Nah not really a lot of BM owners seem to be ditching the run flats and putting some mousse in the boot for emergencies.
J.
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Nah not really a lot of BM owners seem to be ditching the run flats and putting some mousse in the boot for emergencies.
J.
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The Alpina coupe does look nicealthough it's 0-62mph onn 6.9 secs
I stand corrected. Not bad considering I read the review a few weeks ago. The 3 series has really grown on me of late and the Alpina ticks alot of boxes.
My TTs remains on order and is due Sept/October but I have the option of declining if I change my mind after having lived with the reduced dimensions of the TT for a period of time.
(my deposit was transferred to my CTC for the TT as a regular customer)
The forums are an excellent source of info but we do all have to be careful we don't become too biased purely based on ownership there are a lot of really good other brands out there equally as good as our currently owned vehicles
I'm 6'2" (and not slim either...) and can get in and out of the TT a hell of a lot easier than the Z4 coupe!
Well said! I definately agree.
Although having not owned an Audi for 14months I might not be the best person to comment especially as I've just bought the wife a new merc today.
J.
Thats a huge clanger on Alpinas part isnt it!!
Remove the runflat tyres but dont put a spare in!! I almost cant quite believe it!
Does your car have a hollow under the boot liner for a spare or do you have a dirty great wheel kicking around in the boot?
I don't think it's a "clanger", because they're not alone in this practice.
My brother's Punto doesn't have runflats, but he doesn't have a spare wheel either.
He has the mousse/compressor option too.
I dare say it *must* work fine, I'm just not comfy with it, so I have taken the option of losing a bit of boot space and sticking a normal alloy/tyre in there instead.
No big deal, I hardly ever use the boot, and it's only a small alloy anyway.
For every old-fashioned/worried/paranoid owner like me, there's probably 10 that are quite happy with the mousse/compressor.
I misread the post. I wrote it thinking there was no provision for a flat tyre!!
That'll teach me to read as.net whilst talking on the phone.
That'll teach me to read as.net whilst talking on the phone.
I currently drive a Grande Punto Sporting and that doesnt come with run-flats or a spare either.
Rich
Rich
My old Clio 182 had no spare or space saver because the exhaust ran down the centre , it did have a can of "get me home " spray , but no compressor! thank god i never had to find out how it worked!
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Good god, that would be a clanger...
There is a cubby hole in the boot of my coupe thats big enough for a battery and tool kit...
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new honda civics dont have spares either, they go for the foam option too. Isnt it still a legal requirement to have a spare?? Have they re-written that law yet??
Maybe I shouldn't be so paranoid about the mousse/compressor.
It's just that the procedure looks complicated.
This is (roughly) the palavour.
Insert mousse connection A into compressor hose B.
Connect compressor hose C into wheel valve.
Switch on compressor until mousse bottle empty.
Drive at approx 30mph for one mile.
Stop the car and inflate the tyre to reduced pressure xx psi.
Drive at no more than xx mph for xx miles.
Honestly, I'd rather just whack a smaller alloy on and sort the proper wheel out later!
It's a proper wheel and tyre I've got, so I can go as fast as I want for as far as I want, albeit with the car sitting at a slightly weird angle (16" alloy, instead of 19" )
It's just that the procedure looks complicated.
This is (roughly) the palavour.
Insert mousse connection A into compressor hose B.
Connect compressor hose C into wheel valve.
Switch on compressor until mousse bottle empty.
Drive at approx 30mph for one mile.
Stop the car and inflate the tyre to reduced pressure xx psi.
Drive at no more than xx mph for xx miles.
Honestly, I'd rather just whack a smaller alloy on and sort the proper wheel out later!
It's a proper wheel and tyre I've got, so I can go as fast as I want for as far as I want, albeit with the car sitting at a slightly weird angle (16" alloy, instead of 19" )
It's never been a legal requirement to have a spare, it used to be that if you had a spare then it had to be legal but I think now it only has to be legal if you decide to use it!
J.
J.
Did a quick google:
MOT tester's manual.
This inspection applies to Tyres fitted to the road wheels only. The vehicle presenter should be informed when it is noticed that there is a defective tyre on a spare wheel.
MOT tester's manual.
This inspection applies to Tyres fitted to the road wheels only. The vehicle presenter should be informed when it is noticed that there is a defective tyre on a spare wheel.
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I had an 8L S3, and currently have a A3 3.2Q with DSG. When I bought the A3, the new S3 hadn't been release yet, and I was a bit gutted when it was anounced. But I'm a total convert to DSG.
For me, a car has to have four seats on paper (company car allowance rules), all-wheel drive and an autobox (ideally DSG). So the TT-S ticks all the boxes, and the only comparable Porsche would be a Carrera 4S - way expensive!
You do see quite a number of Mk1 TTs on the road, but Mk2s are still quite rare in my experience, and I drive a lot of miles.
Cheers
Dan
For me, a car has to have four seats on paper (company car allowance rules), all-wheel drive and an autobox (ideally DSG). So the TT-S ticks all the boxes, and the only comparable Porsche would be a Carrera 4S - way expensive!
You do see quite a number of Mk1 TTs on the road, but Mk2s are still quite rare in my experience, and I drive a lot of miles.
Cheers
Dan
