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Here's mine 2.2 titanium x sport

drive slower, slipstream trucks, leave earlier to avoid traffic, avoid braking at all costs, carpool, reduce unnecessary weight in car (spare wheel) apply tape to all body panel shut lines turn off climate control turn off radio tape up 75% of the radiator grill use lower viscosity oil in engine only ever have the fuel tank at 25% max over inflate your tires get larger diameter wheels get thinner width wheels use part worn tires remove all noise insulation from interior panels disconnect power steering pump remove wing mirrors and replace with cameras lower the roof by 3 inches cover rear wheel arches with sheet aluminium mount a rear spoiler upside down to create upforce turn off engine when stopped turn off engine when idling and slowing down to a stop crank starter motor when pulling away from stationary for a kers boost replace all glass with plastic when filling up pick up the premium filler nozzle and tip out the few millilters of fuel into your tank, put it back and fill up with regular fill up at night or mornings replace all exterior lights with LED replace all body panels with composite materials replace steel exhaust with titanium

Cold, and don't undo the cap when engine is hot, the cooling system is pressurised.

Both. Ford Customer Relations tended to "push things along". I can't fault FCR, they were brilliant. Havent got my Mondeo yet, end of next week should be ready. I've had 2 Mondeo courtesy cars, which made my mind up to go Mondeo. Both cars I've been impressed with. First one was a manual gearbox, second a power shift auto. Mine will be the latter, as was my Edge. I'll post up my first impressions with pics. I'm expecting a firmer ride with sports suspension, and lower ride height.

Well done well over a 1000miles now and not one fault code plugged it in this morning a nothing so all good

I do the same. If you rip with windows media player, it gets the info from an internet database that isn't complete. I rip them, them open the album directory in mp3tag and add the missing info (only takes a minute) ... I've got 2 x 32GB usb sticks in my car with everything in my music collection on them. Adding the tag info also helps if you add the ripped album to your ITunes library too (if you use an iPhone or iPod).

For you? £49.50 per letter

No worries I was just in the process of telling you it came with the car 😉

Hey All, Just wondering should I check my engine coolant level when its hot or cold? I was just driving around and decided to check the level and saw that its on the "MIN" mark. Should I top it up or shall I wait until the engine is cool then check the level again? Thanks

All finished, just need to add leather protector in a week's time. Not bad for my first time. :D Looks a bit grey, because it's satin black.

I took it down to bodyshop to check it out & its fine. Yunii Sent from my SM-G925F using Tapatalk

As a matter of fact.... One of our cars (Mine in fact) is a lovely glacier white S3 saloon. I say it looks lovely, but thats it. The car has several rattles and 2 loose bits of internal trim. Misaligned drivers door, replaced haldex pump. After 8 months of ownership 3 rattles and a stubborn trim piece are still present. Sure the dealership was helpful to start but they eventually soon get fed up and play hardball (As do Audi CS). My only option is to keep a check on when I can sensibly get shot of it. (Most if not all of these issues are hardly restricted to my car alone) I did look at the A4 but that's currently going through the early model stage with gearbox, engine, trim and build quality issues. Sure they don't affect every car, but then neither does anything you read on this forum. You pays your money and take your chances. It's just that the disappointment costs a little more if you go German

Very handy for caravan hooking

A picture speaks a thousand words.

A tip is to remove the track title so the system will then reorder the files in track number order instead of alphabetically. Sent from my SM-G930F using Tapatalk

That is so useful when parking, thanks.

Take a look at this. I had an anounce call over tannoy for owner to come forward .20 mins later he came out .i was furious .he said it must be electric park brake failing . Look how much over he was plus its a vauxhall.Also he was head of security for company. Luckilly no damage was done. Yunii Sent from my SM-G925F using Tapatalk

I do like the beautiful sunny weather we are getting here in North East Scotland!! Took the Volvo out for a drive which actually has functioning air conditioning (one of the few things that do work) and am now back home enjoying a chilled cider with some good tunes on the radio.

That was the 90s though, when you could still get a good service at a reasonable price.

No problems going straight to 3.10 Sent from my Wileyfox Swift using Tapatalk

@JMC17 u can go straight to v3.10 :)

Hi guys Just came across this thread. Question is my version is 3.6 do I have to update to 3.8 first or can I jump straight to 3.10? Car is focus 2014 with sync2 with the touch screen nav. Cheers

Do like being able to use the facilities of my previous employer to fix 2 punctures i found last night after i finished work.They didn't have anyone spare to do them so said my overalls are still here and i can diy. .

Oh apologies then, I thought I saw a max 25 psi sticker on it.

...rushes outside to try this! Cool!

Not to mention ships!! (MARPOL Annex 6 if anyone is interested) Technically a lot of ships already run on electricity - it's just generated by chuff-off big diesel engines Don't get me started on wind powered ships...Rule 12 (IRPCS) is a pain in the ar...mpit As for the original question about swapping diesel for petrol - sell the car and buy a petrol. Swapping the engine, whilst possible, is going to be far more difficult and expensive. You'd need to change so much (right down to the filler nozzle) that you would need a donor car anyway.

Thanks, I will bear that in mind

Thanks for your help. I'll investigate further and follow your advice on the sniff test.

I've just shipped out four Genuine 18" ST alloys with 225/35/18 Tyres fitted. There exactly 19kg each Length: 66cm Width: 66cm Height: 23cm cost me €19.75 each via tracked Courier from Ireland to the UK

Just handed it back. I would have gone down that line if Ford were going to be difficult about it. They had 3 missed opportunities to put the fault right. I think Ford were ok about it because I said I would except another new Ford model of similar spec. Was thinking about a Mondeo Vignale but it didn't have the nice looks of an Edge. Mondeo ST comes close (ish) imo

I also like my skip-find from yesterday, took it home last night but didn't switch it on until tonight. Didn't hold out much hope for it BUT it seems to be working! A wee bit tatty but it'll be fine for a wine cooler in the garage

If I ever need to reject a car I am coming to you for advice and help with letter writing! Although I hope you wouldn't charge me £50 per letter lol. I've written that before, it was actually to BT, worked a treat. I sent them a bill for letters I wrote and also for my time, I calculated that at my hourly rate at work. That letter was worded amazingly, it was written in a very easy to read fashion but left you in no confusion as to what you expected and why. You can tell you've done your research. It's a good result following an unarguably bitter experience. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

Scrap the above post. Found guide about changin the stereo so on my list of things to do. lol

No, you've just lost one of the caps. You don't have a locking nut. The standard nuts have a poorly designed cap that comes off quite easily. I've wrecked 3 personally and moved on to third party solid nuts.

I don't like almost T-boning a Skoda which pulled out onto a roundabout just as I was going round! The driver was looking right at me as well when he did it, so it wasn't even an accident. Fortunately the Rover has good brakes and a nice loud horn which he got a long blast of. Idiot!

Update on the RTI situation (without adding pre-conceived bias prior to legal proceedings)- Two counts of TWOC, Two counts of no licence, two counts of no insurance, two counts of leaving the scene of an accident, two counts of reckless driving and--- two counts of driving whilst over the prescribed drink/drive limit. One was already out on licence so has been instantly remanded. And all this before I even got on duty [emoji41]. Sent from my SM-G930F

Im liking that stereo! How much an how hard was it to fit? And wats details on it

extra photos so you can see where its stuck and what on as you can see along the top its tight as you like and then the bottom corners clips get stuck like that? any ideas ive gone back to the xtrons to see what they say as well

I love racing, yes I said it racing a Ford Mustang 5L, although I had no chance but it was a good try and redlining the Lexus and hearing the v6 purr Sent from my HTC 10 using Tapatalk

Added these heater knobs today. Looks like it's gonna be small mods for the moment, as I've to much going on this month. I've a stubby aerial and pedal covers coming soon, and all going well new cv boots and lower engine mount are going on this weekend 👍🏼

Don't do it, lol. Also this question gets asked a lot, hence the brief reply. It does have a re-circ valve, but you only normally need to replace those when they leak under increased boost pressure from tuning. Even then it won't be any louder. Leave the tsh tsh noises to the backward cap brigade. Induction noise is a better thing to be after imo.

I will never understand why French cars insist on having the spare wheel mounted to the undercarriage rather than a well in the boot, which is much easier to access and protects the tyre from being exposed to the elements.

Hi I had a similar problem with mine I managed to push the ISO block between the two air vents that gave me a bit more room but the head unit is a tight fit from what I can remember

door sensor is built into the main door latch & yes as long as car has not been in a smash a 2nd hand seat belt should be fine it's not a very difficult job easy diy(socket set,screw drivers) is all you should need

We have the same problem with our door sensor.

sorry mate can't remember just go over it one pass at a time until you think it looks good

ok cheers mate might give that a go as it looks good. can you remember how many coats you did?

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Hi Barry I used a can of tint spray just don't go too mad or you could go to dark also used led bulbs to give a brighter illumination

Freshly washed!