cruising

  1. Cruising along then....BANG!!

    Hi guys was on the M1 yesterday cruising with air con on as was a very hot day, pulled into the inside lane and went over a dip in the road and BANG!!! pulled over as needed fuel as half expected bumper to be hanging off. pulled in and heard a twang when turning the wheel. Phoned recovery...
  2. Motorway cruising?

    Does anyone know what its like to drive a Seat Ibiza 1.8 20VT FR/ Cupra on the motorway for long journeys? Does it feel noisy/ rattly/ bumpy/ unrefined or is it comfortable relaxing? The reason I ask is because small cars tend to have that unrefined feel to them when travelling at higher...
  3. RossIBIZATDI

    Help - Noise coming from front left brakes when cruising

    Hi All, My front left brake has developed an annoying scraping / squeaking sound. Some times it's scraping like metal against metal. It alternates between scraping and squeaking and turning the streering wheel seems to change the sound but not in any definite way, like sometimes it will...
  4. Kogi

    Surging effect when cruising on static revs

    Guys, I have recently remapped my engine with OBDTuning software and installed an open filter from Simota, the guys from my tuning workshop believe that it should gain around 225HP to my LeonFR (2005). Now I have an interesting problem, turbo surging when surfing on static revs, pay...
  5. Cruising speed handling

    I've had my Tdi sport pd130 for just over a week now and I've noticed that it seems to follow the grain on the road when I'm at cruising speed (70-90mph) on the duel carriage/motor way. It feels like the effect you get if you put wheels on the front of the car that are too wide and when there...
  6. ALTEA DUDE

    cruising nowhere...

    Having just done 700 miles in a few days, my cruise control is getting worse and worse and either stops working in the middle of a journey or wont work at all. The only way to sort both scenarios is by restarting the car. Was there a post about this before? Will be pushing my dealer for a new...
  7. Optimal cruising speed

    Hello chaps, My first post, and I ran a few wee searches but I couldn't come up with anything. I'm driving from North London to the arse end on nowhere in Wales on Wednesday, and I wondered if anyone knows what the optimum cruising speed for a Leon Cupra is (180bhp) in terms of getting the...
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