Recent content by powderedweeman

Crusie control set at 70, Super unleaded. If i run standard 95 i struggle to get 40. Thats not wanting to start fuel bashing thread just saying what i find

my commute is 4hrs gearbox temps hover around 80-85c mainly motoryway outside temp was 28c on that journey. driving steady 43mpg.

Hi all, bit of a shameless plug here - i recently hit a pothole on my way to work badly enough to stop the car and check that the wheel and suspension was ok. I booked in online with ATS as they were local to have the alignment checked, long story short it came out worse than it went in. Car...

I had one of these. nice cars... one of the better diesels i have driven in terms of feedback and handling. Downside is best you can hope for is about 46 -48mpg. I had mine remapped which made it pretty powerful. Usual though, watch for clutch slip and unlike the vag group i came from nowhere...

Burnley mate, i lived in barlick few years back same post code bb12 and it was cheaper.

I have just been on the phone to my insurance company as its due its renewal. Been told that postcodes have been re-evaluated and im now in a high risk area... hello additional £300 on last year. :-(

i've always been tempted by the Alfa Romeo Giuletta cloverleaf. A bit soft in comparison to the clio, but i think a good looking car, slightly more fuel friendly, more practical and power. Alfa are doing some good offers i think as well on brand new.

Are his power to weight calculations good after a few? I was move thinking in terms of deviation from factory standard

sorry to revive an old thread... do you need to tell the insurance company? Thinking of doing this

Thanks for all the responses, i couldnt see anything saying pending codes. I too thought there was only knock sensor. Cylinders 1-3 were showing knock figures in the 80's cylinder 4 was like 400's. No idea how it was calculating them. What do you clean the TB with, carb cleaner or just a...

anybody any ideas, on anything?

On Friday, i took the car for a spirited drive (200), on Saturday when i first turned the car on it idled high at 2000rpm, even after engaging first gear the revs didnt drop. I turned the car off and back on again same happened again. I then left it for 30 mins and it was fine, drove home no...

See at gannow top roundabout several times on weekdays.

clear plastic over the dials rattles like hell in my 200... does my nut in. I also get a trapped gerbil sound from the the glovebox once in a while.... not too sure what the hell that is.

They have stopped mate fully, spoke with the owner last week. bad times.