October 2023
I said this morning I would reply to the (now hidden) comments made in the EV thread overnight/early hours
No, "The HonestJohn" is no longer associated with the website. I thought most knew it fell into administration and was bought by Heycar.... Read more
Hi, I’m a self employed dog walker looking for a replacement for my van which was unfortunately written off last week after someone ran into the back of it. Budget approx £8k.
I’m aware some people in similar professions have had issues with clogged DPF diesel filters. Some of them seem to have had to spend £2-3k to sort these issues and still have ongoing problems. Many of us drive quite short distances to pick up and drop off say 4 dogs from houses in quick succession and by nature of carrying dogs we tend to drive relatively slowly. That is my pattern every week day plus longer faster journeys some evenings and weekends.
I’m wondering if I’m asking for trouble with a vehicle with a diesel DPF filter, but from what I can gather it’s a universal thing in vehicles built after about 2015. So it seems maybe I can’t avoid it?
So, I’m thinking maybe a petrol vehicle may be better. But unfortunately all this is new to me, and I’m not sure what to do for the best?
I drive about 120 miles per week.
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Local dog walker uses the XL (longer) version of the Vauxhall Combo Life on a 68 plate and its a 1.2 petrol.
Shes not cheap but seems to get lots of business and the Combo Life is in use every day.
Hi all,
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My local "2 blokes in a cabin" dealer sells a lot of imported BMWs, seemingly successfully. They told me that they can get the higher performance models (M3s etc) at a much better price than in the UK and they sell very nicely. The market for these tends to be younger men who want to show off, and are perhaps less concerned about service history and more about cost.
I've owned three Japanese imports over the years and had no problems. The main issue tends to be that they're not undersealed, so you need to take care of that. They used to export a lot of ropey diesels, which always seemed to have the wrong coolant in, but that seems less common. ...
I've been reading about various engine flush products online, mainly LIQUI MOLY, which some people swear by.
Is there any real benefit to using such products? I service my diesel myself every 10k, which exceeds the manufacturer's recommendation, and it has just short of 80k miles on the clock.
Just interested to know opinions and experiences. Read more
A startling resemblance to Oil Additives!
So do you still stick to good old-fashioned Mineral Oil for all your modern cars ?...
Hi, my new to me Mercedes came with Collision avoidance system.
I hate it! It's constantly warning of nearby traffic during normal uk driving, in tight corners in town, it will slam on the brakes when parked cars are nearby.... Read more
Unfortunately, I think it will be alternative A. The lane control system in our B-class is equally infuriating. If there are roadworks with temporary lanes, it will slam on the brakes as you cross the permanent white lines. If someone was too close behind, how would they brake in time?
I'm going to set up a new thread for all EV issues. Similar to the IHAQs a few weeks ago but covering all EV discussion.
In this thread you may:... Read more
Can anyone tell me where the airbag sensor locations are on a 2010 Hyundai i20?
Which one? There’s about 6 of them .
I see there is a review of the latest electric Fiat on the homepage. I've not yet read the review, but was struck by how much the 'face' of the car looks like George from Rainbow. I don't imagine it's going to be very popular here.. Read more
was struck by how much the 'face' of the car looks like George from Rainbow.
I was thinking Penelope Pitstop myself? or am I showing my age!...
How ironic in this age of advanced electronic wizardry there are numerous complaints on JLR models whereby sounds are either too quiet or too loud & cannot be adjusted. I refer to the 5 Oct complaint of indicator sound too quiet. Do the brains at Jaguar not realise this is a SAFETY warning & should be heard. The default sound level should be loud enough to be heard-it's nonsense spouted by JLR to say a safety warning shouldn't intrude on refinement - Jaguar cars in the past have been noted for refinement even though the indicator sound is clearly audible. As a suggestion, radios for a long time have had automatic volume increase as speed increases so why not on indicator volume?
Another common complaint on JLR models(the reverse of quiet indicator noise) is the fact that the Sat nav volume cannot be adjusted below a pre adjusted volume & in this case can be too loud(Evoque for example has a minimum sat nav guidance level of volume 20). I understand JLR say(ironically)it's for safety warning reasons but that again doesn't make sense as the voice can be muted altogether. I have seen other cars whereby the driver is able to adjust the sat nav guidance throughout it's range from quiet to loud, i.e. to suit the driver in different driving conditions.... Read more
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I'm not looking for sympathy or suggestions, just offering a possible explanation for some of the earlier statements.
Hi ,
I’d be grateful of any advice.. I have a Nissan micra 2004
and it failed it’s mot due to the fuel pipe been corroded where
the fuel cap goes on. I’ve done some work on cars before but
not in a while now and I am wondering if the fuel pipe would be
an easy job to do my self. I’d be grateful of any advice.
Thanks
Pattick
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That’s great, thanks for your help.
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Thanks for the comments, they are appreciated. We've always tried to steer path that we feel is acceptable to the majority.
To be honest I rarely look at the main section of the website, keeping the Backroom tidy and dealing with admin is all I have time for. I don't know who's behind the "Ask HJ" facility except it will be one of the Editors....