cybershot
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I'd probably skip the service if it was me, (I did last year doing around the same milage) others may disagree, but it didn't seem worth it.
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I'd probably skip the service if it was me, (I did last year doing around the same milage) others may disagree, but it didn't seem worth it.
BassJunkie
Clams on the half shell, and roller skates.
I had my car serviced a couple of weeks ago before driving up to the Lakes for a holiday with the family. It's 17 years old but in good fettle. I hadn't done many miles in the last year, but in addition to changing the fluids for peace of mind they also pointed out the rear tyres were down to the limit. So services can be useful for that kind of thing too.
This meant I ended up getting new rear tyres fitted in Wigton on the third day of our holiday.
This meant I ended up getting new rear tyres fitted in Wigton on the third day of our holiday.
DownwardDog
Riding a Brompton with a power meter.
Try a paint mark on your sump bolt to see how often they actually change the oil at a 'service'...
We have to get my wife's car serviced by BMW because it's leased. I stand over the fuckers and watch them do it to make sure they don't 'forget' anything or replace perfectly good belts.
We have to get my wife's car serviced by BMW because it's leased. I stand over the fuckers and watch them do it to make sure they don't 'forget' anything or replace perfectly good belts.
A380
How do I change this 'custom title' thing then?
Wasn’t there a scam back in the 90s - presumably before wide spread data storage on cars, where main dealers wouldn’t actually service any fleet cars. Working out that if you didn’t do the oil filters etc only 1 in 20 would have a problem before 70,000 and it was cheaper to repair or replace the engine on that one than do all the services. Bit shit if you were buying second hand though…
T & P
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Last weekend I had my first trip along a stretch of smart motorway (M3).
I think it’s shite and frankly dangerous as fuck. What is the elapsed time between a vehicle breaking down, and a message warning other drivers of an obstruction first appearing on the electronic signs anyway? Because I wouldn’t be surprised if it might be a couple of minutes at least.
And even if it was almost instant, those drivers already past the nearest sign to the obstruction will miss it. I won’t even mention foreign tourists who don’t speak English. At least in other countries the signs display a big fuck off red cross over the lane in question, which any fule knows means lane closed.
I think it’s shite and frankly dangerous as fuck. What is the elapsed time between a vehicle breaking down, and a message warning other drivers of an obstruction first appearing on the electronic signs anyway? Because I wouldn’t be surprised if it might be a couple of minutes at least.
And even if it was almost instant, those drivers already past the nearest sign to the obstruction will miss it. I won’t even mention foreign tourists who don’t speak English. At least in other countries the signs display a big fuck off red cross over the lane in question, which any fule knows means lane closed.
Yeah I agree.
I think the original idea (as trialled on the M42) had some merit. That kept the hard shoulder but opened it when the road was very busy. It meant that when the traffic was free flowing there was still the sanctuary of the hard shoulder but when the hard shoulder was in use cars would be going slowly and and as such less danger to anyone who may break down.
Just converting the hard shoulder to another lane in constant use was dumb and will cost a lot of lives. Not a time to have an unreliable car.
cybershot
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DownwardDog
Riding a Brompton with a power meter.
IT'S COMING BACK! THIS IS NOT A DRILL! #returnoftheking
I could have stuck this in the EV thread because they are related but I found this short video interesting as to why small & cheap cars may be a thing of the past.
The interesting bit was really about everything that is expected of modern cars and the price tag that will come with it. I can see car ownership being a thing of the past for a lot of people just as home ownership.
There is another thread for whether car ownership is OK or Third Reich-like so I can't be bothered with that but there is a potential here for a further wedge to be driven (ha) between the have's and have nots.
The interesting bit was really about everything that is expected of modern cars and the price tag that will come with it. I can see car ownership being a thing of the past for a lot of people just as home ownership.
There is another thread for whether car ownership is OK or Third Reich-like so I can't be bothered with that but there is a potential here for a further wedge to be driven (ha) between the have's and have nots.
T & P
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Owning or even leasing a car only makes sense if you use it most days of the week, or at least for journeys that are vital to your everyday wellbeing and would be far more difficult to undertake by other means. Up-keeping a car that’s rarely ever used outside of weekend leisure or shopping trips it’s financially wasteful.
Fine if you’re well off enough to afford it, but if not it’s madness to continue doing it. A combination of car clubs and proper car hire for longer rentals is ludicrously cheaper overall, even if you might occasionally have to pay several hundred Pounds for a one-off car hire once or twice a year.
What we need is a significant increase of availability for both car club vehicles and traditional car hire companies, and a lot people who might soon no longer be able to afford owning a car will still be able to use cars with pretty much the same frequency as before.
I like cars and I love driving, but I sold my newly bought car after three years because I was averaging a thousand miles a year, and it was an extravagance to keep spending thousands of Pounds a year on its upkeep. It has not bothered me in the slightest, and in fact I rather enjoy to treating myself to a better class of car whenever I need to hire one.
T & P
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Like many other people with an iPhone who uses their phone for navigation, I have always chosen Google Maps over Apple’s offering. The app was notoriously unpopular and not that reliable when it came out, and I was already used to the look of Google Maps.
But I decided the other day to use the Apple Maps app for navigation, and it’s brilliant. Far better than Google’s, in fact. It’s easier to read, both the route and the printed info such as next turn, time to destination. And even more impressive are the voice commands. Significantly clearer and superior to Google Maps in many ways, from lane positioning to when you can expect your next turn (if relevant, it uses upcoming traffic lights as a marker, which in urban areas is far clearer than stating how many metres/ feet away the turn is).
As a crowning glory, not only it warns you of speed cameras ahead but knows if you’re approaching faster than the legal limit and suggests you watch your speed.
Anyways, as a head-to-head contest it’s far better than Google Maps as a straightforward sat nav. Recommended to iPhone owners.
But I decided the other day to use the Apple Maps app for navigation, and it’s brilliant. Far better than Google’s, in fact. It’s easier to read, both the route and the printed info such as next turn, time to destination. And even more impressive are the voice commands. Significantly clearer and superior to Google Maps in many ways, from lane positioning to when you can expect your next turn (if relevant, it uses upcoming traffic lights as a marker, which in urban areas is far clearer than stating how many metres/ feet away the turn is).
As a crowning glory, not only it warns you of speed cameras ahead but knows if you’re approaching faster than the legal limit and suggests you watch your speed.
Anyways, as a head-to-head contest it’s far better than Google Maps as a straightforward sat nav. Recommended to iPhone owners.
platinumsage
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How’s the live traffic and how well does it adjust the route for congestion?
T & P
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You are actually allowed to use mobile phones for navigation. They recently updated the law in that respect. They just need to be kept in the craddle at all times.
T & P
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I haven't had a chance to test that one properly yet. The routes it offered me and journey times were broadly similar to those suggested by Google Maps. Yesterday it did offer me an alternative route during my journey, so it does adapt to live traffic.
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Books, not bombs
I know that's the law, but it's not good and many use them for general phone use.
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Books, not bombs
I'm old. I have no idea what Waze is. Where I have sat Nav in the car, I use it. If no sat Nav I plot and remember the route beforehand if I need to.
T & P
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It’s been bought by Google and I don’t know if its algorithms have changed as a result, but it is or used to be the most savvy sat nav of them all when it came to using clever back street shortcuts in urban areas. In effect, what some people denounce as ‘rat running’ whilst frothing at the mouth in full nimby mode. So for that alone it’s worth using.
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Books, not bombs
"An ad that enables sexual harassment" 
BBC News - Citroën Egypt advert accused of normalising sexual harassment
BBC News - Citroën Egypt advert accused of normalising sexual harassment
Citroën removes Egypt ad accused of normalising sexual harassment
The carmaker apologises for an Egyptian commercial in which a woman is photographed without consent.
www.bbc.co.uk
cybershot
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Express & Mail hysteria over new highway code rules coming in.
Controversial Highway Code overhaul that tells cyclists to pedal in the middle of the road takes effect in DAYS amid warning new rules will lead to spike in road rage incidents
- From next week, the Highway Code insists motorists must give way to cyclists and pedestrians at junctions
- New 'hierarchy of road users' means drivers will have more responsibility for safety of vulnerable road users
- The new code rules state that cyclists should also ride in the middle of the road in certain circumstances
- Cyclists and drivers must also give way to pedestrians who are crossing or waiting to cross at junctions
Campaigners hit out at Highway Code overhaul set to start next week
From next week, a new 'hierarchy of road users' will come into effect which will mean drivers have more responsibility to give way to cyclists and pedestrians when at junctions.www.dailymail.co.uk
Drivers react with fury to Highway Code changes
DRIVERS in the UK are angry with the Highway Code revisions that bring in a ‘hierarchy' of road users.www.express.co.uk
Bahnhof Strasse
Met up with Hannah Courtoy a week next Tuesday
"new rules will lead to spike in road rage incidents"
Time for a clamp-down on road rage then.
Time for a clamp-down on road rage then.
