hello am quite new here,anyway am plannin on takin my s2 rst on a 2.5k mile trip round europe in april, the car is standerd and is in pretty good working order and is also my daily driver, basically am wantin to know if this is a good idea in an rst. apoligise if this is a stupid question but most ppl ive spoke to say that i will end up breakin down alot.

cheers chris

 

I think personally luck of the draw mate. I personally wouldnt trust mine to do that many miles (if its in a short period) even though ive had not much trouble with her. Make sure u do a service, check everything is all good with her b4 u go and might be worth getting it R.R set b4 you go. Worth taking some bits with ya too ie oil, coolent, bulbs silly things that could cause ya hassle if ya out driving especially at nite. Good luck with it if ya do

oh and breakdown cover europe

 

cant guarantee it will an cant guarantee it wont!!

take a spare fuel pump relay lol

 

i would trust my car to drive that far, i have already driven to germany in mine once and that was 900 miles, you should be fine as long as shes been running ok you have no reason to be worried.....................also , be prepared to be blown away by some of the german motors if your over that way, in fact if i was you id look into the driving habbits of the krouts quite well......

 

Hi

I also took my car to germany earlier in the year and it made it there and back under it's own steam - even with a damaged turbo (on the way back)
It was also my daily driver

Your best bet is just to prepare the car meticulously i think and think about if there are any parts which might be a bit tired. Maybe get it checked over and set up before you go?? then you should know it's running well and any probs might be picked up
Before i went to germany, I had considered how many miles the gearbox had done and had that in the back of my mind - forgot about the age of the turbo

Hope you have a great trip

 

Starturbo off here uses his as a daily driver. We used to travel near enough 900 miles a weekend home & back to Scotland every weekend for around 6 months before he switched jobs.

No probs with it: bar when we hit a brick & it crushed the exhaust

Just carry out the checks before as described, and take a supply of bulbs, fuel pump relay, and a few other bits & bobs that you may need in an emergency.

 

I would trust mine....but I would be mechanically sympathetic with it.

No launches etc....as the gearbox letting go would be the major concern

 

ive got two rs turbos, one is near standard and i do 600 miles a week in her and i trust her 100%
the other runs around 240bhp and i dont trust it for sh*t.
check all the hoses for perishing.
especially the ones going to the oil cooler and the one that goes from the turbo back into the block.
good luck mate

 

oh yeah,
heat wrap your down pipe and sarter motor as these dont like getting hot.
this will stop the starter actuator from seesing with heat and just clicking when you go to start the car.

 

cheers for the advice guys much appreciated

if i go ill lets yous know the my actual route and how i get on.

cheers

 

Hello mate.

Mine is a daily driver, and its got a lot more than 240hp lol. My theory on these cars, and any car to be honest - is that the more they are used, the more reliable it is. You tend to sort out any little problems with it. The cars that only get driven at weekends, tend to get worked on a lot too, and nothing ever settles. If u have a daily car, then ur more concerned about the state of the bushes, the wiring, the cooling system rather than how fast it is.

Cars that arent used a lot, break - its a fact of life. Things get seized up, condensation gets in, suspensin arms bind - the list goes on. Mine has been 100% spot on, apart from the summer just gone. That is becasue i fitted a totally custom turbo and intercooler. These items were not well thought out for a road car as they came, causing all sorts of problems. I'm now pretty confident that i have engineered some reliability in, and the last few months has again been trouble free. The car is booked on a crossing to Nurburgring in April, which qill be a real test - but as things stand, i'm very confident.