The Car Thread.

[Cricketbat70]

Well look at this my favourite pastime linked with work. I emailed our Hoover rep to ask about it and he said it was news to him but if he ever gets offered tickets he'd let me know. Well if our directors can get offered premiership tickets with VIP boxes and refreshments, I'm damn sure I'm going to jump at the chance of tickets for British GT less than half of what you'd pay for football tickets and for three days of motor racing 8:00am to 6:00pm

 

[Cricketbat70]

not surprising has they built and supplied the engines.

I've only just seen your reply. Yeah I k ow Mercedes build and supply the engines🤣 The story was both Mclaren and Alpine are a bit miffed and claiming Mercedes are holding info back about the engines.

 

[woodbar]

I've had two MB models in the last few years and I was always impressed with the level of robustness of the engineering especially with the suspension components and engine bay.

They both had virtually the same power unit, four pot turbo charged and performed more than adequately for the vehicles size and weight etc. The main disappointment was they both had a very unpleasant sound on tick over - tending towards the "bag of nails" syndrome! I asked a couple of mechanics - they all sound like that was the reply!

 

[Cricketbat70]

I've had two MB models in the last few years and I was always impressed with the level of robustness of the engineering especially with the suspension components and engine bay.

They both had virtually the same power unit, four pot turbo charged and performed more than adequately for the vehicles size and weight etc. The main disappointment was they both had a very unpleasant sound on tick over - tending towards the "bag of nails" syndrome! I asked a couple of mechanics - they all sound like that was the reply!

My CX-30 is like that, my 16 year old Mazda 3 you have to almost put your ear on the bonnet to hear it on tick over but the CX-30 is awful on tick over the sales guy at mazda just said different engines.

 

[woodbar]

My CX-30 is like that, my 16 year old Mazda 3 you have to almost put your ear on the bonnet to hear it on tick over but the CX-30 is awful on tick over the sales guy at mazda just said different engines.

Oh, that's strange, I can't say I have noticed that with the CX30 X engine - you definitely can hear when it switches to compression ignition mode as it has a very slight diesel knock suggestion to the sound!

Mazda sales guy - said whatever he thought would shut you up and make you walk away.

The very smoothest engine I ever had was, funnily enough, a Mazda V6 2.5 litre which I used to leave running for a moment when I had it booked for a service and MOT and just popped in to reception to get them to take it in while the oil was nice and warmed through. On a couple of occasions the mechanic came out, jumped in the car, and promptly tried to start it! On subsequent visits I remembered to tell them it was already running.

You could actually balance a coin, on edge, on the top of the engine whilst it was running. The only downside, the car was a Ford Probe - Mazda Engine, Suspension and running gear topped off with Ford bodywork and interior, Hmmmm! The proper Mazda version, MX6 I think, was far nicer. The Probe even had a switch for Air Con, and the light came on when you activated it - trouble is that was an option and not actually fitted to my car.

 

[GSV Ethics Gradient]

Just been reading about the 1,800 bhp Hennesey Venom F5 Revolution in evo. It's not a car or manufacturer I want to like (always feels too focussed on top speed), but I have to concede that the engineering and development is first rate. 0-60 takes 2.6s, which is pretty mighty for a car with only one driven axle, but the figure that pummels my brain is that the next 60 (i.e 60-120) takes just 2.1s. I cannot imagine how that feels.

But in case that feels a bit weedy, they are making one with 2,031bhp...

 

[Paul.]

I was considering going EV for my next car. Only issue is a £2k+ upfront investment to get my consumer unit updated and run a cable to my garage, which is at the bottom of my garden 🤔

How come it needs a new consumer unit? They normally put a mini consumer unit in your meter box. I’m guessing your meter box is in a worse location than your consumer unit?

Here’s my beastie, I like it a lot

 

[DougK1]

How come it needs a new consumer unit? They normally put a mini consumer unit in your meter box. I’m guessing your meter box is in a worse location than your consumer unit?

Here’s my beastie, I like it a lot View attachment 11248

My current fuse box is just that, a fuse box with wire fuses. It's and old brown bakelite type, any sparkie would condemn it before starting any work 🙂

 

[Shrek]

So what are you paying for unleaded yesterday my local Esso was 145 today its 155 what the heck .forget diesel its nearly 2.00 .
My old 3 litre BM loves juice.🙈

 

[Gray]

My current fuse box is just that, a fuse box with wire fuses. It's and old brown bakelite type, any sparkie would condemn it before starting any work 🙂

Mine's the same. A 63 year old Wylex - not an RCD in sight - and there will be more of them knocking around than many people would think.