Forgive me, for I have sinned...

[War_Wagon]

Here I thought you were going to say you bought a 454 powered dually, or a 5.9L Grand Cherokee. Cough cough. CR-Z's are a neat choice, I really dig them. When they get a bit cheaper in a few years I will grab one at the auction for sure.

[user removed]

Modern ECUs have considerable memory capacity. Consider that when you modify any system in any way that could be construed by the manufacturer as a reason to deny any warranty claim. It could be stored in memory in the ECU.

I would not do anything that could cost you the warranty coverage you purchased with the car. My Fiesta with a salvage rebuilt title is still eligible for any recalls issued, but The ford warranty obligation vanished when my car went to a salvage auction, but then I paid a lot less for the car that it would have cost me with a warranty.

So far nothing that would have been covered by warranty with the single exception of a vapor recovery system CEL which was cleared and apparently corrected by cleaning and lubrication of the fuel filler mechanism (capless fuel filler).

regards
mech

[CigaR007]

So, I have had the car for a week now, and I am impressed by the way the handles and how it behaves. Still trying to find the best driving techniques to improve efficiency. My average for the week has been around 38 MPG or 6.1 litres/100km. Could be better, but it will improve over the next few tanks.

Decided to install my scangaugeII today, as I need to know what's really going on! Haha.

[ExDelayed]

I approve of this sin.

Edit: How you do drive it? All Eco, or do you change modes?

[Cobb]

If its like the gen 2 insight its going to take 10 thousand miles for it to break in and your mpg to take off. Right now you can do all the basic stuff, tire psi, part grill block and feeling the car out. The gen2 is real sensitive to the health of the starter battery. A weak, but still good testing starter battery can cause low assist and lower mpg.

[MetroMPG]

Kill switch kill switch!

Glad to hear you're enjoying the car.

[CigaR007]

Originally Posted by ExDelayed

I approve of this sin.

Edit: How you do drive it? All Eco, or do you change modes?

Been driving in Normal mode for the most part. Tried Econ a few times, as it is efficient on flat roads, especially with cruise control. Trying to stay away from Sport mode, for the time being..hehe.

I noticed that the coolant temperature is stable at 80 degrees celsius. I was expecting it to be in 87-90 range, like my Toyota Echo. That's good news, since I can get away with some grille blocking !

Went for a drive yesterday and managed about 4.8 L/100km. The drive was mostly on the highway (120 km) with cruise control locked at 95 km/h, in normal mode.



Scangauge is a bit off.

[CigaR007]

Forgot to add some pics !

I am surprised nobody has mentionned "This thread is worthless without pics" yet.. Haha







The front bumper is begging for a partial grille block on the bottom part. The middle of the front bumper is already blocked. Might even build some foam blocks and insert them where the optional fog lights would normally be installed.

[ExDelayed]

I was very close to buying that exact same car, but I ended up with black instead. I miss my factory wheels, but they will go on as soon as the snow falls.