January 2025
I am outraged at the suggestion that older drivers retake their tests. They are without a doubt the safest and most law abiding sector of the driving community. The real problems are the drivers under 25 who drive as if all the demons of hell are chasing them, have little or no respect for other road users and mainly drive Audis or older BMWs. One only has to drive along any UK motorway to see those driving at far above the speed limit and very few if any are elderly. The older drivers may be a little slower but with town speed limits of 20mph they are the only ones who tend to obey.
Lets stop demonising the elderly drivers, the government are already on a crusade to penalise pensioners wherever they can.... Read more
My car will be six years old in June 2025 and I plan to get it MOT'd and serviced at the same time. It will have done approx. 21000 miles by then. I have considered having the timing belt changed but there is conflicting information as to whether this is needed. It would appear that VAG, owners of SEAT, are now recommending changing it every 15 years or 180,000 miles. This concerns me given some of the horror stories I have read concerning rubber belts. Your advice would be appreciated Read more
Thanks. Yes my son received a letter from Honda telling him that it was going to be replaced for free only to be told a few months later that the letter had been sent out incorrectly, along with many others. He was disappointed to say the least. Not Honda’s finest moment. I would imagine many people just won’t have it done or they’ll just try to move the car on before the belt change is needed.
Long anticipated first time in and drive today of the new Renault 5.
I wanted one before I saw it, and that desire has now increased.
I’ve only driven it for 20 minutes, in a test track environment, but I’ll be spending longer in one in February.
I think it’s a design joy, with enough details to recall the original 5, but not so much to be a pastiche of the 1970’s classic.
More impression to come in time. Read more
Forget to add as a side note, I called into the hell hole that is Cobham services last night for a charge - the place was rammed.
As I pulled onto a charger, the car in front was an identical, yellow, Renault 5 - a colleague on his way back from a different dealer.
Two minutes later, another one arrived - another colleague who’d left the same dealership as me but had chosen, independently, the same place to charge.
That did create a bit of attention, three, identical new Renault 5’s on charge and in a line.
I thought I would start a discussion and see where it goes...lol
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First thought was a Mk1 Lada, since my 40 quid example had a great toolkit (still have some of the spanners, though most of it was knicked), a starting handle, and fully reclining seats for that wait in the anteroom to the apocalypse/
But it seems its out of budget
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The cam timing chain has gone on my 2017 Kia Sportage 2.0 CRDi. It is of course, just outside of warranty. Kia won't help and my experience of their local dealership is not positive.... Read more
The problem of those rare occasions where Kia got it wrong, these aren’t good engines, not to be confused with the 1.7 diesels and the petrols which are generally very robust. Shame Kia wouldn’t help, out of curiosity what’s the cars mileage and does it have a full Ka main dealer service history?
Get yourself a solicitor, go for whoever who sold you the car. ...
Looking as ever for that elusive car for a potential replacement for the Korando.
First, went to Mazda.. CX30 Seating too low and not as nice (comfortable) as the Korando, didn't test drive.... Read more
Friend with an F type to to replace his xjs 2010 called around. His sil was a jlr tech and has access to the diagnostic kit.
That was comfy and a nice place to be in....
Went with a fiend to look at one, for him to replace an ageing VX Zafira .
Definetly looks nice, but drivers seat far too cramped for 6'2" me, (not that I was interested.... Read more
He has never expressed an opinion on the position of the B pillars on the Touran or the 1st gen Seat Leon he had before, neither of which have particularly long front doors. The main thing for him seems to be limited steering wheel adjustment. ...
This comment - 'Sadly it was also a commercial flop, seems people in general shy away from clever cars' - set me thinking; good topic for a pub debate? I shall start with my own reliable well engineered 'good...flop' - a 1980 onwards Triumph TR7 DHC! Not sure what suggest as a bad car which sold lots - Morris Marina? Read more
Heard that plans may be motion to import the Electric version of the Tata city car. Privately imported the cost is sub £10000.
But another brand that got a lot of hype but started a new way of buying cars was the Daewoo. ...
My 5 year old HP Pavilion PC has an Intel Core i5 8400 processor with 6 cores and can run windows 11 when this question is raised in a Google search
Question 1 to Google - Which Intel processors are supported by Windows 11?... Read more
Those specs.
Intel i5 3470 cpu 3.2ghz
8gb Ram 1Tb hdd
64bit w10 22h2...
So, don’t ask me why, but I’ve always fancied having an XC70. Almost bought a nearly new one back in 2009, but didn’t. I’d be keeping my main car, as I cover a lot of miles annually, but I am tempted to spend up to £5k and buy an XC70. It would be D5, automatic. High mileage doesn’t worry me as I took my last car to over 220,000 miles.
Am I mad to consider one, and what would you look out for if you were buying one? I usually buy based on condition and it is going to be a second, less used car. Read more
So, almost 4 months and 5,000 miles in, I love this car! I have found out what you mean about different options for parts, there appears to be several versions of shock absorbers, but only a certain one fits! Don’t suppose you’re local to Cumbria? if so, I wouldn’t mind knowing the name of your specialist please.
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No-I wasn’t . A year before I took my vehicle to its original dealer for an MOT and on collection the service manager said they’d included a basic health check as part of the inspection.
I would have happily paid for this check if it had been offered as indeed I would have a year later when the car went in for an MOT and oil change.
Yes-this is my fault for not clarifying .
I wasn’t ripped off but I’ve learned my lesson