Idiosyncratic features to be savoured
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trickywoo said:
Surely that would make changing headlight bulbs or any work on the radiator much more difficult than a conventional opening.
No - it tips further forward than that, very easily, kinda like Merc's "service position". Bulbs and rad can easily be done from the side, even without doing that.And then it removes with two bolts, without touching the adjustment. The work of seconds.
TooMany2cvs said:
trickywoo said:
Surely that would make changing headlight bulbs or any work on the radiator much more difficult than a conventional opening.
No - it tips further forward than that, very easily, kinda like Merc's "service position". Bulbs and rad can easily be done from the side, even without doing that.And then it removes with two bolts, without touching the adjustment. The work of seconds.
With this one you can sit on the wheels while tinkering with the engine
Saab and triumph shared an engine in the past
There's a more modern car that has this bonnet idea - cant remember which now.
Another good thing about it is if the bonnet catches fail you dont have the bonnet flip up against the windscreen in Clio fashion
Edited by saaby93 on Sunday 26th March 10:20
This thread has made me realise I don't own a car with a conventional engine compartment or bonnet. I have an Audi A2 with the above mentioned service flap and removable bonnet. My other car is a Mazda Bongo, this does have a normal opening bonnet at the front but it only contains a radiator, batteries and assorted pipe work, the actual bonnet is 2 opening sections of floor with the drivers and passenger seat attached. So my Bongo is a mid engined, rear wheel drive V6 petrol.
Working on an engine inside a vehicle feels quite idiosyncratic it has to be said
Working on an engine inside a vehicle feels quite idiosyncratic it has to be said
P5BNij said:
The Lamborghini Urraco has its fuel filler cap inside the engine bay, just in front of the near side suspension turret top, you can just see it on the left of the pic...
(A handful of early cars had external filler caps, why on earth they changed to putting it inside the car beggars belief!)
A fuel nozzle right next to a hot engine? What could possibly go wrong?(A handful of early cars had external filler caps, why on earth they changed to putting it inside the car beggars belief!)
Lance Catamaran said:
P5BNij said:
A fuel nozzle right next to a hot engine? What could possibly go wrong?http://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=Lamborghini+Ur...
Another Italian idiosyncratic feature - the Espada has a large tap wheel under the dash to allow hot water into the car's heating system, if it goes tits up you just call a plumber..!
Saab made a thing of this - the 96 opened in the same way.
I remember, because mine spent most of its life open.
And I can confirm that when the catch broke on a motorway, bonnet did not open suddenly and tear off the hinges like a rear hinged bonnet- it drifted gracefully up to about top of screen level and stayed there, completely obscuring the view. Happily on a day with not much traffic on the M6 in my case!
Engine access was good though- narrow car, and nicely curved wings to lean on!
Edited by mac96 on Sunday 26th March 11:37
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