November 2021
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
My son has received two speeding tickets. One from June and one from September.
He bought a new car in May and it now emerges he never got the V5. Judging from the correspondence it seems the dealer entered the wrong house number when transferring the vehicle. ... Read more
I suppose the problem is that he really should've checked as to why he hadn't received the V5 within a few weeks of getting the car.
Of course he should. Aside from maybe a subliminal thing about DVLA delays he'd win medals for procrastinating. ...
Interested what people think ...these are quite different I know but for around £6k you could buy these 4x4's
2010 Volvo XC60 diesel 100k+ miles... Read more
Maybe my original thought is not too bad...buy a cheap estate for the dogs which I will mainly drive and a nice reliable hatchback ( corolla or similar ) for us all to drive and the kids to use to go to uni
Yes I know I will be paying 2 taxes but insurance for me ( oldish..lol ) will be less than £150 per year...
Sad loss.....followed the Williams team for many decades.
Frank gave such a lot of drivers their first chance in F1. Read more
Sad loss.....followed the Williams team for many decades.
Frank gave such a lot of drivers their first chance in F1....
I have read a lot about B10 Petrol recently and the possible issues surrounding this. My Honda Civic is the 1.6 Diesel version and I have been filling it with fuel from supermarkets, all of which have shown the fuel as B7 Grade.
Today, however, I was passing a BP garage where the cost was the lowest in the area so went in to fill up. I was surprised to see that the standard fuel was shown as B10 whilst the Super grade was B7. ... Read more
<< I'm not clear how you come to that conclusion. >>
'B10 diesel is not yet formally available in the UK'. So what is in the B10 pump, and where is it from ?...
Hi, just looked on line for oil and filter change and prices are widespread. There is comma oils on gsf website which are reasonable. Has anyone used these on a power shift gearbox. I know the ford kit is very expensive. Which other oils would be suitable. Thanks for any advice. Sparky100 Read more
Hi, just looked on line for oil and filter change and prices are widespread. There is comma oils on gsf website which are reasonable. Has anyone used these on a power shift gearbox. I know the ford kit is very expensive. Which other oils would be suitable. Thanks for any advice. Sparky100
Assuming you already have the car, I'd probably ask on a Ford Forum (or the technical section of this one). If you have not already bought it, I would go for something which does not have a DCT type gearbox instead.
They can be reliable, but that depends on how they have been driven/looked after. Not easy to determine this if buying used. ...
My brother's main car has just failed the MOT, needing 1000 pounds or so spent to pass. It's worth less than that and has now served its purpose. He is looking for a reliable automatic car no larger than a MK2 Focus, capable of occasionally carrying 4 adults, with a budget up to 6000 pounds. Annual mileage is no more than 5 - 6,000, most journeys are local but it would need do a journey of around 300 miles in comfort. A hatchback or small MPV are on the shortlist. He's down near Plymouth where cars of this sort seem to be thin on the ground.
I've suggested a MK2 Focus, MK1 Facelift C-Max. Are these autos reliable?... Read more
Bit lost now. You said in your recent post that "Note that I was talking about 195/65 R15, not the16in version" yet you clearly said "195/50 R15 tyres which cost more than my car's 195/65 R16s" in your original post.
Just had a look on Mytyres and the 195 55 15 is virtually the same price as the 195 50 15 but using the Uniroyal as an example the tyre offered in 195 65 15 is the lower spec RainExpert instead of the RainSport....
Does anyone have any idea how much it is likely to cost to fix a car door that closes still but is misaligned and can move slightly indicating it’s not as secure as it was, having hit a post while open - so impact with inside of the door at very low speed? Have it booked in for a quote but this isn’t for a couple of weeks unfortunately so would Iike an idea of what to expect. The door itself has no damage whatsoever. It’s obviously just been knocked slightly out of place. Thanks Read more
All depends if the A post, (where the door hangs on the inges has been damaged.
You might be able to adjust the hinges a bit, not sure on modern cars, but saw it on an XJS where the cleaner opened it in traffic and the open door was hit by another vehicle. very slow, but a pillar damage meanta write off....
Cars with stiff suspension, stupidly large alloy wheels and skinny low profile tyres are the most likely to suffer damage when they hit a pothole. Read more
Ah yes Peter but at least the holes were rather small.
The most important element of safe winter driving is to be in the right gear early! Particularly in an automatic car, you urgently need to manually change down when going downhill.
Avoid sharp braking and directional changes and do not drive too slowly! However, if you approach a bend too quickly your car will skid - therefore find out when this point occurs and never exceed that speed for that type of bend, listen carefully for the sound of sliding on ice or snow. It is a basic fact that a heavy car will more easily skid sideways in a bend - btw an early Mini was superb in snow
Another point which is often forgotten: use winter tyres/wheels with a smaller diameter - more rubber between you and the road, lower costs and improved winter efficiency - you simply cannot beat good winter tyres. I recommend changing them every 2 years, it can be a life-saver.
For ultimate driveability chains are the answer, admittedly you should not use them on snow-free roads, but amazing if you have to drive in snow, worth the effort.
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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....