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My car's nickname is Bonnie, but she's still tight

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Stop/start was actually dangerous in my wife's last car. Our town has a lot of roundabouts, which require instant acceleration to safely take gaps. Combine S/S with a DSG that shifts into second as soon as you're rolling, add some turbo lag that's accentuated by the shift protocol, and it all...

That'll be a great trip. If you're at a loose end in Rotorua, PM me and we'll meet up for a beer.

Yeah , I did realise that. I was wondering though, if someone connected to Ford grabbed it.

Report back to us at 100K. Not being a smart arse, just pointing out that will be the proof of the pudding.

Great, where are you going? Or just touring around?

We will have to disgree on this. I have more faith in the people who design and manufacture engines. Obviously they do screw up sometimes, but we now have street engines that would have beaten race engines of 30 or so years ago. Well, heat is an issue. Overheated rings lose tension. Hard break...

Nothing. All imported, we used to have homegrown retreads. It's hard to believe we drove on them. What we do have is imported used tyres, if you can believe that. Price is the big driver for most people, they'll put any old crap on their wheels. I value my life more.

The steering did feel odd when I first drove a Mustang. Kind of artificially heavy after the Cupra. But you get used to it quickly, and it doesn't lack feel. It feels manly.

My wife's Skoda came with Goodyear Eagle F1 3rd gen rubber. They're OK, wet and dry grip is fine, they're fairly quiet and seem to be wearing well. Tyre Reviews rate them well. I'll replace them with something else though, Goodyears are expensive here

The engines were both new and unrun. We'll have to assume Honda built them correctly. The logical conclusion was that the hard break in caused the rapid wear, there ws no other reason given the fact they were run together. The guys who did the video glossed over the ring gap difference. They...

DCT's are often called autos in Europe. After all, they are self shifters. Down here they're called DSG's even if they're not VAG cars, or tiptronic. I just call them great.

Someone really wanted SC #1.🤯

I did. The Honda is a 4 stroke ICE engine, runs on the same principles and, depending on model makes 112 to 164hp per litre. A pretty good example to use.

That's very interesting. But, it won't affect my tyre choice. I've bought Euro brands for years now, after poor performance from Bridgestone and Hankook made me look elsewhere. Although I've never bought Pirelli, the ones I've had were OE. And I've always used Michelin or Metzeler on bikes.

I think we do disagree. I don't think the talented people who design a mass production engine that makes 100hp per litre, spins to 7.5k or more, and then put a 5 year warranty on it, would not know the best way to break in that engine so as to ensure long reliable life and not have to pay out...

That had me second guesssing myself. I've just checked the expansion tank, and if you look down the filler hole there is a small bypass port into the unsealed part of the cap.

Any residue on the garage floor? Also, the expansion tank vents to the atmosphere, so it's possible you're getting a whiff of that. To put your mind at rest, get the cooling system tested for combustion gases in the coolant. It's a simple test. Or buy a test kit yourself.

Sorry, but that is bullshit. Fine if you ditch a car every three or four years, the next owner ( sucker) gets the downside. All that he's doing is getting quickly what 5000kms normal running will get you, but shortening engine life by doing so. Racing teams break in engines with that method...