August 2018
These people are just a menace. They haven't got a clue. The real pollution in urban areas actually comes from public transport. As for electric cars. Get real. www.dailymail.co.uk/money/cars/article-6077797/Gre...l Read more
I have today been given incorrect information from the Police call centre 101.
I called to report an uninsured vehicle with no Mot parked on the highway.... Read more
I've not used 101 myself, but I have reported illegal drivers to the police, specifically Thames Valley, via an online form and the amount of hoops to jump through is ridiculous.
To their credit, I did get responses advising me what had happened and thanking me for my efforts. If I hadn't, I probably wouldn't have bothered to report anything else.
On looking for a second-hand car on Gumtree over the past few weeks, I have noticed a huge number of cars failing the HPI Check with :-
"An insurer has declared this vehicle a total loss (write-off)"... Read more
On looking for a second-hand car on Gumtree over the past few weeks, I have noticed a huge number of cars failing the HPI Check with :-
"An insurer has declared this vehicle a total loss (write-off)"...
Article about cars fitted with a panoramic roof.
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Hi, sorry if anyone has posted this before... When accelerating hard on the motorway the rev counter speeds right up but the speed does go up in line. Accelerating from a standstill there appears to be no problems. When going uphill and press the accelerator hard the problem is there also. The car has only done 21k and is a 2015 manual model with the hillstart assist handbrake. Any ideas? Read more
Cheers guys, I will tell the Mrs. to be more... conservative.
RE new car, Kia have some great deals on the new Sportage.
2008/9 697,000 parking fines, 2018 expected 6.4 million, private firms seeking details from DVLA apparently and catching people who use supermarkets, motorway services etc. Chief consatble of Birmingham wants to get rid of the 10% plus 2 mph leeway on speeding activation and bring the leeway down to almost nothing. Zero tolerance almost. AA don't like it but it would be a cashcow for the powers that be. Read more
"I broke the speed limit for a few seconds, sure, but it was the right thing to do."
Agreed - I'd have done the same. I'm not condoning breaking the law, but tailgating at, say, 50 mph is far more dangerous than driving at 80 mph with a safe gap between you and the car in front.
Hello,
Last Tuesday I bought a 2004 Ford Focus from a man who informed me in writing that he was a car trader and that the vehicle was faultless and drove without issues after a 34 mike trip home we had found this fault with the vehicle as shown in this video. Ford Focus Coolant thank reservoir is spraying coolant. (Video of fault with vehicle vimeo.com/285809035)
After informing the individual he told me it could be the cooling thermostat which was either him informing me that he knews this prior selling the car or because of mechanical knowledge. I said I would investigate and after investigating it was intact the coolant tank reservoir which I told him would need replacing plus a coolant replacement, I performed a simple coolant flush and changed the bottle which was quite simple and because I gave him a choice of a garage doing it or myself and he said he wanted to go with the cheaper option. Therefore he transferred monies to my bank account of £30 for coolant and a new coolant reservoir tank. The next day I now noticed leaking coming from the vehicle and after investigating I have discovered it looks like it’s leakinf from the readiator and now it will need a replacement radiator at a cost of between £40 to £100 for the part itself and I have quotations from garages nearby between £145 to £200 to replace it.
I informed the man of this issue and he said he won’t be giving me anymore money because I bought the car cheap (£525) he knew it was for a first time driver my partner and my young infant daughter under 1 years.
He told me he was a trader and the car was faultless and he wouldn’t sell a car with any issues, I asked him this in writing a few times and he told me he wouldn’t make me drive 35 miles to a car with issues.
I didn’t notice any faults with the vehicle at time of purchase although the individual did Limited our test drive distance by one having zero fuel and secondly telling me where to drive to and back.
When we returned to the house I did notice some liquid on the floor however i couldn’t smell or telling what it was at first I thought maybe oil but it didn’t stick like oil and after checking the oil itself I didn’t notice these issues. The issues only occurred after driving home 34 miles safely so would suggest they were their before.
If I pay for the repairs via garage of approx £200 would the courts award this to me.
He told me it was faultless, he told me he was a trader and that there wasn’t any issues and he also offered to pay the full bill of repairs in a social media chat history. Therefore I believe I have a case.
When I did the coolant flush as well the coolant was quite pink as if it was fresh and recently been topped up maybe linking that it had these issues before.
Any help please
(Edited) I must also add he never mentioned at any point in time the vehicle was sold as seen. Read more
As skidpan says, when you could buy a car for less than £100, (as I did a few times in my youth) the expectation was that within 6 months it would need one or more of:
A new exhaust...
Given the cash-strapped nature of most councils and the lack of infrastructure for purely electric vehicles, this is hardly surprising.
Purely electric vehicles simply don't fit the bill for the majority of people right now. Read more
Given the cash-strapped nature of most councils and the lack of infrastructure for purely electric vehicles, this is hardly surprising. Purely electric vehicles simply don't fit the bill for the majority of people right now.
All reasonable people and tax payers want our councils to be the most efficient, productive, leanest bodies, though this hardly translates to the private buyer, if as mentioned already, they do not make financial sense, and'or fit in with the use to which they will be put...not forgetting the major hurdles that on street parking and charging present, broken charging points, points in use while users enjoy a day at the shops/liesure centre, etc, etc. Lots of persuading to do, with believable, factual information.
Test drove one an hour before the Honest John email arrived. As always, he's spot on. The Polestar remap might help the in-gear performance. Read more
Seen a few on the road. They certainly don't look like 40 grands worth.
I have a mk3 st220 with the v6,, evrything runs fine it pulls though all the gears like nothing,, recently on a cold start it will struggle run crap then cut out if no revs, also theres like a straching sound when it tuns over?? i cant seem to find the proplem and cant see anyone else having the same thing? Anyone no what it could possibly bee??
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Thanks for reply,, yhh its weird its started to doit almost evry first turn of the day now, when its warmed up its fine, revs seem go high then low n stall it self.
Ill have a check of them nice one for advice
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I'm sure you are right, Corax. I didn't want to sound too despondent. But it makes me wonder how much we should worry about what we bequeath to the following generations - they will have enough problems of their own making....