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It's not helped that we in the UK have such an influential company car culture, every thing seems to be in pursuit of low mpg and low CO2. So when the car is sold new to the company and their employees, they get what they want, when it drops into the used car market and becomes 5 years old the problems of some of the 'leading edge' technology come to light. The private owner is already becoming aware of the risks the super efficient diesels present, often resulting is large bills, an earlier post listed them.
There will come a time when the allure of a techie ex company car will no longer be attractive proposition, who knows that time may have already come. From the problems I have seen in our company fleet, I know that I wouldn't be keen on one as a 3 yr old used private buy.
The biggest issue with modern cars imo is the lack of a spare wheel. Mrs Deckers old car (Ford C-MAX) had no spare. In its place was a can of resin stuff and a pump. Which of course could repair your puncture assuming:
the tyre was still on the rim
the puncture wasnt on the side wall or shoulder
the wheel wasn't damaged
you didn'y need to go over 50 mph
and you were ready to buy a new tyre after as a 'mended' one can be properly repaired.
spare wheels FTW
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"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein
"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein
"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein
Bandcamp
Spotify, Apple et al
They could make them out of solid rubber, but the government won't have it.
Seriously: If you value it, take/fetch it yourself
like this
Ed Conway & The Unlawful Men - Alt Prog Folk: The FaceBook and The SoundCloud
'Rope Or A Ladder', 'Don't Sing Love Songs', and 'Poke The Frog' albums available now - see FaceBook page for details
I have a 66 year old aeroplane that is utterly reliable. It can be left 3-months at a time in a cold hangar, yet always starts 1st or 2nd pull on the propeller (there is no electric starter, so you need to hand prop it to start the engine. The secret to it's reliability is simplicity (as it is with most vintage aeroplanes). The engine is a simple, pushrod valve gear, large capacity (so lightly stressed) flat four with no timing belts, or electronics to fail. The ignition system utilises magnetos that don't even need a battery to operate, so a battery failure would not effect the smooth running in any way. The magneto system is duplicated (with two spark plugs per cylinder, so in the unlikely event of a magneto failure the engine continues to run normally on the second magneto and ignition system. Servicing is very straightforward, the oil & filter needs to be changed after every 25 hours of flying time. Economy is never a strong point with aeroplanes, but it burns about 3 gallons an hour, cruising at 90 mph (using ordinary forecourt petrol). In still air that gives approx. 30 mpg. It's the only way to travel!
Seriously: If you value it, take/fetch it yourself
"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein
just because you do, doesn't mean you should.
Seriously: If you value it, take/fetch it yourself
There is generic software and manufacturer specific software so that will take a small amount of research.
I've got an Alfa and honestly MultiECUScan (was FiatECUScan) is better than the OEM software. It cost £50 for a full version and has repaid that many times over, just by being able to reset the service light and oil change req. warnings after a "home service".
Yup - he had agents go around the scrap yards noting what parts hadn't failed - if anything consistently outlived the rest of the vehicle then it had been made better than required and was a waste of money.