October 2021
My wife who is the main driver had a accident on Saturday night when their was a cow on the main road and she swerved to miss the cow, But the cow caught the passenger side mirror and which caused damage to both doors on the passenger side.
Luckily my wife was OK and the car we are able to drive the car.... Read more
How reliable will it be?
A distant relation has a company with 3 Range Rovers - they are shared.
They have them sometimes and the garage has them, sometimes for weeks, awaiting parts . The cars are still under the warranty so they are not old by any means Read more
Looking for a new car for my sister in law - £11500 budget must be suv style to fit in dog low-key mileage and new. She’s not bothered about badges she quite like the Suzuki Vitara. She doesn’t do massive mileages either
Any suggestions? Read more
Dacia Sandero Stepway
The new model is a very good car and there is a big order due in UK dealerships mid December.
If you order now from one of the bigger dealers such as Renault Retail you should be able to reserve one of the cars headed to the UK in December.
Spotted a very tidy Mk V Ford Escort Van the other day which reminded me of the loss of the car derived van. I look back fondly on the numerous examples we had for our family business, from Bedford HA Van, Renault 4 and Renault Extra through the works vehicles I’ve driven in various roles through the years including Escort Mk IV/V, Astra and Maestro. I found them practical and in the case of the Astra and Escort very car like to drive. Today’s small vans are boxier and larger but there’s really nothing beyond perhaps the Fiesta Van that fits the role of high speed motorway works Van.
I’m of the opinion that the Vauxhall was the best of them, An Astra Van was an excellent work hack and was an easy sale in almost any condition later on and even the lowly 1300 could match the fastest of motorway traffic. I’ve a hankering for one now, I like the rarity of a retro Van. Any fond memories of their old works vans? I liked the Mk IV Escort Vans also and the Maestro was a surprisingly good little Van too. Read more
Many people don’t really need that much space and a van that drove more like a car had many benefits. The Astra Van was very stable at high speeds and a modern equivalent would be a far better motorway pounder than a Berlingo or similar. They were popular for a reason and I think there’s still a market there.
It isn't just the amount of space that counts, it is the type of space and access to it. Yes, the Astra van has its fans, and I agree that there probably is still a market for a van like that, but i believe that market would be so small that there is no incentive, financial or otherwise, for a manufacturer to bother with. ...
From a quick scan of internyet posts, advice includes
Move to flat ground (NA, already there)... Read more
You need to take the whole thing off to put the cover back on because one of the screws is masked by bodywork, and of course after that disturbance it'd locked up again, so I took it off again to remove the masked screw and then put it back. Now the mechanism was accessible it was on its best behaviour.
Hmm, The Law of Sod is strong in this one, as Lord Vader would say....
It's often said the cars a country produces typify the national psyche, or stereotype, what does that make us? Read more
Depernds on the context. US depression era Model T's, Grapes of Wrath stylee, not really playthings of the rich
OTOH, in say, India, a car would still probably be unaffordable for a majority of people, though I havn't researched that to confirm.
No car in any film i've ever seen has had ABS, i can see why as it's much more dramatic! Recently watched 'How it ends' (it's on netflix) and a relatively modern saloon screeches along a tarmac bridge when he jams on the brakes...
Or the big american v8s in Narcos Mexico that have the vehicle sound dubbed over making them sound like 4 pot diesels from the late 90s, seriously did the person doing that know nothing?!
dishonourable mention goes to the transit van in Braveheart :-) ... Read more
Car adverts are not immune from gremlins, either. Cue the Rover 800 which only has one main beam working at the 17-18 second mark.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=OGEFVWDifbA&t=22sAnd they were trying to sell the "quality" of the thing!...
My windscreen wipers were juddering across the glass so I replaced the blades with new ones.Still juddered.I then came across a car detailing site that highly recommended Glass Compound Z.
I'd tried various ordinary glass cleaners without any joy so I thought I'd give it a go.... Read more
i once had a badly scratched windscreen . after i treated with cerium oxide[kit bought on ebay] made it acceptable.
Has anyone had any dealings with Scrap Car Comparison? If so, what was they like to deal with? Read more
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Wow , I bet you were under pressure with that murder, Luckily they caught the person But it won't bring back the lady