October 2024
Hello All,
My wife was involved in a minor accident today.
She was parked outside our son's school, when another passing car brushed the side of her car.
The other driver apologized and exchanged insurance details with my wife.
After coming home I realized that it was just a few scratches, with most being on the plastic bumper, and 2 on the wing panel.
According to my wife, the other car also had a few scratches.
Given that it is a 16 year old car, and has a few other minor scratches, I don't think it's worth claiming from insurance.
I will probably just touch up the scratches with a scratch repair kit.
My wife omitted to ask the other person, his contact number. The other driver serves with the British Army and has insurance with Forces solution.
We are not sure whether he plans to report it.
Should we report this incident to either my wife's or the other party's insurance company? Any advice welcome...
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About a week ago I had all 4 injectors replaced with new ones on my Astra CDTi after about 6 months of it frequently regening itself, lots of smoke, bad smells etc. The garage I took it to tested the injectors and all 4 failed so all had to be replaced. The also ran diagnostics and a forced regen once the new ones were in.
Car seemed a lot better for about 4-5 days, no smells, no smoke etc, but in the last 2 days it's gone back to trying to regen itself pretty much every day, lots of smoke, smells etc.... Read more
What engine is fitted to this vehicle?
The recent train crash between Shrewsbury and Machynlleth reminds us that it is that time of year again. I am also reminded by hearing the occasional train passing by with a 'flat' on a wheel somewhere, probably caused in the same way. Trains have been quiet until this week.
Maybe also a note of caution to regular (car and truck) drivers ? Read more
Where I live, we have the 'pleasure' of the 'leaves on the line clearance train' ........
Officially known as the RHTT, (rail head treatment train)....
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My parked car was recently hit by a hit and run driver. The other partys insurance company has admitted responsibility as there is CCTV of the incident.... Read more
As above...
Last March I noticed that the roof aerial had gone from SWMBO's Pug 207SW. I made the obvious assumption that someone had nicked it, as it screws into a base and is easily removed or replaced, so I ordered another from E-bay. Simple.
Today I was wiping the car cleaner than usual (it doesn't happen very often) and was feeling my way around the gutter containing the tailgate hinges, and guess what I came up with. The puzzling thing is that the screw-end of the aerial is too fat to drop through the gap between roof and tailgate, tho that can happen easily when the tailgate is lifted. I must assume that the aerial came loose, lay on the roof, and fell in later ? Read more
It must be nearly 20 years since I took any car to a carwash, so it can't be that. But all stubby-mast aerials have a built-in spiral to disturb the airflow, so I wondered if that might provide a steady torque which could gradually loosen the screw. I THINK it would actually tighten it, but can't be sure.
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I wanted to chat about something a bit silly but fun:... Read more
The original post was edited by me, shortly after it appeared, to remove a link. I thought there may be some contributors ...obviously not- so I'll now make the thread read only. End of story
Took my car with new tyres to get tracking done the put it on the old four post ramps but it was not lifting so it went on a two post and with all four wheels dropping down they did the tracking .
Several days went by and people watching me screeching round corners I took it back only for them to chat in a forge in language and dismiss the fault to pot holes-in-one Any original ideas... Read more
If you want to DIY this is the cost effective alternative-
The scientific principle is sound, if a little fiddly....
Just had break in Turkey and did loads of miles in a coach. Their roads are better than ours, few potholes, spa*** traffic...Instanbul excepted. I suspect their climate is kinder to road surfaces with little frost to crack them up and not so many huge lorries about. Read more
Plenty ice and snow when I was there in the winter, in Istanbul as well as (of course) in the mountains.
I can't remember seeing them salt the roads though....
Last year i was getting 58mpg on my clio but the MPG dropped massively to 50mpg and even after a minor service in January , The MPG didn't improve, So i booked the car into ATS for a Major service last month which included adding Techron D Concentrated Diesel Fuel System Cleaner which i would imagine into the fuel tank.
After a few days and a run on the motorway, I am now getting the 58 MPG so i would imagine that the Cheap fuel that i buy from Esso isn't all that clean. " I have a Card for Esso"... Read more
I get all the cleaning I seem to need in my Pug diesel from 10 or 20 litres of V-power every few fills. The 'feel' of the car very soon afterwards suggests that the engine likes it. I haven't used conditioner for some years now. At a premium of about 15p/litre, or a couple of quid it may be a cheaper option than £32 ?
If the 12 v battery goes flat, then that's catastrophic.
1. What is the point of this battery considering there's a much larger battery already in the car... Read more
I was under the bonnet of the new EV3 a couple of weeks ago, and that has a separate, conventional 12V battery.
I think it’s the PHEV’s that have the integral 12V battery.
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I get the safe thing was reporting it... the crazy thing is your insurance will probable rise next year as your a statistic for that car "type" and damage etc. Was watching a program on how even ringing your insurance to ask a question can be logged in a negative way.
Found a pretty old article on it as well: ...