Morat wrote:
Yep, I'm not sure they're ready yet - but they're coming so I'm conditioning myself to enjoy the changeover.
What I'm also interested in is whether EVs themselves will be a stepping stone towards Hydrogen which seems to be the runner up every time we look at clean fuel.
They're already here and have been for a while,
to be fair I bet in 10yrs time we'll still be saying "there time is coming!!" with current car sales the way they are, even if they were selling 2 million EV's per year "which they are not" they won't tip the scales by 2030.
Taxing the fuel will be mandatory though, once you remove the free fuel and tax what benefits do you have to driving electric?
I dunno, but to be fair EV charging points are more plentiful than LPG points!!
to be fair if you find driving a chore or just a way of going A to B without any occasion then they're perfect,
Whats going to be funny is in the future when all major manufacturers have gone EV how will you differentiate them..?
By rights they'll all drive the same.
Same power delivery characteristics
Handling will be similar
no nice exhaust noise to separate the models,
Self driving
same weird styling
fitted new wipers.
I've driven one, to be fair once you get used to the acceleration it's just plain boring to be honest.
No real occasion to driving one, you just point and go.
Yep.
The speedo is odd.
sometimes it does it other times not, today when it happened the speedo was fine, however other times if for ex i'm doing 60 it'll drop/wave down quickly to 20mph and then straight back up to 60...
no tracs fault yet!
She was ok today
Right up until the point I got it to activate the T/C and the three bastards re appeared!
Same thing happens if I stand on the brakes and make the ABS work.
odd.
Defo like you say Richard leaning towards the ECU however the only fault displayed on the message centre is "ABS FAULT" not "Tracs Fault" which is weird considering all the lights are on.
Mine sits at 97c
But from what I recall the Thor runs hotter, for efficiency and emissions reasons.
Oh right..
cheers
Not sure if it is just me but some pictures in older threads seem to not be showing?
Marty's engine rebuild thread is one example i can think of?
Is it me or a problem with the pub?
H
Same here.
My disks might as well be bent at right angles as well
Oh right.
can it be replaced for a 2nd hand unit or does it have to be coded to the car?
The three Amigos!
Bastards!
Hello Gents..
I've had a problem with the amigos for a while, weirdly for the MOT they vanished but reappeared a day later!
I've a sneaking suspicion that my accumulator may be to blame as when I first start it the pump is running for a good 30 seconds and when you prod the brake it always comes on, it even comes on when the brake pedal is held steady it buzzes initially when the brake pedal is pressed but if left on steady it primes again!
Also if the lights for whatever reason stay off, pumping the brake will cause them to come on, the pump will also run continuously if the brake pedal is pumped..
Activating the T/C on a slippy surface will also cause it to misbehave.
Brake fluid was new 2yrs ago and according to my tester has no water in it..
Oh and they can stay away when initially started however a mile down the road they'll flash up and the speedo will drop to 0 and then go back to normal
Cheers!!
H
For rich wankers "cough" bankers..
or a complete idiot.
probably both,.
Its a very Niche end that is being exploited.
Destroying the originality of a classic and selling it for 10x its market value seems to be becoming popular
18" are the max for me on any car tbf.
I've seen l322s with 22s really makes ya wonder
Yes Silver sparkle is the colour most came in.. .
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I've seen a few MY2000 and 01 plate cars some with Hurricanes others with Comets whether mine were spec'd with them or if they were the only option i don't know..
James Taylors book alluded to there being a supply shortage of hurricanes in 2001
They're my favourite wheel.
Same for all Land rovers.
And a Nissan Patrol I serviced a few months ago..
Even the old Land cruisers have awkward prop bolts
What next?
An EV Lambo countach? or espada?
Maybe even a miura!
I doubt they'll even sell 1/2 of what they estimate..
How many people would spend 245k on an Old 2dr classic?
I'd rather a brand new Ferrari..
2dr classics are horrible fucking things to drive.
They even do an XK120 which is a tad odd, being the only reason you'd buy one for the XK engine, what a nice noise and driving experience..
Nah lets remove the engine and throw in a washing machine motor and call it better, or lower maintenance..
If rich young or old wankers are too lazy or stupid to not be able to look after an original classic then leave them well alone..
No need to bastardise the classic car movement with EV's too...
An odd one this..
The frame that my glovebox bolts to is getting very crusty due to past water ingress
is it possible to replace that section?
It's still solid enough to paint " I think"
but eventually it'll rot through..
my car has weird issues! lol
Those wheels look smart.
Just need to bolt them to the car and have a complete piccy ;)