August 2010
Hi folks, just sold a car on ebay for £1750. Had the usual suspects messaging me saying "cancel the auction now and I'll give you cash" and words to that effect. The auction description said in no uncertain terms "PAYPAL ONLY" and people with no paypal account were unable to bid. The winner now says he won't use paypal as he has "been scammed" before. I think he wants to turn up with cash, find fault with the car and offer less. Am I paranoid? My instinct is to refuse and re-list. Ta. Read more
Hi all, I'm looking to fit winter tyres to my Z4 this year, I've settled on the Vredestein Wintrac Xtremes but can't decide between the two speed ratings. The car normally wears V rated tyres, but I can get the winter tyres in H rating for less money and I have a feeling that the compound may be softer and grippier.
Can anyone confirm one way or the other which one would be better? My insurers state that I can fit whichever ones I want.... Read more
Your correct I have just found some winter tyres for my car rated at 210kmh mind you 120 is quite fast eough for me.German law starts to get complicated because they take into account the weather at the time.Just thinking about winter tyres makes me shiver.
I am regularly passed, as I drive home from work along the A14 towards Suffolk, by a motorcyclist who peels off onto the A14 heading towards Norfolk. Riding a big silver fully fared tourer with matching panniers, he travels serenely along at the legal limit wearing a white full face helmet with a blue and white chequered band around its base, reflective over jacket with blue and white chequered band around the waistline and dark leather trousers and boots. As he approaches he looks like a police motorcyclist. I am convinced he is just a commuter as there is no other sign such as aerial, siren, radio etc; fitted . Has anyone else seen him? Is it legal to 'pose' as a policeman? Any comments? Read more
I haven't commuted along the A14 for over 4 years since I reitred so I wonder whether the 'policeman' is still plodding along on his Deauville.
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As in the letter to the Daily Telegraph Sat past re insuring a car for a son who NEEDS a car
HJ said it would be OK for the parents to insure in their name with the son as a named driver... Read more
HJ is correct but not all insurance companies will see it that way,a young person making a claim on a car at or around a Unversity town they attend or on the route to a place of work then the insurance company starts to smell a rat and may ask a client to prove they are the main driver something that is not as easy as one thinks.So I would say both points of view have pluses and minuses.
The car does not have to insured by the owner it has to be insured by the registered keeper a big difference .
I have been advised by the MOT tester that both my daughters rear brake hoses are perishing on her 1990 1.6 auto. I thought I would do this myself as have replaced many hoses in past on front brakes, but the access to these ones seems impossible because of the rear torque tube type suspension. The pipe to flex connection is right above the torque tube so I could just about get a brake nut spanner on the pipe nut but there was no way I could turn it. Even if I got it off I could not see me getting it refitted at all.
Is there some trick to improving access - if I jack the body up without the wheels? all help appreciated
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Axle stands get the car up high enough and slide under & on a 20yr old car might be seized so mole grips to remove and you may need to replace the brake pipe so be ready for this.
One of the screen wash jets on my Cleo is blocked and despite numerous attempts to unblock it remains stubbornly unresponsive. I've checked all of the water pipes connected to the jet and they are OK. There doesn't seem to be an easy way to remove the jet nozzle with a view to possibly replacing it. Any suggestions would be much appreciated. Read more
I nick a needle out of SWMBO's sewing box. A pin will also do.
I have an August 03 model and currently have Goodyear Excellence tyres allround; size 225/55 ZR16 Speed rating 95W. These tyres have been on the car since I bought it in June 2009, and they now need replacing.
Is this the best tyre for this car or are there suitable alternatives? Read more
Continentall or michelin
As a rule i go for michelin or good year if im planning on keeping it go for the best you can afford,Cheap tyres are just a waste of time on big cars like this.
Quick question...
Does anybody think that brake pads / discs from the dealer are superior to branded parts such as mintex / ferodo etc.... Read more
There is no possibility your mates 'Mintex' were counterfeit pads? There are such things and not always obvious from their appearance.
I know that attempts to overturn speeding convictions on the grounds of "infringement of human rights" etc have generally failed, but has anyone ever successfully subsequently sued on the grounds that some speed cameras deliberately discriminate between different classes of road users?
To my (non-legal) mind, where motorists have been caught approaching speed cameras and the police have relied solely on front number plates for vehicle identification, the motorist has grounds to file for discrimination on the grounds that they have been singled out from and treated differently to another class of road user; namely motor cyclists i.e. that by relying solely on front number plates for identification, a motor cyclist could not have been caught.... Read more
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thanks chaps my misgivings were unfounded. I took the cash and there were no problems. Having read your advice over paypal I wouldn't attempt to use it for payment on a car.