May 2024
There'a a B road near me which has recently been resurfaced (shock horror) but the road workers have not painted the mini roundabout marking yet. The street signs are still in place. I wondered what the legal position might be if the road markings are missing? Is it still legally a roundabout?
No I've not had an incident, just curious! Read more
I recently had my air con re gassed in December and the guy from Protyre mentioned that it wasn't cool enough and to take it back to be checked over after 2 weeks, Because it was winter time, It was hard to judge if it was cold or not but i could feel that it was a little icey .on the fingers when the air con was blowing , But i took my car back to be checked and to be honest, it felt worse and could not feel the ice cold air on my fingers.
Now we have this hot weather, The air con is luke warm/cold , But not ice cold , But then it will run cold for a matter of a minute and then back to luke warm.... Read more
Some cars have a clutch type pump , some have a solenoid valve and some have both . But without the correct gas quantity in the system, nothing is going to work properly.
Agreed, but in the original post it was mentioned that it wasn't cold enough even just after a re-gas. An proper aircon specialist is what's required really - it needs properly diagnosing.
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In the near future I'll be replacing my current car, a mk2 Zafira.
I'll want a conventional estate, diesel and manual. ... Read more
Ok. Logan doesn't come with circa 150bhp, the others do.
Regards previous owners, a drive shows a lot and connection to diagnostics much, much more. ...
Please does anyone know how to permanently disable the alarm on my trusty but rather aged Ford Fusion? It's a 2003 model, petrol, manual, 1600. The alarm and warning lights have gone off with increasing regularity for no apparent reason over the last 6 months. We lost the remote keyfob some years ago, so now depend exclusively on the manual key. Until now, the problem seemed to be resolved by unlocking the car manually with the remaining key we have. However, this did not work today, and the alarm went off again and again, so I had to disconnect the battery. With the noise removed I could think to find the fuse panel behind the glove box. I found that the alarm horn could be stopped by removing fuse 24, but this might have other consequences. Maybe I could simply disconnect the alarm horn if it is not too inaccessible? Removing fuse 25 to stop the indicators flashing is obviously not advisable because the indicators are then inoperable. So I am hoping the clever and kind folks on Honest John might be able to help me out once again :-) Read more
Many thanks for that reassurance - happy to live without central locking - old enough to think of it as a luxury :-) Will try to locate alarm horn and disconnect that though. Thanks again!
Owing to barievement I have been tasked by family to find out if anyone has the rough valuation of a bmw motorcycle.
It has not been run in about 20 years.... Read more
If it's 650 cc boxer airhead it's probably an R65. as for the value with a bent frame?
It's best if you join a forum such as this, and ask away on there....
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A Lexus is a good safe option. They don’t go wrong, they’re very well made and they’re very comfortable things to sit in. I couldn’t bring myself to spend so much on a car short of a lottery win but a Lexus would be on my shortlist if someone offered to buy me a car to last a long time. I’ve sold and owned many of its parent firms products over the years without any breakdowns or major failures. They’re good cars.
I wouldn’t touch a diesel Mazda after their recent poor record with derv powered engines. Best avoided, even if they’ve finally got it right the trade will factor in the risk based on previous products and thus depreciation will be huge.
The Genesis is a good car I imagine but as with Infinity they’re not making any real inroads into the UK market and depreciation is likely to be high and there’s always the risk they’ll pull out of what is a tiny market for them.
My vote is Lexus.
Which aftermarket brands do you recommend? Are Borg and Beck any good? Febi Bilstein should be better as has 3 years guarantee, when the other just 2 years.
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Borg and Beck Co. used to be a designer and supplier of automotive parts with a history going back 100+ years. Now its just a brand name owned by First Line who apply it to fairly cheap aftermarket parts sourced mainly from China. I would not use B&B for anything important. Febi is a brand of Bilstein group, they are generally pretty decent.
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I purchased an Approved used Audi Q2 last September, the MOT was due in March this year. I asked the dealership if they would MOT the car before purchase, but they said they only do this if less than 6 months left on MOT, but offered me a free MOT test when due. As Audi boast about their 150 point checks, I wasn't too concerned.... Read more
It's only an 'advisory' and you can accept or ignore advice. Have a good look at the tyres and form your own opinion.
I assume from your OP that this is the car's first MoT ? So the tyres are probably as old as the car and will probably show incipient cracking anyway, which a fastidious tester may choose to report ?
Car security cameras…??
Having had my previous car keyed front to back, I’m concerned about getting my car damaged….
See you can get car security camera that records from inside the car
Anyone have any information/experience of these and could recommend a good one..?
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yeah - eight sides.