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Sat 27 Jul 2019 00:25
- Jezza Car Fanatic
Auto Express are running a Kia Ceed T GdI Auto on long term test and say the gearbox is awful..
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Sat 27 Jul 2019 09:37
- GingerTom
I never understand people who pay massive amounts of money on a motorhome only it to park it up as an eyesore outside their house for most of the year. What's the point? Just hire one as and when you need it.
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Sat 27 Jul 2019 13:11
Honestjohn Motoring Agony Column 27-7-2019 Part 2 - mmmmm
I never understand people who pay massive amounts of money on a motorhome only it to park it up as an eyesore outside their house for most of the year. What's the point? Just hire one as and when you need it.

As you said, it was their choice to buy it, knowing the use it would be put to and doubt they see it as an eyesore. Why should they hire when they can afford to buy and run it without recourse to anyone else, inc modifications they wish to have?

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Sat 27 Jul 2019 15:00
Honestjohn Motoring Agony Column 27-7-2019 Part 2 - DLDLDL
I never understand people who pay massive amounts of money on a motorhome only it to park it up as an eyesore outside their house for most of the year. What's the point? Just hire one as and when you need it.

I always thought the "benefit" of a motorhome was "freedom" - "go as you please".

It is very difficult to think late on Friday afternoon "shall we go away for the weekend" and instantly hire a motorhome - hence the need to own rather than hire.

That said I find it hard to understand people who can put up with the cramped/spartan conditions for more than a few days. But I guess that means week-end use - often spontaneous - hence the need to own rather than hire.

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Sat 27 Jul 2019 15:13
- DLDLDL
Re Bringing the House down

Mortgage Valuation Reports and House Buyers Reports are barely worth the paper that they are no longer printed on - although your mortgage company may require one for corporate CYA.

I have always gone for a full structural survey done by a structural engineer. They have a very wide scope from checking utilities to checking for old mine workings as well as all the structural stuff (but they won't point out that redecoration is overdue!). They are more considerably expensive, but...

I had a problem with the last house I bought, got the Structural Engineer back in; he looked at the problem, went white and advised me to tale independent advice - clearly visibly shaken and wanting to apologise.

After solicitors (!) had messed me around for years I went direct to the engineer's insurer's loss-adjusters, pointed out that my claim was now 1/3rd legal fees and shortly to become 1/2 legal fees and would they care to intervene? Loss adjuster visited within the week, looked at the original survey, looked at the problem, and my schedule of claim and asked if it would be OK to get full payment to me within a fortnight!

Professionals can make mistakes (I think this was the only claim ever made against this structural engineer - my survey may have been his last survey; certainly when I was asking for recommendations for another engineer to prepare a fault report, people were recommending the original engineer!) but they do not have the same exclusion clauses as many other reports, they take as much responsibility as their insurers permit them to take and in my (single) experience (but confirmed by others) their indemnity insurance will pay out in full provided you don't "stuff the claim".
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Sun 28 Jul 2019 11:01
Honestjohn Motoring Agony Column 27-7-2019 Part 2 - doi209

and I thought this was a motoring forum....

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Sat 27 Jul 2019 17:51
- Heidfirst

re. Sizemic proportions:

Toyota Corolla Touring Sport would seem an obvious contender? Same wheelbase as an Avensis estate/TS. The hybrid system is incredibly reliable & of course, economical.

Keyless entry or not would depend upon trim grade chosen but on a Toyota you can disable the keyless system from the head unit or you can stop the fob from sending a signal via a keypress sequence

Edited by Heidfirst on 27/07/2019 at 17:52

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Sun 28 Jul 2019 18:18
- jchinuk
Re : No connection?
Though my car knowledge is not exhaustive, I did work in IT for many years and built my first home computer from a kit. The story, though I'm sure the writer is relaying what he was told, makes no sense at all. Firstly, if a 'software update' can fix the matter, albeit for a time, it sounds like interference, the software correcting the issue. If the units are being removed and sent away for repairs, it suggests a hardware issue (insufficient sheilding to prevent interference). In the latter case, it's a manufacturing or design fault. But if the 'software change' fixes it, it suggests the physical shielding is okay.
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