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Westerley · Apr 12th, 2007, 02:37 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by CBCooper (original)

Except for the colours, we have two identical R56 MCS' in the family, both delivered on the same day, mechanically these are two completely different cars. Agreed no two cars are the same, but i expect in this day and age that the mechanical tolerances of the engine's manufacture to be very close and not to have one engine that purr's everyday and the other sounding like a Massey Ferguson Tractor when it feels like it.

CB

What did your dealer have to say about this? How do they explain that one does it and one doesn't?

Mine has done this only once about a week ago. It was a really warm day, started it up and it sounded like a bag of spanners. Hasn't done it again since.

Apr 12th, 2007, 02:37 PM	#93
Westerley What's the speed of dark? Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Nottinghamshire Local Time: 06:47 AM Posts: 132 Offline	Quote: Originally Posted by CBCooper (original) Except for the colours, we have two identical R56 MCS' in the family, both delivered on the same day, mechanically these are two completely different cars. Agreed no two cars are the same, but i expect in this day and age that the mechanical tolerances of the engine's manufacture to be very close and not to have one engine that purr's everyday and the other sounding like a Massey Ferguson Tractor when it feels like it. CB What did your dealer have to say about this? How do they explain that one does it and one doesn't? Mine has done this only once about a week ago. It was a really warm day, started it up and it sounded like a bag of spanners. Hasn't done it again since.