April 2018
Who says diesels are dead....
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I need to make my passenger seat height adjustable the same as the driver seat. My idea is to obtain the driver seat from the equivalent LHD car, and fit it in place of the existing passenger seat.
Anyone know a reason this wouldn't work?
Where the heck do I get a LHD driver seat from??? Read more
We occasionally ship stuff from France to the UK and use a website called www.parcelsplease.com/ who will arrange collection from any address and deliver to the UK - they use UPS , Parcel Force or DHL as the couriers.
You will, of course need to find out how big and heavy the parcel is.
There you are driving along and the bulb failure light comes on. Some cars are a doddle, old CLK rear bulbs were simple to do but the rear cluster on a V70 Volvo require several plasters on cuts to my hands after changing them. You have to take the headlight off the V70 to get at the bulb. Why do they make it so difficult? Apparently some Renaults need a major effort. Read more
One way to get round the problem of an awkward bulb change is to fit OE bulbs that are filled with an inert gas as opposed to normal air which have the impurities that cause the bulbs to blow.
That's why manufacturers fit these special bulbs to save the hassle of fitting bulbs under warranty or having to deal with angry customers when they are presented with a bill for half an hours labour.
But is it possible to source these special bulbs ?
The nearest I have found is Lucas or Osram bulbs which certainly last a lot longer than the normal Ring brand
The power steering mechanism on our Renault Megane (2002) has recently been replaced. When the car was collected a light but persistent clunking had appeared, noticeable particularly when travelling at low speeds (say 10 mph).
Neither we nor the garage (in 20 mins) have been able to find an explanation. Any suggestions ? Read more
Unfortunately I don't know anything about the hydraulic system.
I was out yesterday when I saw a risky bit of roadside maintenance. On a sloping road a man had run his nearside wheels up onto the kerb to give him height and then put the skimpiest little jack onto the kerb and raised the car up on the front jacking point. The engine was running so the car was only being held by the handbrake.
He had his upper half under the front of the car and was working at something. One slip off the jack and he'd have been injured. I didn't say anything and when I passed later there was no blood or body parts on the road so nothing happened. And of course 99.99% of the time he would get away with it so it was potentially rather than absolutely dangerous.
So should I have said something? Or would I have been an interfering busybody?
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I have stopped a young bloke who was just about to remove a radiator cap from a hot engine, who had no idea he was about to burn himself in the most spectacular way...
Gave him strong advice to only ever do that when the engine was cold as cold could be...
Hi there,
Can anyone help with my radio code for my 03 Nissan Almera. I replaced the battery and I do not have the code. It also isnt in the manual.... Read more
Sorry I can't do Nissan radio codes, only Ford ones.
I can only suggest using one of the paid online services, something like:...
Beer in my local pub costs around £3.60 for a pint of bitter and a bit more for a lager. Is this the only example where buying from a supplier from bulk stock ( keg or barrel) is far far more expensive than buying an individually packaged ( canned) version of the same product from a third party?
The pub in question is brewery owned and selling its own brewed beers and lagers, so I’m not talking about a pub company which in itself has to buy at brewery prices.
It seems to me this is the equivalent of buying bulk petrol from a petrol station at say £6 a gallon and then being able to buy a “ packaged” gallon container of petrol from a supermarket for say £3,
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Certainly agree with the present bunch of political chancers that they are simply managing a situation of which they are entirely ignorant. Professional political chnacers who have little or no experience of the world and how it operates. It started with the Blair/Brown pact and had steadily eaten away the reputations and integrity of lots of politicians. When Brown became Chancellor he had complete sway over the way I conducted my life. How I paid my mortgage, bought and ran vehicles, looked after my children and saved for a pension. At that time ne himself did not have a mortgage, does not drive, was not married and had no children and had a gold plated government pension to rely on. Who exactly was he be in charge of the destiny of millions who had all those things? Just an example of the hipocracy of it all.Rant over. Thanks.
Cheers Concrete
Hi all,
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This link sets out your rights:
Anyone got any top tips for a UK driver who hasn't driven in the USA since the early nineties?
Just back from holiday. Booked a mid-range hire car and ended up with a 2-month-old Nissan Sentra. Worked perfectly and comfortable too; drove nearly 2000 USA miles in two weeks, absolutely no complaints.
But the car had no character or style whatsoever. Nothing to make it interesting. It was just a vehicle and nothing more.... Read more
Blimey, I know I'm not that adventurous but reading the above I'm clearly worse than I thought ....
Among the thirty something cars owned since 1967 there were some pretty bland machines.... Morris Minor, couple of Austin 1100s, couple of Maestros, various Anglias, Singer Gazelle VIII (the boring 1967 square shape).... and so it goes on....
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They said thats why they have designed this system as EVs are a few years from becoming mainstream, gives them time to work on electric cars