How Much Would It Cost Me To Drive To To Newcastle And Back?

[bothwell_buyer]

On the gear change mech, its pretty similar to the 4.1s. Over the years, having used wd40 and knowing its a lightweight penetrative oil, it also has a habit of being so thin it doesn't keep a film of the nylon surfaces. Yer good old vaseline (or grease) might last a wee while longer, but the newer silicon slippy stuffs interest me more for things plastic...and it seems to last a bit longer. Just a thought. I'm about to change number 1s gear change mech to a short shift to see if it improves my 2nd to 3rd change on the sprints...the existing mech is original and 15 years old after all....and the driver is just a bit older!

I agree that vaseline would make a longer term solution but the trouble is getting it in there without any stripping (of parts!). WD40 makes its way in OK. I think it is only a matter of reassuring the others that there is nothing seriously wrong.

WD40 instead of vaseline..... hmmmmmm

I'll try that tonight :wacko:

In fact, I'll try anything after Scotlands abysmal performance at the football!! :lol:

[Ravintow]

I am a little worried about going straight from 5th into reverse by accident though when I slow down! Is this possible?

My clunky gear change is making me a tad paranoid... :D

If you're serious, then when changing down from 5th, pull it into neutral, loosen your grip on the knob for half a second, then pull it gently down into 4th. The spring will guide it. On the contrary, normally you need to be quite brutal to put it in reverse.

First time out in our 4.3, my wife was impatient "I know everything" but kept stalling when pulling away - bunch of school run mums behind increased the stress level and the swearing. Eventually I managed to get to the lever and show her to pull it definitely over to the left - she'd been drifting it straight up into 3rd each time.

I was fairly serious I have had a few problems going from 2nd to 3rd and occasionally from neutral into reverse it just downright refuses to go! :censor:

I believe these are fairly common and well documented foibles with the Rav gearbox, at first I thought it was me being a bit of a 'tard, as I'd been driving a classic car for ages previously, but actually I'm not a bad driver and 3 months down the line, I'm now starting to think that my car might have the 'clunky gearbox' syndrome. It is still under a years extended warranty and I was wondering if this would be covered under the warranty.

I am going to ask my MOT examiner mate to have a drive of it to see if he thinks it is notchy, he drives loads of cars so he should be able to pick up on it. I might just be pre-empting it now - you know when you wind yourself up to something, so you subconciously make it happen? A bit like dipping your clutch!

...and here was me thinking it was just that 'Ravi' is begining to show his age with his clunky, 'sticking' gearbox! Frustrating isn't it? The box certainly seems to be very 'close' - even compared to my VW campervan, which is almost impossible to get into first, so I tend to always start in 2nd unless getting out of mud/sand etc. I'm wondering if 'faster' vehicles have 'closer' gear change boxes? (My old Land-Rovers, and my M.M Traveller's boxes were about 6" between gears!) There MUST be an 'answer' somewhere amongst this great band of mechanical experts! (could it be as simple as double declutching? "wassat?" she says - but on t'other hand if you're an ex clasic car owner you'll know, won't you?)

I'm not an ex classic car owner - I still have 'em! (hoarder). I too have vw camper vans (2) and a 63 rag top beetle! I just wanted something warm and easy to drive for the winter and after a lengthy process of elimination ended up at a Rav! One of the lovely useful guru's on here actually put up a pictorial 'how to' on alleviating some of the 'notchiness', which I may resort to, but as I have just bought it, I thought it might be worth giving the dealer a ring before I ruin my manicure...

Ooops, sorry M'lady (grovel grovel etc) - noo member an' all that. Most impressed! Quite right to 'let the dealer take the strain' afore ye start getting yer spanners out! (or do you have a MAN to do all that oily, nail-breaking stuff?) Most female classic car owners I know actually ENJOY getting under their 'pride and joy(s) - but there's always exceptions! RAVS are certainly warm (well, mine is -I'd say 'overwarm' - but then I'm used to draughty old Land-Rovers etc!)

I was joking! I do all my own (old car) work, including welding, rubbing down (ooer mister) spraying and swearing! I have built a 2110 twin carb engine for the bug and it does the 1/4 mile in 12 seconds if my bottom is up to it! What type of vw van do you have? I have a 63 split and an early bay project. :)

These new fangled cars are a little beyond me though, far too technical! Although WD40 spraying I can do. ;) I do have a man, but he doesn't er; 'do', apart from complain if that counts? :P

I do agree with you, they are 'overwarm', not getting in with more clothes on than your average pedestrian is still a novelty - halfway to work I have to turn my heating off as it burns my wrists! I love it! :lol2:

Wow! Now I really amimpressed! Agree with you fully about 'modern' cars (I gave up with Land-Rovers after my first Defender - couldn't 'fiddle' with it at all, and coukld hardly get into the engine bay!) I've got a '90 VW Crusader. I'd love something like a split-screen, but don't think they're really suited for today's traffic conditions (particularly the air-cooled ones) - but you're obviously the expert. You had many long journey problems? The Crusader is certainly extremely comfortable (even got blown air Calor gas c/h!) and the Transporter engine easy to work on. Must dig out my Bermuda shorts for my next trip in Ravi Shanar then!

[cruella]

I am a little worried about going straight from 5th into reverse by accident though when I slow down! Is this possible?

My clunky gear change is making me a tad paranoid... :D

If you're serious, then when changing down from 5th, pull it into neutral, loosen your grip on the knob for half a second, then pull it gently down into 4th. The spring will guide it. On the contrary, normally you need to be quite brutal to put it in reverse.

First time out in our 4.3, my wife was impatient "I know everything" but kept stalling when pulling away - bunch of school run mums behind increased the stress level and the swearing. Eventually I managed to get to the lever and show her to pull it definitely over to the left - she'd been drifting it straight up into 3rd each time.

I was fairly serious I have had a few problems going from 2nd to 3rd and occasionally from neutral into reverse it just downright refuses to go! :censor:

I believe these are fairly common and well documented foibles with the Rav gearbox, at first I thought it was me being a bit of a 'tard, as I'd been driving a classic car for ages previously, but actually I'm not a bad driver and 3 months down the line, I'm now starting to think that my car might have the 'clunky gearbox' syndrome. It is still under a years extended warranty and I was wondering if this would be covered under the warranty.

I am going to ask my MOT examiner mate to have a drive of it to see if he thinks it is notchy, he drives loads of cars so he should be able to pick up on it. I might just be pre-empting it now - you know when you wind yourself up to something, so you subconciously make it happen? A bit like dipping your clutch!

...and here was me thinking it was just that 'Ravi' is begining to show his age with his clunky, 'sticking' gearbox! Frustrating isn't it? The box certainly seems to be very 'close' - even compared to my VW campervan, which is almost impossible to get into first, so I tend to always start in 2nd unless getting out of mud/sand etc. I'm wondering if 'faster' vehicles have 'closer' gear change boxes? (My old Land-Rovers, and my M.M Traveller's boxes were about 6" between gears!) There MUST be an 'answer' somewhere amongst this great band of mechanical experts! (could it be as simple as double declutching? "wassat?" she says - but on t'other hand if you're an ex clasic car owner you'll know, won't you?)

I'm not an ex classic car owner - I still have 'em! (hoarder). I too have vw camper vans (2) and a 63 rag top beetle! I just wanted something warm and easy to drive for the winter and after a lengthy process of elimination ended up at a Rav! One of the lovely useful guru's on here actually put up a pictorial 'how to' on alleviating some of the 'notchiness', which I may resort to, but as I have just bought it, I thought it might be worth giving the dealer a ring before I ruin my manicure...

Ooops, sorry M'lady (grovel grovel etc) - noo member an' all that. Most impressed! Quite right to 'let the dealer take the strain' afore ye start getting yer spanners out! (or do you have a MAN to do all that oily, nail-breaking stuff?) Most female classic car owners I know actually ENJOY getting under their 'pride and joy(s) - but there's always exceptions! RAVS are certainly warm (well, mine is -I'd say 'overwarm' - but then I'm used to draughty old Land-Rovers etc!)

I was joking! I do all my own (old car) work, including welding, rubbing down (ooer mister) spraying and swearing! I have built a 2110 twin carb engine for the bug and it does the 1/4 mile in 12 seconds if my bottom is up to it! What type of vw van do you have? I have a 63 split and an early bay project. :)

These new fangled cars are a little beyond me though, far too technical! Although WD40 spraying I can do. ;) I do have a man, but he doesn't er; 'do', apart from complain if that counts? :P

I do agree with you, they are 'overwarm', not getting in with more clothes on than your average pedestrian is still a novelty - halfway to work I have to turn my heating off as it burns my wrists! I love it! :lol2:

Wow! Now I really amimpressed! Agree with you fully about 'modern' cars (I gave up with Land-Rovers after my first Defender - couldn't 'fiddle' with it at all, and coukld hardly get into the engine bay!) I've got a '90 VW Crusader. I'd love something like a split-screen, but don't think they're really suited for today's traffic conditions (particularly the air-cooled ones) - but you're obviously the expert. You had many long journey problems? The Crusader is certainly extremely comfortable (even got blown air Calor gas c/h!) and the Transporter engine easy to work on. Must dig out my Bermuda shorts for my next trip in Ravi Shanar then!

Is that a Type 25 or a Type 4? I don't really have long journey problems with the olds, other than they lack modern comforts such as power steering etc - and the vbrations get to you after a while. My splitty is quite heavily modified as well, disk brakes all round, irs and a big(ish) engine. Both of the buses have blown air heating, the splitty being a microbus and the early bay having a full camping interior with a pop top. When the bay is done I am going to sell the splitty and use the money to get a life! To be honest, they are less user friendly on short journeys in the 'burbs - all those speed humps and stopping and starting. Also, they don't heat up quickly and heat is very important to me - did I mention that?

[chatman]

Sorry I've seemed to have lost track of this thread......

Where were you going again????

If it's any consultation..I filled up last Monday morning, and after 360 miles, the fuel gauge has just gone into the last quarter on the gauge...

[Ravintow]

I am a little worried about going straight from 5th into reverse by accident though when I slow down! Is this possible?

My clunky gear change is making me a tad paranoid... :D

If you're serious, then when changing down from 5th, pull it into neutral, loosen your grip on the knob for half a second, then pull it gently down into 4th. The spring will guide it. On the contrary, normally you need to be quite brutal to put it in reverse.

First time out in our 4.3, my wife was impatient "I know everything" but kept stalling when pulling away - bunch of school run mums behind increased the stress level and the swearing. Eventually I managed to get to the lever and show her to pull it definitely over to the left - she'd been drifting it straight up into 3rd each time.

I was fairly serious I have had a few problems going from 2nd to 3rd and occasionally from neutral into reverse it just downright refuses to go! :censor:

I believe these are fairly common and well documented foibles with the Rav gearbox, at first I thought it was me being a bit of a 'tard, as I'd been driving a classic car for ages previously, but actually I'm not a bad driver and 3 months down the line, I'm now starting to think that my car might have the 'clunky gearbox' syndrome. It is still under a years extended warranty and I was wondering if this would be covered under the warranty.

I am going to ask my MOT examiner mate to have a drive of it to see if he thinks it is notchy, he drives loads of cars so he should be able to pick up on it. I might just be pre-empting it now - you know when you wind yourself up to something, so you subconciously make it happen? A bit like dipping your clutch!

...and here was me thinking it was just that 'Ravi' is begining to show his age with his clunky, 'sticking' gearbox! Frustrating isn't it? The box certainly seems to be very 'close' - even compared to my VW campervan, which is almost impossible to get into first, so I tend to always start in 2nd unless getting out of mud/sand etc. I'm wondering if 'faster' vehicles have 'closer' gear change boxes? (My old Land-Rovers, and my M.M Traveller's boxes were about 6" between gears!) There MUST be an 'answer' somewhere amongst this great band of mechanical experts! (could it be as simple as double declutching? "wassat?" she says - but on t'other hand if you're an ex clasic car owner you'll know, won't you?)

I'm not an ex classic car owner - I still have 'em! (hoarder). I too have vw camper vans (2) and a 63 rag top beetle! I just wanted something warm and easy to drive for the winter and after a lengthy process of elimination ended up at a Rav! One of the lovely useful guru's on here actually put up a pictorial 'how to' on alleviating some of the 'notchiness', which I may resort to, but as I have just bought it, I thought it might be worth giving the dealer a ring before I ruin my manicure...

Ooops, sorry M'lady (grovel grovel etc) - noo member an' all that. Most impressed! Quite right to 'let the dealer take the strain' afore ye start getting yer spanners out! (or do you have a MAN to do all that oily, nail-breaking stuff?) Most female classic car owners I know actually ENJOY getting under their 'pride and joy(s) - but there's always exceptions! RAVS are certainly warm (well, mine is -I'd say 'overwarm' - but then I'm used to draughty old Land-Rovers etc!)

I was joking! I do all my own (old car) work, including welding, rubbing down (ooer mister) spraying and swearing! I have built a 2110 twin carb engine for the bug and it does the 1/4 mile in 12 seconds if my bottom is up to it! What type of vw van do you have? I have a 63 split and an early bay project. :)

These new fangled cars are a little beyond me though, far too technical! Although WD40 spraying I can do. ;) I do have a man, but he doesn't er; 'do', apart from complain if that counts? :P

I do agree with you, they are 'overwarm', not getting in with more clothes on than your average pedestrian is still a novelty - halfway to work I have to turn my heating off as it burns my wrists! I love it! :lol2:

Wow! Now I really amimpressed! Agree with you fully about 'modern' cars (I gave up with Land-Rovers after my first Defender - couldn't 'fiddle' with it at all, and coukld hardly get into the engine bay!) I've got a '90 VW Crusader. I'd love something like a split-screen, but don't think they're really suited for today's traffic conditions (particularly the air-cooled ones) - but you're obviously the expert. You had many long journey problems? The Crusader is certainly extremely comfortable (even got blown air Calor gas c/h!) and the Transporter engine easy to work on. Must dig out my Bermuda shorts for my next trip in Ravi Shanar then!

Is that a Type 25 or a Type 4? I don't really have long journey problems with the olds, other than they lack modern comforts such as power steering etc - and the vbrations get to you after a while. My splitty is quite heavily modified as well, disk brakes all round, irs and a big(ish) engine. Both of the buses have blown air heating, the splitty being a microbus and the early bay having a full camping interior with a pop top. When the bay is done I am going to sell the splitty and use the money to get a life! To be honest, they are less user friendly on short journeys in the 'burbs - all those speed humps and stopping and starting. Also, they don't heat up quickly and heat is very important to me - did I mention that?

T25. ...sounds like you're not a 'purist' then? I can't understand these people who forego all the 'modern' comfort/safety adaptations to their classic vehicles (Morris Minor folk are the same - I was 'severely chastised' by my local club (Lincs) for DARING to fit halagon lamps into my Traveler's headlights! If you've ever driven in rural Lincs you'll know all about the dense fog and the deep dykes on the narrow,twisting roads - so I said a LOT of rude words - and left! Seems both of yours are nicely fitted out. My German friend collects VW buses (he's got 9 would you believe?) - and regularly brings them all over when he visits his second home here in Orkney, which I guess says a lot for both his enthusiasm and the reliability/robustness of his vehicles. I've never dared ask him about the fuel costs, but your prospective trips to Geordieland I guess would fade into insignificance compared to those journeys! I'm sure they don't take kindly to speed humps (but then neither did my Landies, and poor old Doris-the-Morris...) On t'other hand, I've seen videos of Ausies doing off-road stuff with their buses that would make yer average Landie shiver with fright! - special suspension perhaps, or 'Roo rear legs transplants? Yehah And yes, you DID mention that heat was very important to you!

[bothwell_buyer]

I managed Bristol to Glasgow in my landrover in 2 days! And a sprint up to Perth was completed at the dizzy speeds of 40mph.

Talking of Newcastle, I did a Glasgow - Newcastle run some months ago, which cost me just short of a full tank.

[Ravintow]

I managed Bristol to Glasgow in my landrover in 2 days! And a sprint up to Perth was completed at the dizzy speeds of 40mph.

Talking of Newcastle, I did a Glasgow - Newcastle run some months ago, which cost me just short of a full tank.

Yeah - buit don't you enjoy the scenery at that sort of speed? (and feel absolutely impregnable.) I sometimes feel I'm driving a biscuit tin when I'm hurtling along in Ravi Shankar, and wondering what might be the result if a tractor suddenly appears out of a roadside gate (or white-vanman out of a sleepy-looking side road)...I've had 3 'serious' prangs like that in Landies, and in each case have had only minor damage to the vehicle - and none to myself. Makes yer wonder...'Arrive alive' etc -even if you are 2 days late for that important assignation! I used to do West London to Skegness on a full tank regularly - it really does depend on the force of your right foot!

[bothwell_buyer]

I managed Bristol to Glasgow in my landrover in 2 days! And a sprint up to Perth was completed at the dizzy speeds of 40mph.

Talking of Newcastle, I did a Glasgow - Newcastle run some months ago, which cost me just short of a full tank.

Yeah - buit don't you enjoy the scenery at that sort of speed? (and feel absolutely impregnable.) I sometimes feel I'm driving a biscuit tin when I'm hurtling along in Ravi Shankar, and wondering what might be the result if a tractor suddenly appears out of a roadside gate (or white-vanman out of a sleepy-looking side road)...I've had 3 'serious' prangs like that in Landies, and in each case have had only minor damage to the vehicle - and none to myself. Makes yer wonder...'Arrive alive' etc -even if you are 2 days late for that important assignation! I used to do West London to Skegness on a full tank regularly - it really does depend on the force of your right foot!

For the first part of the adventure to Perth, I'd selected the wrong ratio and hurtled up at 25mph....only to find the right ratio for 40mph after 15 miles of cars passing, giving me filthy looks! Just cos it was the M80 doesn't mean you HAVE to travel at 70mph! Certainly had plenty of time to look at the scenery tho And yes - the LR doubles as a bulldozer :D

I found that on the way to Newcastle, the roads are littered with polis; speed camera vans; and roadside cameras for speeding - so Cruella - if you do drive, then watch the speeds.

[cruella]

I managed Bristol to Glasgow in my landrover in 2 days! And a sprint up to Perth was completed at the dizzy speeds of 40mph.

Talking of Newcastle, I did a Glasgow - Newcastle run some months ago, which cost me just short of a full tank.

Yeah - buit don't you enjoy the scenery at that sort of speed? (and feel absolutely impregnable.) I sometimes feel I'm driving a biscuit tin when I'm hurtling along in Ravi Shankar, and wondering what might be the result if a tractor suddenly appears out of a roadside gate (or white-vanman out of a sleepy-looking side road)...I've had 3 'serious' prangs like that in Landies, and in each case have had only minor damage to the vehicle - and none to myself. Makes yer wonder...'Arrive alive' etc -even if you are 2 days late for that important assignation! I used to do West London to Skegness on a full tank regularly - it really does depend on the force of your right foot!

For the first part of the adventure to Perth, I'd selected the wrong ratio and hurtled up at 25mph....only to find the right ratio for 40mph after 15 miles of cars passing, giving me filthy looks! Just cos it was the M80 doesn't mean you HAVE to travel at 70mph! Certainly had plenty of time to look at the scenery tho And yes - the LR doubles as a bulldozer :D

I found that on the way to Newcastle, the roads are littered with polis; speed camera vans; and roadside cameras for speeding - so Cruella - if you do drive, then watch the speeds.

I know what you mean - down here, apart from at the Pod, seldom am I confronted with a long straight piece of road. But, at Ma's, there is that very handy bit of A69/A689, just at the end of the track to our farm! :D Blimey, the number of times I've been feeling the power of her auto range rover big jobbie (which after the vdubs just slicks down the road like cream over a strawberry ;) ) and then looked at the speedo - These modern cars go very fast without any effort don't they? Note to self: Must remember the wrath of Ma is much worse than the full weight of the law!

[three5]

Note to self: Must remember the wrath of Ma is much worse than the full weight of the law!

Hmmmm! - I had one like that as well. She never learnt to drive but that was no reason to avoid commenting on the abilities of others. On the other hand, you only get one in life so.............. :!Removed!:

[Hoovie]

I found that on the way to Newcastle, the roads are littered with polis; speed camera vans; and roadside cameras for speeding - so Cruella - if you do drive, then watch the speeds.

is that from Glasgow to Newcastle?   If so, Local Hero, it was not me driving your car the other week in the North-East  

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