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May 26, 2015 17:26:05 GMT
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1993 Fiat Panda Selecta
2003 Vauxhall Combo 1.7DI van
2006 Mercedes Kompressor Evolution-S AMG SportCoupé
"You think you hate it now, wait til you drive it"
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spacekadett
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F*cking take that Hans Brrix!!
Posts: 818
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May 26, 2015 21:10:32 GMT
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Ran a mk2 V6 for a few years and loved it. Mpg was around the 30 and surprisingly good on a long run though that dipped a little after I changed the exhaust for a Janspeed one, as it sounded ace at higher revs!   I was warned at the time about head gaskets going at 100k, but had no bother with mine and it was north of 150k when I sold it. One of the best tow cars I've had too. |
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Mechanic's rule #1... If the car works, anything left on the floor after you finished wasn't needed in the first place  |
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May 26, 2015 21:17:46 GMT
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A mate has one nudging 300k... And he's done most of that himself. Regular servicing and letting it warm fully before booting it.
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Top grammar tips!
Bought = purchased. Brought = relocated
Lose = misplace/opposite of win. Loose = your mum
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May 26, 2015 21:22:00 GMT
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Great engine but make sure it's been well serviced.
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Ryannn
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May 26, 2015 21:42:49 GMT
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Isn't it the same engine as an X-Type? If so, they last longer in those than the electrics can!
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May 26, 2015 22:25:11 GMT
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Only real issues these have are the IMRC which controls the secondary butterflies in the intake
They get gummed up if not exercised regularly
And some water pumps had plastic blades that sometimes fell off resulting in temperatures rising
Any that have lasted till now should have had those sorted though
Plenty of spares in the Cougar's too
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Ran a mk2 V6 for a few years and loved it. Mpg was around the 30 and surprisingly good on a long run though that dipped a little after I changed the exhaust for a Janspeed one, as it sounded ace at higher revs! I was warned at the time about head gaskets going at 100k, but had no bother with mine and it was north of 150k when I sold it. One of the best tow cars I've had too. The motor might be very good. I wouldn't know. I would not consider a Mondeo as a main tow car though due to them being too small and under-powered. Are they not also front wheel drive? That in itself is a recipe for lots of tyre smoke and not moving due to weight transference front to rear under towing load lifting the front end of the car. That said I've done a lot of towing with FWD vehicles and got away with it most of the time but it is certainly not ideal. |
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I had a T plate one from new as a company hack. Only issue I had was MPG - I averaged only 22 over 3 years but then I didn't do motorway mileage. It was THE car that made me change to diesel lol
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96 E320 W210 Wafter - on 18" split Mono's - Sold :-(
10 Kia Ceed Sportwagon - Our new daily
03 Import Forester STi - Sold
98 W140 CL500 AMG - Brutal weekend bruiser! Sold :-(
99 E240 S210 Barge - Now sold
02 Accord 2.0SE - wife's old daily - gone in PX
88 P100 2.9efi Custom - Sold
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stefan
Posted a lot
If it isn't broken fix it till it is
Posts: 1,598
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May 27, 2015 18:29:48 GMT
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Had an ex police MK3 v6 zetec S, it was battered but the motor was faultless with 230,000 miles on the clock. Did about 28mpg average
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POWER IS EVERYTHING WITHOUT CONTROL
1985 Honda jazz
1997 Saab 93 convertible
2010 transit 280
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spacekadett
Part of things
F*cking take that Hans Brrix!!
Posts: 818
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May 27, 2015 22:58:11 GMT
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Ran a mk2 V6 for a few years and loved it. Mpg was around the 30 and surprisingly good on a long run though that dipped a little after I changed the exhaust for a Janspeed one, as it sounded ace at higher revs! I was warned at the time about head gaskets going at 100k, but had no bother with mine and it was north of 150k when I sold it. One of the best tow cars I've had too. The motor might be very good. I wouldn't know. I would not consider a Mondeo as a main tow car though due to them being too small and under-powered. Are they not also front wheel drive? That in itself is a recipe for lots of tyre smoke and not moving due to weight transference front to rear under towing load lifting the front end of the car. That said I've done a lot of towing with FWD vehicles and got away with it most of the time but it is certainly not ideal. To be fair it depends how much weight you want to tow. Even our car trailer only takes an escort size motor tops, and the weight of the six pot up front meant I never had the traction issues we did with my dads 1.8 or even the 75 I replaced it with. In fact I don't remember ever getting stuck with it, including across fields one very soggy January! |
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Mechanic's rule #1... If the car works, anything left on the floor after you finished wasn't needed in the first place |
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May 29, 2015 12:15:50 GMT
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had an st24 a couple of years ago with over 180k on it, done an induction kit and exhaust and it still made over 180 brake before a remap
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Its not broken, its resting!
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May 29, 2015 19:26:43 GMT
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I run a mk3 v6 as a daily. Imo it doesn't have the performance to match the mpg but is a decent enough cruiser.
If you get one check carefully for vac leaks as they can be a nightmare to locate.
Oh and whoever thought needing to remove the manifold to get to the spark plugs was a good idea needs a slap.
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breng
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May 29, 2015 19:37:42 GMT
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I think the bodywork is more of an issue than the motor - check for rot.
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I was warned at the time about head gaskets going at 100k, but had no bother with mine and it was north of 150k when I sold it. One of the best tow cars I've had too.
