Surely if any of the Chinese made cars are sold in Europe then they have to pass the stringent safety regulations imposed. After all BMW/VW/MERCS are quite happy to have a great number of their spare parts made in China and labelled as such and at the usual astronomical prices. They seem to be quite ...

It was interesting to see the most polluting city on earth (in India)today on the news. It will take a long time to get that down to any sensible level. Also that China pollutes more in one day than we manage in a year. Will they find a cheaper way or don’t they care. Mind you, China seems to be a ...

If I ever see a V8 with a tax rate of £170 I’ll probably have a stroke. Only in heaven are V8s acceptable and no tax either. Now, that statement is as believable as the £170 tax in 6 years. I used mine to tow my sons reasonably new Renault traffic home with a failed alternator so no or not enough vol ...

My tank is 85ltr and that more or less fills the spare wheel well. I know you need room for expansion but it only takes 67 ltr. To much hassle to remove and bend the float arm for a bit more capacity. I suppose the problem is I like the vehicle so much and it’s in such good nick I don’t want to sell. ...

I would agree, always had a good selection of hammers. Great people. Never seemed to get the credit they deserved for keeping some ropey kit moving.

Those LRs could still be rocking back and forward as you were walking away. I swear I could hear the half shaft screaming in pain. However the general attitude was that was the REMEs problem.

Amazing how they get rid of a fuel that is much cleaner than petrol or diesel to try and redirect you to EVs. I comfort myself that the people in the know?? tell me that all these changes will make electricity soooo much cheaper. Probably not in my lifetime though.

2 months ago my local BP put the price of LPG up to a ridicules £1.30 about 9p less than petrol. They went 6 weeks and never ran out because no one was buying. It is now down to £1.09 and they seem to have a regular queue. again. It never ceases to amaze me how many big companies try (and mostly s ...

I suppose it’s a physiological habit I got into when I chased an Austin Cambridge down the road about 60 years ago after I had jumped out to get some sheep back in the field. 12 years old, decisions decisions.

My x5 handbrake has always been crap, always passes MOT but I still think it’s crap. Really struggles to hold the car on anything other than a gentle slope and the car will move if D or R is selected. Therefore always parked in D. By contrast the e46 would hold if parked on the side wall of the h ...

Diagnostics if you’ve got it, might be a sensor. If not pull a plug see if it’s wet and check for spark.

Just to finish this off I put 3/4 of a ltr in gearbox, fitted driveshaft and all is good except that now the suspension goes down after 2 days sitting. Goes down completely on drivers side first then passengers side. Didn’t know the sides were interlinked and thinking it must be an airbag. Any t ...

Talking of the ulez charge I am completely suprised to find that my 1999 Alpina b3 with 3.3ltr engine will pass if I get a certificate of Alpina. £70 for certificate but would be a good selling point if I decided to do so.

I have an old Foxwell the 644, not sure if they make it any more, over 10 years old it does any and all cars including makes I’ve never heard of. Very robust. It does activate the abs pump on the 4.6is. My son has a Foxwell (can’t remember the model number) bought reasonably cheap and you go on the F ...

I’ve got the gearbox oil and the driveshaft has arrived but so has the rain, unfortunately I took it to bits on the driveway on a nice sunny day. I’m confident it will be blazing sunshine by Saturday.