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I'm sure a lot of people will have had experiences where an independent garage has said they are unable to repair a car and it has to go to the main dealer. From 2018, all car manufacturers will have to make all specific diagnostic and repair tools available to independent repair shops. http://blog.caranddriver.com/automakers-agree-to-fix-your-car-anywhere-in-right-to-repair-pledge/ http://web.archive.org/web/20160227035540/http://articles.sae.org/11690/ This has been a long time coming and should have been done long ago as manufacturer software has been available on torrents for years.

I agree with @shadow79 then. Time to take the box out and look at the clutch.

Does the reverse light come on when you select reverse?

I've just figured out how to get kodi on iPad without jailbreak. What are some good addons? Ideally, I want Motorsport, wrestling, music channels, movies. Live U.K. Tv would be an advantage

It's not about media scoops, it's about actual proven and quantifiable figures and that's what these electric motors are producing. They consistently outperform combustion engines. Yes, the vehicles computer will cut the power at a certain point to save the battery. If the battery goes below a certain point it will be fubar. If the system is designed correctly, you will have full power until it cuts out. A reserve can be added at lower power but it can harm the battery. It running out of electricity is the same problem as running out of petrol, nothing new, just scary because people haven't experienced it before. The latest Tesla only runs at 75%ish percent to prolong battery life. In the recent hurricanes in USA, tesla remotely upped the power to give people longer battery life and distance to escape the hurricane.

Electric motors produce power differently from a combustion engine. In a combustion engine, the torque builds up gradually, reaches a peak and tails off slightly. In an electric motor, you have instant 100% (almost) torque and horsepower as soon as the motor is rotating. This is why the teslas have insane 0-60 mph time, under 3 seconds, 2.6 or 2.7 you need to check yourself. Putting theory into it and using head over heart, electric off roaders do make sense. I am a die hard petrolhead but I'm slowly starting to come around to the idea of it. Adapt and survive. I still think this looks like the top gear electric car though, meccano and a few sheets of aluminum. They should have hired pininfarina or someone and at least made it look modern.

3,900 lbs apparently. 1769 kg in real money.

Looks like it's built from meccano

I can't even imagine what a home made wheel spacer would be like. Your wheel bearing would rattle apart. If you're that miserable, just draw what you want on a bit of paper and give it to one of the Bengali machine shops. At least you'll have something useable.

How to restore power to factory spec? Full factory spec rebuild. Waste of time if you ask me. If you're going to rebuild, throw some extra horses in there.

Ah @treks I wish it was simple as explaining it and people would get it

You need to check the knuckle joints on the steering column for play. Then jack the car up and check the steering arms where whey join onto the rack and the track rod end where it connects to the hub. If these are ok, look at the upper and lower wishbone bushings and ball joints. Should take a mechanic 5-10 minutes.

Watch some videos on YouTube. It's not so difficult but once you mix the resin you only have 10-15 minutes to work with it until it turns to jelly and starts to set. Less if it's hot. Once it starts to go like jelly you have to throw it. If you can work somewhere with ac it's better. You can buy the complete fiberglass kits cheap in most hardware shops. The fiberglass is like a cloth made of glass fibers. You cut it to shape, then sort of paint the resin into it with a brush. I'm working on a project with foam and filler at the today. Not difficult but you need patience and you may need to mix many small batches depending on temperature. If you can afford it, you can use carbon fiber but I'd recommend practicing with fiberglass first. Carbon fiber is too expensive to mess up.

You can build it up with expanding foam then shave it off to the shape you want then cover it with sheets of fiberglass. It's easy but time consuming. If you make a mess you can pick the foam off and start again.

If you're driving off road at night and need more light then they're useful. If you're using them on road, you don't need them and you're going to piss everyone off.

@Rahimdad what is the Iranian method?

If you want some rolling road time my friend has one and I can hook you up. You still didn't tell me what software you're using.....

Speaking of CVT, one time I bought a DAF 55 for fun. Cheap car, cost me £50. Wierd transmission setup. It did the same speed backwards as it did forwards. Trust me, going backwards at 60mph is more scary than fun. Ill see if I can dig out some pics of it.

Are you having issues with the gearbox at present? if not, maybe it's better to leave it alone. If it's not broken, don't fix it. If you need a contact for a transmission builder I can supply but first ask yourself if you need it.

I am not Muslim but I wish you Eid Mubarak and good blessings upon you and your family.

My personal opinion, you are all nuts. In my country, I was paying 65% tax on fuel, plus 20% vat on top of that. If you had a turbo car, that's 8 dirhams for a liter of super! Not to mention a packet of 20 cigarettes could cost you 50 dhs. You people don't know how blessed you are! But back to topic, everyone is pushing for electric cars now. How will that affect classic car owners? Will they get a bypass to keep classics alive?

Note - I do not condone law breaking (just for legality sake) You need to head the other direction. I.e. Not Dubai-abu Dhabi. I went to hatta a while back for exit. Proper late like, Im Talking 3-4 in the morning, no cars on the road. Once you see the donut marks in the middle of the road you know anything goes. Cross over into Oman and it's even more free. No need to show license, show British passport and ok maafi mushkil. Do you mind if I ask, which software are you using for tuning? And which method are you using to connect to your ECU? Bluetooth or wired?

Go to a shop, buy a valve tool and a tyre pressure gauge. 20-30 dhs. Watch some videos on YouTube to show you how to remove the valve and deflate and stick it back in again before the wheel goes flat. If your budget will stretch to it, buy a tyre inflator/compressor thing. If you can't afford a tyre inflator, buy a double barrel foot pump but be prepared to sweat. Driving on the road with deflated tyres will wreck the sidewall. Big bulges will come on the side of your tyre and it could blow out and throw you off the road. Off road, you want around 15 psi in your tyres, maybe more maybe less but try 15 first time and see how it goes. Too high pressure and your wheels will spin, too low and your tires might pop off the rim. Pop off is a pain in the ass, especially if you have no spare, no tools, no experience and are alone. I use the petrol method to seat beads but it you don't know what you're doing, you'll end up with a burnt out car in the desert and a long walk home. I still recommend going on one of the Carnity desert drives on a Friday for your first time. Go in with an open mind, be willing to learn and don't be cocky and you will pick the basics up quickly. I am into drifting and rally driving and I learned in no time at all because I accepted the fact I was a novice in the desert and didn't know anything but was willing to listen. @Gaurav and at @Rahimdad are pros at desert driving. They have many years below their belt doing this and didn't get to being marshals without reason so these are the guys to stick to. If you like chicken, @shadow79 will be your friend. Please bear in mind, I am not an off road expert. I am just trying to steer you in the right direction. If you head out into the desert alone with no experience, you'll end up walking to find a signal on your phone or hoping some hospitable local will come along and rescue you.

Chipcentric in Al Quoz are the ones to go to. Speak to Murat. He's a pro and he knows what he is doing and can advise what will work for your car. He's a real car guy too, has a Delta Integrale. I have been to their garage a few times and it is well set up. They are one of the few that have a dyno so they can actually set your car up properly rather than just guessing parameters and hoping for the best. When it comes to something like this, quality is more important than cost. It's better to pay for a proper job than to end up with smooth engine bores and a sump full of petrol which will eventually necessitate a full rebuild.

Carrera GT with tracks? Where do I pay?