December 2024
What a remarkable step from the one party state, the biggest scr*ping scheme ever conceived. So in order to force a BEV domestic market the authorities decided the end of ICE is now, forced ice sc***ping is on the move. Next year BEV will fail their inspections if batteries capacity fall under a certain threshold, and changing that on an EV will see it sc***ped too, madness.
China Observer : youtu.be/ysDMvQx5pTY?si=Xg7plW0y_QyUtGjd Read more
What is the difference between an "SUV" and a "hatchback" ?
Do "Hatchbacks" still exist ? Read more
Yes. they list 70, but they are small or medium hatchbacks. The family hatchbacks have largely vanished.
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Heard of yet another case today, which after having a replacement gearbox already the possible outcome is the car will be sc***ped.
Remember VW Polo and Golf’s gearboxes in the 1.3 cars of the eighties sufferings from bearing problems. Had one refurbished but it lasted six months before the whining noise returned. Learned to live with it in the end!... Read more
The HJ review data shows that the car in general has a weak clutch/transmission - several early failures reported in the former 'Good & Bad' (now 'What to watch out for' section, and worryingly the problem never appeared to be resolved, given they show reports throughout the lifespan of the model (I suspect there were problems after the last fault report on HJ in 2019, mainly because far fewer owners bother reporting faults here any more (a shame).
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I have a small compact charger that I connect to the car battery during wintery conditions to keep the fairly new battery "topped up" the unit is not designed to charge a flat battery & I've used it a lot in Winter.... Read more
Also you run the risk of driving off with it all connected.
To me, that sounds like a sensible consideration. Plus I don't like the idea of an electrical connector 'behind the bumper' being subjected to everything the wheels throw about, never mind driving into deepish water ?
The car has run flat 275/35 R19 continentals
I always keep an eye on the tread depth, which was fine.... Read more
Of your pressures are fine, get the alignment checked.
I've started a new thread for advise on cars I may consider, to make it easier to follow.
I've taken notes on all the advise offered on my previous post (automatic gearbox advice) and am trying to follow them. ... Read more
<< You don't save money by missing services. It costs you big money when something breaks. The cheapest way to run a car is to service by the manufacturer's recommendations ... >>
As makers' service intervals these days are probably longer than they should be (partly because fleet buyers don't want to spend on servicing) that is probably true. But that does not necessarily mean that every annual MoT visit should be accompanied by a 'service'. Filters or coolant don't need changing that often, for example. If you are a typical owner doing 6-10K miles a year you can have jobs done accordingly, maintaining the car and saving a bit as well. If you drive a diesel for short trips, different again....
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I was hoping for some advice. I found this car and hopefully going to look at it this week and test drive. Has anybody got any experience on owning one and what it's like? Mainly for the servicing and running costs for parts.... Read more
Done a bit more digging and it seems that the early 2 litre Ecoboost used the Mazda L block but no other parts. Later versions used a different but weaker block.
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I'd appreciate Back roomers' recommendations for a replacement for my son's Skoda Octavia Estate 2.0 TDi which is now 10 years old with 150,000 hard/abusive miles on the clock but been absolutely faultless.
His mileage pattern is a 30 mile each way commute 5-6 days/week and occasional trips plus an annual trip down to southern France. He's 6'7", one of his son's is 6'5" already and the younger son is catching up fast so passenger space is important as well as luggage space for their camping trips.... Read more
If ending back with another Octavia (which as you say is no hardship, they are good cars), is there any particular reason not to get a bit longer out of the existing car? 150k miles doesn't seem OTT to me, if it's been properly serviced.
It's a case of pre-empting potential future issues - they are 150,000 hard/abusive miles as my son doesn't take after me in that respect.
I have recently become embroiled in a pointless argument. As these are the lifeblood of the internet, I thought I would share:
Some Porsches (maybe other cars too, I think it was a first generation Cayenne in this case) have an engine with 'V6' stamped on the cover. Underneath is a VW VR6. This has triggered a squabble with three opinions:... Read more
A timely thread. Apparently the last car to receive a VR6 was built on 12th December.
It's past it's "sell-by-date" given the outputs from the 2.0 litre 4-cylinder engines - and proper V6 engines are available within VW Group....
If I had a 2 year old car with say 20,000 miles on the clock and the suspension failed, I think I could get it repaired under warranty.
The car has always been serviced by Toyota to fulfil the terms of their 10 year warranty:... Read more
We had similar with our Honda Civic. Water ingress into both front side marker lights. Almost certainly poorly designed and manufactured but not covered at 3 1/2 years old under extended warranty. Around £300 a pair too.
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At the OP's request, I have made the thread "Read only" as it may still be of interest to some.
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