Dealer Treatment of Cars
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Went to a Ferrari dealer for a look at 360s recently 
Thought I'd go offical so that the car will have been treated properly and I would have some combeack/proper warranty etc.
They were very accomodating (apart from jokes about ar5e engined german slot cars
) and allowed my to drive a 360 manual.
What amazed me was that the salesman got in it, fired it up, on a stone cold engine, and then proceeded to bounce it off the limiter repeatedly in order to "warm it up."
WTF???
Needless to say I won't be buying that one.
>> Edited by Vesuvius996 on Friday 4th November 09:58
Thought I'd go offical so that the car will have been treated properly and I would have some combeack/proper warranty etc.
They were very accomodating (apart from jokes about ar5e engined german slot cars
) and allowed my to drive a 360 manual. What amazed me was that the salesman got in it, fired it up, on a stone cold engine, and then proceeded to bounce it off the limiter repeatedly in order to "warm it up."
WTF???
Needless to say I won't be buying that one.
>> Edited by Vesuvius996 on Friday 4th November 09:58
As a rule, before ANY roadtest, or demonstration, we warm all of our cars up for at least 10 minutes before the customer arrives.
That way, when the numpties that don't know anything about engines arrive and rev the car up at start, they cause minimal damage.
And I always drive the car first, ensuring everthing is ok before I let anyone loose.
It just doesn't pay to do it any other way.
That way, when the numpties that don't know anything about engines arrive and rev the car up at start, they cause minimal damage.
And I always drive the car first, ensuring everthing is ok before I let anyone loose.
It just doesn't pay to do it any other way.
mindgam3 said:
I don't know how close "boucing off the limiter" was to actually bouncing off the limiter but (within reason) because the engine is under no load, it's not actually going to do much damage - if any. Its a different matter if your wheelspinning at 8K plus with a cold engine.
really? shirley if there's no oil lubricating the moving bits the bores will get knackered?
/technical query
mindgam3 said:
I don't know how close "boucing off the limiter" was to actually bouncing off the limiter but (within reason) because the engine is under no load, it's not actually going to do much damage - if any. Its a different matter if your wheelspinning at 8K plus with a cold engine.
It's a matter of wear and tear. A performance car will still 'work' if driven hard or close to the limit without being allowed to warm up, but you increase the likelihood of engine/parts failure later on. A simple rule of thumb is to allow 10 mins for the oil etc to get to temp before giving it some welly.
Vesuvius996 said:What a w@nker!!! Would love to know who that was, couldn't send me a mail could you??? No worries if not. Not interested in the 'more lazy' but 'quicker' F1 model??
No, it wasn't. I did say "blimey, don't you warm them up gently??"
"Don't bother."
Yeah I'll bet, cos when it goes bang you won't have to pay for it.
manual is the only way for drivers who know what they're doing 
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