smooth pull away without wheel spin.
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Good afternoon all, i have been driving the new car for a week now and on two occasions i have gone to nip into a good size gap not being stupid or anything but all i have got is wheel spin pulling away at 2000rpm... Now in the pug being n/a it was fine as there was no torque low down really but in the clio there is tonns of it.

Has anyone got some advice for nippy pullaways on boost which dont resolve in lots of wheel spin?

The only other turbo cars i have driven have been deisel, 4wd, traction control fwd or a 335 with the 7 speed box and stupidly wide 275 tyres which doesnt really wheel spin at all

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-Ford S-max Mk2 Ecoboost
-Rover 100 VVC #2 - track project

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Clutch and throttle control mate.
You'll get used to it.

Whats happened to the pug of doom?

If something is worth doing, it's worth doing half of.

It is in the car park awaiting its fait, i dont have the time or spair money to do the little jobs for mot, so probably going to scrap it unless somone wants it for £200 then its theres

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-Ford S-max Mk2 Ecoboost
-Rover 100 VVC #2 - track project

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whats wrong with it?

The pug?

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-Rover 100 VVC #2 - track project

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yes the pug

The pug needs cv boot, possibly back box and top mounts, the tappets/exhaust manifold are quite tappy as well. As i said no time or free money as i want to put my money and time into mini. Thus probably going to scrap it, i cant keep it anywhere as have no space otherwise i may have kept it for a track car.

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-Ford S-max Mk2 Ecoboost
-Rover 100 VVC #2 - track project

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i am interested if its cheap

I will give you a call tomorrow neil

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-Ford S-max Mk2 Ecoboost
-Rover 100 VVC #2 - track project

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Sensible shoes! If that does not work drill some holes in your right foot lol!

On 5th Sep, 2011 Vegard said:
I stand corrected. You should know

Got used to it now, though i have only done 3 quick pull aways now lol, the car has only seen 80 and that was by mistake overtaking down hill on the motorway, getting alot more mpg compared to the pug its lovely

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-Rover 100 VVC #2 - track project

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v.good, I said you would get hang of it. Now you've got a bit more power though don't catch tool-itis again lol.

If something is worth doing, it's worth doing half of.

I cba with it, since what happened i always stay bang on or just under the speed limit, it was a big wake up call got out of to many things. Loving the clio though so is melissa we have done a few trips to bristol averaging 50+ on the motorway at 70 where as the pug would just do that at 60 arround town currently is 38mpg but that will go up now were getting used to being off and on boost instead of always on boost being used to driving the pug where you needed some right foot to get it anywhere.

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-Ford S-max Mk2 Ecoboost
-Rover 100 VVC #2 - track project

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