19-03-2015, 12:20 PM
So, been a while since this was updated. Insurance renewal due today... £350 which is more than I was expecting (and more than last year, and the GTi6!?) but can't find it cheaper so meh, it's gotta be paid.
Also done a few more distance drives in it lately, which if I'm honest haven't gone well but that's due to the home situation annoyingly. However, despite spending several hours on cruise at 70mph in one of the flattest places in the UK the mpg still hasn't hit 60 average...genuinely don't understand this, it's the smallest capacity turbo diesel I've owned, sure be getting better mpg than a 1.9 180bhp Golf or a 130bhp 2.0 306...
Have also been looking at remaps for a bit more power and hopefully mpg, but it seems no-one wants to do a DPF friendly map (remotely at a reasonable price anyway) so that's also out.
So next on the list is brakes, they're shite tbh (although stop dead when the EBA kicks in under emergency conditions!?), and have had a judder since I got it, and squeal like hell which is embarrassing round town. Looks as though someones done half a job and replaced just the pads on top of rubbish discs which has just ruined the pads now anyway...why people do half a job of brakes I'll never know! Soooo, next question is what to go for, Pagid pads and discs come out at £90, genuine Ford ones come out at £110. They're only 278mm but the discs are expensive for some reason, guess that's why weren't replaced first time round. But are there any better makes to go for? I want something good for fast road that actually works cold as well, these ones don't work much at all for the first couple of junctions on a cold morning which isn't ideal.
Also done a few more distance drives in it lately, which if I'm honest haven't gone well but that's due to the home situation annoyingly. However, despite spending several hours on cruise at 70mph in one of the flattest places in the UK the mpg still hasn't hit 60 average...genuinely don't understand this, it's the smallest capacity turbo diesel I've owned, sure be getting better mpg than a 1.9 180bhp Golf or a 130bhp 2.0 306...
Have also been looking at remaps for a bit more power and hopefully mpg, but it seems no-one wants to do a DPF friendly map (remotely at a reasonable price anyway) so that's also out.
So next on the list is brakes, they're shite tbh (although stop dead when the EBA kicks in under emergency conditions!?), and have had a judder since I got it, and squeal like hell which is embarrassing round town. Looks as though someones done half a job and replaced just the pads on top of rubbish discs which has just ruined the pads now anyway...why people do half a job of brakes I'll never know! Soooo, next question is what to go for, Pagid pads and discs come out at £90, genuine Ford ones come out at £110. They're only 278mm but the discs are expensive for some reason, guess that's why weren't replaced first time round. But are there any better makes to go for? I want something good for fast road that actually works cold as well, these ones don't work much at all for the first couple of junctions on a cold morning which isn't ideal.