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From: D Walford on 13 May 2010 05:58 On 13/05/2010 8:59 AM, Dan--- wrote: > Well its covered close to 2000k's now and so far so good the mrs has got use > to the foot operated park brake and keyless and push button start system and > filling it up with that dirty brown like a duck to water. > > No faults or rattles or squeaks or any other odd noises to report its still > a bit early to report on the fuel economy until the engine is completely > broken in but so far its crapped on the Territory in the fuel economy > department. :-) > > The mrs is happy and the nagging has simmered down and we have almost > forgotten about the Territory. > > A happy house hold keeps my sanity almost in check. :-) LOL, SWMBO doesn't mind the Forester but actually preferred her Impreza which was more of a drivers car, it was my idea to trade it as it wasn't very practical or suited to our cleaning business. If the Santa Fe is anything like the Forester it will take a few more klms before the engine frees up, our Forester has done a bit over 5000klms and compared to when it was new the engine feels smoother and has more power. Daryl
From: Milton on 13 May 2010 06:18 "Noddy" <me(a)home.com> wrote in message news:4beb4a48$0$67492$c30e37c6(a)exi-reader.telstra.net... > > "Dan---" <hsvtourer(a)hsv.co.uk.com.au> wrote in message > news:4beb32e9$0$8799$c3e8da3(a)news.astraweb.com... > >> Well its covered close to 2000k's now and so far so good the mrs has got >> use to the foot operated park brake and keyless and push button start >> system and filling it up with that dirty brown like a duck to water. >> >> No faults or rattles or squeaks or any other odd noises to report its >> still a bit early to report on the fuel economy until the engine is >> completely broken in but so far its crapped on the Territory in the fuel >> economy department. :-) >> >> The mrs is happy and the nagging has simmered down and we have almost >> forgotten about the Territory. > > Like, that'd be hard :) > > Glad to hear it's going well. Called into my local dealer the other day > and there's a 10-12 week wait on a new Highlander now, so we're going to > worry about it in six month's time after the house is finished and we've > moved. By then we might get lucky and be able to pick up a slightly used > one rather than a brand newy. > >> A happy house hold keeps my sanity almost in check. :-) > > Lol :) > > -- > Regards, > Noddy. Here you go, bargain. Hyundai Highlander IX35 Turbo Diesel, beaut vehicle. http://www.nmg.com.au/specials-hyundai-nundah.php?page=detail&sessionid=52D217B13A1143CA8A7EDF88AF8D7C79&resultsessid=52D217B13A1143CA8A7EDF88AF8D7C79&ucnid=3998280 Regards Milton
From: Dan--- on 13 May 2010 07:03 "D Walford" <dwalford(a)internode.on.net> wrote in message news:4bebcd54$0$8769$c3e8da3(a)news.astraweb.com... > On 13/05/2010 8:59 AM, Dan--- wrote: >> >> A happy house hold keeps my sanity almost in check. :-) > > LOL, SWMBO doesn't mind the Forester but actually preferred her Impreza > which was more of a drivers car, it was my idea to trade it as it wasn't > very practical or suited to our cleaning business. > If the Santa Fe is anything like the Forester it will take a few more klms > before the engine frees up, our Forester has done a bit over 5000klms and > compared to when it was new the engine feels smoother and has more power. Yeah usually diesels take a little bit longer to free up I remember Mack trucks had a saying the engine isn't fully run in until you have hit 100,000 k's. Luckily cars don't take as long. :-) But I must say the engine in the Sante Fe is a cracker for its size 2.2 litre and over 400 nm of torque. 10 years ago could only dream about such figures from an oiler. --- Regards Dan.
From: D Walford on 13 May 2010 07:37 On 13/05/2010 9:03 PM, Dan--- wrote: > "D Walford"<dwalford(a)internode.on.net> wrote in message > news:4bebcd54$0$8769$c3e8da3(a)news.astraweb.com... >> On 13/05/2010 8:59 AM, Dan--- wrote: > >>> >>> A happy house hold keeps my sanity almost in check. :-) >> >> LOL, SWMBO doesn't mind the Forester but actually preferred her Impreza >> which was more of a drivers car, it was my idea to trade it as it wasn't >> very practical or suited to our cleaning business. >> If the Santa Fe is anything like the Forester it will take a few more klms >> before the engine frees up, our Forester has done a bit over 5000klms and >> compared to when it was new the engine feels smoother and has more power. > > Yeah usually diesels take a little bit longer to free up I remember Mack > trucks had a saying the engine isn't fully run in until you have hit 100,000 > k's. > > Luckily cars don't take as long. :-) > But I must say the engine in the Sante Fe is a cracker for its size 2.2 > litre and over 400 nm of torque. 10 years ago could only dream about such > figures from an oiler. They must be running a lot more boost than the TD in my Hilux to get those numbers. The TD Hilux is averaging under 9.0lts/100klm which shits all over the average 12.5lts/100klm I used to get from the 3.4lt V6. Daryl Daryl
From: Noddy on 13 May 2010 07:38
"Milton" <millame23(a)yahoo.com> wrote in message news:4bebd211$0$27813$c3e8da3(a)news.astraweb.com... > Here you go, bargain. Hyundai Highlander IX35 Turbo Diesel, beaut vehicle. > > http://www.nmg.com.au/specials-hyundai-nundah.php?page=detail&sessionid=52D217B13A1143CA8A7EDF88AF8D7C79&resultsessid=52D217B13A1143CA8A7EDF88AF8D7C79&ucnid=3998280 Um, we were talking about *Santa Fe's* Woger, you fuckwit. -- Regards, Noddy. |