Bought a new Aygo and having some questions

[Guest]

1 hour ago, haelewyn said:

Park gear was not fitted on MMT too, so I've read.

The MMT has a normal handbrake (which some people call a parking brake), plus you can leave it in gear which has a similar effect to the P position on a conventional automatic. Remember the MMT is NOT an automatic gearbox, it's the same manual gearbox but with electronically controlled actuators for the clutch and gear selector.

[haelewyn]

Robotic system... I have read a bit about it but I bought a manual. For many reasons I stick to manual.

[haelewyn]

Can anybody give an idea about how many revs it would do at 100 - 120 km / h in 5th gear ?

Did the failing exhausts from the first series get fixed or are these exhausts still failing every 2-3 years ?
Perhaps more often in city and small distance usage...

[Wiz201]

On 10/29/2021 at 4:34 AM, haelewyn said:

Can anybody give an idea about how many revs it would do at 100 - 120 km / h in 5th gear ?

Did the failing exhausts from the first series get fixed or are these exhausts still failing every 2-3 years ?
Perhaps more often in city and small distance usage...

mine does between 3.5 to 4 rpm at motorway speeds in top gear

[Guest]

1 hour ago, Wiz201 said:

mine does between 3.5 to 4 rpm at motorway speeds in top gear

Same here, 3500rpm at 60mph (100kph) and 4000rpm at an indicated 75mph (c. 120kph).

[haelewyn]

Thanks... found some movies confirming that.
Only i was not sure they were in 5th gear there.

[haelewyn]

Started using the car and, although I had an idea about the high bite of the clutch... Damn ! This is VERY high. About one millimeter from complete release, it grabs.

Not sure if I will ask the dealer if this is normal or to check it. I guess that is what it should be ?

 

Installed an ultragauge and funny, but that shows a different speed compared to the analog speedometer.

I guess we all know the analog instrument is exaggerating the speed a bit for many reasons but the digital info on the obd seems to give the exact speed. 

I am using the ultragauge to know the engine temperature. Didn't go higher than half eighties numbers.. 84 - 86 °C. 

Wont be having an overheated engine soon, I guess. 

Heats up rather fast though.  🙂

[Cyker]

Hmm... the high clutch biting point was deffo a thing in the original Aygos; I'm surprised they still haven't fixed it as it's one of the most numerous complaints I see about them! (That and the rain water leaks, but I think that has improved in newer models)

 

[haelewyn]

Yes, on my brand new aygo, it's still like that. Last series to be delivered at this dealer's place. He can't order new ones any more.

I wonder if this thing is fixable by myself, if there is any real adjustment possible.

[Guest]

13 hours ago, haelewyn said:

Installed an ultragauge and funny, but that shows a different speed compared to the analog speedometer.

I guess we all know the analog instrument is exaggerating the speed a bit for many reasons but the digital info on the obd seems to give the exact speed. 

That's expected, under EU (UN?) rules the speedo must never under-read and is allowed to over-read by up to 10%, so most manufacturers calibrate the speedo to over-read by around 5% on standard size new tyres.

The only true measure of the vehicle speed is GPS as even the OBD is affected by tyre diameter since it's calculated using the ABS sensors.

[haelewyn]

Yeah.. was planning to match or check it with GPS measurement but didn't manage to do so already.

[haelewyn]

Checked it... Obd and GPS speed is about the same. Just both have different refresh times. Difficult to compare.