lapal_fan Posted March 29, 2017 Share Posted March 29, 2017 **** me. If the finish in a Porsche, Range Rover etc are "bad".. then what's left above that to be "good"? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Risso Posted March 29, 2017 Share Posted March 29, 2017 14 minutes ago, lapal_fan said: **** me. If the finish in a Porsche, Range Rover etc are "bad".. then what's left above that to be "good"? Something where there's not an electrical fault every couple of weeks would be a start. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NurembergVillan Posted March 29, 2017 Moderator Share Posted March 29, 2017 52 minutes ago, Risso said: Something where there's not an electrical fault every couple of weeks would be a start. I've currently got a 2010 3-series, and it became a victim of Storm Doris. The ECU is housed in something that has a tiny drainage hole, and quite often they get clogged up. When we had all that rain mine filled up and the ECU got fried. Cost me a fortune to replace it. You'd think that it'd be a consideration when building a car that the computer bit doesn't get wet. Apparently not... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOF Posted March 29, 2017 Moderator Share Posted March 29, 2017 18 hours ago, chrisp65 said: there's not much that's nicer than a proper old Porsche They say there's no such thing as an old Porsche, just a new owner. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Risso Posted March 29, 2017 Share Posted March 29, 2017 2 hours ago, NurembergVillan said: I've currently got a 2010 3-series, and it became a victim of Storm Doris. The ECU is housed in something that has a tiny drainage hole, and quite often they get clogged up. When we had all that rain mine filled up and the ECU got fried. Cost me a fortune to replace it. You'd think that it'd be a consideration when building a car that the computer bit doesn't get wet. Apparently not... I've had the gear box overheat, the car go into emergency mode because it thought the diesel filter was full, the air con refuse to work, and the parking sensors work intermittently, all because of "electrical faults" on the RR. When you add in two services, and going in for half a day each time the Adblue needs topping up, I don't think there's been a month when it hasn't been in the garage for something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darrenm Posted March 29, 2017 Share Posted March 29, 2017 5 hours ago, lapal_fan said: **** me. If the finish in a Porsche, Range Rover etc are "bad".. then what's left above that to be "good"? There's a difference between finish and quality. Expensive cars and traditional better marques have good finish so there's plenty of damping everywhere, sound insulation, soft touch surfaces etc but due to the design they can still have plenty of faults. Korean, Japanese etc tend to not have the higher European finish but will go on forever because the overall quality and design is better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
V01 Posted March 29, 2017 Share Posted March 29, 2017 Getting an intermittent fault on the Focus (X reg 1.6 petrol) A few times now I've been driving along and the speedo gives up, sometimes the engine light flashes too. A few minutes of driving without the speedo seems to make it stall, sometimes restarted after a stall gets the speedo working again then sometimes it doesn't come back before the end of my journey. It never happens when first getting in the car. Is it a loose wire situation or am I getting hit in the wallet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darrenm Posted March 29, 2017 Share Posted March 29, 2017 29 minutes ago, V01 said: Getting an intermittent fault on the Focus (X reg 1.6 petrol) A few times now I've been driving along and the speedo gives up, sometimes the engine light flashes too. A few minutes of driving without the speedo seems to make it stall, sometimes restarted after a stall gets the speedo working again then sometimes it doesn't come back before the end of my journey. It never happens when first getting in the car. Is it a loose wire situation or am I getting hit in the wallet? Sounds like a dodgy earth to me. Any decent auto electrician should sort it quickly. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOF Posted March 29, 2017 Moderator Share Posted March 29, 2017 16 minutes ago, darrenm said: Sounds like a dodgy earth to me. Any decent auto electrician should sort it quickly. That's got me thinking. Can an electrician be a member of the flat earth society... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blandy Posted March 29, 2017 Moderator Share Posted March 29, 2017 26 minutes ago, BOF said: That's got me thinking. Can an electrician be a member of the flat earth society... Most of them are pretty bright sparks, so currently I'm positive that while they'd be capable of vaulting any obstacles* to their membership of the FES, they'd make the connection between membership and being viewed in a negative light. *Obviously, volting obstacles can be illegal and lead to being charged and thrown in the cells. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darrenm Posted March 29, 2017 Share Posted March 29, 2017 I'm rubbish at these. You guys are lightning quick 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genie Posted March 29, 2017 Share Posted March 29, 2017 5 hours ago, Risso said: I've had the gear box overheat, the car go into emergency mode because it thought the diesel filter was full, the air con refuse to work, and the parking sensors work intermittently, all because of "electrical faults" on the RR. When you add in two services, and going in for half a day each time the Adblue needs topping up, I don't think there's been a month when it hasn't been in the garage for something. How did you find the chassis, steering, brakes and suspension? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted March 30, 2017 VT Supporter Share Posted March 30, 2017 Almost 3 weeks since I ordered my A5 and still not got a build date Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villarule123 Posted March 30, 2017 VT Supporter Share Posted March 30, 2017 54 minutes ago, Stevo985 said: Almost 3 weeks since I ordered my A5 and still not got a build date Still time to switch to a Hyundai i20 then 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darrenm Posted March 30, 2017 Share Posted March 30, 2017 1 minute ago, villarule123 said: Still time to switch to a Hyundai i20 then Or a Prius Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted March 30, 2017 VT Supporter Share Posted March 30, 2017 Just now, darrenm said: Or a Prius 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted March 31, 2017 VT Supporter Share Posted March 31, 2017 Weirdly it's only just struck me that I've only ever owned a VAG car. The first car I drove regularly was a KA which the company I was working for for the summer loaned to me. But I never owned it. Similarly with my dad's Citroen C5 (which looking back was shite) when i started at JLR. I've only owned 4 cars, and they've been a Polo, a Golf, an A3 and soon to be an A5. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOF Posted March 31, 2017 Moderator Share Posted March 31, 2017 1 hour ago, Stevo985 said: Weirdly it's only just struck me that I've only ever owned a VAG car. The first car I drove regularly was a KA which the company I was working for for the summer loaned to me. But I never owned it. Similarly with my dad's Citroen C5 (which looking back was shite) when i started at JLR. I've only owned 4 cars, and they've been a Polo, a Golf, an A3 and soon to be an A5. Ooh, good topic My car history : '89 1.3 Lancer, '93 2.2 Prelude SI Mk 4, '93 2.0 Vectra (ex-cop rocket car), '97 Alfa 155 1.8, '91 Alfa 75 2.0 (project), '96 1.3 Starlet (don't ask, bloody bulletproof car though), '06 2.2 Brera. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davkaus Posted March 31, 2017 Share Posted March 31, 2017 1 hour ago, Stevo985 said: Weirdly it's only just struck me that I've only ever owned a VAG car. What, like KAs, and Micras? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darrenm Posted March 31, 2017 Share Posted March 31, 2017 I think we've done this before. From 1st to current 1981 Ford Fiesta 1L 1988 Vauxhall Cavalier SRi 1.8 mk2 hatch 1994 Vauxhall Cavalier LX 1.7 TD mk3 hatch 1990 Vauxhall Cavalier CDi 2.0 mk3 hatch 1990 Toyota Celica GTR convertible 4WS 1994 Renault Clio 1.9D 1994 FIAT Punto 1.2 1990 Vauxhall Cavalier GSi2000 4x4 mk3 saloon (I then put a 2.5 V6 in it) 1992 Vauxhall Cavalier SRi 16v 1996 Vauxhall Astra 1.6 estate 2000 VW Passat 1.8T SE sport saloon 1993 Toyota Celica GTi 2.0 16v 1995 Vauxhall Corsa 1.5 TD 2008 Toyota Avensis 2.2 D4D 2003 Audi A4 3.0 V6 sport cabriolet 2005 SEAT Ibiza Cupra TDI 2006 Skoda Octavia vRS 2.0 turbo hatch 2002 VW Lupo GTI 2015 Toyota Auris HSD touring sports 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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