mitt Romney?

I was going to say more about your Mitt Romney comment but I figured I would not stir up any hornets nests...

Individuals who read and appreciate your posts. Go into your RiCharlie page and click on the "user cp" tab in the header and you should be able to see the comments.

So the number is positive comments,,..green is charm..like a lucky charm..I get it..and who adds these these numbers or gives someone a green?

Clearly you are helpful and charming person. I am helpful but perhaps not so charming, or is it the other way around, I often confuse them.

The number of green squares is based upon the number of positive comments that you have received as a result of how helpful people feel your posts have been.

You are still alive, married and driving a Z so it ain't all bad is it.

you said "In any event I have found that it has an uncanny ability to do the right thing in almost every circumstance." how unlike me who seems to have the uncanny ability to do the WRONG thing in almost every circumstance!

Based upon my own experience and what I have read I believe that the transmission tracks the driver's inputs and selects from one of several preprogrammed operating modes that optimize the transmission's preformance in light of the driver's demands. In that sense i suppose it learns. In any event I have found that it has an uncanny ability to do the right thing in almost every circumstance.

Hello again...what is the stuff they are talking about when they say the auto transmission learns your driving style? Is this true or just bs? Someone posted this...

The Ecu is technically NOT a learning computer. But, it does get accustomed to our human impulses. if we keep pushing the car the sensors will try to keep up with our inputs. Its not like the ecu is trying to identify each individual and reprogramming the driving style for each person. But as you drive the car, the ecu will get coached along your daily driving response.
Try this. Drive aggressive for about a week and notice you will begin to feel improvements in throttle response of your car. But then drive like a granny for a couple weeks. After a couple of weeks go back to driving aggressive. The response time is slow. When I say learn. I don't mean learning. Its just the ecu on these cars seem to need coaching into faster responses.