March 2013
I recently had prior to my last renewal insurance with Adrian Flux, who were great. Friendly, helpful and professional, no problems., I have this year changed to Fluxdirect and have received the WORST service imaginable, rude and arrogant staff that even called me a liar when I tried to change details with them. All they wanted to do was requote the policy to get extra cash out of me, would not let me cancel without extra fees, demanded and re-demanded documention at the start of the policy despite having provided it on 3 separate occasions and are now starting to play the same silly games mid way through the policy. I am joining all the forums to warn fellow enthusiasts who love their motors and who are genuinely honest consumers of these extremely expensive policies, DO NOT USE FLUXDIRECT. THEY WILL COST YOU TIME AND MONEY, you may also loose your patience and possibly your sanity. Has any one else had similar experiences with them? I dont appear to be the only one peeps. Are these con artists really related to Adrian Flux ltd?. Read more
"To get the additional information and place the order just visit our website..."
I can't find a reference for the website and I'm desperate to get a Uzbekistan passport - for entirely legitimate reasons, you understand. Maybe I should just e-mail that nice Mr Richard Drake.... Read more
But it's cold in Poland with regular winter snowfall....
No weaponry? They need to have a word with Q branch. Read more
And yet again the fancy new trim levels and no-cost extra equipment are not available with automatic. Read more
I have always had a soft spot for the 2.2 sport nav model - I just wish they had had a high performance and fuel efficient petrol version. Perhaps this is a load em high sell em cheap-ish strategy before the all new Mazda 3 hits the streets later this year with Skyactive engine technology (as the showroom salesman told me a few weeks ago).
Currently on my second RX8 (an R3 in white) and enjoying every moment. It has all the toys and more, is more fun than a GT86 and the cost to run it is far less than the replacement capital cost of an Audi TT. Roll on summer!
the oil pressure light is coming on randomly telling me to stop engine ive checked oil and its seems fine a mechanic could find no reason for it either has anyone else had this problem thanks Read more
Faulty pressure sensor??
My 2004 E46 started puffing out white smoke the week Pope Francis was elected in Rome. I understand this is down to one or more Injectors. At the same time it dumped most of the engine oil over my drive. Is this a related problem or just a nasty coincidence? Any idea what this additional problem may be down to?
Does replacing the injectors on this model require any engine re-programmming? I use a small independent garage for my servicing and repairs. Read more
My Fusion started to misfire at 1500-2000 revs - just fine at idle, and pretty much OK after 2000 as well ... all gears. No problems when coming down the revs.
Garage put in new coilpack and HT leads (just had new plugs at service). This sorted the problem and the car was silky smooth.... Read more
Replacing the coil pack and leads on these is a very easy job,but it is important that the leads are pushed fully home and square onto the spark plugs otherwise you will get misfire issues.Ford recommend the use of a silicone grease to ensure that the leads seat correctly.I would think this is what happened first time round.hth
Aha, good thinking ... you are probably spot on....
I've received a .pdf regarding the dangers of using cruise control while driving in the rain. It seems to make very good sense.
A. Has the subject been brought up recently ?... Read more
Anyhow : How does the cruise control work on front wheel and rear wheel drive cars ?
Well on our car you get to the speed you want to cruise at you press a button on the steering wheel and it maintains that speed. Its sorted magically by the car.
We all moan about poor driving standards these days but two weeks ago they hit a new low, I noticed a driving school car continuously straying into the second lane on a fast A road, I assumed it was a (rubbish) learner driver, as I (carefully) overtook him I saw there was only one person in the car (the instructor I presume) he was looking down at an iPad on the passenger seat – writing an email? It’s no wonder drivers are so bad if instructors take road safety so lightly. I had a go at him at the next set of lights, he wound his window down and shouted a few obscenities at me for pointing out his stupidity before driving off! Read more
To be fair to driving instructors, it might not have been a driving instrucot at the wheel. It might have been on test by a garage, or maybe it was being transferred from one school to another by a delivery driver.
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