November 2015
i recently got a NIP , i was driving on a road that changes from a 60 to a 30.
i was clocked doing 41,... Read more
Was searching on Autotrader and came across a very nice E350CDi estate. Four years old, 20,000 miles, in a nice light gold colour with a light tan leather upholstery. A reasonable price and not too far away. It was delivered today with a full MB service history as confirmed by my local dealer.
Its exactly what I expected; very smooth, quiet, comfortable, spacious, large(!) and I expect to keep it for a few years. ... Read more
Indeed, I was surprised by the average speed as I wasn't 'pushing it' that much. Yes, the occasional spurt over say 85mph for a couple of miles, but generally had the car sitting at a true 75mph. The traffic last night once away from Luton was actually OK (so much so I used the M6 and not the M6 Toll) so it was easy to keep up a good average without going crazy.
These short stretches of camera controlled speed limits seem to work quite well at keeping the traffic moving at a reasonable pace given the amount of congestion there could be. In fact I love the M62/M60 with its 50mph limit through the 17 miles of roadworks. Traffic is calm, economy is great and there are no idiots trying to stuff you up the chuff because you aren't driving as fast as they would like.
I tend to avoid adblockers. I know plenty of people use them to avoid adspam and to speed up websites, but I appreciate that running websites costs money, and hosting adverts that are (hopefully) relevant to the viewer is how that money is earned, along with having links, sponsored articles, 'commercial partners', etc.
However, as of today, HJ seems to have gone horribly slow. The 'cardboard' lexus ad seems to be largely responsible for this. ... Read more
Last time I bought the DT, I was disappointed to see a changed car section.
Sad to hear the web site is not hugely profitable.
www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/aa35f24c-8259-11e5-a01c-86...l
(Google "vw cheating probe spreads to co2 tests" if link doesnt work)... Read more
I would have thought it would have been "skidpan"'s post of 17:00 on Monday. The use of measures to reduce the drag coefficient for the coastdown test is well documented with these figures then being fed into the rollers to simulate drag. The large fan you see in photos of the tests is to provide cooling air to the engine, not to simulate wind drag.
Just need to get this off my chest, so apologies if it seems like a rant.
I put my car into my local village garage, a place I've used for years, to get my front brakes replaced. I returned a few hours later to find new discs and pads on all four wheels, because the mechanic 'felt a judder when braking hard'. When I pointed out that rear pads and discs had been replaced at this garage only a year ago, I got usual bulls*** about 'corrosion' and 'excessive wear'. Insisted on seeing rear discs and and pads - and, guess what, they were utterly fine, just a bit of surface rust because car had been sitting for a week. Refused to pay so they jacked car up and put old brakes back. I'm just absolutely livid that garage where I've been a good customer for a decade would pull a stunt like this. I suppose there are two morals to this tale. Don't trust anyone in the motor trade - and don't take any cr*p, it's your money and your car, so stand your ground! Read more
I don't think it's pique: the OP has every right to be extremely annoyed.
Of course he has, Avant. I just felt that if he has been able to recommend this garage in the past, he could benefit from the recent set-to in the future - as a recognised knowledgeable customer - rather than start from scratch at another place.
Whilst the scandal runs rife throughout the rest of the VAG group, it would appear they have already started cost cutting in the warranty claims area of the company.... Read more
Being no apologist for VW, i'd be interested to know how old this car is, the mileage its covered and the annual care after a winter period the owner extended to it.
All cars if they are neglected and left untouched by their owners after a salty winter will deteriorate quickly, those on fleets defleeted immediately after a winter then stood in a compoound for months on end whilst the mileage averages itself to the age of the car are especially subject to severe salt corrosion....
Recently took the plunge and bought a new Rav4 AWD 2.0i CVT M-drive, as recommended by HJ.
Car has tyre pressure monitoring system (now, I have learned, mandatory on new vehicles) consisting of sensors behind each wheel valve talking wirelessly to a module in the car. Should pressure drop in any tyre, a warning lamp will glow.... Read more
Calls to Toyota and indies so far have produced the sound of heads being scratched and little else
Indies I can understand to some extent (althought it has to be said they will be loosing business if they cannot service current technology) but Toyota dealers MUST be able to reset TPMS since its a fitment of the cars they sell. I would expect it to be one of the items that gets checked on the PDI....
2 weeks ago my partner was driving to my house from bath to brighton
her car broke down in southampton and she said that the oil light came on and smoke was coming out fromt under the bonnet, She didnt have breakdown so the highways agency arranged for a tow truck to take her car to the neareast lock up which was in southampton. this was on a friday evening... Read more
Oh yes,
Didn't spot that
Anyone have, or used one of these?
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In theory it could work if the car battery is not completely dead. What it needs to do is charge up the battery ("in seconds" is a bit optimistic) until it has enough energy stored to start the car. 6Ah is plenty to put enough charge into a car battery to achieve this. However if the car battery is totally dead it will probably need more than 6AH to revive it. I replaced a battery in an old Fiesta many years ago and measured its capacity at about 4Ah. It could still just about start the car, but if you left the sidelights on for an hour it was dead.
I was sat in traffic last week, I looked down at my phone sat on the set next to me which was displaying my sat nav. When I looked up there was a police vehicle sat next to me staring in. He did not gesture me to pull over but instead pulled behind me and appeared to note something down. Now I may just be bring paranoid but I'm wondering where I would stand on defending something like this. And also can they just decide to send an nip through the post without actually stopping me. I drive for a living and this is really bothering me, can anyone shed any light on this for me please.. Read more
"... if the phone is mounted and you are touching buttons/screen on the phone, then you are STILL committing an offence."
I think not. All the wording of the regulations refers to hand-held devices. If the phone is in a cradle, it's not hand-held....
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