Your fleet running reports

[DeskJockey]

Is that bhp/tonne ratio car alone or two up?

Are you calling Dan & Chris fat?

Never would I. Merely contextualising the number.

[speedingfine]

90kg of perfectly proportioned ballast FYI

[Beany]

Car has been authorised for repair.

By 30th May.

I've asked if they can check whether the local actual BMW workshop can process it any faster.

[Swervin_Mervin]

And this is why you change the DISA valve:



Chap on PH had a call from his mate about his 130i running rough. Checked coils and plugs, a few sensors, and then wondered if it might be the DISA that had broken up. Sure enough - they found the flap in the intake manifold but not the shaft. Eventually found it with a borescope, holding the inlet valve of Cyl #6 open They managed to get it out apparently and it seems to be running fine.

Given that my old one felt solid I wasn't expecting much from the new one, but the old bum dyno is definitely reporting much sharper throttle response is. There's even a bit more bark at the top end, which has me wondering whether the old one was both slow to open and not opening fully.

Tempted to have a go at the more difficult small one now.

[dan]

90kg of perfectly proportioned ballast FYI

Knocks 70hp off the P2W so quite noticable

[DeskJockey]

90kg of perfectly proportioned ballast FYI

Knocks 70hp off the P2W so quite noticable

Next time have him inhale *a lot* of helium. That'll help.

[dan]

Are you hoping for publicity from this project or is it purely a personal thing?

It started as my personal project but morphed into something much bigger as the years went by and I’ve since started a new business and brought two other guys on board. Plan is to launch it to the public some time this year and hopefully get to build some more for other people. Hopefully having Chris Harris drive it will be all the publicity it needs.

[Rich B]

Are you hoping for publicity from this project or is it purely a personal thing?

It started as my personal project but morphed into something much bigger as the years went by and I’ve since started a new business and brought two other guys on board. Plan is to launch it to the public some time this year and hopefully get to build some more for other people. Hopefully having Chris Harris drive it will be all the publicity it needs.

Was that a huge spoiler alert?

Fair play, that would definitely be a massive boost!

[duncs500]

Are you hoping for publicity from this project or is it purely a personal thing?

It started as my personal project but morphed into something much bigger as the years went by and I’ve since started a new business and brought two other guys on board. Plan is to launch it to the public some time this year and hopefully get to build some more for other people. Hopefully having Chris Harris drive it will be all the publicity it needs.

Can't wait for this!

[Mito Man]

Agh, I wasn’t getting senile and forgetting to close doors properly. The 6 series was flat as a pancake again this morning. I’m hoping it’s something simple but not confident. You open the boot and remove the trim and there’s miles of tiny cables - I’ve got no chance.

[Delphi]

It's been a while but a few fleet updates:

Boxster passed its MOT, need to decide whether I pay someone to clean, machine polish and ceramic coat it ready for sale.

XC40 went back to the leasing company. It's not been a bad old bus aside from the ropey powered tailgate struts. It's been replaced with a brand new Skoda Kodiaq. So far, I'm impressed. The interior surprisingly doesn't feel like a step down from the Volvo, standard equipment is decent and there are lots of really nice typical Skoda features.

928 - I've just replaced the fuel breather Y connector in the front driver's side wheel well. Bodyshop had bodged a fix for the broken connector, which was sort of holding together, but as I had a brand new OEM part, I decided to do it properly. Might tackle the speaker replacement next. I have new speakers ready to go in, but it's going to be a faff job.

[mik]

XC40 went back to the leasing company. It's not been a bad old bus aside from the ropey powered tailgate struts. It's been replaced with a brand new Skoda Kodiaq. So far, I'm impressed. The interior surprisingly doesn't feel like a step down from the Volvo

Mate who has a 2023 XC90 was commenting at the weekend that they just looked at a Kodiaq and thought it was great.

[Delphi]

XC40 went back to the leasing company. It's not been a bad old bus aside from the ropey powered tailgate struts. It's been replaced with a brand new Skoda Kodiaq. So far, I'm impressed. The interior surprisingly doesn't feel like a step down from the Volvo

Mate who has a 2023 XC90 was commenting at the weekend that they just looked at a Kodiaq and thought it was great.

Mine's the "base" SE model, so cloth seats not leather but aside from that it's got everything you'd ordinarily need. The two wireless charging slots are particularly handy and the car reminds you if you accidentally leave your phone in the charger when you get out of the car.

[mik]

and the car reminds you if you accidentally leave your phone in the charger when you get out of the car.

Mrs mik's e-tron does that too. "Your moh-ah-bile phone still in the vehicle".

[Delphi]

and the car reminds you if you accidentally leave your phone in the charger when you get out of the car.

Mrs mik's e-tron does that too. "Your moh-ah-bile phone still in the vehicle".

This is an English voice that says "Remember your mobile phone that's in the right charger slot"

[Matty]

XC40 went back to the leasing company. It's not been a bad old bus aside from the ropey powered tailgate struts. It's been replaced with a brand new Skoda Kodiaq. So far, I'm impressed. The interior surprisingly doesn't feel like a step down from the Volvo

Mate who has a 2023 XC90 was commenting at the weekend that they just looked at a Kodiaq and thought it was great.

Mine's the "base" SE model, so cloth seats not leather but aside from that it's got everything you'd ordinarily need. The two wireless charging slots are particularly handy and the car reminds you if you accidentally leave your phone in the charger when you get out of the car.

Cloth Seats are better than leather anyway. Cloth wears better, feels better and doesn't have the issue of extreme temperatures.

Not great for sicky kids or clawy pets, mind.

[Delphi]

Not great for sicky kids or clawy pets, mind.

I have both!

[Carlos]

XC40 went back to the leasing company. It's not been a bad old bus aside from the ropey powered tailgate struts. It's been replaced with a brand new Skoda Kodiaq. So far, I'm impressed. The interior surprisingly doesn't feel like a step down from the Volvo

Mate who has a 2023 XC90 was commenting at the weekend that they just looked at a Kodiaq and thought it was great.

Mine's the "base" SE model, so cloth seats not leather but aside from that it's got everything you'd ordinarily need. The two wireless charging slots are particularly handy and the car reminds you if you accidentally leave your phone in the charger when you get out of the car.

My wife has an SE as well, cracking family/dog car. First new car I've driven that I didn't dislike the touch screen controls and lack of buttons.

Like the Yeti we had Skoda seemed to have nailed this market.

[mik]

Cloth wears better, feels better and doesn't have the issue of extreme temperatures.

Not great for sicky kids or clawy pets, mind.

I still recall the pain of getting my Leon ready for sale one weekend, heading off on business on the Monday and prepping an ad to post around the Thursday and allow me to take viewings from Friday evening onwards once I was back home. It was spotless inside and out. Perfect.

On the Tuesday mrs mik advised me that she had decided to take the Leon rather than her car - for absolutely no reason whatsoever - and my eldest sprog had thrown up all over the (fabric) rear seat. She'd wiped it up as best she could, but couldn't do a thorough job as she was mega busy. As I was away. Thereby rendering it both my problem, and my fault.

Delayed my ad by about 2 weeks as I had to do multiple passes with the wet-vac to get rid of the bloody stench.....

[Beany]

Parts availability is why it's gonna take so long - who'd have thought that a bluetooth combobox used in likely literally millions of cars across the F-series range would be so hard to source....

They seemed to offer 'using parts the dealer network may already have in stock' which sounds like used to me, so I've told them if they can warranty it as per the usual (five years etc) then I'd not be averse to that.

I'm fucking desperate to get this problem out of what's left of my hair.

Edit: Also they still don't have a full estimate for the work (the police have been asking me for this to make sure the resultant costs are noted correctly) despite apparently having an estimate last Tuesday? Er....and you authorised the work without that? Eesh.