June 2022
My French pal's Clio windscreen washers don't work. I thought it might be something simple like blocked jets or a blown fuse, but sadly not. We have inspected the fuse which looks fine - even swapped it for another just to check it. But still no whirring noise from either the front or rear washer pump motors. I think it must be electrical, but he has no tester. I wondered if anyone here has any ideas? I can't find anything helpful on the Renault forum. The pump was replaced in 2017, so it should be OK, as it's done few miles since then. Read more
Hello One and All,
These days of high fuel, it is shame that people only use the car for shopping and work, so I wanted to share this with you guys, so grab a coffee sit back, and enjoy. According to the sat nav this road is 1'600 feet above sea level. Read more
Apologies guys here is the video, yes there are private roads, but so much less then the south coast, and yes private land as well but they still let people walk there.
Just because there are footpaths or because it's access land and people can walk it isn't a reason to allow land and minor roads/byeways to be available for motor vehicles. ...
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Having done some research I understand that only larger electric cars can be fitted with a towbar. It seems the ID3 / Kona size can’t because of battery weight / range / too much pressure on running gear.
I only want to tow a small trailer to the refuse tip occasionally and a small lightweight dinghy twice a year.
Any idea on what I could buy to fit the bill ?
Thanks
Stuart
similarly a Toyota BZ4X can tow 750Kg
I see endless posts here from owners of Ford cars about obtaining the radio code.
I'm thinking about buying a used Focus / C-Max and would like to know where the radio code should have been recorded when the vehicle was new ?... Read more
Mine's typed on a credit card sized thing in the owner's pack. I think it's also in the audio booklet as well. If you do need a code then one of the helpful members will undoubtedly assist!
I used to be able to re-boot my PC and when I returned, my email addres and password would be retained. I now have to re-insert them after a few minutes off site. Read more
It's changed for me and I only access the site by phone. In comparison the Kia forum I'm on remembers my login for months.
It isnt the web site that remembers your login it leaves a cookie on your device that tell it when you enter the site to login....
Hi all,
I'm interested in buying an old Luton van for storage for a few months and a small number of trips in connection with a house move. I'm looking at models in the 12-15 year old range with lowish (for that age of van) mileage of 150-180k. I can't get any helpful pricing, does anyone know where to look? Are there any van-specific forums I could check? I've seen a 2010 Iveco luton van for £4k that looks in reasonable condition (the seat / steering wheel look OK and the interior isn't completely wrecked). That seems like a lot of money for an old junker but perhaps that's what they cost? Any views? Thanks!! :) Read more
Hi,
This may be of interest, I have a nephew up north who is looking for a van and he asked my opinion on this.
It’s at a local auction and the buyers fees are reasonable
It appears to be a scrap metal companies van and no doubt with the MOT due up in August they are expecting it to need some considerable work to pass, which is pretty normal for these transits, especially the rust issues.
www.northwestmotorauction.co.uk/catalogue-collecti...5
My advice was to avoid it like the plague unless it goes cheap (under £500) as you can expect to spend £500 to get it through the MOT before you consider any mechanical issues it may have.
I have seen a new electric cars with the green strip on the plate.
Is this to shame people they are not driving an electric car?... Read more
There has always been climate change, the ice age, huge dinosaurs in the rain forests of Scotland. The climates always changing, always has, there have been huge weather related disasters throughout history. The summer of darkness, the West Country losing thousands in floods. Science is a mixed blessing, they find cures for diseases and invent bombs to kill us all. Their data is distorted to try to influence us.
There has always been climate change, just nothing like what is happening now due to human influence.
Anyone know what type of automatic gearbox is in the current Kia picanto 1.0 petrol?
The Honest John review is out of date and only refers to the earlier 1.25 engine which is no longer sold Read more
What a shame
Thank you for the replies
What car is best suited to short journeys? I’m looking for something up to £10,000 but needs to be very economical Read more
Or you could go a size up for a bit more space, safety and a marginal economy drop.
Worth mentioning I think that the size up tend to offer a reach adjustable steering wheel, while it's very difficult to find a city car with one. I didn't think I'd need it until I drove an otherwise very nice & nippy 90ps Up!; I've got a knee problem at the moment and I couldn't get my leg un-bent enough without being too far from the (fixed) wheel.
One for Elekie doc.
Our old friends Kia is eating batteries... 2 in 2 years. but they are only doing 2000 miles a year...8000 so far in 5 years.... Read more
I had this on my car some years ago-the alternator had failed.
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Thanks elekie-doc, the single pump does indeed do both. I eventually found a video of how to dismantle the steering column switch - which fortunately we didn't attempt as it didn't solve the video maker's problem. The next, and most obvious diagnosis in our case, was a seized pump; presumably a not uncommon occurrence in cars which stand idle much of the time. The video went on to show how to access the pump behind the front wheel arch cover and dismantle it. It was indeed seized; filled with rusty gunk. It just needed a good clean and it now works perfectly......and I feel slightly less indebted to our non-mechanical host as I guess the local garage would have just replaced it with a new one. A good example of 'if you don't use it you'll lose it'.