bcstudent
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That doesn't mean it shouldn't be though...
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£400? You think I'd get that much for it? :) Mine really ONLY gets used in the winter.
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Crikey, that's going to be a bit rapid.
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Nice car. I like the way you got the word 'uber' in twice too. Skills :)
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Like my mate would say..."Oh yeah? 'Course you can" :)
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There's one thing the G60 and VR6 can't match though...the running costs of the 16v.
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Oh my God. Shocking display of stupidity.
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There's a member of this forum who works for an automotive research company, I believe he's calling himself 'Numpty Dumpty' these days. Surely a company like that could extract that information from somewhere. No?
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You'll change your tune once winter sets in. Not so I'm afraid. The winter just makes it worse because the traffic moves even slower. I don't go far enough for using the bike to be a problem.
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Not a great pic, but it should tell you all you need to know...
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Biggerbigben - Golf sold.. another new project!
bcstudent replied to biggerbigben's topic in Members Gallery
Who took that pic? It's bloody fantastic. -
Nah, not keen, cars suck. Having just spent the summer on a bike I can't say I'm a fan of sitting in traffic. My car takes me to work and back. That's pretty much it.
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Make sure the fan thermoswitch connector hasn't come adrift and is touching an earth too. That happened on my 16v.
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I'd ignore it for now and make a point of sorting the clocks out so you can calculate it for definite. It's been said though, 30-35mpg is good!
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I think track days may be the best starting point. Goodwood, Thruxton and Castle Coombe are the closest to Devon...but not *that* close. http://www.trackdays.co.uk/
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I have no idea what 'button part' you're on about either. Can you take a photo of the offending piece?
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It's the vacuum connection to the part of the clocks that works out the economy. The more you open the throttle, the more vacuum is created, and it just uses a look-up table to determine the fuel usage at certain vacuum levels. It's pretty basic and not to be believed with less than a pinch of salt. However, that said...if the pipe is leaking vacuum then it'll over-read rather than under-read, i.e. if the pipe falls off you'll see 99.9 mpg because it's seeing no fuel usage over any distance.
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Not wishing to sound patronising, but you're sure it's the resistor? What are the symptoms?
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I've been looking for a reliable bodyshop in Norwich for 10 years. Let me know if you find one!
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Is your Corrado your "best" car, or your runabout?
bcstudent replied to PhatVR6's topic in General Car Chat
Mine's a runabout. It gets used like a van. -
You'd kind of expect a garage to perform a fuel pressure test before they go ahead and change the fuel pump really...wouldn't you?! I certainly would.
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I agree. I can barely tolerate 32mpg considering the performance available; I think 24mpg would prompt an advert in the Autotrader!
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I get about 30-32mpg combined with about 50/50 town and B-road driving. My MFA isn't that far out usually but I wouldn't believe it if it was telling me I was getting 22mpg out of town! Clearly, there's no way to prove it either way without a working odometer.
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Well, if you can get off the line then you're clearly on a winner. I suspect that it's going to be very close but I'd have to give the edge to the Subaru purely due to traction.
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If you have to ask the question I'd seriously consider giving the job to a garage to do. If you're changing them all, it's much much easier if you've got a way to jack the engine up and down. A garage should be able to change all three in an hour. Even I managed to do the job in that time with a hydraulic lift at my disposal.