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Post by Joepublic on May 28, 2022 9:12:54 GMT 1
Audi A2 TDi did a dissapointing (measured not dash indicated) 48 MPG first partial fill (the same as the Golf estate does) due to fuel stations running out of diesel - get it when they've got it! This was at a time the car idled a lot having had the gearbox swapped out our breaker complete with new clutch and a intercooler leak repaired, again the breaker supplied the replacement.
Serviced, all filters were minging the car now made 54MPG with smaller alloys and new Rainsport 5 tyres, again lots of short journeys and idling whilst fannying around.
Thermostat changed - the dash only read 80 degrees even after 18 miles commute, badly repaired MAF wiring repaired and weather sealed, knuckle and hub swapped off the breaker due to noisy (understatement!) wheel bearing (I don't have a Gen2 press and the hub is essentially free) and that's where we are today. The car has only used been to keep the battery charged and prove reliabillity to this point.
4 KYB dampers, 4 springs, 2 topmounts, 2 track rods + ends, 2 front flexis on order from Autodoc should see the car driving much better and after alignment should see me crack 60 MPG fingers crossed.
Its proved to be reliable over the 2 fills so far so it gives me confidence going forward that once the previous traders abuse has been rectified it will be a frugal way to commute to work.
Under bonnet work proves difficult for me as cramped conditions cause issues with arthiric wrists and thumbs, it's a marathon not a sprint!
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Post by Noberator on May 28, 2022 10:12:40 GMT 1
Audi A2 TDi did a dissapointing (measured not dash indicated) 48 MPG first partial fill (the same as the Golf estate does) due to - get it when they've got it! This was at a time the car idled a lot having had the gearbox swapped out our breaker complete with new clutch and a intercooler leak repaired, again the breaker supplied the replacement. Serviced, all filters were minging the car now made 54MPG with smaller alloys and new Rainsport 5 tyres, again lots of short journeys and idling whilst fannying around. Thermostat changed - the dash only read 80 degrees even after 18 miles commute, badly repaired MAF wiring repaired and weather sealed, knuckle and hub swapped off the breaker due to noisy (understatement!) wheel bearing (I don't have a Gen2 press and the hub is essentially free) and that's where we are today. The car has only used been to keep the battery charged and prove reliabillity to this point. 4 KYB dampers, 4 springs, 2 topmounts, 2 track rods + ends, 2 front flexis on order from Autodoc should see the car driving much better and after alignment should see me crack 60 MPG fingers crossed. Its proved to be reliable over the 2 fills so far so it gives me confidence going forward that once the previous traders abuse has been rectified it will be a frugal way to commute to work. Under bonnet work proves difficult for me as cramped conditions cause issues with arthiric wrists and thumbs, it's a marathon not a sprint! A neighbour struggled to get diesel for their vehicles (car and van) last week. Local place ran out non at all. Got some eventually after driving round.
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Post by Noberator on May 29, 2022 13:12:45 GMT 1
The price of petrol is so bad at the moment I ended up putting Vodka in the Lawnmower. Now the grass is half cut. I'll get me coat.
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Post by chippie on May 29, 2022 15:43:00 GMT 1
Ok….
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Post by Noberator on May 29, 2022 18:32:37 GMT 1
You edited it so what did you put. I won't be upset/annoyed.
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Post by chippie on May 29, 2022 18:49:12 GMT 1
I know you won’t be upset, coz I ain’t telling’…..🤣
( l had though of posting it myself but thought better of it coz it’s too corny….😁 )
I thought the Weatherspoons/no10 was a better joke…
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Post by OldGit on May 31, 2022 21:40:13 GMT 1
Well this one appeared to be saving its owner some money by refusing to let the fuel in the tank.... As is mostly the case, I'm initially thinking 'dopey owner' or fuel level sensor issue causing them to think it's less full than it is.... Nope, took it down to the filling station, managed to get about seven litres in before the pump timed out - noticed the misfuel prevention device was damaged, Ahhh... OK, someone has tried to put the wrong fuel in, triggered it and not known how to reset it. Back to workshop, full of the joys of spring at a confident diagnosis and an easy fix pulling the bits out with a bit of hooked welding rod.
Nope.
This.
Despite looking like bits of bone, it is some sort of plastic, painted and in a quadrant profile such as you'd use for DIY around the house, that was the bits I managed to get out with a bit of hose connected to a hoover after investigating with an endoscope after the 'bit of bent wire' didn't snag the misfuel device in the traditional way, I ended up taking the flexi off the tank and blowing most out with an airline and finally getting the misfuel device out with a 25mm hydraulic hose rammed - I mean rammed as it was well jammed on an elbow - up the filler pipe.
I'm guessing the stuff above were parts of whatever the driver had seen fit to push down the filler to defeat the anti-misfuel device. Fuckwit.
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Post by rhyds on May 31, 2022 22:14:45 GMT 1
Someone tried to syphon the tank perhaps?
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Post by OldGit on May 31, 2022 22:37:08 GMT 1
There was no damage to the filler flap lock, the anti-syphon flap on the tank (below the blockage) was OK and TBH, in these days of plastic tanks, they tend to go equipped with a cordless drill and a 32mm holesaw...
My bet is on some halfwit thinking 'what's the worst that can happen?'
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Post by Joepublic on Jun 1, 2022 13:06:16 GMT 1
Am I correct in thinking you have placed an order for one? Not just yet - I have put together a specification for the one I want (the "reserve list"), but the big issue is the justification for the business (there isn't really a justification, right now.......). It would have to be on the business, to be able to afford such a machine. I have balanced the finances and studied the options, and running costs would not be much higher than the two LR's I'm using as tow-vehicles and remote-access toolboxes right now (if either were actually on-the-road). It was a close-run thing (by around 10mins and a few stiff drinks), but the deposit stayed in my pocket.
There are only circa 2500 units from INEOS this year, and I believe they have been reserved many times over already. These are people that have the money ready-to-spend, sitting in the bank right now. I'm looking at finance, and the finance companies don't seem over-confident of "new products from unknown manufacturers".
I'm hanging-back just a little, not because I don't trust that these new vehicles will be any good or reliable, but simply there are too many risks associated with major purchases (of anything) right now - I see major trouble aheadin the UK (and the EU), and debt-exposure is not going to be a good idea, just yet. Nonetheless, it always makes good sense to leave the first 12months of production to the "early-adopters" AKA "the fall guys" when you have such an unknown entity making its debut.
That changes to anywhere between 36months and 48months for JLR products, and sometimes it just pays to wait until the warranty has sucked the issues up with those sorts of vehicles. As there is nothing I would want to buy in that range of vehicles, it becomes irrelevent - they're just not working vehicles anymore, not for this neck-of-the-woods. There are plenty around, but they stand-out a mile as being visitors/tourists behind the wheels. They're great as "lifestyle" vehicles, but I cannot even get jealous about them, as much as I try.....
I’m at work atm, this just popped up on fb, not watched any, but if I don’t post it now I’ll never find it again lol ineosgrenadier.com/en/gb/explore/the-grenadier-videos-and-stories/building-the-grenadier/behind-the-grenadier?fbclid=IwAR2J6hm5OlswbBXyivuX-EJ5cfTsdD09INV-5KrumyWHwEcFsjVpqpyVxlA&fs=e&s=cl
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Post by valhalla on Jun 1, 2022 22:46:13 GMT 1
The last one of the series, part_12, has just been released. It's a sort of wishy-washy interview with Jim Ratcliffe himself. He does come across as being a really good boss; no bulls**t, and puts people back onto a sensible plane.
He mentions one core thing about the vehicle: If it's any good, and it's not for anyone in Marketing to tell the customers this or not - they will work that bit out, then the car will sell itself.
This is very true of any business. If you're any good at something, then let the customers tell the world, and the trade will come to your doorstep without any further Marketing intervention.
The old Rover Motor Company used to abide by this mantra, well into the 1960's, but lost the plot after that, hence it's where it is at the moment (in the guise of Landrover), having to defend its decisions to drop any pretense that it makes utility and "useful" vehicles, and just wants to "make money".
Mr. Ratcliffe has spent around a billion pounds of his own money to prove the point - not a cheap exercise. I hope he is successful, he deserves it, as his vehicle has the makings of a car that once again, "sells itself".
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Post by Joepublic on Jun 12, 2022 10:24:07 GMT 1
Nobster earlier today… 😂 😉
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Post by Joepublic on Jun 12, 2022 15:17:44 GMT 1
Audi A2 TDi did a dissapointing (measured not dash indicated) 48 MPG first partial fill (the same as the Golf estate does) due to fuel stations running out of diesel - get it when they've got it! This was at a time the car idled a lot having had the gearbox swapped out our breaker complete with new clutch and a intercooler leak repaired, again the breaker supplied the replacement. Serviced, all filters were minging the car now made 54MPG with smaller alloys and new Rainsport 5 tyres, again lots of short journeys and idling whilst fannying around. Thermostat changed - the dash only read 80 degrees even after 18 miles commute, badly repaired MAF wiring repaired and weather sealed, knuckle and hub swapped off the breaker due to noisy (understatement!) wheel bearing (I don't have a Gen2 press and the hub is essentially free) and that's where we are today. The car has only used been to keep the battery charged and prove reliabillity to this point. 4 KYB dampers, 4 springs, 2 topmounts, 2 track rods + ends, 2 front flexis on order from Autodoc should see the car driving much better and after alignment should see me crack 60 MPG fingers crossed. Its proved to be reliable over the 2 fills so far so it gives me confidence going forward that once the previous traders abuse has been rectified it will be a frugal way to commute to work. Under bonnet work proves difficult for me as cramped conditions cause issues with arthiric wrists and thumbs, it's a marathon not a sprint! Big improvement over the first tank, goes to show how decent maintenance and servicing can pay in the long run. I still have suspension to fit, timing belt and possibly cam kit, it’s a bit tappy atm
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Post by Noberator on Jun 12, 2022 20:37:06 GMT 1
Nobster earlier today… 😂 😉 No wonder bilking's on the increase.
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Post by remmington on Jun 12, 2022 20:47:09 GMT 1
Attachment DeletedBehold my "summer daily transport" - 1.5 miles to workshop - 1.5 miles back. 125mpg (would do more on a run). But I am the full 95kg and I ride it thru housing estates. On the flat with no hills and no wind - with someone lighter on it - I do think it would do the quoted 150mpg.
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