Your fleet running reports

[nuttinnew]

A couple of years probably.

A few months won’t be a problem.

Ta, thank you

[Broccers]

Speaking of old bangers Porsche Sheffield has included 997 / 987s in its classic offering where;

I used Porsche Cardiff for servicing my 996 as the fixed price work they did was really good value and they would often price match for additional work if needed. They were great to deal with.

The Sheffield franchise is jct600 as with the vw one I used they aren't very good unforts. Kept me waiting 30 mins when picking up the car last time when they fitted a badge and presented me with a report saying I needed 3.5ks of work doing. When my bumper got crunched the body shop ordered the part from them, it was supplied as non sports edition. The next one came, got sprayed and the paintshop noticed no reversing sensor hole mounts with it.

Parts wise tho they are a good price if they choose the right one

[Sundayjumper]

Bloody cars.

I finally got around to replacing the BOOOOOOST sensor on the Vito today. Then noticed there was quite a lot more oil on the floor than when I started
It's probably leaking around the oil filter housing - apparently a common failure. New seals are cheap but sound like a faff of a job, I haven't found any instructions but a couple of forum posts mention that it's awkward as it's under the inlet manifold.

[Broccers]

Went out with my mates in their rover 600 and 911 this morning to a new cars and coffee place near chatsworth. They've got a good place there so worth popping in if you are near Baslow (road to chesterfield about a mile on the right).

https://www.instagram.com/ignition_cars_coffee/

[Matty]

If their taste in cars is as good as their coffee, then it'll be worth a visit

[Swervin_Mervin]

Well, I tried to fix my leaky headlight washer and instead made matters much much worse!

You can't get oem at the mo as they're on back order til April. So I remembered this guy's vid

https://youtu.be/lyqOQty63AA

I now know to not do what he does in the vid. If you try to separate the two halves of the housing by giving the piston top a firm tap, you will put the piston through the bottom of the housing!!

So I've ordered a cheap Chinese version off Amazon for now and will fit in the week. Just to tide me over til I can get 2 new OEM ones.

[Broccers]

If their taste in cars is as good as their coffee, then it'll be worth a visit

Yes owners 4c is lovely

[PaulJ]

Went out with my mates in their rover 600 and 911 this morning to a new cars and coffee place near chatsworth. They've got a good place there so worth popping in if you are near Baslow (road to chesterfield about a mile on the right).

https://www.instagram.com/ignition_cars_coffee/

Thanks for the heads up on this. We're Derby based, but often in that area looking for new coffee venues.

[John]

Looks interesting. I’ll be keeping an eye out for what’s on.

[Matty]

Did a fair few miles in the 4C over the weekend, after not using it for about 6 weeks. Came home late Sat night, so it was a bit quieter, and it's a much more enjoyable car if you really push it...problem is keeping on the right side of legality.
Incendentally, FAO the Lambo on the M54, who pulled alongside me - I get it, yours is louder, and no blue flames for me

Also interesting titbit on the PH thread; apparently the reason for the poor steering on the 4C was that it was originally designed to be a superlight car; 800kg, hence the lack of PAS. As development went on, they blew past the weight target so needed to dial the caster angle back to almost zero, hence the twitchy steering.
Doesn't really explain how Lotus still manage it, and they're around the same weight.

[mik]

Also interesting titbit on the PH thread; apparently the reason for the poor steering on the 4C was that it was originally designed to be a superlight car; 800kg, hence the lack of PAS. As development went on, they blew past the weight target so needed to dial the caster angle back to almost zero, hence the twitchy steering.
Doesn't really explain how Lotus still manage it, and they're around the same weight.

Might be some truth in that. A quick google suggests caster on the 4C is 1.5Deg nominal, vs nearly 3.0 Deg on a similarly weighty and non-PAS V6 Exige. Which is known for a heavy helm at low speeds. Evora (obvs heavier and with PAS) is over 5Deg.

[DeskJockey]

Zoe went for a service yesterday. All is well. Renault dealer did mention that according to the service manual it was due a brake fluid change (every four years) and could they have £453 for the privilege?

Found a specialist that's local-ish who charge £85 for same. That seems better value.

[Mito Man]

As it’s not a track car I’d just test the moisture and if it’s not discoloured it’s good for another year.

[DeskJockey]

That's what they're doing. Best case scenario I'm paying them for the test.

[KevH18]

Kona EV back from it's first service this morning at just over 11k miles. One of the tyres is down to 2.5m other front is 3m so have requested for them to be replaced under the lease agreement. Will look to try and get all-seaons as it's a bit fiesty in the wet. If not, as they're quite a bit more expensive, will get PS5s to replace the Primacy 4s that are on as they're actually cheaper from some reason. Might lose a little bit of range but douht it will be much.

They 'washed' it, which I think was just spraying it with a hose for a couple of minutes.

[Matty]

Also interesting titbit on the PH thread; apparently the reason for the poor steering on the 4C was that it was originally designed to be a superlight car; 800kg, hence the lack of PAS. As development went on, they blew past the weight target so needed to dial the caster angle back to almost zero, hence the twitchy steering.
Doesn't really explain how Lotus still manage it, and they're around the same weight.

Might be some truth in that. A quick google suggests caster on the 4C is 1.5Deg nominal, vs nearly 3.0 Deg on a similarly weighty and non-PAS V6 Exige. Which is known for a heavy helm at low speeds. Evora (obvs heavier and with PAS) is over 5Deg.

I'm running Alfaworks handling blocks; caster is ~4deg on mine (or should be) so quite a bit higher. I've never driven a standard one so no idea how it compares....but it's only heavy <5mph. Despite that, it's still pretty twitchy on bumpy roads and it's certainly not as easy as a Lotus on a standard UK B-road!

[mik]

@Matty thats a sizeable difference.

[Broccers]

Went out with my mates in their rover 600 and 911 this morning to a new cars and coffee place near chatsworth. They've got a good place there so worth popping in if you are near Baslow (road to chesterfield about a mile on the right).

https://www.instagram.com/ignition_cars_coffee/

Thanks for the heads up on this. We're Derby based, but often in that area looking for new coffee venues.

It seems very popular - the event on Saturday is booked up in the morning. They could do with a bigger car park to be fair.

[Barry]

Kona EV back from it's first service this morning at just over 11k miles. One of the tyres is down to 2.5m other front is 3m so have requested for them to be replaced under the lease agreement. Will look to try and get all-seaons as it's a bit fiesty in the wet. If not, as they're quite a bit more expensive, will get PS5s to replace the Primacy 4s that are on as they're actually cheaper from some reason. Might lose a little bit of range but douht it will be much.

They 'washed' it, which I think was just spraying it with a hose for a couple of minutes.

My eNiro is in for its first annual service on Friday, am expecting a full washer fluid bottle and a valet for my £75

[Jobbo]

Audi adblue warning came on as I drove home from Jon’s yesterday. 53,200 miles on the clock; I was expecting it to come on and bought 20l a week ago, so pretty accurate timing. I’ll live with the warnings for a week and fill up next weekend.

I decided I didn't want to live with the nagging each time I start the car so I topped up the adblue with 10l today - I think it has about a 17l capacity so wouldn't take the whole of the second 10l canister if I'd bothered to open that, and it's definitely less messy if you don't brim it because it splashes back. Since this forum is my record of when I top up, I even checked the mileage exactly: 53,284. The 1500 mile warning came on less than 100 miles ago though was still showing 1500 miles' adblue remaining. I guess I'll get about 7000 miles from 10l; I'll come back to this to check.

1500 mile adblue warning came on a couple of days ago, mileage around 60,300, so 10 litres does indeed get you about 7000 miles. I managed to open my spare 10l canister of Adblue by accident last weekend when I wanted to top up the washers; didn't pour any into the washer bottle, I'm pleased to say

I think I'll live with topping up every 7000 miles and using a whole 10l canister each time, rather than having a half-used canister lying around.