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"Horses for courses" and all that!!airhead wrote:OH the full story with the NCT centre was that I told both the person booking the car in in reception that it was ful time 4wd and I told the tester when he took the keys from me. He brought it through all the tests, but on the rolling road, he only tested the front axle and took the van off before the test was complete. I know this cause I watched the test being conducted. Anyway I tested my VC to see if it was damaged, which it was, and rang the NCT centre, who outrightly denied that the van was conducted in this manner cause the tester denied doing it and the computer system didnt show results from the rolling road (but this is because the test was not completed and in the end they used a decelerometer). So they wanted me to get a mechanics report to prove that they damaged it (which would cost me a fortune) and I know Id en up just having to take them to court. So feck that. I called my insurance company and they said that they should be able to pay out for the damage and recoup the expenses from the NCTs insurance, without me losing my no claims bonus.
Simon Baxter wrote:Andy syncro-nutz wrote:Here'a thought!
The most undeniable truth! Death! You eather are or arent deed! So VC or decoupler! You eather do or dont. How simple is that?
Have you been drinking?
I think there must be some sort of language barrier here as your not making much sense!
Normally, it's McGill I can't understand, but thats when I talk to him, but yours is written in text, and I must to admit to wonder, "what the f**k is he on about?!"
and I am sure Ian will give him as good when he is about.... syncropaddy wrote:A little story on 4wd ........
I have 3 cars sitting on my drive way. A 170 BHP TDi Passat, a 130 TDi 4motion Passat and a 300 SE Merc. I live high up in the Wicklow mountains south of Dublin. We experience some of the worst roads and weather in the country. I cover 60,000 miles a year and have done for nearly 30 years and the only time I could do with 4wd is when we get 6 inches of snow or more which does not happen too often - unfortunately!!
Someone on this forum said that theirs (T25) would be dangerous in the wet if it wasnt 4wd!! What absolute rubbish!! That means that ALL 2wd T25s are dangerous in the wet !!!!!!!!
If you know how to drive properly, and within reasonable legal limits, you can go just as far, just as quickly, just as safely with 2wd as with 4wd. If anyone does not believe me get your a*** over here and Ill prove it to you on the roads around here.
On a vehicle as slow as a T25 Syncro on normal roads, I doubt if it ever kicks into 4wd unless on a seriously greasy roundabout or snow and ice perhaps. You might like to think it goes into 4wd but ask yourself this - how do you know and could you proove it does if you had to? Yeah you have all had that experience where if you didnt have four wheel drive you would have had a crash, but did the 4wd engage? Can you proove it did? It takes time for the VC to allow engagement and its most likely that you are well past the stuff you thought you would need 4wd for in the first place. The only way I can tell the 4wd kicks in on my son's 4motion is by way of a dash light and you really need to be giving it the welly.......
4wd for towing and off road is certainly the job and if you do a lot of both in addition to a large amount of normal road miles then a decoupler is a good idea with a VC. If you cover a lot of road miles and a bit of agressive off road then I agree with Russel - get a decoupler with a solid shaft.
Then of course there is this...... if you want to buy a 'sport VC' and a decoupler then go and buy one of each and it will keep your 'happy juices' flowing and its something to talk about in the pub. Remember neither will break the laws of physics and if your tyres are shoite then whats the point cuz you wheels will be spinning anyway !!!
Oh and thax for your agrement on it