August 2018
What a load of codswallop. Nickle/Cadmium (Ni/Cad) rechargeable batteries have been around for years, mainly superseded by NiMH (Nickle Metal Hydride) and probably even more efficient batteries as technology advances. Anything is probably poisonous or cancer causing if you eat enough of it or indulge in great big sniffs of any emissions and I suppose there some really stupid people about. It gives carte blanche to the so-called "Safety Experts" who will make a killing with outrageous charges like they have done with Asbestos scam. What statistics are available showing how many people have died already as a direct result of cadmium who would have died from other causes any way like smoking or inhaling brake dust? At least it's a German car and VW don't need any more bad news after the emission uproar. Wait for the Trolls!!!
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With the increasing use of on-line Gov processes, even if a 99% guarenteed uptime that leaves about 4 days in any year, will this be taken into consideration if something is not filed within a statutory period? Probably not Read more
This whole concept of our non ability to transfer VED to a new owner should be stopped. The excise mob are ripping us motorists off for millions. I sold my car on 1-4-18 which was a bank holiday weekend and could not contact the DVLA on line or any other way. I pay my tax monthly by D/D and as such was charged for April in full and the new owner also paid for April. I complained to the VED mob and they just told me there would be no refund. Pure daylight robbery ! Why should we have to put up with such shoddy treatment from our faceless bureaucracy ?!!
I just cant see how difficult it would be for Seat to offer three option models such as Base "S" Mid "SE" Sport "FR" Then just offer limited range of add ons. Such as steel spare wheel Led lights front and rear. Rear camera. I know that unless I can specify a Seat or any other manufacturer with these features I will seek someone who does.
Indeed, seems they neither want/need your money. Wonder if these posts are read by decision makers or those who feed them information?. Anyway, plenty of choice out there.
Hi, I live in Portugal and all cars here are very expensive,, and 95% of cars here are diesel.
I only do about 10000kms a year so diesel problems are sure to occur. I thought about an Ampera but I'm not sure if the spares are still readily available or going to be very hard to source. Has anyone had any problems with getting routine parts or any problems at all with the cars,i.e are they reliable.... Read more
I would recommend visiting the Speak EV forums as they have a special forum for Volt / Ampera owners: www.speakev.com/categories/general-motors-ev-forum.../
The Ampera was a very clever car, it was launched a few years too early, really.
After a battery change the car requires a code to work, ive tried a generator recomended to me but it produces a code with an 8 in it and my radio only goes from 1-6. Serial No. M014897.
Help is greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance. Read more
The S/N M014897 should have the code
2861...
What is the Colour paint needed to repair a Alloy wheel on a 2017 Hyundai Tucson SE.
Its a light painted alloy wheel not a machine finish wheel.... Read more
Take it to your local body supply shop,
they can usually give a paint code....
hi all, my exhaust scrapes speed humps, even if i go slowly, is there a shorter version of the rubber bung which it hangs off of, so i could raise it by half inch or so?
Also is a front shock change, a big job? Any special tools?... Read more
I have ordered a shock,
Just one? if so not a good idea. They need replacing in pairs or preferably in full sets. Odd shocks are not a recipee for a safe car.
i posted about my ongoing problem with a delaminating SLK roof. Turns out this is q common. In fact in 2013 the material for the roof was changedto address the issue. Seems the hot sun forces the plastic material to expand sideways creating enough force to bow the roof at the back. The SLK world forum is full of instances of this problem. I have informed HJ of the site and re contacted Mercedes customer care. Their last stance was the car is almost six years old....time I first got in touch...so tough. I asked if Mercedes cars were expected to come apart at 6 years old. Mercedes say the only fix is a new roof, presumably that would be of the new material Read more
I changed the SLK last year, the roof was driving me nuts. Apparently after 2012 the roof material was changed, There was lots of problems las with my car roof that MB kept quiet. Their customer service is intransigent and sometimes quite rude in my experience. I got a decent p ex allowance for it in fairness from the place I bought it from even though they were aware of the roof problem.
Heading south on a dual carriageway section of the A1 recently, I was put in the unfortunate position of being completely surrounded by traffic whilst one HGV took a literate ten minutes to overtake another HGV. Fortunately, I didn't need to exit the carriageway any time soon, but it certainly got me thinking what the hell I would have done if I had needed to. It's just as well an emergency vehicle wasn't behind me.
Surely this kind of driving is illegal? At the least, it has to be inconsiderate. Read more
John F is quite right, i do know how to deal with being hung out (good turn of phrase that Galileo), but i'll be interested to see how thousands of car and white van drivers cope with having to do this themselves, when every one else is limited the same...only they arn't limited quite the same and this is where the elephant racing gets going, limiters will apply differently, more so on a car without a caibrated speeedo, tyres wear and when you're stuck at 68.9mph you too will find a line of cars nose to tail at 69.6 mph either side of you and NO, no one wants to give way nor does anyone take any notice of indicators any more.
Enjoy when it's your turn, the practice is not quite the same as the theory..:-)...
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Where there's the hint of a blame there's a claim... who do I sue about the NiCads on my drill ?