March 2024
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Can anyone help with this. I have been a basic DIY mecanic for years and bought and sold a fair amount of used cars but I have never seen anything like this.
Micra k13 1.2 petrol "pure drive" manual, black, 2013 with 55 thousand km low milage (its Spain) and the seller is letting me have it for 5000 euro. Fine, its all very nice and neat except for this DIY v bodge basic black spray paint on all four bumper corners. Really bald front tyres too and rear ones in vgc, not that odd I suppose for a small fwd. The bumpers seem orignial, nothing is coming up so far on history for accidents or anything. It has come over from an overseas territory where it was from purchase, Ceuta in N. Africa. Seller says it was his Dads who was military over there, and this explains the v low km for 11 yrs. Paperwork to prove it all fine. So the only theories I have are either 1) his old man was precious and liked to spray over little parking sc***es on the corners or 2) it got bashed about in transit ove to the mainland (Murcia). where I am about to purchase it now and his son has sprayed it on. He gave no explanation for it. Its just on the bumpers on the corners, all four. Not on the bodywork as such which is very neat. ... Read more
ha ha yeh maybe. Climate wise there are sill old classics like 205s being used down here much more so than back in the UK I would think. And one thing the K11 definitely suffered from was rust. Problem here is that I dont think they sold many k11s here to the same extent as Britain, here you saw much more k12s than k11s hence more chance I think of getting a good used one of those. I do keep my eye out for a good k11 but most here now will have had their first careful owners long gone and been bought and not well looked after by young skint drivers for the past few years.
Am I ever going to get this tyre off this rim? It's been cut right through, pretty much, but it's not moving.
This did it, thank you for the advice!
As stated above, is it worth it to have a hidden kill switch of one form or another?
Just trying to prevent another theft occurring, intend to have a steering lock and alarm, also now have CCTV... Read more
Yes , protected however you don't earn bonus for that year.
Morning, I recently bought a 09 Meriva from a dealer and have realised it's come with a myriad of issues. I'm taking it back for a refund tomorrow. (Dealer isn't on board with that yet but I'm determined).
The issue is that I've not received the new V5c yet. Is it possible for me to sign it back to the dealer online using the ref number from the V5c I got when I purchased it or will this number change for the new V5c?... Read more
Out of curiosity, what makes the car unroadworthy?
I want to purchase a second hand estate car, either electric or hybrid, and spend no more than £15,000. Our last car was a Skoda Octavia, which was reliable and incurred reasonable insurance and maintenance costs. Any ideas appreciated! Many thanks Read more
Kia Optima and VW Passat estates are both available as a PHEV. If you can find a Kia, it will be better value and possibly still in warranty. The Passat will be posher.
You may be able to find a Skoda Octavia or Superb that just sc***es into.your budget....
Can anyone remember when pedal-operated brake lights became standard ? I recall learning, about 1960 I suppose, the hand signal showing I was about to slow down, so I suppose there may still have been vehicles without braking lights ?
Also those silly 'trafficators' which the driver forgot, and snapped off when he got out of the car .... Read more
It is worth noting that many pre 1936 cars were still in use post war and through the 1950s - domestic car sales were limited by steel shortages and the "export or die" policies implemented to pay off the huge national debt.
Looks as though we need to do similar imminently.........
Hi all,
I'm looking for a diesel auto for motorway commute with a decent engine size, torque and MPG. I don't drive stupidly but would like the extra power on certain situations. ... Read more
....... auto for motorway commute with a decent engine size, torque and MPG. I don't drive stupidly but would like the extra power on certain situations. Any suggestions for cars to look at round £10/11K with roughly 60-80K miles. Thanks
That budget might buy a petrol 1.2 puretech (110 or preferably 130) EAT6 powertrain, found in various Stellantis cars (Citroen, Vauxhall etc....). Modern turbo engines do not need to be large to deliver impressive torque. We are well pleased with it (130) in our 2019 Peugeot 2008. A couple of weeks ago it did an 'economy' run, mainly motorway in 6th gear, cruise control at exactly 70mph, to B'ham Airport and back, around 100 miles. Number two trip computer registered 50.3mpg. (Number one trip measures long term mpg, mostly short journeys in lower gears, currently around 43mpg over c.6000 miles)....
Looks as if Fisker is heading towards bankruptcy.
I think that's a bit of a shame as although apparently they had a few niggles they were an interesting addition.... Read more
But making EVs will become more profitable as battery costs come down, which they have done and are likely to continue to do. Manufacturers won't necessarily reduce the retail price of EVs, so more margin for manufacturers. It will still be a win situation for customers too because if batteries become cheaper, they should also be cheaper to replace if you're unfortunate enough to need to do that.
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I thought some of you might find this of interest if you didn’t know already, there is an independent UK verifier of oil spec
ukla-vls.org.uk/
I didn’t realise they existed till a YouTube channel I watch mentioned them.
Video in question: youtu.be/AK6BF4qQrGw?si=X4tDVUTQwpFukqmK
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Actually "How Compliant Is Your Oil"
Not necessarily the same thing.
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My 2007 A3 2.0tdi 170 had a DPF. This was one of the first VAG engines to do so.