Ha ha, thanks anyway mate.
Could it be down to having 6 gears maybe? Most 500s I saw before this one were 5?
Nope. All 1.4 engines are matched with a 6 speed in the 500, Panda or Stilo etc.
Ha ha, thanks anyway mate.
Could it be down to having 6 gears maybe? Most 500s I saw before this one were 5?
Mine ss works sporadically, not worth even having it. Apparently it's probably because I've got the radio or fan on so if I want it to work I should turn those off.
Never heard anything so stupid in my life!
The spirit in which these devices was fitted was not really specifically in the interests of the car buyer/owner.
In a way, I'm a little surprised that a car fitted with S&S should have an override facility. The most obvious reason for the system's development seems to me to push a car's reported emissions below a certain figure in order to reduce taxation payable upon the vehicle. I'll hazard a guess that I'm in the majority in saying that it's a pain in the bottom, and have it permanently switched off in my car.
As the system is there, supposedly out of environmental concerns, should it not be permanently engaged beyond the control of the owner? At the risk of sparking controversy, should the same not apply to the DPFs fitted to diesels, making their removal an offence? The spirit in which these devices was fitted was not really specifically in the interests of the car buyer/owner.
BJM
At the risk of sparking controversy, should the same not apply to the DPFs fitted to diesels, making their removal an offence?
The problem is that there are certain driving conditions where the constant stop starting is a nuisance, such as a slow moving motorway crawl.
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DPF's remove around 95% of the carcinogenic particulates from the exhaust. With something like 2000 lung cancer deaths per year being directly attributable to diesel exhaust emissions, I'd say anyone caught running a car from which the DPF has been deliberately removed should have the car immediately confiscated & crushed.
The current MOT test only tests for smoke under heavy load (not particulates) and is hopelessly out of date when it comes to catching the antisocial b*****s who risk condemning innocent folks to a grim and painful death to save a few quid.
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