Car likely to breakdown
Discussion
Dixy said:
Is it an offence to drive a car knowing it is likely to suffer mechanical failure.
This is an anticipated failure that at the time has no effect on the road-worthiness of the vehicle?I suspect joining a motorway without a reasonable expectation of completing the journey may be. ISTR that prosecution are possible for running out of fuel on the M'way
Byker28i said:
My most reliable car, now our Mazda has three times now come back from the dealer in pseudo limp mode, i.e. they shagged it and handed it back
Not having attempted to drive it, and therefore not having given it the opportunity to break down, does not count as reliability.Dixy said:
The car has a turbo boost pressure control fault that shows a check engine light on the dash and goes in to limp home mode. Switch off and back on and it resets for a while.
How fast will it go in limp mode? My diesel Saab once went into limp mode near heathrow and I had a 250 mile drive home, so went along the A303 instead of the M4. It would do 50mph, just a bit slow on the hills if you lost momentum, so didn't interfere too badly with any other traffic.sgtBerbatov said:
I thought it was illegal to drive a car knowing you were going to run out of fuel, not an actual mechanical failure?
I don't think the actual offence is running out of petrol but you can get a ticket or reported for driving without due care and attention or even obstructing the highway.boyse7en said:
Dixy said:
The car has a turbo boost pressure control fault that shows a check engine light on the dash and goes in to limp home mode. Switch off and back on and it resets for a while.
How fast will it go in limp mode? My diesel Saab once went into limp mode near heathrow and I had a 250 mile drive home, so went along the A303 instead of the M4. It would do 50mph, just a bit slow on the hills if you lost momentum, so didn't interfere too badly with any other traffic.On the other hand, the Mazda was cured with a new battery and was fine afterwards, whereas the Alfa was never the same again in spite of 'repairs'.
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