June 2022
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
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The Honest John review is out of date and only refers to the earlier 1.25 engine which is no longer sold Read more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
A taxi supervisor told me that apart from the earlier 405 and 406 most taxi firms choose other makes because they prefer cars that are designed for RHD and not converted LHD.
The reason I ask is that my partner recently broke her left wrist and now back driving she is struggling with the biased gear change on her Captur which favours LHD drivers who use their right hand for gear changes. Read more
There are several reports of Merc GLC RHD models suffering from steering judder on full locks. It does not happen on LHD models.
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.
Not quite sure how well those spokes would cope with the potholes on the UK's roads!
Or my back when I hit one for that matter!... Read more
I’m currently looking for a 7 seater car and I’ve seen quite a few Japanese import which fit the bill but I’m just wondering if I would have problems in the future when trying to maintain or repair an imported car. Does anyone have experience of owning one and have they been able to source Servicing and repairs from just normal local garages?? Read more
A friend of a friend had a JDM Subaru a good few years back.
Mechanical bits were, in the main, common to UK models - the problem came when the car needs other parts such as body panels, plastic bits such as lamps, plastic covers etc etc. He had the car for 3/4 years. ...
Car manufacturers will need to cut the costs and profits,if they want normal workers to swap,charge the same price as a petrol version.MG EV is similar to petrol version of other similar sized cars
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Whatever we do , it has to be affordable for the average working man. No point in worrying about climate change if you cant afford to get to work to earn and keep a roof over your head and feed your family. EVs are unaffordable for most.
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