FAO : IMELDA

[Marcos Maniac]

Imelda are you on line?

[Imelda]

Certainly am.

[Marcos Maniac]

Have you got a Manufacturers handbook handbook for the Mantis (cant find mine)

I need to know the weight of the car for manual calculation on handbrake test for MOT

[Imelda]

Sit tight. I'll go and have a look.

[Imelda]

Well, this being a Marcos handbook, it doesn't give the vehicle weight. It doesn't even give tyre pressures FFS . But in the technical specification it does quote power as 352bhp, and power to weight ratio as 296bhp per tonne.

Sooooo...... I reckon that gives a vehicle weight of 1189kg.

Sorry I can't be of more help than that....

[Marcos Maniac]

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Well, this being a Marcos handbook, it doesn't give the vehicle weight. It doesn't even give tyre pressures FFS . But in the technical specification it does quote power as 352bhp, and power to weight ratio as 296bhp per tonne.

Sooooo...... I reckon that gives a vehicle weight of 1189kg.

Sorry I can't be of more help than that....

Thanks Imelda

Hope that can be of use to them.

Tyre pressures for front (Bridgestone Potenza SO2) 26psi standard & 28psi for speed.

MOT round 2 now

[Imelda]

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Tyre pressures for front (Bridgestone Potenza SO2) 26psi standard & 28psi for speed.

MOT round 2 now

I've been running mine at 28psi aswell. Wear seems pretty even so I think we're about right. I did put them up to 30psi for a trackday though.

Good luck with the MOT (be a shame to see it go though). Let us know how you get on.

[Marcos Maniac]

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MOT round 2 now

Good luck with the MOT (be a shame to see it go though). Let us know how you get on.

I did chuckle when it failed yesterday - Handbrake (never use it), NSF tyre (ouch) and emissions.

Didnt put the purchaser off 1 bit

wonder if it might get stolen before midday tomorrow.

[Imelda]

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Didnt put the purchaser off 1 bit

Bugger.

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wonder if it might get stolen before midday tomorrow.

[Marcos Maniac]

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Didnt put the purchaser off 1 bit

Bugger.

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wonder if it might get stolen before midday tomorrow.

Anyone got an empty garage????????? £££££££££££££££££

[Marcos Maniac]

DAMN ITS PASSED

Took 11 emissions tests to get through


Two hours time and its no longer mine

[Imelda]

Bugger.

Your options are severely limited. May I suggest the 'inconsolable, broken shell of a man, a shadow of his former self' approach.

Maybe Mrs Maniac will change her mind if she wakes to find you uncontrollably sobbing to yourself in bed tonight. Then she'll let you buy a supercharged Mantis.

Or maybe not.....