[Tom Liedl]

....and....we're there! yet more money to fork out for a warranty service!

[syecadelic]

Surely a diesel i30 would have been a more effective investment Tom ?
What sort of MPG are you getting?

[Tom Liedl]

get 39-41 avg over 360 miles a week.  car was a steal at £8000 new cos was an unclaimed demo, only 13 miles on clock. upto £9500 on finance, i couldnt let it pass, but i get ur meaning

[syecadelic]

get 39-41 avg over 360 miles a week.  car was a steal at £8000 new cos was an unclaimed demo, only 13 miles on clock. upto £9500 on finance, i couldnt let it pass, but i get ur meaning

Should even out after a couple years driving im sure with the saving you made from not buying a new Diesel. Nice bargain

[Dazzler]

A nice round figure Tom 

[Tom Liedl]

get 39-41 avg over 360 miles a week.  car was a steal at £8000 new cos was an unclaimed demo, only 13 miles on clock. upto £9500 on finance, i couldnt let it pass, but i get ur meaning

Should even out after a couple years driving im sure with the saving you made from buying a new Diesel. Nice bargain

mine is a petrol, just so we're sure

[Dazzler]

  Sye didn't word that very well did he.. What he meant was " at the price you paid for your petrol it was a big saving over a new Diesel, and the saving would cover a couple of years difference in fuel costs...

..or something along those lines 

[Tom Liedl]

i reckon so, it all evens out in the end.

[syecadelic]

Sye didn't word that very well did he.. What he meant was " at the price you paid for your petrol it was a big saving over a new Diesel, and the saving would cover a couple of years difference in fuel costs...

..or something along those lines 

Edited slightly, it's still early in the morning Dazz ,11am

[Tom Liedl]

i got the gyst of it

[syecadelic]

 

i got the gyst of it

[Tom Liedl]

i worked out my total fuel bill on the total miles and came back with 15.28p per mile fuel cost, which i personally dont think is bad at all.  i reckon the ecu could be remapped to do better but not by much, and with the outlay of the fitting of the chip at £300 ish is it worth it?  plus my warranty goes out the window if "they" find out.

[syecadelic]

i worked out my total fuel bill on the total miles and came back with 15.28p per mile fuel cost, which i personally dont think is bad at all.  i reckon the ecu could be remapped to do better but not by much, and with the outlay of the fitting of the chip at £300 ish is it worth it?  plus my warranty goes out the window if "they" find out.

Re-maps dont do much help for a petrol engine, compared to that of a diesel.. A map on the ECU is better than the chip, as its 'invisible' Remap on a petrol removes the limiter, and unless a turbo etc is fitted not worth it.
In RE: warranty, they can only tell if they compare maps of two cars the same engine side by side. (=

[Tom Liedl]

ur the shiznit, not like u say that it would make much difference. nice to know tho all the same

[syecadelic]

ur the shiznit, not like u say that it would make much difference. nice to know tho all the same

Just know from being into the tuning side if things, rather save you £300 of hard earned cash, than you give it some guy who isnt going to advise you.

Also keep away from induction kits if your trying to save fuel (= usual fuel saving steps, correct tyre inflation, plan journey, dont over rev , change gear between 2.5-3k revs, etc etc (=

[Tom Liedl]

definite good info. used to use bosche super 4 plugs back in the day and found them very good, are they still good stuff or is there a new market leader?

[eye30]

15.28p per mile fuel cost,

Buses/taxis are alot dearer but you don't have the convience.

eg a bus trip for 1 mile would set you back £3.00  Taxi circa £5.00

[Tom Liedl]

15.28p per mile fuel cost,

Buses/taxis are alot dearer but you don't have the convience.

eg a bus trip for 1 mile would set you back £3.00  Taxi circa £5.00

trains i sometimes use if the place i need to visit has no immediate parking or the combined fuel and parking is more than the train ticket, but the rest can do one!

[syecadelic]

definite good info. used to use bosche super 4 plugs back in the day and found them very good, are they still good stuff or is there a new market leader?

Not too sure about them myself, fired NGK's into the mx-5 when i first got it,  think the pair of those brands are good quality, so cant guarantee, our local dealer uses the NGK's and also the OEM set, suppose it depends on who wants what, or what car they go into

[Tom Liedl]

i know we're a lot further in car tech than ever but do the main OE parts do a good enough job from spark plug perspectives and if i can get a better burn with the same amount of fuel going in it may well increase my mpg, not by much but ebery saving helps

[syecadelic]

i know we're a lot further in car tech than ever but do the main OE parts do a good enough job from spark plug perspectives and if i can get a better burn with the same amount of fuel going in it may well increase my mpg, not by much but ebery saving helps

Are you wondering weather better quality spark plugs work to an optimum level with the OEM set up from manufacturers? Good question.. hmm
Id also recommend staying away from supermarket fuels, and use the likes of BP or even better the BP Ultimate etc

[Tom Liedl]

i tend to go with shell or bp, mainly cos they are near work and home. i wonder if "they" would cause havok if when getting the warranty 10,000 mile service done i ask them to put none issue plugs in? double hmmm

[syecadelic]

Really not sure, i wouldn't like to think so, depends how well you get on with your service manager, a cranky one could say it invalidates warranty putting non oem sparks in

[Tom Liedl]

roll on 4.5 years time - mods ahoy!

[syecadelic]

roll on 4.5 years time - mods ahoy!

I started early.. as soon as the car was bought, but the warranty hasnt been affected so far...

[Tom Liedl]

looking for some hyundai coupe 2005 17inch split spoke alloys cos the dealer is umming about whether third party alloys will invalidate the warranty

[syecadelic]

looking for some hyundai coupe 2005 17inch split spoke alloys cos the dealer is umming about whether third party alloys will invalidate the warranty

If they are Hyundai supplied the don't, hence wheels in the accessory brochure 
Reason of correct offset, bore, weights etc etc etc I think

[Tom Liedl]

something like that.  cheers for the all the info dude, thats enough for today 

[syecadelic]

something like that.  cheers for the all the info dude, thats enough for today 

haha, system overload? Think ive tired my knowledge out today

[Tom Liedl]

could probably go some more but pesky thing called a job had gotten in the way and needs to be wrapped up.  laters until next time