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General Car Chat / Re: Age old question....

« on: 06 December 2023, 15:56:48 »

or maybe a modern day General Lee ..... you'd need bloody deep pockets though! 

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/355181491567?hash=item52b277756f:g:ktoAAOSwA9plAfTY

I'd love to know who buys these things, £145k for a plastic interior and a broken steering wheel.

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General Car Chat / Re: So what have you done to your car today?

« on: 06 December 2023, 14:13:24 »

Its JLR, I'm guess about 4+ years old. The door locks are designed to fail.

Its a 2015 one, so either its lasted well beyond its intended design life, or its about to get its second replacement 

So guess it depends how quickly you want shot of it

The correct question is, how long can I withstand the nagging to do the job, then add that to how long it will last....

On balance I think the eBay one will do just fine 

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General Car Chat / Re: So what have you done to your car today?

« on: 06 December 2023, 12:01:44 »

Yes, I could do that, but seeing as she may be trading it in over the next month or two, it might just be getting one.

From eBay. Made in China. Costing about £25.

What could possibly go wrong 

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General Car Chat / Re: So what have you done to your car today?

« on: 06 December 2023, 10:58:34 »

Took pity on the Evoque and inflated the tyres. Found out the passenger side central locking has gone lazy.

Should have stayed inside.   

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General Car Chat / Re: Age old question....

« on: 06 December 2023, 07:45:16 »

Same engine as yours, so at least it is a known entity 

Shhhh! Don't put him off! I'm trying to create some forum gold over here!!

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General Car Chat / Re: Age old question....

« on: 05 December 2023, 19:42:52 »

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202311174044724

Another one for the hilarious when it's happening to someone else list.   

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General Car Chat / Re: Age old question....

« on: 05 December 2023, 19:41:16 »

Clicky  
Quite rare    not a clitoris car by any means

I doubt he would be able to tolerate the downgrade in comfort, features and handling

Given the criteria, there's going to be a sizable downgrade somewhere.

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General Car Chat / Re: So what have you done to your car today?

« on: 05 December 2023, 19:38:17 »

For whatever reason using the heater while going along uses a lot more energy. I suspect it's down to 2 factors. Firstly you have 60+ mph cold air going over the surface of the car, sucking heat away and second the car can defrost itself in 5mins tops (both mine had heated front screens and strong heaters. Meaning they weren't running heat for very long.

Also both mine had heat pumps rather than just blower motors and heaters. I think this makes a substantial difference.

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General Car Chat / Re: So what have you done to your car today?

« on: 05 December 2023, 15:22:48 »

Does that affect the range in any significant way?

Two possible answers Ron, either not at all, because the car is still plugged into the mains and drawers about the same amount as it uses for heating. Or, if not plugged in, it loses a very small amount of range, one mile or (typically) less in my experience.

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General Car Chat / Re: So what have you done to your car today?

« on: 05 December 2023, 10:57:29 »

I've had it on a couple of cars in the past and I've enjoyed it for cold mornings when I CBA don't have time to run the car warm before setting off. By the time the windows have been scraped, bum and hands are toasty warm.

It was also on both EVs that I had, but totally unnecessary IMO, the car warms itself off a phone app/timer before you get in, no need for a hand warmer, or scraping any ice. 

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General Car Chat / Re: Age old question....

« on: 05 December 2023, 00:04:44 »

Could get one of these if your arse, like mine, is particularly wide...

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202312034503959

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General Discussion Area / Re: Not so clever now is he.

« on: 04 December 2023, 20:14:02 »

Glad to see you got him. I was just on my way over to your other thread to share this handy little 19th century device that I thought might be just the ticket.

https://www.facebook.com/share/v/kZrMQfbumhvXkRWr/

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General Car Chat / Re: Age old question....

« on: 04 December 2023, 20:09:15 »

When I read some of the posts on the RR forum I'm not surprised these simply aren't the vehicles to "tinker" about on , you need to be prepared to spend at least £700-£1000 pa to keep them up to scratch & certainly don't entrust them to a main dealership.

And the rest! If you don't want to twirl a spanner. That wouldn't keep TB in tyres much less anything else.

You on about crank failures?  That's an issue specific to Land Rover.

So not a jag issue then? How odd.

Did you ever do the HP diesel pump belt on yours? GF wants to chop her Evoque in for a Disco 4 as the boot and rear seats she has now are unacceptably small.

I figure this is a job I'll be lumped with at some point and it Looks like a total nightmare.

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General Car Chat / Re: Age old question....

« on: 04 December 2023, 17:13:41 »

Hyundai Genesis. http://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202310142987375

Or just give it up and buy a range Rover. You know you want to, plus it will be funny. 

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General Discussion Area / Re: What has P*ssed you off today?

« on: 30 November 2023, 18:53:41 »

May I take it from the pic that restricted performance tops out at 90mph?

Clearly tailored to the driver...