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Still, that's go for a big turbo dismal. I drive like a pussy most of the time too, though I tend to carry a fair bit of speed through corners so as to save fuel by not braking. Helps with economy and on a good day I can do over 500 miles on a tank which is good for just over 40 litres of petrol!Quote:
Originally Posted by SGWilko
Apparently, a lot of the 1.8TDCi mondeo owners can eek out 700+ miles.Quote:
Originally Posted by Daniel
Yeah, but the fuel tank in that is 70 litres ;) I used to get 630 out of that much dismal in my 406 so I wouldn't say it's really that great to be honest :pQuote:
Originally Posted by SGWilko
Yes, I have noticed the bulk rubber :laugh:Quote:
Originally Posted by SGWilko
Price matching is fantastic :up: I get my Fiat dealer to price match the local independent garage we go to for labour rates. Dealer stamp in the service book, technicians who have loads of knowledge of the car and independent level prices. WIN! :) If you're not price matching you're paying too much.
Same as the Smacker!Quote:
Originally Posted by Daniel
You've not been to a Ford dealers recently then!!!!!Quote:
Originally Posted by Daniel
:pQuote:
Originally Posted by SGWilko
To be fair I think there are a lot of good technicians around. When I got my 500 back from its last service the car was running rather smoothly, the door hinges, battery clamp and various other rust prone parts nuts, bolts etc of the car had all been covered in a waxy blue substance. It was probably about as good a job as I could have done if I'd spent twice as much time on it.
only 17" on a Smacker? No wonder you drive like a pu55y :pQuote:
Originally Posted by SGWilko
I honestly don't think that diesel is the way forward as perhaps it once was especially now that it's a fair bit more expensive than petrol. If you you a smallish turbo petrol I reckon it could equal those figures if driven carefully. Silly wide tyres are also partly to blame. I'd estimate that my car is about 10% more efficient on its winter tyres which are 175's than on its 195 summer tyres. Dismal's also tend to kill their tyres more quickly due to the torque and extra weight and if you've got a DPF you'll be changing your oil more frequently.Quote:
Originally Posted by SGWilko
There's a guy on fuelly http://www.fuelly.com/driver/j1mbo/500/annual whose diesel 500 is about 2-3p cheaper than my car to fuel per mile (11-12p vs 9p), but seeing as he has to change oil more often, he's already had to change a set of tyres and is probably on his way to another set soon, I think the costs probably even out and he'll never make up for the £1200 extra for the diesel model/
What is your Smacks rolling on Donkey? :D You got winter tyres for it yet?Quote:
Originally Posted by donKey jote
18" unfortunately... we don't get a set of free tyres each year anymore so I drive like an even bigger pu55y :dozey:
No Winter tyres yet... I usually change around mid October.
No free tyres? That sucks.Quote:
Originally Posted by donKey jote
I didn't mean have you put them on yet :p I meant have you got some, you should try some Snowtrac 3's they're good :p
Interesting! But, will the petrol engine outlast the disiesel engine?Quote:
Originally Posted by Daniel
not a chance... I don't know what's in them ! :pQuote:
Originally Posted by Daniel
No reason why not if it's properly maintained.Quote:
Originally Posted by SGWilko
Surely working for a tyre company you'd know there's air in them? :mark:Quote:
Originally Posted by donKey jote
On my Ford Focus ive got Toyo Proxes t1r's. They grip like **** to a blanket in wet or dry, but even with perfect wheel alignment they still seem to wear the outer edges alot so might look for something different when the car needs a new set of boots!
not much air in the tyres themselves... most of it is trapped between the tyres and the rims :p
That's why you travel the world testing tyres and I'm sitting at a desk doing IT support :up:Quote:
Originally Posted by donKey jote
Summer tires are Dunlop SP Sports on mine, 40000 km on them and they will most probably keep it up till end of November when the Espace arrives with new tires.
These are excellent tires with great grip and they give you great feel when driving them on the limit and over it.
Espace! I am sorry to hear that. Many commiserations. :pQuote:
Originally Posted by ioan
poor lad wouldn't listen to us, would he? :pQuote:
Originally Posted by SGWilko
No helping some folk, eh? :DQuote:
Originally Posted by donKey jote
Don't be sorry, luxury comes at a price nowadays, and as Renault put it, and rightly so, space is the real luxury.Quote:
Originally Posted by SGWilko
Yes, but the Espace is engineered like the TARDIS, only in reverse....!Quote:
Originally Posted by ioan
We can only hope it's not white...
Or silver! Every other car on the road seems to be rep-mobile silver!
ioan, the silver van man ?
naa, wouldn't have the same ring :p
What's wrong with white? :p
white car dan is ok...
white van ioan is :laugh:
I had some Goodyear eagle F1's on my MG ZS before selling it, then i replaced some worn crap with Toyo T1r's on my Focus ST170 which I replaced with the same again, I very much liked them. I'm now running a Vectra SRI (diesel) which looked nice on the 19" wheels until I investigated prices for 235/35 R19 tyres and discovered for Toyos i'd be looking at around £180/corner and for some Contisports or something "premium" I was looking at well over £200/corner (fitted), which is simply ridculous for a vectra which is well "overtyred" with 235 widths on. It was running Nexens which were surprisingly ok, but I am tomorrow getting some Avon ZZ3's fitted which are decent enough to not be ****e and cheap enough that I can afford to put new tyres on. Looked at Uniroyal rainsports too but they were getting on for £100 more for the 4.
The A4 is blue and the Espace will be blue also! :pQuote:
Originally Posted by donKey jote
When it comes to rubber, get the best you can in terms of performance as these are the most important to you in terms of safety when sh!t happens, and it always happens when you least expect it.Quote:
Originally Posted by Robinho
The whole overtyring thing is annoying, but it keeps Donkey in SMax's so I guess there are some good points to it :pQuote:
Originally Posted by Robinho
My 500 for instance with the tyres it's got on it now (195/45 R16 84V) costs £93 for Michelin's, if it had 15" steel wheels on it a Michelin would be £68 and to be honest for most people out there the 175 will be fine. My 500 does 10% better on fuel with 175's on......
Have you ever had the Vredestein sportrac 2's? I had them on my Impreza a while back, I loved them,to the point where I rated them better than the Toyos I had. Just happens I'm not far off a new set, was thinking about Vred 3's or Yoko Paradas...Quote:
Originally Posted by Daniel
Nope but the Subaru has some Sportrac 3's on it and they're good :)
It took me 10 Scènic years to save up for it, so y'all are clearly not overtyring anywhere near as much as you should be :p :andrea:Quote:
Originally Posted by Daniel
OK Donks, I hear you :p I'll get some 17" wheels for the 500 and put some 205/40 R17's on. I'll never have to brake again and they're £30 a corner more expensive. Will that help? :DQuote:
Originally Posted by donKey jote
yep thanks... only another 10 years until I get my R-Class :p
I thought you are going for a T5 next with all those kids and billy's missus! :pQuote:
Originally Posted by donKey jote