Eyerseys Autotrader adventure
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RazerSauber said:
Eyersey1234 said:
elanfan said:
You do realise that your car is now a Teenager! That’s when the troubles begin.
You could have bought a pair for about £40 and done them yourself in about an hour!!! Or, ah, it's only a rear spring, won't take long, how hard can it be?
In the end I paid a garage to replace the rear antiroll bar links, the spring, the shock mounts, something else, and I still have the spring compressors to remind me of my endeavours. And the rear antiroll bar links needed replacing every 2 years after that..
In the end I paid a garage to replace the rear antiroll bar links, the spring, the shock mounts, something else, and I still have the spring compressors to remind me of my endeavours. And the rear antiroll bar links needed replacing every 2 years after that..
Same time to wear out as just about every suspension part I got through, I'm wondering if you might be better off with either a Ford part or something uprated?
S max giving me some amazing fuel economy at the moment! Normally it's about a tank every 2 weeks - I last filled up just before... and I still have a bit left! (I take the slightly scenic route to drop food off at my mother's)
I do miss my focus, it was more engaging to drive, you had to grab it by the scruff of the neck and push it around, I could go all the way to 7k rpm and it relished them. Flooring it in second would give a good surge, getting giggles from PG Jr, and her shrieking "again, again".
S max is far more relaxed, you just look at the loud pedal, and then realize your doing the limit, the steering is predictable and just feels right, it calls for a more gentle drive. I have done a 40 mile trip without going over 2k rpm, turbo kicks in far earlier than I thought, so 6th gear 70mph is like 1.9k. My left arm is getting a workout with the gears though! It is really picky in having to be in the correct gear. Flooring it gets a few giggles, but doesn't get the same results.
Rev wise, it just seems to loose power from about 3,5k. I'll need to get an rx7 or something to use my need for revs. Oh, and 2 new tyres at 120 a corner ain't cheap...
Nowadays instead of taking the twisty roads, I'll find myself on the motorway ish roads, even though its longer... Where do I hand in my PH card?
Seeing this reminds me the post guys returned the package, will resend.
S max giving me some amazing fuel economy at the moment! Normally it's about a tank every 2 weeks - I last filled up just before... and I still have a bit left! (I take the slightly scenic route to drop food off at my mother's)
I do miss my focus, it was more engaging to drive, you had to grab it by the scruff of the neck and push it around, I could go all the way to 7k rpm and it relished them. Flooring it in second would give a good surge, getting giggles from PG Jr, and her shrieking "again, again".
S max is far more relaxed, you just look at the loud pedal, and then realize your doing the limit, the steering is predictable and just feels right, it calls for a more gentle drive. I have done a 40 mile trip without going over 2k rpm, turbo kicks in far earlier than I thought, so 6th gear 70mph is like 1.9k. My left arm is getting a workout with the gears though! It is really picky in having to be in the correct gear. Flooring it gets a few giggles, but doesn't get the same results.
Rev wise, it just seems to loose power from about 3,5k. I'll need to get an rx7 or something to use my need for revs. Oh, and 2 new tyres at 120 a corner ain't cheap...
Nowadays instead of taking the twisty roads, I'll find myself on the motorway ish roads, even though its longer... Where do I hand in my PH card?
Seeing this reminds me the post guys returned the package, will resend.
Thank you PG. Glad to hear the S Max is going well. I think OE quality parts do last better, given the date on the invoice I suspect it was done to get it through the MOT, I'm wondering if it was a cheap aftermarket part fitted given the time it lasted, though I know it's a common problem with Foci.
Eyersey1234 said:
StuntmanMike said:
Eyersey1234 said:
I was going to say park on the Station hotel car park the other side of the river but you dropped on there, that lay-by is usually full of bikes.
I grew up in Coalport, the next village down river.
StuntmanMike said:
Eyersey1234 said:
StuntmanMike said:
Eyersey1234 said:
I was going to say park on the Station hotel car park the other side of the river but you dropped on there, that lay-by is usually full of bikes.I grew up in Coalport, the next village down river.
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