TIFF

Well..........why

Ginge !

cause the brakes are pants they require harder pushing to stop


needs a little extra servo or more surface area on the pads perhaps

either way they wear quck and feel crap imo

thats the only issue after the worst one being seat adjustment

TIFF

Got ya

Ginge !

but enjoy, buy more NEW fords as the profit margins in brake pads, oils ect keep mine and DOO's other halfs and kids in new shoes


as you bought the diesel you tight fucker means it wille be nicks shoes rather than nike

TIFF

Ginge !

see buying a petrol theres spark plugs to buy and leads. the coil packs always die so we have a nice bit pf profit there

the diesels in the mondeos even use normal fucking oil


sell it and buy a galaxy , gearboxs, clutchs, master cylinders and the special wv oils requied

plus they eat brake pads and disks too

ya know ya wanna

TIFF

Ginge !

forgot to mention they eat drive shafts too and there 450 quid each

to do a clutch is gonna be 500 quid min too

and now ford have there winter sale on there never been a better time to buy one

DazC

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Ginge, stop trying to sell the man something he obviously doesn't want!

Are you sure the brakes are shit, and that they are not "over servo'd" like most other cars? My Transit doesn't have the sharpest of brakes but it is progressive response to the pedal.

Arn't the ST brakes 300mm discs as standard?

Ginge !

daz i think its there too under servo'ed tbh

and i also find the transit brakes shite and i always trigger the fuking ABS on em


the transit connect and the old shape focus tdci has the best feeling brakes

good job too as from next week ive got a transit connect to smoke about in


daz being a proper techy person and not a ford tech ( ) can you tell me ifyou have the 2push syndrome on the transit brakes

you push em 1once and it dont seem to brake well and then you lift off and push again and they work sharp

ive driven about 15 different transits, maybe more and i have found that on all of em

then when ya brake to sharp you get that grinding feel in the pedal


so tiff they not as bad a a transit

Rhys

Fook me Ginge is off agian

Ginge !

off

i talking the piss

the transit thing was a question whilst we was on the convo


there a cracking car for the cash ( of course i would say that )

TIFF

DazC

iTrader: (1)

It's because the vasy majority of other vehicles are over servo'd and the general public are used to this that people will think that they are under servo'd. My car has 315mm AP's, I really should get rid of the servo as it is over servo'd despite having a progressive pedal response.

The ABS is triggering because you're locking up a back wheel. Get some weight in the van and then see what happens.


Can't comment really. The last Focus I drove was about 5 years ago, and the only Connect on fleet here I have never driven. The driver complains it's shit slow though (we bought him the poverty spec engine).


Well I can't say I have noticed the difference in sharpness although my van's brakes have been getting sharper (it's only done 4k) just on the first press of the pedal. I have noticed the grinding feel through the pedal although I have only ever had it occour when cornering and having to brake at the same time. Due to this fact, I put it down to the ABS working on one wheel as the van leans over in the bend.

Ginge !

cheers daz

thought it was just me and NOBODY has ever had that complaint before,,,,,,, guess most van drivers dont care about how the van feels and just addapt there smaked arse driving to suit

TIFF

My van drives mint

Ginge !

you got a primastar though aint ya , thats got good brakes ( if a little sharp )

TIFF

I have a Vauxhall Viverio

Ginge !

aint that the same as the primastar and the renault traffic

DazC

iTrader: (1)

It IS a Renault Spastic.

I don't have any complaints about the way my van drives to be honest. I like it. It's a little lively to say the least in corners....

Dan

Very nice mate, and in the best colour too!

Ginge !

your blessed with a 130ps model then

the 90ps one we got no longer does 90mph

DazC

iTrader: (1)

Yes Ginge. It does go quite well. I have had it sideways quite a few times.

Ginge !