August 2022
The pain for EV owners will not end there. As well as further increases in electricity prices they will not stay VED free forever.
Declining revenues from VED on petrol and diesel cars will probably result in a flat rate of VED on all cars. Read more
Hi All
Just wondering about my Civic 2013. A red airbag light came on. ... Read more
Thank you all for your responses. Good to know it's unlikely the footballs or whatnot.
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A friend was asking my opinion about a Toledo 1.0 and showed me the advert, I showed him the dealer reviews (not the autotrader ones) and the location in the general Bermuda triangle area where a multiple time bankrupt engine refurb/supply business once was.
I showed the 4 mot tests in 14 months, 2nd massive failings on exhaust hydrocarbons and associated exhaust bits.... Read more
Wise words for any car purchase, nothing to do with the 2018 Toledo with the 1.0 litre turbo engine - this is a Skoda Rapid rebadged, and uses parts common to many other VW group cars.
I had no objections to his car or engine choice....
In these post-Brexit times, are there any restrictions/queues for UK cars criss-crossing borders between EU countries, unlike the unhindered pre-Brexit times? I'm shortly doing a driving holiday which will involve France as my point of entry to the EU (where I would expect a degree of queueing/interrogation/etc... now that we're non-EU), and I'd then like to visit Belgium, Luxembourg and possibly Germany - can I expect similar border hold-up's at each subsequent exit/entry? Read more
Enjoy your trip. We love Ghent but make sure you have an up-to-date sat-nav!
Ours kept trying to take us through the newly pedestrianised routes and we did inadvertently drive through a prohibited road....
Hi, my daughters vw occasionally cuts out and when she tries to start it it will turn over but won’t run. After a few minutes it will go. This has happened 2 to 3 times over the last 6 months at very awkward times. Someone has mentioned it could be a relay sticking but there are quite a few on this car, not to sure where to look. Hope someone out there could help or give any clues what else it could be.
Thanks sparky 100. Read more
I think a faulty relay would be the last component on my possible failure list . You really need to do a diagnostic test to go any where forwards here . Could be an injector??
If I heard this right a London taxi ev is £65k. It has a range of 80 miles but also has a petrol engine in it which dosen't power the wheels but charges the battery. Seems paradoxical to me. Read more
My heart sank a little when it was revealed the chassis comes from China.
Very East Enders
Are they taking the Micky?.... Read more
It's supply and demand. Sanctions mean no more supply...and so
Water found under car. Air conditioning system turned on. Small pool of water . Turned off system . Water not seem dripping???
Any help?... Read more
Air-con works by cooling the air in the cabin. Cooler air can hold less water, which has to be removed by the system, which has a drain to the exterior. Normally you won't notice this as it happens while you drive. If the system has been working until you get home, you may be able to spot the last few drops on your drive.
Thank you so much. Its so good to see the three of you....
I have been spending too much time scouring Autotrader looking at various makes for interesting/unusual/when did you last see one of those cars. Even though this is 'just looking', I have used a £10k upper limit (not made of money!), but here are some stuff which caught my attention for various reasons:
202207207960417 Had to start with SAAB really, first love and all (at least once I'd passed the 'supercar' thing). A turbo would seem a more fitting choice, but this old 'flat front' 900 combines the 2.0 injection 8 valve for 'enough' performance along with a fairly basic spec otherwise, so less to go wrong. I used to prefer the hatchback shape to the saloon, but now I'd be delighted with this plain white 4 door saloon. The Minilight style wheels and old school 'spots' set it off nicely!. Don't think you are losing out on too much practicality going for the saloon either, the rear seats fold completely flat on all classic shape 900's.... Read more
Also noticed that a previous MOT reported accident damage to the front of the car
We have had 3 new Roundabouts built in our area. They all have and "aprons" around them about 3m wide with a solid white line at the edge.
Because of the size of the road large vehicles have to drive over the apron and have seen an attempted overtake on the roundabout.... Read more
I think you are right that they are part of the carriageway.
Of course they are. They are like mini-roundabouts where drivers are encouraged to use the outer parts, but don't have to. There may be space to imagine overtaking, but it's probably not a clever idea. Any artic vehicle probably has to go over the apron.
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No mention of EV tariffs offered by several electricity providers. I am paying 8.25p/kWh to charge mine for 5 hours a night fixed to next July.