2 * 2.1 SD

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Re: 2 * 2.1 SD

Post by Dieselman » Sun Jan 25, 2015 6:30 pm

[quote="ciaran]

I quite regularly encounter the Luftwaffe happily pootling along motorways or dual carriageways at 10-15mph below the speed limit, but the moment anything starts to overtake them they either accelerate, or allow the other car to complete the manoeuvre then immediately overtake it, before settling back down to below the speed limit! Have seen this go on for miles sometimes.

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Re: 2 * 2.1 SD

Post by jonathan_dyane » Mon Jan 26, 2015 1:09 am

I usually pootle (now there's a technical term for you!) everywhere in my XM and rarely give it the beans and accordingly my exhaust gets well sooted up. Last week after I joined the motorway and moved into the middle lane to pass slower moving traffic a BMW driver (who I'd already annoyed by overtaking) tried to undertake me and cut in front of me. I floored the old girl and not only did I show him up I obliterated the motorway in a nice black cloud :)
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Re: 2 * 2.1 SD

Post by Ciaran » Mon Jan 26, 2015 10:21 am

Excellent Jonathan :D

I used to love doing that in my old 2.1 manual which had the fuelling turned up a fair bit. Probably a bit too much, it was more like 2.5 performance levels, and when floored it used to belch smoke like a train, quite satisfying to watch in the mirror Mr BMW / Audi disappear into the dark clouds, 'Eat my soot' has a certain ring to it :lol:

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Re: 2 * 2.1 SD

Post by russ92xmsed » Mon Jan 26, 2015 1:30 pm

Now there's a bumper sticker if ever there was one. :lol:
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Re: 2 * 2.1 SD

Post by Ciaran » Mon Jan 26, 2015 1:42 pm

This guy could do with one:

[youtube]gB0M1kPPFng[/youtube]

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Re: 2 * 2.1 SD

Post by White Exec » Mon Jan 26, 2015 5:58 pm

Our BX19RD used to produce just as much white smoke (on heavy throttle) when the head gasket went, and the engine was burning antifreeze.
I discovered that "stage smoke" was essentially the same stuff - vapourised ethylene glycol !

No sticker please, Russ - you'll get us all a bad name! :roll:
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Re: 2 * 2.1 SD

Post by russ92xmsed » Mon Jan 26, 2015 9:34 pm

Don't worry Chris, I have no intention! :lol:
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Re: 2 * 2.1 SD

Post by Dieselman » Mon Jan 26, 2015 10:05 pm

Ciaran wrote:This guy could do with one:

[youtube]gB0M1kPPFng[/youtube]

:lol:
A good, old English Electric producing what is known as clag.
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Re: 2 * 2.1 SD

Post by Ciaran » Tue Jan 27, 2015 9:46 am

Clag eh, I do love the fresh air in the morning! :D

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Re: 2 * 2.1 SD

Post by Ciaran » Tue Jan 27, 2015 9:47 am

russ92xmsed wrote:Don't worry Chris, I have no intention! :lol:
Awwwwwwwwwww! :x

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