You should still treat it relatively gently for at least the first 1k miles. It still takes, 5k-6k miles for an engine to be fully run in.Something I do like about our new car, is not having to run it in.
Either AC or ACC my stop start still works.
His was it's a Dodge so I doubt they make many RHD cars.
We leave Auto A/C on all the time on both of our cars, turning it off doesn't seem to make much difference to fuel economy. The only time Stop/Start doesn't work for us is when its very cold outside or if the battery state is a bit low.
Even so, it still takes 5k-6k miles to remove all friction from the engine. Our engines on the dynos get a much harsher life than a delivery driver could possibly do to a car.
My dash is padded plastic but I have a black flick cover on it to reduce reflections at the bottom of the windscreen.
Bit harsh, one of them has only been walking a month.Squeaky clutch pedal is probably just a dry spring or bush, just lay plenty of old rag on the carpet below and behind the pivot point and give it a good spray with WD40.
As for the kids, make them walk.
My boys are both adults now, but they knew from a young age, no one makes a mess in my cars, even when the cars were old.
My sister in laws kids are animals, they will make a mess in a car in seconds. They don't even get close enough to even breath on my car.
Yes.
... and what about the Allegro with the square steering wheel!!!
We get car break ins for about a week then nothing for months, then another spell again for about a week. They all keep happening within the exact same area and doesn't seem to spread to other areas. The roads they take place on are in the area of a 6th Form College, which takes students from other areas, and a London Underground Station. Probably a coincidence, but I suspect not
My first car w as an allegro although not with the square steering wheel, and it was great. The mechanic who serviced it insisted on collecting and delivering because he enjoyed driving it.
It was an X reg (81 iirc) and I got it in 92. It was in immaculate condition with only 30k miles on it. 18 months later, it was rear ended at a junction and that was that!
My aunt had a 74 mk1 Escort 1300XL automatic that she bought new. Something kept draining the battery, the dealers could never find out what, so they fitted a turnkey kill switch under the dash to cut off the battery.View attachment 309470
I have already put this old photo up elsewhere on the forum, but I thought I would put it here also. Well, seeing we do seem to be talking about our old cars.
Me with my old Escort back in the very early 80s. It was a right rust bucket and brakes did not always work, indicators worked whenever they felt like it, not sure if the horn ever worked when I got it. Remembering this was early 80s.
Around the turn of the Century I was cruising down the M6 near Lancaster at a steady 70MPH (honest) in my Volvo T5R estate when I was overtaken by a Smart car..... the shame of it
These aren't cars being stolen, they are being broken into. It doesn't matter if it is a premium or sporty car or not, if they can break in to steal loose change, sunglasses etc., they will.I don't really worry too much about our boring Ford Tourneo getting stolen, not as long as there is a lovely Mercedes and Sporty Vauxhalls and Fords parked in the opposite bays.
I've had similar experiences of being overtaken by Smart cars. A bloke at work has one, but it has been lowered. Normal ride height, they just don't look as they would be stable to me, their proportions are just all wrong. They look like they wouldn't do to well in a cross wind on a motorway or dual carriageway.Around the turn of the Century I was cruising down the M6 near Lancaster at a steady 70MPH (honest) in my Volvo T5R estate when I was overtaken by a Smart car..... the shame of it
Theives don't seem to go after wheels anymore. About 15yrs ago, the young lady who lived across the road from me, got home from work at 6pm and her car a Mk1 Ford Ka, was parked in the road outside her house, at 7pm she came out to go out and her car was on its brake discs, the wheels having been stolen. That was in daylight on a road where people would be walking past, buses driving past every 5 minutes.You've got me worried now, well only a little. Not a great deal I can to, apart from making sure car is locked and no valuables are left in vehicle. I know even the wheels have a value, but glass is marked. Maybe valuable parts should also be marked, if they aren't already.
The sort of theives that break into cars are just looking for loose change, sunglasses etc they can sell on easily in a pub, all to pay for their next fix. Break into half a dozen cars, a couple of quid in loose change, CDs and bits and pieces, even if they only get a couple of quid for a Sat Nav, it all adds up. Plus cameras are also usually stuck to the windscreen, something else they can sell on for a few quid.
