October 2020
Having gone from a ‘Focus’ to a ‘2008’, I wonder what, if any, effect a moniker has on sales. It’s difficult to like a number or a letter/number combination, especially when A6 or M3 makes me think of a roadmap. Mercedes were good at this when they denoted body style and engine capacity, but their monikers now make very little sense. Perhaps some are put off by silly names – ‘Up’ and ‘Cedric’ come to mind. But I can’t help feeling that names are better – most people can relate to ‘Golf’ or ‘Clio’ whereas ‘308’ and ‘MX5’ are meaningless, especially if there were no familiar MX1 to 4. Our 2008 is too polysyllabic however you say it. Would ‘Peugeot Pony or Piccolo’ have sold more?
If cars become popular the general public tend to provide a pet moniker, e.g. ‘Beetle’ or ‘Mini’, not a number, which the sensible manufacturer then adopts. When such a popular name is kept for subsequent models do they sell more than they otherwise would? Read more
<< While insurers and Thatcham support the introduction of more automation – and believe fully automated cars would be safer than human drivers – they said the current technology was a “quantum leap” away from what was needed. >>
If this was technically true no-one need worry for a moment, as a quantum leap is the tiniest jump possible at a molecular level. Unfortunately some time ago someone thought it made a trendy vogue-phrase, and it now means the exact opposite. Such is life....
The headline for this article is completely misleading - in my view, it implies that 75% of the time, blue badge holders cannot get a designated space because they are taken by non-blue badge holders. The reality is that the survey said that at some point, 75% of respondents said they haven't been able to get a space because they were taken - not all the time.
Besides, this is hardly 'news' to most of us. Read more
engineer Andy he may have been going to pick someone up who is disabled
In a BMW i8?!!! Seriously? Have you seen what they look like and what you have to do to get in/out of one?
If someone can get in one, they ain't disabled.
Ford Focus mk3, strange squeaking noise when driving over 30mph. Whether cruising, accelerating or braking.
See video here: www.dropbox.com/s/chkk9z02bmgq7e9/IMG-9551.MOV?dl=0... Read more
Funny thing with noises, once you've heard it, you really focus in on it and they car be very frustrating..
In the 9 second clip, I could hear a slight something, but who could tell what it is. If you think its the passenger seat, then perhaps ask a rear seat passenger to adjust the back rest angle, seat belt resting position. Another option might be the seat belt socket, eg what you click the seatbelt into when you put it on. The socket could be rubbing against the seat bolster or there abouts....
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Daughter bought a 2017 Mini Cooper on 11th Sept from a fairly large dealership in the midlands (we're in Scotland). Last week the brakes started grinding and she took it into her local Kwik Fit who said it needed new rear discs and pads and a sensor (cost about £240).... Read more
It was Premier Car Supermarket in Derby.
Weirdly they sold my B in L a Seat Leon recently with a duff battery and they stumped up the cash for the replacement he had to buy just a week later. So bit of a theme emerging!
Hi I have found out that my car that I have just got used to be ex under cover police car I wanted to know what had been done to it in terms of servicing ie gearbox other major stuff service and mot Records only start from 2014 and it’s a 2010 car is there anyway I can find out what it had done and if it’s been involved in anything thanks I’ve searched everywhere I can’t find out anything thanks
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I always understood that police cars had to have been serviced correctly so they were 100% reliable. But depending on what they were used for, they could have had a pretty hard life - and they certainly weren't being driven by careful owners.
I worked on Woking railway station. My pet gripe was taxi drivers idling outside while the fumes drifted into my workplace and booking office.
I'm retired now and travelling the country I see this practised all over the land, not only at stations.... Read more
Hopefully diesel taxis will gradually be replaced by hybrids and EVs, so that there will be less of a problem.
That is happening in my area, many more hybrids around now as Taxi, Hyundai Ioniq seems to be taking off as there are a lot more in Bromley ...
Hi, on my Movano (F3500 L3H2 CDTI), the intercooler pipe is made of metal with two metal brackets. Both have broken/snapped.
I've temporarily fixed it, but finding it nigh on impossible to source a replacement pipe. In addition, the check emissions and check injector warnings have flashed up today so I'm not sure if they are linked. ... Read more
Vauxhall dealer , springs to mind?
Good answer - or maybe a Renault dealer
Saw his appearance on the TV. Was surprised at the number of aides hangers on assistants and above all bodyguards he feels he needs. Is crime that out of hand? It appeared to be almost on a us presidential level. Who pays for this vanity of Mr Burnham? youtu.be/T_SBpTCQJQA look at the mean moody people at the back. Do they come free? Read more
Children call others names - time to grow up Andy.
Until I googled the term I'd thought Citizen Khan was a direct wordplay on Citizen Kane. ...
Morning all,
Has anyone else seen the Facebook adverts from the AA. They are offering PCP with breakdown, warranty and servicing.... Read more
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