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General Car Chat / Re: Excellent engineering or shouldn't be allowed?

« on: 07 February 2025, 15:42:11 »

I'm surprised that electrification didn't turn the svelte little Elan into a lard arse. Although the omission of the fiesty little Ford/Lotus twin cam is not ideal. 

Colin Chapman used to say 'just add lightness'

They must have done other things, all those Tesla batteries, plus motor, plus inverter, plus charger would by heavier than the old twin cam engine and fuel tank

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General Car Chat / Re: 1.4T Zafira - Oil Feed Pipe

« on: 07 February 2025, 13:57:45 »

Probably ok, very tolerant of low oil those engines (the pickup is cast into the sump and pulls from literally the bottom via a plastic strainer), its usually the top end gets noisy first so if that was quiet then all should be good.

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General Car Chat / Re: Think I might buy an actual French Renault at the weekend

« on: 07 February 2025, 07:20:23 »

If you go for it, insist they make sure its got the latest software on the infotainment system, they are a bit temperamental at best, and need to be on the absolute latest release.

Check everything works, usual French electrics stuff

Thanks, Mark. Does it update OTA?

No, hence why you want it doing as part of the sales agreement 

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General Car Chat / Re: Think I might buy an actual French Renault at the weekend

« on: 06 February 2025, 07:43:34 »

If you go for it, insist they make sure its got the latest software on the infotainment system, they are a bit temperamental at best, and need to be on the absolute latest release.

Check everything works, usual French electrics stuff

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General Discussion Area / Re: Trump tariffs

« on: 05 February 2025, 13:11:43 »

Canada, Greenland, Gaza, Panama Canal and, maybe, Chagos. Have I missed anywhere? 

Probably, trying to think of any other places with potential for golf courses

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General Car Chat / Re: Further drop in cost of a new leccy Jag.

« on: 05 February 2025, 09:17:55 »

Hybrids seem to be the ones struggling with battery reliability, the Merc, BMW and Audi ones look to get to about 70kish with Prius and similar dumping theirs closer to 100k (probably as most of the early ones were not Li-Ion tech).

But those batteries do not have such advanced battery management and cooling, plus they are lower current cells and driven very hard

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General Car Chat / Re: Further drop in cost of a new leccy Jag.

« on: 03 February 2025, 07:32:14 »

AdBlue need is very dependent on the engine tech  and cc for Euro 6, Euro 7 and it becomes a must have (possibly for some petrol's to!)

Plus some manufacturers introduce the tech late and some early, depends on the research schedules and the model year cycles

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General Car Chat / Re: Further drop in cost of a new leccy Jag.

« on: 31 January 2025, 12:05:55 »

They are known to have a very low walk away percentage when crashed

......despite not being able to see the dark side of 50 MPH.

Perhaps they are made from recycled Trabants or plastic pigs

I think this gives a good idea of the issue  :

http://www.revagwizclub.co.uk/gallery

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General Car Chat / Re: Further drop in cost of a new leccy Jag.

« on: 31 January 2025, 07:46:36 »

If I can convince wifey to convince her CEO that chargers in the school car park would be a good idea...

EV chargers at school for staff is a good idea.

EV chargers for staff that are free to use is even better.

JLR had accidently done this with 80 of the on site chargers......18 months of free juice was much appreciated, sadly its now been 'corrected' and charging enabled again.

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General Car Chat / Re: Further drop in cost of a new leccy Jag.

« on: 31 January 2025, 07:24:33 »

They are known to have a very low walk away percentage when crashed

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General Car Chat / Re: If you're gonna go big and electric.....

« on: 29 January 2025, 10:05:05 »

A quick check of the Vignette shows only 5 seat versions.

I know the motors are eating into the boot floor area so suspect that is impacting the seat stowage space

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General Discussion Area / Re: 52 years for the Southport child killer.

« on: 24 January 2025, 12:17:00 »

Its not long enough, there is potential that he might survive the sentence and be released......which is utterly unacceptable.

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General Discussion Area / Re: UGG boots

« on: 22 January 2025, 12:54:50 »

Oh, that reminds me, need to get some more pigs piss - last egay seller dicked us around for several weeks before not bothering to send any.

*sigh*

My local garage has loads of pig piss outside the shop. I fill up with fuel, pick up some pig piss, pay and leave. Very, very simple.

Too expensive, and it’s been in the sun and been frozen.

If I have to pay premium prices and get locally, it’s ShitFix or Toolstation

£14.99 for 5 litres, no waiting around for deliveries, that's a better use of my time. The car has never complained that the pig piss is inferior due to being left outside 

Expensive, are you sure that is not for ten litres?

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General Discussion Area / Re: UGG boots

« on: 22 January 2025, 12:41:06 »

Oh, that reminds me, need to get some more pigs piss  .....

Mine stopped asking for it a few years back after being plugged in to a laptop.    Perhaps I should get it checked out .... not. 
Maybe your friendly JLR employee could do the same to your Jag. 

I had a gander, but can’t see a way on hers, with the tools I have

CCF editor needed......I might have one......

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

« on: 05 December 2024, 15:35:57 »

Finished welding the Mazda.

Naturally the old adage of grinder and paint was employed.

Going to slap some chassis black on it, Alphalan the beJesus out of it, and it'll last another 15 years...

Once you start welding something, it never really comes to an end