May 2025
Suggestion-get your driver to drop you off at Three Bridges station. There’s a train every 4 mins to Gatwick rail right inside the terminals. Avoids any traffic snarl ups in the horrible dark formal drop off zones too or the unappetising experience of queuing for a dreary bus at long stay. Read more
If London city can offer a free drop off zone , why can’t others ?
They can, but it's a nice little earner in a captive market
These examples are flying off the shelves
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I remember reading an article about the VW sausage in a motoring magazine many years ago, headlined something along the lines of "VW's most popular product"
I wonder If they will make it to the UK?...
Hey guys - we have recently had a Emissions Fault come up - P2O8E reductant pressure low.
I started by topping up the car with 7 litres of AdBlue, until almost full, however this has done nothing. ... Read more
Adblue tank pump problems are notorious on Peugeots and well documented on the forums.
Many people get them mapped out if not under any warranty.
I added to the topic on zip merging the other day..
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So it was decided by the Mods that the recent thread regarding an intent to buy an ev later this year was not genuine? Read more
It's hidden for the time being. If the poster emails the moderators then we will review our decision.
I've had building & contents insurance with M&S (Aviva) for 5 years now.in the past two years it has gone up from £210.49 to £495.26 an increase of 135.6%
I claimed in December 2023 for escape of water. A copper pipe hidden behind a false wall in the kitchen had split. Damage was confined to walls and woodwork total repair cost £2939.... Read more
Comparing home insurance prices can be more difficult than car insurance! Houses vary a lot. Location, type of house, history of claims etc. can massively affect one's premium.
My home insurance is circa £350 a year (building + content)....
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Tom Farmer aged 84, died yesterday - he ran Kwik-Fit and other chains for all of his working life starting with 1 in Edinburgh. He then bought chains & branches before selling off & buying back chains & branches over the decades. Always bought well and sold very well.... Read more
His famous quote was “ You can only eat one banana for breakfast “
I'm having trouble finding a replacement part for my 2008 Iveco daily. The drivers side window is very noisy, the reason being that I once threw away a large piece of rubber (about .5M long, 4cm wide that I found when I opened up the door to replace the regulator), now realising this had a dampening role). What is this called? All I'm getting in Google search is window seal. Read more
Hi there,
I am looking for a British (always the best looking classic cars in my opinion), modern classic convertible. I love a classy looking car for Goodwood days etc.
I have whittled it down to the MGRV8, Jaguar XJS Convertible or the TVR Chimera.
I live on the South Coast and am looking for a car to do my usual 1hr commute to Brighton 3 days a week (about an hour). But will also take the car down to France from time to time.
I love the looks of the MG, but realise it’s not the biggest.
The Jag would be great for motorway cruising and is probably the sensible option, as well a classy looker. But I can’t get past the fun I had while test driving the TVR, but will this be short lived?
I’m single with no kids, so don’t need to worry about back seats etc.
I have around £17k to spend, so should be able to get all in budget.
Just wondered on your thoughts please, given the above scenarios and that I hope to buy within the next couple of weeks?
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£17K is just the deposit. As a daily runner the owner would likely be on first name terms with the local garage and forking out regularly to keep the car on the road.
At a modest £17K budget (in today's market) I would probably downsize my ideas and buy myself a fairly recent / low mileage Mazda MX5 and enjoy a reliable soft top ( + a tin top for the cold months).
Taxi trade loved Vauxhalls fitted with the old 1700 Isuzu turbo diesel, it was a huge mistake on Vauxhall’s part when they didn’t carry on using later versions of it in the Vectra and Insignia. The taxi trade just couldn’t get on with the Fiat designed replacements.