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Offline Firm

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Re: What did you do to your car today?
« Reply #8360 on: February 22, 2018, 01:03:27 pm »
Quote from: Blueprint on February 22, 2018, 01:00:02 pm
Chaos, may I suggest leasing a base model diesel XE Jag for the next three years? Give time for the EV market to ramp up. The diesel will excell at your long commute. I only got 103 km out of an eGolf this winter, and that's with moderate urban highway use and warm parking during the day!

The little kitty fits your Alpha - SAAB "Euro yet different" tastes IMHO. A neighbor bought a base one, black on black. From my experience with the larger XF 2.0d, you should be able to get the lighter car in the fives on highway trips (my Golf TDI would go down to 4.1).

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Re: What did you do to your car today?
« Reply #8361 on: February 22, 2018, 01:15:31 pm »
Quote from: Blueprint on February 22, 2018, 01:00:02 pm
Chaos, may I suggest leasing a base model diesel XE Jag for the next three years? Give time for the EV market to ramp up. The diesel will excell at your long commute. I only got 103 km out of an eGolf this winter, and that's with moderate urban highway use and warm parking during the day!

The little kitty fits your Alpha - SAAB "Euro yet different" tastes IMHO. A neighbor bought a base one, black on black. From my experience with the larger XF 2.0d, you should be able to get the lighter car in the fives on highway trips (my Golf TDI would go down to 4.1).

thanks for the suggestion, but no the Jag is not on my radar. It is pretty, but also expensive.

We have a very short commute, under 50km round trip from the suburbs to downtown-ish Ottawa. Volt would work for that, as would many hybrids. I love diesels, but it would make no sense right now to get in a lease for one. I barely drive long distance as it is.

Replaced the map sensor on the Saab, running better now, will see how the fuel/oil consumption is over the next little while.

Oh, and it is Alfa, not Alpha. Tisk tisk  :P
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Re: What did you do to your car today?
« Reply #8362 on: February 22, 2018, 01:49:43 pm »
In no way would I consider 25 km one way a "very short commute".
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Re: What did you do to your car today?
« Reply #8363 on: February 22, 2018, 01:51:53 pm »
Quote from: OliverD on February 22, 2018, 01:49:43 pm
In no way would I consider 25 km one way a "very short commute".

How is that not a short commute??
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Re: What did you do to your car today?
« Reply #8364 on: February 22, 2018, 01:52:58 pm »
Quote from: OliverD on February 22, 2018, 01:49:43 pm
In no way would I consider 25 km one way a "very short commute".
coming from nearly Manotick to downtown Ottawa, yeah it is. Toronto peeps have it worse, and Americans even more so.

20km is nothing to go from suburbs to downtown
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Re: What did you do to your car today?
« Reply #8365 on: February 22, 2018, 01:54:50 pm »
Quote from: OliverD on February 22, 2018, 01:49:43 pm
In no way would I consider 25 km one way a "very short commute".

I agree. I would consider that average.  Currently, that's round trip for my wife.  That's why she takes the van.
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Re: What did you do to your car today?
« Reply #8366 on: February 22, 2018, 01:55:32 pm »
If someone says they have a "very short commute" I'm thinking it's like 5-10 minutes, tops. Doesn't matter where they live.
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Re: What did you do to your car today?
« Reply #8367 on: February 22, 2018, 02:29:12 pm »
Mine is about 15 minutes or 10kms. I'd consider it short.
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Re: What did you do to your car today?
« Reply #8368 on: February 22, 2018, 02:57:41 pm »
I'd kill for a 25km commute :(
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Re: What did you do to your car today?
« Reply #8369 on: February 22, 2018, 03:53:15 pm »
Mine was 9km to my parking spot.

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Re: What did you do to your car today?
« Reply #8370 on: February 23, 2018, 11:20:16 am »
Quote from: Firm on February 18, 2018, 07:33:35 pm
The bigger clip goes inside the hollow piston (the wider end) and the middle part of it clips over the edge of the pad.

I am not sure about the smaller clip though.

Those calipers do look almost identical to 3rd gen f-body units, which are also shared with S10s (all of them I think...)

Heard back from the vendor. Small clip is not required.
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Re: What did you do to your car today?
« Reply #8371 on: February 23, 2018, 12:57:58 pm »
started the bimmer.

real quad exhausts (notice the 4 water droplets..., for some reason it made me happy).  haven't started this car in like 2 months.  still can't drive around in it as i don't have winter tire anymore, but left it running for 10 minutes or so to let the engine oil flow around.

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Re: What did you do to your car today?
« Reply #8372 on: February 23, 2018, 02:22:59 pm »
Quote from: aquadorhj on February 23, 2018, 12:57:58 pm
started the bimmer.

real quad exhausts (notice the 4 water droplets..., for some reason it made me happy).  haven't started this car in like 2 months.  still can't drive around in it as i don't have winter tire anymore, but left it running for 10 minutes or so to let the engine oil flow around.

Can't ? or Won't  Forget where you are.  Any snow left?
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Re: What did you do to your car today?
« Reply #8373 on: February 23, 2018, 03:48:13 pm »
same, was going to go get the Alfa out of the barn today actually, then freezing rain

nope, still waiting
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Re: What did you do to your car today?
« Reply #8374 on: February 25, 2018, 06:45:38 pm »
 Filled my truck with gas today . Doubled it's value. :-[
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Re: What did you do to your car today?
« Reply #8375 on: February 25, 2018, 08:18:07 pm »
I am just happy the Saab is no longer getting 20l/100km. Yes, that is no typo. Back down to the 10s...thank you Meili.
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Re: What did you do to your car today?
« Reply #8376 on: February 25, 2018, 08:23:48 pm »


before



Not done yet. Once there was drums now there are discs. Still needs brake lines and master cylinder hooked up. Sadly the stock wheels don't fit anymore.
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Re: What did you do to your car today?
« Reply #8377 on: February 25, 2018, 08:30:57 pm »
So nice.   :skid:
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Re: What did you do to your car today?
« Reply #8378 on: February 25, 2018, 11:39:43 pm »
Great upgrade!
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Re: What did you do to your car today?
« Reply #8379 on: February 26, 2018, 12:56:07 am »
Quote from: Blueprint on February 22, 2018, 01:00:02 pm
Chaos, may I suggest leasing a base model diesel XE Jag for the next three years? Give time for the EV market to ramp up. The diesel will excell at your long commute. I only got 103 km out of an eGolf this winter, and that's with moderate urban highway use and warm parking during the day!

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The EV market is a pipe dream...

https://blog.caranddriver.com/automakers-plan-to-invest-in-the-future-but-which-one/


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