September 2018
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I am asking this question on behalf of a friend. The hatch on her car will not unlock with the remote control, although all the other doors behave normally. ... Read more
Surely the Government need to get real. Encouraging people to switch to petrol cars and then introduce fuel that can potentially ruin engines. I doubt it will happen. www.dailymail.co.uk/money/cars/article-6109487/Alm...l Read more
It all comes down to what is evidence? Is it being read on the main evening news? Having clueless 'experts' that are brainwashed with the official version of global warming sorry I mean climate change changing their 'informed' view?
Is there no evidence already that just might indicate the sun plays a part in the temp of the planet?! I know it sounds far out there and...
Being a devotee of that Flickr blog that shows lots of old car tests from the 60s onwards I’m amazed by how short the gearing was on many cars prior to the mid 1980s. Modest sized hatchbacks had top gear at around 15/16mph per 1000rpm in top and even 2 litre cars and above from various makes including Mercedes and BMW were geared around 19-20 tops. Must have made so many cars very noisey at motorway speeds. The report on the Audi 100 in 1982 had what’s was seen as insanely high gearing at 27.9 per 1000rpm.
Last night for comparison I tried cruising along at 60 in 4th then 5th and then 6th in my Honda CRZ and looked at the Rev counter to realise that the original CRX in the 80s would have had a top gear ratio equivalent to less than 4th in my current car.
Why did it take manufactures so long to cotton on to higher gearing and reduced racket at motorway speeds? I know some cars had overdrives but it seems like most cars in the 1960s and 1970s must have been impossibly noisy and stressed at 70mph or more. Read more
Slightly off topic - I wonder if anyone will produce a car with the ride comfort of say a Peugeot 305 or 604 or a Renault 20/30 or a Jaguar XJ. They really were the definition of comfy. There’s very little choice now on the ride front whereas there was in the 70s and 80s.
Apparently Citroën are heading back in that direction, ride quality will be optimised over out-right handling - about time too, the DS brand will be tuned more like the German back-breakers. I remember when speed humps first appeared in the late 80s - I didn't know what all the fuss was about - I could hardly feel them, but then I was driving a Citroën CX at the time - my god I got a riude awakening as soon as I drove someone else's car......
I was coming along eastwards on the A5 at Ty-Nant, there were a couple of very slow cars, and on the straight bit, with no traffic coming towards me, I started signalling and moving out, then a car behind me overtakes.
As soon as he overtook I overtook the the slow cars as well, he was in front of me, still overtaking, and I saw a speed camera van facing us on a lay-by,
I was exceeding the 60mph speed limit, doing about 70mph, I do not know if the other speeding car shielded me from the camera.
I had a look at Googe street view, and I noticed towards we had gone over the double white line in the road.
Does anyone know if I can be prosecuted if the camera saw that I went over the lines, or do they just detect speeding cars.
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Many thanks Rob.
Had 4 new Sachs/Boge OE shocks fitted to my car. 2003, E46, SE, 47k miles. It was recommended by the servicing garage due to age rather than any issue but I was told they were fairly worn when removed. New ones make the car feel more taut and well damped but there’s little “give” in them. Cats eyes or ridges on the road “thunk” through the car while potholes or dips over drain covers cause the car to feel very unsettled albeit damped. Is this normal with new shocks? Do the shocks need time to bed in? Should the springs have been changed? Thank you for any help or pointers. Read more
The four shocks were changed plus the front mounts - all OE parts. They just seem quite unyielding - particularly around town - but they are damping much better than the old ones, if that makes sense. On the open road the car feels much more taut.
Perhaps the term 'shock absorber' is misleading - Damper is more appropriate? The springs absorb the initial shock while the 'shock absorbers' damp out oscillations in the spring.
Can any one tell me what this warning light means I have looked everywhere even in the manual and can't find out what it means
It's a red warning light on the left side of the dash A Triangle with a ! In the middle and then a arrow in a circle around it ..
I have switched the car off and on it's still there, is it something to do with esp? I pressed the esp button on and off it made no difference it's still on .. does anyone no what this means and what is possibly wrong with the car Read more
Before you get expensive - change the brake light switch(cheap and easy) - these are know to fail (it's when not if!) and can give this error. Firstly - do the brake lights work?- even if they do this could still be the issue is it's not just a switch...
Hello, can anyone tell me if anything can be disconnected from power steering rack of mgtf to restore to manual, the steering is reported to be very heavy and Iwish to recover the car on emergency basis by driving. if pump was semi frozen could it be removed, if hydraulic check valves the problem, could lines be safely disconnected to allow straight through , thanks, oh, does anyone know of a common fault, fuse, relay, pumpetc and degree of difficulty to repair on driveway, many thanks. Mike. Read more
SImple OBD2 readers only read engine codes. To read more, you need software etc
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My daughter has an inherited incurable illness (EDS) which makes life difficult and despite her best efforts makes it difficult for her to work. Her husband does his best.
They have an old 06 Mercedes a Class diesel (130k miles) (no, I don't know why either) in which they and my grandson recently came down to Pembs for their first holiday (we house-swapped).... Read more
Many thanks for the responses.
Positives with this (private) purchase are that the current owner seems genuine and has pursued regular servicing without scrimping on cost....
My mate has just had a dustbin lorry drag/crush his newish merc worth about 16k about 8 feet .
Impact was rear passanger corner and the drivers rear wheel was crushed/draged along curb,... Read more
Excellent news, and thankyou for coming back with the result.
Some readers have expressed an interest in the progress of my old 'not really a Jag' and this is an update for them. Others will scroll on by, no doubt. I thought it might also br relevant to the 'running an old car' and 'when is it time to change?' debates. I am aware that I am right on the edge of the 'next big bill and it goes for scrap' decision, but my very good indie helps in this area.
The figures are taken from the car's computer, rather than brrim-to-brim, but they seem about right.... Read more
.Of course it's not a real Jag. How many real Jags reach nearly 200,000m with minimal trouble?!
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Thanks elekie - I'll pass the information on to her.