August 2023
Its now 5 ½ years since we ordered the Mrs’ Fabia and since our plans to replace each car every 3 years following retirement were scuppered by first Covid and then by the supply issues its time we sorted something.
We are pretty much in agreement what features we want eg, auto, petrol (turbo or hybrid), climate, cruise and whilst an electric handbrake would be nice its not essential. By yesterday it was down to a shortlist of 3:... Read more
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Been looking at a Little Nissan Micra 58 plate 1.4l Acenta as I'm on a really tight budget and love these cars (owned one previously).... Read more
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Lady wanted a deposit to secure the micra........
I've been wearing varifocals glasses for several years now and apart from the first week or two when you think you'll never get the hang of them, they've been fine. But I'm now finding some close up DIY and spannering tasks are becoming harder.
A few weeks ago I was wiring in a new ceiling light fitting, so close up work where I should be looking through the "reading" zone of the lense, but due to looking up to the ceiling, I'm looking through the distance zone until I get my head in the right position to look through the right zone. Same thing happened when installing a new headlamp bulb - my head was actually upside down. After a while I find I get a bit queasy. Any other varifocal wearers out there who find the same issue and maybe have a solution? Read more
Thank you for the tip! I'll have to re-evaluate my choices with this new information.
From dealing with customers daily, it’s become clear that there’s a sizeable proportion of people who are getting left behind by the new terminology and technology that EV’s bring.
So, with the cooperation of the forum moderators, this is your opportunity to ask the questions that have been nagging away.
Let’s start with the basic stuff - charging, range, driving - the questions I get asked, day in, day out.
As an introduction, I’ve been working on behalf of multiple car manufacturers for nigh on twenty years, largely in a product training role, and for the past two years almost exclusively with EV’s.
Discussion stays on the regular posts, this is somewhere to ask a question and get an answer.
If you don’t want to put your user name to it, email moderators@honestjohn.co.uk and they’ll ask on your behalf.
I haven’t driven everything out there, so I can’t oblige with any reviews. Read more
<< Most often, it's not the voltage that kills but the level of current. I liked the analogy of electricity being equivalent to water, with voltage being equivalent to its temperature and current the amount of water. >>
The analogy always used to between voltage and pressure, not temperature ! At least where I was taught it.
There are a lot of comments online, but it seems that when you dig down a lot of comments praising Kia are about the style, features, and honeymoon period. There's very little about what they're like after 100,000 miles. Similarly a lot of the criticism is about the cars is from ten to twenty years ago. There's not a lot about the reliability or longevity of newer cars, and I haven't found much at all about which engines and transmissons are best, which tells me many of the comments are likely to be poorly informed.
Scotty Kilmer thinks the engines and transmissions will fail quickly, but he often contracts himself in different videos.... Read more
Kia engines are normally decent if some what not class leaders.
A good example is the 1.25 engine, bulletproof reliability but nothing special in terms of mpg or power.
Hi Everyone, just after some advice.
I have a 2015 Mazda CX-5 2.2D that has been serviced at the Mazda main dealership since ownership, the car has only done 67K and is currently a mechanical write off due to a seized engine caused by oil starvation, cost for repair £7500... Read more
Well, the word has certainly got around this forum. We have been warning people about potential issues with Mazda diesels for many years.
Looking at Autotrader for used cars, if you rank the results in price order, the cheapest CX-5s are diesels. So no doubt dealers are fully aware of the Mazda-diesel issue....
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If an MOT advisory appears in year 1, but not year 2, is it safe to assume that the item has been rectified?
Or could it have been missed at the year 2 MOT? Read more
No . All cars have some degree of corrosion on the brake discs . It’s actually very difficult to fail an mot on brake disc corrosion. They have to be in an almost dangerous condition for that . Delaminating metal and thin material would fail . Excessive corrosion does not always affect efficiency on the brake roller test .Not true in Edinburgh in the 1980's. I failed for "visible rust" each and every time, though they passed the brake function test each and every time too. Eventually, for the Renault 5, I took the new disks off after the MOT and put the unshiny-but-functional set back on, keeping the shinies in a plastic bag for the next MOT. Think I only did that a couple of times though.
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Hi all ,just had my renewal quote from saga up from£219.16 to £386.68 an increase of 76.43% ! £ 167.52 more , no change from my side, anyone else feeling ripped off ! Read more
Just reviving this thread with my latest encouraging(ish) experience.
I am with LV with renewal at the end of October. I paid £253 last year. As an early benchmark I got a quote back in August from their online wing Flow for £336 so I was expecting a hefty renewal rise. However running my details through a comparison site I got best quotes of £256. This included Flow which was surprisingly low given their previous price....
We have a 2010 Honda Stepwagon with intermittent ignition issues. At key turn there’s always power, but sometimes it starts and sometimes it’s dead. The starter is fine and the local mechanic has changed the ignition switch to see if that’s the problem.
He suggested it was wear on the key as depending on how the key is pressured when you turn it has an impact on whether it starts. I disagree with this because the issue is the same with both keys, and they both worked fine before this started happening.
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new parts are available through JPparts, search through amayama for parts numbers. Automatrix in kent stock new service parts and used parts. cox honda also source new genuine honda parts. used parts also available through be-forward in japan.
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It's all to do with speed differentials. If a cyclist is doing 12 mph in a 30 zone and there's plenty of space to overtake safely, then that's OK. In a 20 mph zone it's silly to try and overtake a cyclist doing 16 mph.
Indeed, especially where often the vehicle driver then has to brake to fit in with the traffic in front or to slow down for a corner/junction....
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Thanks for info, but I think that says more about how Skoda have become expensive!
Excellent choice of car, hope it works out well for you,