December 2020
On the classics home page. Mercedes SL review
"But the SL's beauty was more than skin deep - it was packed with technology"... Read more
If I had the ability I'd be tempted by £900. Even to have it done for several thousand pounds I can see people doing so. www.autocar.co.uk/car-news/electric-cars/how-put-e...0 Read more
There's a local chap who has converted a MK1 Micra to electric. I've only ever seen it being driven within a few miles of home and I've no idea how he did it or what he used, but it seems to keep up with other traffic and doesn't whine like a Mk1 Leaf or emit the tyre noise of a Tesla.
I guess the interesting bit is he made the conversion around 15 years ago.
Hello, I've had my car a while now and serviced it when needed, a month ago I changed the oil and the filter, recently noticed I'm getting an oil check light which is never good! I've checked the oil which was fine but then inspected the filter and I think I've found tiny metal particles oh dear. The car has done 112,000 miles so it's getting on abit but from what I've read this is very bad especially after the timing belt was changed 6 months ago, is it time to look for another car or get it looked at? I feel this is gonna be an expensive repair. Read more
If engineers had designed a machine to destroy the lubricating properties of engine oil, it would be a Mini gearbox -
Shared sump motorcycle....
Getting harder to put into first and biting point seems to be lower. First has always been tricky, I found that slightly engaging third first seems to "line things up" and it goes in easier.
In your experience is one more prone to failure? I'm hoping master cylinder as slave is a gearbox out job. (Any idea of price from trading mechanics would be handy)... Read more
Many thanks elekie
Has anyone had success in claiming for damages caused by potholes? If so, have you any tips to share that could help improve chances of a claim being successful?
My son hit a pothole close to the crown of a local B-road coming home from work late Saturday night, bending a suspension wishbone which has rendered the car undriveable until it's replaced, and denting / scraping the front wheel that hit the hole. ... Read more
I think from memory, councils get a window of two days to repair significant, dangerous road faults - any identified by us as such (as opposed to minor [whether by diameter and/or depth, etc]) have to be inspected within 24 hours and then a decision is made what to do next. The more major the road, the higher a priority that fault gets. I would also hope that areas known to be accident blackspots will also elevate issues more. Non-critical ones can take anywhere from a week to months to repair.
It's why it is vitally important for us to always take and upload decent quality photos (both close-ups and wide angle ones to give location, context and size comparison to nearby landmarks - more 'proof') to fault reporting sites, and given governments and councils amazingly 'losing' data on a very regular basis, I'd now consider reporting it to both them and independent ones like fixmystreet, just in case the council denied all knowledge....
Would these be the same "experts" who during the first lockdown predicted that used car prices would fall, then a few weeks later that they would rise? Read more
I agree nothing much will change with use car market due to restrictions.
Only the way you buy used car because of this stupid lockdown.
Im interested buying a car has anyone used any used car inspection companies before-or will you be using it? What is better AA, Rac or CarExamer inspection?
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Tach! Almost a brand new car. Hardly proof of long-term durability.