Interesting, many of us have been to Halfords and been given a battery that doesn't fit. Maybe they've finally updated their database. Either way, the Hankook is the Daddy!
Well, you've got the right colours :)
Welcome to the forum!
(and the madness)
That would be nice :)
Let's see how the next few hundred miles work out.
It's also 3 points per tyre here, where 12 points is a driving ban :O
I've had them swapped front to rear and had the tracking done. I'll see how they ex-rears wear over the next few hundred miles and get a new set.
I'm a bit sad they don't make that pattern anywmore as they're a nice compromise for wear, all season performance, offroading and price - but I guess things move on. I don't really want to put an aggressive looking tyre on a P38.
Front Left, apart from being underinflated, was also much more worn on the outside shoulder, whereas the Front right was worn on the inside shoulder - and the difference between the shoulder and the centre of the tread is over 4mm depth so it's quite a severe gradient. That's on the correctly inflated tyre :(
sadly our local MOT tester has already indicated his displeasure...
The point about an oval track is probably valid. I've had a lot of components changed at the front including the track bar and the wheel has always been a bit offset to the right when driving straight.
The front left is also prone to leaking down over a week or two so has been run pretty low on occasions.
I'll get the tracking done and swap the tyres. If the ex-rears wear evenly on the front after tracking I'll see whether we need new tyres come MOT time. If not, I'll treat this as a test period to get the geometry sorted.
Thanks Fellas
Annoyingly those ATs are NLA so if I buy any tyres I'm looking at a full set.
Well they're not looking great at the front :(
Compared to the Rears which are nice and uniform.
BECM on a Rasberry Pi would be overpowered :)
Of course, if you could put it into a handy quick release holder, you could walk off with your car's entire brains in your pocket. Start that, you thieving pikeys!! :)
The last time I read up on it, Megasquirt could be used with dual maps so you can use the petrol map for petrol and a spicier map with more boost/timing when on LPG.
They're badly worn at the left shoulder on each front tyre :(
My fronts are knackered due to poor tracking after all the front suspension components that were installed with only a "that'll do" set up.
The four tyres were bought as a set and are about 50% worn. If I get another pair on the front, will I be causing issues in the drive train? Should I get 4?
Cheers!
Yes, it is slow - but with the suspension set up you wouldn't want it to be fast!
It's not easy to make a vehicle that can conquer off-road and still be nimble on-road. Lots of people have tried. I wouldn't say that the P38 is a failure in that regard either, but it is definitely more off-road focussed than its successors. So, no it isn't quick but it is comfortable - in my opinion at least. Dynamically it is at its weakest on poorly surfaced roads, especially twisty B roads but for everything either side of that I think it's pretty good.
The electronics as a whole are a bit of a masterpiece IMO. Bear with me :)
They're the last iteration of in-house designed non SMT stuff that can still be fixed with a voltmeter, a soldering iron and a Kiwi. No, you can't compare it with CANBUS for sophistication or even reliability but electronics in 1994 are nothing like electronics in 2020. Progress has just been so much more rapid on that front than in the mechanical aspects of Vehicle design. It's a bit like Concorde vs an Airbus. Concorde achieved so much on Analogue instrumentation and Controls through sheer brilliance. An Airbus is far more efficient and has Digital systems that the Concorde team could only dream of - but that's the march of progress. I'd be willing to bet you could run everything on a P38 from the ABS to the Satnav via BECM and Motronic on one decent smartphone nowadays.
Lol Harv, you haven't even posted a link for Richard to un-mangle. You have surpassed yourself :) :) :)
Are you going OEM or Audi?
Dropped her off at the local Garage to have the backboxes replaced. Hopefully this will all be under warranty as the claim was made well in time but then lockdown hit and we're past it now.
Still, the "Hairy Exhaust" jokes were wearing thin so I'll be glad to get it done.
Park it on the flat and leave it overnight. The lowest corner has a leak. Simples :)
(I'd bet on the rear left!)
I had a re-gas from KwikFlit. £59 and it's nice and cold again. To be fair, it wasn't bad but there's no point in having a comfy car if it isn't comfy.
As an anti-Covid19 measure they have turned off their coffee machines, which seems a strange thing to do. I wandered round York for the hour and a half with my dog, which was very pleasant. Then I had to wander around for another 20 minutes while they recharged their gas machine because apparently it only holds 900ml at a time and the P38 holds 1400. It didn't cost any extra, so I had an iced Latte from the Starbucks next door.
Lockdown holidays!
I drove through water that was over the bonnet in my Jeep one day, and did a classic Top Gear move as I rolled down my window to warn the oncoming driver and rolled straight past her entire car before reversing again :)
After water, all bets are off. Especially if you have drums :O
huh, a friend of mine has a similar setup on the front of his Disco3. He has it hidden (ish) in the grill. I'm not sure whether it's for jumping the disco or powering equipment (he has a generator hire business).
Neat Job!!