November 2021
After his usual summer break, HJ did not reappear in his Saturday Telegraph column, and the Telegraph motoring section now seems to have been taken over by someone else.
I've notice on the HJ website that all the questions now seem to be being answered by other people and never HJ himself.
His picture with his famous little hat seems to have disappeared from the website, and previous archived answers that he actually answered just have a logo in place of his picture.
Where is he? Read more
My back and hips are complaining loudly abot the seating position in the stonic, which is otherwise faultless, although not as softly sprung as the Sportage.
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Decision made.
Korando Ventura 1..5 petrol 6 speed in white....
With COP26 going on the Daily Mail has put together a survey of all the car manufacturers outlining their future commitments to achieving Zero emissions and their current EV models
It will not copy so you have to go looking for it on todays web page.... Read more
Whereas cobalt is used to remove sulphur from crude oil. 500grams is used every 80,000 gallons of petrol produced, if the sulphur isn’t removed we get acid rain.
There are several, perhaps many, different grades of crude oil - the level of sulphur varies and not all grades are used for petrol refining.
This situation was self inflicted and avoidable. Whatever the so called experts say, the abolition of the tax disc encouraged a significant number of drivers to take a chance and fail to pay.
The savings made by going paperless must have been greatly outweighed by the loss of revenue resulting from the increased evasion. Read more
Technology not as effective as the patrols we used to have, and car caught without tax or insurance on the road should be confiscated, would also do same if no MOT as you have a month before MOT expires to get it redone, send a warden round towns getting over it and villages at night with a hand scanner to check all parked cars for tax and insurance, any caught clamp and confiscate.
I agree with your comment.
I've had some issues with my van recently, which ultimately with this latest problem, means I will have to write off three and a half days from my monthly window cleaning round due to the Caddy being in the garage waiting for parts. Like all who use a van for work, reliability is very important, I need my van to work in order for me to be able to work. Not doing so means letting down customers and in all honesty, I am starting to lose confidence with the Caddy now.
Being stuck at home I have had plenty of time to consider options.... Read more
>>That is to have an aluminium (so not too heavy) frame made up into which my tank would sit. This frame would have mounting points for pump, aux battery and possibly the hose reel.
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Hoping that someone here may be able to help!
I recently bought a VW polo from a private seller (2007 1.2l engine 3 cylinder). I knew that some work had been done to the engine and the previous owner was able to provide evidence of this. This included a head gasket set, new timing chain, inlet valves, exhaust valves, cylinder head bolts and spark plugs. The cylinder head was also taken to an engineer for a skim and valves & seals were changed. While they weren't able to tell me what had happened, the car was driving perfectly and didn't seem to have any issues. ... Read more
Possible causes
Damaged valve/ seats, oval valve seats due to neglected oil changes in the past, get the engine compression tested to check they refurbished the head/valves well....
Any DT subscribers on here? My existing digital plus sub is due to renew in a couple of weeks. I have turned off auto renewal so that I can get a cheaper rate by starting anew.
They offer a digital or a digital plus option. They list a few differences but the one that might matter to me is that the digital plus has fewer ads and a quicker download. They don’t explain or quantify this. There is quite a price difference.... Read more
I've been away from the forum for a few hours with work and come back and it seems to have become a bit silly and definitely tedious now so time to end it IMO.
Just wondering what happens if someone passes away. I know bank accounts get locked out. But does the insurance cancel the policy? A bit of a problem with parked on the public road.
Can it be driven around? Will the insurance be transferred to a family member?... Read more
Just an observation, when someone passes nothing happens with bank or any other accounts or services, until an executor informs the various bodies.
Exactly - especially with today's "we'll renew automatically unless you tell us" companies.
Just come back from a snowy weekend in the Peak District. Big thumbs up for Michelin Cross-Climate tyres. Absolute mayhem in hotel car park last night and this morning. We managed to negotiate slush, black ice and the like with hardly a trace of wheel spin. Audi Quattro struggled up a tricky slope in the car park and I sailed up it with no trouble at all. Read more
So we bought a set of Vredestein All Season tyres, and the (still sound) winter tyres have hung on the shed wall for the last 2 winters.
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Few month ago I acquired a little used 2007 Lexus IS.
The car spent most of it’s life garaged by a LOL (little old lady), recently with the cold weather the front tyres started to skip a bit when turning slowly over imperfect road or camber.
My understanding is that this is a trait of rear wheeled motors with low profile tyres (mine is 17" on 245/45 at the back and 225/45 at the front, both Dunlops of some kind)..
After checking thread etc I found no issues with that as it was on 4.5 to 3.9 and no cracks. What I did find, is the age which was mid 2012 and mid 2013.
My question is, should I keep said tyres until I get to the point I usually change (3mm) or get rid of now based on age? Read more
The strongest ozone attack will be at the bulges where the tyre rests on the road. Those would be worst when the tyre is under-inflated
I see why you say that, but I'm not sure I agree. The cracks in that area will probably be more open, but I dont know that the rubber molecules at the crack base will be under as much tension as in an overinflated tyre, and I suspect no one else does either....
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It's not all bad ... at least we have stopped being harangued about the "supposed" merits of left-foot braking!