July 2023
""Ulez-compliant second-hand cars are £3,000 more expensive (msn.com)
I do not know how this is affecting the rest of the UK market but if stocks are being dragged down to London then it must have a bearing. I suppose that equally the non compliant cars could be heading out. ULEZ has got the go ahead, I am happy that I live nowhere near the place. Read more
Hello, I wonder if anyone could guide me to a reliable Garage/Workshop in the Leeds area for the above job?
I'm almost at 78k, and it needs doing.... Read more
Just tried to book with Audi.
It's gone up to £365 now!...
3,000 cars on cargo ship
www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12338705/One-sail...l Read more
So they are going to find the remains of a burnt sausage in what is left of the ships kitchen. Seriously as far as I recall one crew member reportedly said it was an EV. Already second hand info and hardly fact. ...
Given a 2023 Cross whilst mine is in and can't figure out how to turn the stop start off...any one know? Read more
<< No I am not aware would you care to elaborate this gravity defying Oil? I can well understand that it may be a bit more ""sticky"" >>
Sammy, if you consider that a serious amount of oil will have drained off the cylinder walls in a couple of minutes, you should be worried about starting your car after it has stood overnight ?
Finished my research on buying and running an EV as an OAP.
Conclusions: totally unaffordable due to Insurance costs.... Read more
No offence, but the only relevant information there really is the quotes between the Jazz and the Zoe. Check quotes for other high performance £40-£50k cars and you’ll find little change from your Tesla quote I imagine. I found our Leaf no different to our previous and similarly sized Honda HRV to insure but the £159 more to insure the Zoe is wiped out by the first months fuel or the annual road tax. Assuming a used purchase at similar money I’d take the more powerful, nicer to drive and cheaper to run Zoe despite the small difference in insurance. But from our own limited experience EV’s we’ve not found any noticeable difference in insurance cost.
If all goes well for Mr Khan then next month the ULEZ will cover a huge chunk of London. Apparently some residents are vandalising the new cameras out of desparation as reasonable arguments are ignored and Khan knows best of course. Some folks will suddenly have to fork out £12.50 I believe every journey except December 25th. I guess other cities will be watching how it goes before launching their own schemes, Drivers have paid their dues to use Britain’s roads and I would love someone who knows to explain the legal ramifications.
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>>As opposed to the other side, which is sooooo much more honest.
Yes it is. All politicians spin, hyperbolize, and lie by omission (aka only make one side of the argument). But no UK government had lied or for that matter been corrupt as comprehensively as the current one in my lifetime and probably my parents' and grandparents'....
Confused-Had an E-mail asking me to re-validate my charge card details from 28/7-fine-not a scam.
“Either do it on 28/7 or when you next cross” I might need to cross today-does that mean my existing payment is invalid unless I update it or shall I re-validate on 28/7.
Tried to update on line -but no guidance within website
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I'm surprised they haven't set this as a 20 mph road (with the usual cameras to terrorise those who dare look at the road and away from their speedometers). There is a new tunnel being built, both will attract charges as soon as they can possibly do so.
For a while now have been having this intermittent problem of the o/s front brake binding. Seems no rhyme nor reason for it and doesn't seem to need the brakes being used for it to start happening. I say this because the other morning I could feel it starting to drag about 7 miles away from home, during which (through a combination of observation, care and luck!) I hadn't touched the brake pedal. Been to the garage a couple of times to try and get it fixed without any success. Mechanic now reckons something to do with ABS but I am starting to lose confidence with him.
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Of course I have no experience of ABS, and don't much want any, but apparently they are extremely sensitive to the precise positioning of the magnetic speed sensor, and can start misbehaving with a very small amount of rust-jacking.
Relatively simply addressed here...
Hi all,
I am recently having an issue where I get an intermittent low oil pressure warning on the dash. First time I got this message I pulled over and checked oil level and found it to be quite low, which is strange as I've not noticed any leaks/smoke. I did notice a small amount of oily residue around the injectors on top of the engine block - also strange.
Anyway I did an oil and filter change and have since driven the car for a few hours, same issue - intermittent oil pressure low. Appears completely random, twice on a 2 hour journey.
I've checked oil again, and I now note that there is a large pool of oil collecting inside the injectors. I plan to clean it out thoroughly tomorrow and see it comes back again. Also visible oil scorch marks on top of the plastic engine cover suggesting the oil has been burnt off (strong smell of oil inside bonnet too).
My question is what could be causing the oil to pool in this area and also could it be linked to the intermittent low oil pressure warning?
Should I change the oil pressure sensor as well?
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No knowledge of this engine, but a priori low oil level (which the OP reports) and low oil pressure correlation does not sound all that mysterious, plus if leaking oil gets on the oil pump belt drve ( oh, dearie me, WHAT a good idea) thatd perhaps explain a certain irregularity in its output.
Serious money going into this and the Chinese are involved. Aston Martin now owned by China edging their bets. May be all those unsold EVs reported recently has got them worried Read more
GM presently has 4 EVs on sale, GMC Hummer, Cadillac Lyriq, Chevrolet Bolt and Chevrolet Bolt EV
So Bolt and Bolt EV are both EV's?...
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Seeing as non fosil fueled commercial vehicles already exist - and over time will get better why would you think that? ...