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21st August 2007, 09:31 #1
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What's with new cars nowadays????
I'm only asking as unfortunately for the second time in a month my own car has had to go back to the shop to have a fault fixed again after it re appeared.
The first time I was given a brand new Corsa CDTi (no idea what engine size) to use and the turbo lag was horrendous (if not dangerous even!!) No acceleration at all below 2000rpm and then it would take off like it had just been fired from a shotgun!!!!
This time around they've given me another new Corsa, but a 1.2 petrol version and it's as flat as a pancake. There's just no life in it at all.
I know neither car has been run in yet, but if i'd bought either of these I would be handing it back.
I'm hoping that these two cars (as short a life as they've had) have just been thrashed (they are courtesy cars after all) but I can't help but wonder if that's what new cars are like now.BatRacer: Real racing in 5 minutes :cool:
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21st August 2007, 19:16 #2
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My mum's just bought a petrol 1.2 Corsa. I've told her its bland and boring. She says she don't care she's getting old and its very economical before moaning about having to pay £350 for metalic paint.
My phone has an alarm clock! Ner Ner! :p
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22nd August 2007, 00:50 #3
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Not a fan of new cars.
Couple of months back i had a company Fiesta, 56 plate, fantastic handling car, top marks for road grip but for a modern 1.5 TDI......no umph, it cruised happily at an illegal speed around the magical 100 mark but accleration wise, nothing there, like Luffield used the term 'flat as a pancake'. Had a nasty problem that when you pushed the throttle there was about a half second delay on any life at all, not even turbo lag, fuel lag Compared to my private car i had sat on the drive, a 10 year old 306 1.9DTurbo, that FLEW, still regret selling that, it sounded like a tractor but the umph that had, surprised alot of people in their 1.6's and 1.8 petrols....i thought a modern TDI would be similar power.....obviously not...
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22nd August 2007, 08:21 #4
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Fiesta's come in 1.4TDCi and 1.6TDCi, no 1.5TDi that I'm aware of .
Ford's diesel engines aren't actually made by Ford, they are made by PSA (i.e. Peugeot )Please 'like' our facebook page http://www.facebook.com/motorsportforums
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22nd August 2007, 13:43 #5
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Must have been a 1.4 then, surely not a 1.6 other than that, top car
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22nd August 2007, 13:51 #6
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Originally Posted by speedy kingRule 1 of the forum, always accuse anyone who disagrees with you of bias.I would say that though.
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22nd August 2007, 15:51 #7
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The trouble with new cars is they are getting too advanced for their own good. When you make a complicated product like a motorcar in the fastest and cheapest possible way, they get worse and worse. The more electronics and mechanics that are crammed into it, the more that can go wrong
Gone are the days of fixing your car on the side of the road with a Coke can and a piece of wire. You now need diagnostic machines or laptop computers etc etc"But it aint how hard you hit, it's about how hard you can get hit, and keep moving forward. How much you can take, and keep moving forward. That's how winning is done." Rocky.
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23rd August 2007, 10:46 #8
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There is no replacement for displacement. If you want more power, get a bigger engine. Trying to get economy and power on demand from a small engine requires higher technology and puts a huge dent in reliability.
Yeah, your little 1.whatever will get right lively when the turbo spools up but when it pukes it's little blower out you'd better have some serious money stashed away to fix it. Been there, done that. Car didn't run worth a damn without that turbo. A decent v-6 or v-8 can deliver decent mileage if driven sensibly and when additional power is needed, those engines can deliver it without straining themselves.If legislation makes you equal, you aren't.
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23rd August 2007, 11:02 #9
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Originally Posted by Fiero 5.7Rule 1 of the forum, always accuse anyone who disagrees with you of bias.I would say that though.
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23rd August 2007, 11:13 #10
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Originally Posted by DanielIf legislation makes you equal, you aren't.
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