Would you remap a lease vehicle?

Telecaster · 12 Feb 2016 at 23:22

My work van is dog slow thanks to some eco garbage engine, it's lease is up in 12 months but it's doing my head in, it's ok so long as you can keep it wound up but if you have to drop down to 55 when a wagon pulls out, for instance, then you have to pull in behind it to let all other cars past because it's flatter than a witches tit and takes forever to get back up to warp speed.

It's a 14 plate Transit Connect LWB that's done 71k miles, 1.6 95bhp, I think a remap will take it up to about 130-140 ish.

The_Abyss · 12 Feb 2016 at 23:23

Telecaster · 12 Feb 2016 at 23:25

The_Abyss said:
No.

But, but, but... it's really depressing

Gaygle · 12 Feb 2016 at 23:27

The_Abyss said:
No.

paradigm · 12 Feb 2016 at 23:29

Does anyone do a plug in "tuning box" for it?

Removable, undetectable...

Jono8 · 12 Feb 2016 at 23:30

Telecaster said:
But, but, but... it's really depressing

It's a long wheel base transit. It is going to be depressing whatever you do to it.

Windle · 12 Feb 2016 at 23:46

Jono8 said:
It's a long wheel base transit. It is going to be depressing whatever you do to it.

Transit connect though I.e. Postman pat van.

Still depressing

acemastr · 12 Feb 2016 at 23:48

Is this a diesel? you'd never ever ever see those gains in a petrol.

Leave it alone and drive it within its limits

Scania · 13 Feb 2016 at 03:37

I often find I out drag those Transit type things on motorway hills, despite my rather paltry 10bhp/ton!

- I do see where your coming from OP!

In answer to your question though, no,don't mess with it, your asking for trouble doing that.

A radical suggestion would be to use the outside lane on motorways, hgv's can't.

[TW]Fox · 13 Feb 2016 at 08:11

Would you get some phat alloys for a Hertz rental?

Diagro · 13 Feb 2016 at 08:27

Get a tuning box from DTUK.

That's your best bet and you can take it off when lease is up and transfer it to new car..

Rybo89 · 13 Feb 2016 at 08:31

[TW]Fox;29168893 said:
Would you get some phat alloys for a Hertz rental?

Ghetto Fox.

Telecaster · 13 Feb 2016 at 08:50

I think they remap it via the OBD port so undectectable anyway. I've driven one that's been done and it's like a totally different van.

Tinders · 13 Feb 2016 at 09:06

By all accounts the ford diesels start to get a bit unreliable as the mileage creeps up, the usual, turbo,injector,dmf,dpf issues, so i'd say no!

Teknobry · 13 Feb 2016 at 09:23

it needs doing. get it done.

Dav4 · 13 Feb 2016 at 12:00

Having been looking around on various Forums about remap's as I'm going to get my ST done soon I find it shocking seeing so many threads from people asking about remap's on leased or company cars :eek:

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I find it hard faced that people would tamper with something they basically don't own.
Seems like the majority of these people don't want to tell the insurance either which is basically like driving round uninsured as they would void the insurance in the case of a crash as most remap's are easily traceable

[TW]Fox · 13 Feb 2016 at 12:10

If you want to mod a vehicle, buy one. Then its yours and you can do what you like with it.

Telecaster · 13 Feb 2016 at 13:53

I don't have anywhere to keep one so not really an option.

Anyway, after some reading it seems they remove loads of stuff for remapping this engine, like the EGR, DPF and a few other things that make it not worthwhile. TBH the gains aren't great so it's a bit disappointing all round.

Diagro · 13 Feb 2016 at 15:57

Dav4 said:
Having been looking around on various Forums about remap's as I'm going to get my ST done soon I find it shocking seeing so many threads from people asking about remap's on leased or company cars .
I find it hard faced that people would tamper with something they basically don't own.
Seems like the majority of these people don't want to tell the insurance either which is basically like driving round uninsured as they would void the insurance in the case of a crash as most remap's are easily traceable

Unless you use a DTUK box.

Diagro · 13 Feb 2016 at 15:58

Telecaster said:
I don't have anywhere to keep one so not really an option.

Anyway, after some reading it seems they remove loads of stuff for remapping this engine, like the EGR, DPF and a few other things that make it not worthwhile. TBH the gains aren't great so it's a bit disappointing all round.

Use a DTUK box....