February 2022
I thought the battery on my old Focus might be on the way out a few weeks ago, the starter motor seemed a bit slower than usual. Anyway after two weeks idle, this morning it was almost flat, just a very slight bit of life but amazingly it started so I was able to go off to Halfords and buy a new one. When fitting it later in the morning, I noticed the old one was a Ford brand, I don't recall replacing the battery and don't think I would have paid dealer prices either so assume it was the same one it left the factory with in November 2006.
Seems highly impressive to me. Can anyone better that life for a battery?... Read more
Hi, just looking up the price of oil and filter for my galaxy gearbox and was surprised at the cost of ford oil, looking on eBay there is Exxon oil and a genuine ford filter which is half the price of ford.
Wondering if anyone has used this before or any other oil.
Thanks in advance for any info or advice. Sparky 100. Read more
Ford don’t make oil , so I can’t see any problem using a different supply as long as the spec is correct.
Interesting video from carwow , how easy it is to kill the range of your EV by doing real world stuff.
... Read more
It's not surprising that an electric car towing a caravan and loaded with all sorts of clobber will have a reduced range compared to when used unladen with no trailer. The same is true of petrol or diesel cars.
The useful comparison would be whether the electric car's range is reduced by a greater, equal or lesser amount than a petrol or diesel car's range....
Hi everyone,
I currently have a 2017 Nissan Note with good spec that I'm looking to get rid of.... Read more
Have you sat in a pre 2020 Peugeot 2008? Unusually, you look over the top of the steering wheel at the dials which gives the impression of a high driving position. We've got one - it's a bit like driving a go-cart. If you are not very tall it has the advantage of one of the lowest level boot openings around for loading shopping, or an old dog.
Can I put normal battery, instead of auxiliary battery in the boot. Read more
The 12v battery in the niro hybrid is under the rear passenger seat
If it is the 360 volt battery for the htbrid system that is very expensive. Maybe it is in the boot?...
I just noticed two white streaks one morning on my windshield. They line up with how my wipers move and they are parallel to each other.
I was wondering if it could be a scratch? I tried rubbing my nail across it, there was a different texture and sound but I couldn't tell if it goes in or out. I tried wiping and pressure washing but it didn't come off.... Read more
I just noticed two white streaks one morning on my windshield. They line up with how my wipers move and they are parallel to each other.
I was wondering if it could be a scratch? I tried rubbing my nail across it, there was a different texture and sound but I couldn't tell if it goes in or out. I tried wiping and pressure washing but it didn't come off.... Read more
The scourer side can easily scratch a windshield, as I know to my cost. There is a very very mild polish called Jeweller's rouge which cant do any harm if it does not work
I dread to think how many engines have been wrecked as a result of drivers trying to charge across Rufford Mill ford in Notts at speed.
This video shows some of the recent fails: www.youtube.com/watch?v=ufSPsX-xTPU Read more
Hard not to be transfixed. Incredible. How do these people survive to adulthood.
A surfeit of optimism and self confidence. ...
Following being heavily pushed by local newspaper Northern Echo,
Any truth in it or just another snake oil presentation?... Read more
Very similar to the scam to save you electric in the home which was dominant a month or so ago. Very convincing just plug this into your wall and save £££££s
I tried out a C5 back in 1985. It didn't go around corners very well, and it ended up on its side.
Of course, it is possible that as a 20-year-old I may have been driving it a little aggressively.
Browse
I think the battery in my previous 2003 mkI Skoda Superb lasted nearly as well. I've asked the current owner but he said he got many years out of the battery after I sold him the car in 2015 and can't remember the date it was changed but he still thinks of it as a new battery although he thinks it was just before Covid etc. The original battery fitted was a Varta.
...