August 2019
I accidentally hit a parked car in the gym car park this morning. It was very minor damage to the other car - my car has definitely come off worse
I immediately went into the gym to try and find the owner of the car. Once I had found him, we went back to his car to assess the damage. I admitted that I had caused a small amount of scuffing to the front side bumper, and asked him what he wanted to do. Did he want to settle it there and then, or get our insurance companies involved. He opted to settle there and then and so I offered him £150 for the damage, which he accepted. ... Read more
Be replacing my coolant soon, since I had to do an emergency top-up with flaky water from a hose, and I will lose some more if I get the temperature sensor out for testing. Seems stuck.
I could only get cheapo green stuff with Chinese writing on it last time, from RT-Mart, and I’m not very convinced, though I think I’ve got another couple of litres of it somewhere…... Read more
A test for ethylene glycol is to taste it! it tastes sweet, it's also poisonous! seem to remember a certain wine producing company where caught adding it to a particularly foul vintage.
Actually it was Austrian winemakers. In 1985 they added diethylene glycol (DEG) to try to make their iffy wine as sweet as good German wines. Since then, it has been implicated in many deaths worldwide in poor countries buying dubious medicines laced with cheap poisonous Chinese 'glycol substitute'. ...
Judging by the numbers of illegal number plates I see on the road, it looks like the police simply don't care about enforcing number plate regulations, or if they are, there are simply too few of them out on patrol to spot offenders.
If drivers were stopped and given 6 points and £1000 fine for non-compliant number plates, maybe this would be a deterrent. If the use of cloned plates to avoid getting a PCN is the intention, the penalty has to be substantially higher than the PCN. Read more
I seems you are lucky to se illegal plates, up here in West Midlands there are loads of cars with no plates at all, and nothing gets done about them.
Keyless entry - a solution to a problem that did not exist Read more
Really concerned at the growth in vehicle cloning. Needs some proper research and practical detection options urgently. It appears to me that no one is gripping this. We are talking about a growing number of uninsured, un-taxed, stolen vehicles being driven with little possibility of detection. Assuming that plates are stolen in one place for use on a clone in another place, it should only take a system of mandatory reporting by Councils to the DVLA for failed PCNs (confirmed clones) to place a marker on the index specific to hits in a certain area. This would remove risk to the genuine owner and increase the likelihood of the clone being stopped using fixed and mobile ANPR.
Hello. I currently own a Seat Leon Cupra 1M 1.8T 20V 180 Bhp on petrol. I really enjoy this car, it’s fast and sounds very nice but, after a while, my biggest issues are comfort and leg room. So I’m searching for a saloon type of car around 1500 pounds. I’m a newbie in terms of what’s best on a car but my ideal car should have: comfort, good handling, engine size and bhp like my Seat or slightly more bhp (180 to 200ish max), automatic transmission. About petrol or diesel engine I have no idea, consider that usually my trips aren’t very long (commute is max 15/20 mins away plus local driving to shops in town) and I drive more during weekends (max 2 hours distance). One last thing is fuel consumption, I don’t mind paying a little something extra for fuel but it should be at least reasonable mpg if possible.
PS : no bmw please, I like the comfort but rear traction isn’t my thing. Read more
Honda Accord 2.4. At that price it will be higher mileage, but they are well up for it as long as it has been looked after. Had a look on Autotrader and there are a few kicking about >£1.5k, but as we don't kmow where you are, i can't say how viable it would be to view. 188bhp, but n/a so won't have the mid range grunt of your Seat.
Hi all
Car is 2001 Fiesta mk4 1.3 Endura-e engine... Read more
I didn't have the time to do the spark plugs yet, and unfortunately I don't have access to scanner tool.
I suspect the spark plugs might be the reason for this but I also wonder why this happens only at a very certain rpm range with the engine warm ,,I would think if it was a spark plugs fault then the hesitation would be all over the place...
As a Contract Hire Broker and having worked for over 40 years in and around the Motor Trade, I am increasingly concerned about the abilities of Fleet Sales Staff to comprehend what my clients are looking for.
I'd like to believe that it boils down to poor training or volume pressure to meet targets, but I'm now suspecting that their constant mistakes and inability to provide what is required are caused by more sinister reasons!... Read more
I have just bought a dash cam and was surprised that it is somewhat fidly to take it out of the car each time it is parked and therefore assume it is designd to be left in the car. However, in this daty and age would they be subject to a smash and grab if left in an unattendted vehicle.
What do most people do with there sash cams when leavingthe vehicle unattended?... Read more
I have a Vantrue dual lens in my MX-5. Very easy to remove and quite small so will fit in a pocket. It just unclips from the mounting which has the power to it rather than directly to the camera.
Hiya guya ive got a problem with my zafira i have a warning light come up on tge dash and the error code is yelling me the gearbox needs servicing i had the oil and filter chaned about 2 months ago ..any advice please Read more
Hi all,
I am unable to close my boot. Apparently the car is provided with Allen-Type keys to enable a manual close. I do not have them, are they regular Allen Keys?
Can anyone help me?
TIA Read more
Hopefully it’s a regular 6 side hex. Not sure what size they are .
Browse
Its a good question, I know a mate of mine done that a few times in the mid 80's to save going through the insurance, I do not think you have done anything illegal, however I will point out that all insurance companies require a person to report all collisions, regardless if any damage is done or anyone hurt.
...