gar074
Prominent member
Every time I clutchlessly changed into 3rd ... it ground a bit.
And you reckon I killed it?!!!
Every time I clutchlessly changed into 3rd ... it ground a bit.
I might give them a call and see what's involved and if diying is possible, though I'm not 100% convinced I can turn mine into the sort of cruiser I need.
Been hacking mine up and down between London and Manchester a bit more than I planned when I bought mine and I don't find it all that comfortable for the length of trip.
I considered swapping it for something else or buying another car to do that trip, but I don't want the agro of owning another car, particularly as it'd be an older one, parking ain't free around here either.
My little 4x4 hits the spot around town and pulling my trailer/bike in and out of farmer fields on a Sundays, it's perfect.
The only alternative was hiring for these trips, so I'm looking into setting up an account with a company we use at work, they share some carpark space with us, it's chocker with unhired cars at the weekends as most of their business in weekday stuff due to their location, they offer a good NHS discount to.
And we all know, nothing handles like a hire car!
I would avoid 'Eco' mode for any length of time until the car is run-in. I don't think it does any harm, but it's just painful. By the time my Parents TwinAir had done about 7000 miles, Eco mode was nearly as good as standard mode was when the car was new. The TwinAir's really do improve once they've done a few thousand miles.
The MPG in our 500 was always above low 40's, even when brand new. However it doesn't have the added 4x4 gubbins of the Panda 4x4, which i'm sure accounts for some of the typically lower average MPG results when new on the 4x4.
Once you get those few thousand miles under its belt I think Goudrons result sounds about right - our 500 used to get mid-late 40s to the gallon, for reference.
Just one question - which socket have you plugged your phone into on the Blue&Me port - USB or AUX? I'm currently struggling to play Spotify in my car through the USB port and wondered if the AUX cable I've ordered today might sort it? Thanks!