Wanderer
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Had the QP for a year now, put 7k miles on it, not as many as I thought I would, seeing as I always planned it to be a DD, and I have no other car...
Anyway, car was a DD too for the Top Bod at Three Ireland, then exported to NI and weekend car for a year or two, when I bought it. As soon as I did I had two coil packs go (on drive back home after I bought it), then transmission failure, (clutch position sensor), then engine speed sensor failed, total no-start in North Strand Dublin, caused a traffic incident.
Since then, perfect, touch wood, used every day, 13-15 mpg round town, 22-24 mpg on a trip, have eeked out 34 on m-way but that was just deliberate old biddy driving on flat bits.
Done major 100k service (at Indy), replaced TPMS ECU, got aluminium pedal (proper Maser ones), new battery, spent about 2k max.
Still got driver door window to sort, replaced almost everything in there but still doesn't work properly, had a petrol smell yesterday that worried me, gone today.
Odd thing, handbrake works properly now, never touched it, and here are a few things I would like peoples opinions on;
1. Sometimes in morning brake pedal is rock hard, like all vacuum has leaked out.
2. Sometimes it remembers I last selected sport mode, others it doesn't - any logic to it?
3. Pressing button for Normal over Auto takes ages to respond, why?
So far so good, Marios checked clutch last year can't remember how much was on it (32%?), dunno if that meant worn or left. Clutch was replaced 98k (first one according to service full service history) I took it to Marios on 103k so I hope that means I've got a fair bit left. Showing no signs of wear anyway. 109k now.
All in all the perfect reasonably inexpensive exotic car daily drive I reckon.
Anyway, car was a DD too for the Top Bod at Three Ireland, then exported to NI and weekend car for a year or two, when I bought it. As soon as I did I had two coil packs go (on drive back home after I bought it), then transmission failure, (clutch position sensor), then engine speed sensor failed, total no-start in North Strand Dublin, caused a traffic incident.
Since then, perfect, touch wood, used every day, 13-15 mpg round town, 22-24 mpg on a trip, have eeked out 34 on m-way but that was just deliberate old biddy driving on flat bits.
Done major 100k service (at Indy), replaced TPMS ECU, got aluminium pedal (proper Maser ones), new battery, spent about 2k max.
Still got driver door window to sort, replaced almost everything in there but still doesn't work properly, had a petrol smell yesterday that worried me, gone today.
Odd thing, handbrake works properly now, never touched it, and here are a few things I would like peoples opinions on;
1. Sometimes in morning brake pedal is rock hard, like all vacuum has leaked out.
2. Sometimes it remembers I last selected sport mode, others it doesn't - any logic to it?
3. Pressing button for Normal over Auto takes ages to respond, why?
So far so good, Marios checked clutch last year can't remember how much was on it (32%?), dunno if that meant worn or left. Clutch was replaced 98k (first one according to service full service history) I took it to Marios on 103k so I hope that means I've got a fair bit left. Showing no signs of wear anyway. 109k now.
All in all the perfect reasonably inexpensive exotic car daily drive I reckon.