Hi Pianoman,

1/ go to a tyre shop.

2/ you will have to get sat TV and the parabolic will have to be a large one if you tant the UK Sat´s on the south coast of Spain and Portugal as the foot print only just reaches there.

Doug...

 

ring make a case compressor that will do more than 80. i have the box here - Ring airomatic 12v dc 300psi 21 bar. Ring automotive, Leeds 0113 2767676. So ring Ring :lol:

if you only have 2 weeks forget spain & stick to france or you'll spend all of the 2 weeks driving :roll:

wherever you choose have fun

 

Although all the electronic gismos are put on these modern engines to ensure a clean and efficient cold start, they still do not perform best until fully up to temperature and all that cold start stuff is turned off. Depending on the enviroment you are driving in, this can take between 5 and 10 miles to happen.
I have noticed it takes about 8 miles for ours to get up to temperature and the thermostat to open, then you can feel everything working as it should.
I understand this is to prevent White Van Man from thrashing the engine when cold and causing premature wear. It is something that is being built into more engine management systems these days. Our Toyota car will not go above a certain RPM until the coolant temperature has reached 80 degrees.
Colin

 

Thanks guys,
All advice duly noted. Interesting stuff about the engine management.

Paul.