February 2020
There have been several reported sightings of an unmarked police car in this area and I believe it may have been next but one in a queue behind me yesterday. What looked like an old souped up black BMW, black windscreens, with various neon etc lights at the front including the blue-purple flasher variety. Plus what looked like extra powerful headlights when flashed. Query: If this vehicle flashes me indicating (presumably) that I should stop, am I legally obliged to take any notice? For all I know it could be a mugger and I could be a little old lady. If I drive blindly on, whether or not I have committed an offence, am I in breach of the law? I have received quite contradictory advice on this and I doubt that the Police, if I was to ask them, would give me a totally unbiased answer. Read more
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These days got problem with speedo meter sometime stops ... Read more
Thanks a lot nste
Using a syringe to flush and bleed the rear brakes, it'll suck OK but it blows very slowly,
Stripped and cleaned both wheel cylinders. They weren't bad, and it didn't make much difference.... Read more
When the second clip pinged off into the bushes (I only managed to fit the first one upside down) I was about ready to give up and use a rope grommet (Just read "The Way of A Ship" so was in an Arrh Jim Lad mood).
But I found it....
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My VW Fox has drained its battery and I'm stumped as to how to jump-start it.... Read more
Awesome. Thanks Doc. In the end I managed to yank the cover high enough to get the croc clip under.
Just changed job doing much fewer miles now with the odd weekend /holidays blast somewhere. Looking at the idea of buying something around £3000-£3500 mark (Saab 9-3 sport wagon) getting a bank loan and paying this off with 1 year and then selling the car again and getting £2000 back? What are people’s views ? Read more
Some pretty deviant definitions of bangernomics in this thread, so I’ll give you mine, which I think is closer to that of the originator of the term, though I’d have to look that up.
Bangernomics is buying and running a car that has had most of the market value rung out of it by depreciation, so it cannot depreciate much further....
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I bought 2nd hand 2014 zafira tourer from a small independent car lot.... Read more
Common clutch issue on the 1.6 GM diesel engine, after a few years they provided dealers with a fix.
Take it to a Vauxhall dealer and get some advice.
2002 1.6 Petrol
I had had a slightly worrying metallic tap from the engine for a while, and had topped the oil up and driven very sedately. Listening with a "screwdriver" to my ear it didn't seem to come from anywhere around the top of the engine. I hadn't listened from underneath.... Read more
You recall the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster caused by a Tsunami. Well it also swamped the Nissan spare parts place. Because at the time I needed a new nearside door mirror for my old T30 xtrail. Had to wait several weeks while they sorted themselves out. I would guess this crisis will pass in a couple of months and it'll be business as usual.
So is Hydrogen/ electric best for the future or is a plug in electric car best.
As per the title. My God BMW are designing ever increasingly ugly vehicles.
The grills on these things are humugus one could possibly describe them a goping.... Read more
... Personally I think Hyundai and Kia are making better looking cars now days.
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Yes, that is totally right, but the police officer did not agree and just like thunderbird he would not be told any different.