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QP5- 20inch wheels & noise

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6/12/2008 18:32:39  
 

Posts: 9
Since: 3/11/2008
Status: offline 		I had a test drive today in a QP Sport GT.  It was very quiet in general: a real "woosh" mobile.  However, there was a hollow whistling noise that I couldn't quite fathom, it was the predominant noise at 40-50 mph on reasonable roads.  The salesman suggested that it was the 20" sports wheels - is that bourne out by anyone's experience out there?

It is an auto with paddle shift, a great drive.  Does anyone know if the auto has a lock up in 3rd gear onwards (some autoboxes do to remove the torque converter slip)?
Thanks in advance for your comments

Paul
7/12/2008 4:05:14  
 

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Since: 29/1/2007
Status: offline 		they can suffer from road noise, but I've never noticed anything in particular that would be considered obtrusive, unless you are on a concrete road (like the bit on the M1 just outside leeds) then generally they are very quiet. never noticed any hollow whitling on mine ever... the road noise is generally a low frequency done noise.

Mines a duo select, so cannot comment on the box and locking feature.

good luck with the purchase
7/12/2008 12:07:22  

Posts: 397
Since: 16/10/2008
Region: UAE/MiddleEast
Status: offline 		Check which brand of tyre the car was running perhaps, also are they matching all round?
8/12/2008 4:14:54  
 

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Since: 3/11/2008
Status: offline 		Thanks for your thoughts.  It's most probably tyre noise, and noticable (but not intrusive) because there's not much other noise.  Since the test drive, I have listened carefully to my current car, and there is much more engine, wind and passing traffic noise in the mix.  The QP was so serene at these loitering speeds - fabulous.
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