picked it up

[milu]

picked up my 350T last night and guess what, i have a few questions.

first impressions are good,its seems a lot more planted than my tuscan was,seems to corner better,less twitchy etc....nice gearbox action,nicer steering all good.

now the questions,after filling up(and spilling)with fuel i set off home and got EFI fault 4,ive looked on FAQ and it seems this is common,is it serious or should i just keep cancelling it.(jan 04 car)

also the suspension seems very hard almost like theres no rubber in the joints,you can feel a very solid impact sort of feeling when going over even slightly rippled surfaces.(does that make sense?)im thinking bump stops or solid dampers!! seems to be either front or rear wheels going over bumps.car as done less than 6000 miles.

have to say though that( suspension jarring apart)its a better car than my tuscan,which incidentally was a good one.

mike.

[targarama]

EFI 04 is a common error. It should cancel by pressing both steering wheel buttons together. Software upgrade solved it for me. Obviously if it stays on permanently get it looked at.

Hard ride - check you're running 24psi all round and report back. Its amazing how many garages think every car on the planet needs 32psi. I find the ride quite comfortable and not at all hard.

[milu]

cheers targarama,does my memory serve me right that you straightened up your seats? if so how did you find it?

mike.

[targarama]

milu said:

cheers targarama,does my memory serve me right that you straightened up your seats? if so how did you find it? mike.

Yes, they're still a smidgette canting inwards, but they clear the roll cage by the headrest still and they are much comfier - you don't have to lean on the centre armrest to hold yourself up. It was a bit of a git to get the runners off the bottom of the seat to remove the washers they used as spacers, but worth it IMO.

[chris5]

Just reading about the seats on the 350C, both my seats rub on the roll bar, what adjustment can you do to get rid of it

[Patrick's Dad]

Mike, would this be the one at Red Line racing in Poole nr. Otley?

Looked at this one a couple of times myself.
Can I ask, what made you swap the Tuscan?

Dave

[milu]

yes,thats the one,they now have my tuscan.

to be honest when i bought my tuscan last year i fancied a 350 but wasn,t to sure on my situation(marriage split,house move etc)so went for the cheaper tusc.

but the itch never went away so i started looking around and this one fited the bill,nice colour,nice spec good price and pretty much as new.although it will look better when ive had an hour inside removing a few bits of glue from here and there.

ive said this already but it does seem a better car than the tuscan,i know some will always goes for the tuscans 'drama' but i think i can live without some of that for the more solid feel i get in the 350.

at the moment though the tuscan sounded better and had a much nicer ride,hopefully these two areas will be sorted soon.
mike

[Patrick's Dad]

Mike,

I was about to go look at your Tuscan at marcus Fothergill's when you left a deposit on it and so missed out.
What can you tell me about it now you've swapped it, I may go to Red Line to have a look.

Cheers

dave

[milu]

tuscans great.
its in very good 'nick' with very few marks either outside or inside,has 4 new tyres,just serviced and engine set up and so is driving great.
a lot better ride than my 350 too.

i had no reason to sell it at all,just a case of having a 350 itch that i needed to scratch.

go and have a look, its a nice car.
mike.