June 2025
From the motoring press...
Following on from other makes ?... Read more
EVs typically have no gearbox because torque is constant at any RPM.
But, if a gearbox is fitted then less powerful motor can be used. This will draw less current and thus will increase range worth same battery.
Then went still gearboxes are not fitted in EVs?
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What arrangement did some of the electric trains from the 1990s and especially early 2000s that sounded like they had some 'gearbox arrangement', where the sound of the motor increased in pitch as the train got off the mark, then paused for a split second (like a gear change), then it started again as if in another 'gear' as it gained speed, then repeated again as it gained more speed.
The opposite always happened as the train slowed to a stop...
After 20 years we are going to have to part with our Honda Civic due to rust.
We are getting older, so we have to keep an eye on insurance costs. We have a limited budget, below £15K for definite, or lower if possible around £12K..... Read more
Both rust - badly at rear. Unless treated promptly, 14 years life is tops..
I often wonder when renewing my insurance if it’s worth paying £100 for the privilidge of protecting my NCD.
Simply to be told on renewal that the cost has gone up because I had an accident.... Read more
Pretty much the same answer as Orb. I've had a couple of at fault claims in the last 10 years including a Roomster that was written off.
While I'd have paid a lot more remaining with the company that paid out - IIRC LV - I got a much cheaper quote from Direct Line; less than I was paying before the write off. ...
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JayEmm is a youtube car jourmalist, i hesitate to use the term journalist about some other youtube creators.... Read more
Great shirt - in a transient absence of sense I bought a similar one a few years ago at the annual Lead East jamboree in Parsippany. They should make English ones with old Austins, Rovers and Bentleys with a background of oak trees. I like his stuff, despite him padding it out from five to twenty five minutes, gesticulating wildly and talking in a silly voice. Gets interesting after 10mins.
With some recent models able to control their speed according to local limits, two points occur to me:
- is the driver instantly able to override the control to escape a potential 'incident' ?... Read more
Occasionally mine spots signs at the entrance to a car or retail park and immediately warns that I am (unsurprisingly) exceeding 5 or 10mph.
I tend to leave it on full time as it is part of the "avoid a ticket" approach to motoring. Just need to use some judgement rather than rely entirely on tech....
Two bits in the news.....
A Government minister was due to meet with Lotus Sunday.....
CVT judder seems to have been sorted with a fluid change, grumbling rear wheel bearing swapped, it’s now time to see if we can get some chilled air out of it.
The switch illuminates, but no rev drop or drop in vent output temperature.
So it’s booked in to go an aircon machine (do they have a specific name?) later in the week. No idea how long it hasn’t worked, so we’ll see.
Question is - do I get a new dryer for it before attempting to regas it? Or if it works after having been regassed, will the A/C circuit have to be split again to change it? Read more
My neighbour has the same car . Re charge last week. Pulled out 225 gms and refill with 450 gms . Checked both cooling fans working and system cooling good .
HI all
I saw an X1 for sale on autotrader a couple of days ago, a 2.0 diesel auto X-drive, what should I be looking out for?... Read more
I was looking at the diesel as its almost twice the economy, I will be driving from County Durham to Linconlshire every few weeks later in the year, a round trip of 400 miles. Whilst all wheel drive is nice to have, in my case, its not essential. I have a Skoda that is in need of some front suspension struts and springs as well as the brakes and pads changing, so was considering changing it
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Anyone with a 2025 Hybrid RR Sport.
What range could be expected realistically with a fully charged battery and full tank of diesel towing an average 4 berth caravan on a Motorway. Read more
Realistic range?
5,000 miles : between faults.
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Hand signals are undeniably the perfection of clarity. The driver has certainly not deceived any other motorists by forgetting to turn off/on an electronic device!