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by Swervin_Mervin
Tue May 14, 2024 1:43 pm
Forum: Cars
Topic: Motorway Mile Munchers
Replies: 106
Views: 2607

Re: Motorway Mile Munchers

That's absolutely appalling. My E46, and long before that my wife had an E87 118d, both were very good. Even my 740d would do mid-forties mpg on the motorway. IMG_2047.jpeg Yeah it was shite :lol: The F20 125i we had after it achieved an average only a couple of MPG lower. In fact, on a mway cruise...
by Swervin_Mervin
Tue May 14, 2024 12:22 pm
Forum: Cars
Topic: Motorway Mile Munchers
Replies: 106
Views: 2607

Re: Motorway Mile Munchers

Drinks less than the 120d and 320d courtesy cars he’s had despite its size. They were broken or he was ragging them senseless. The 120d especially should do 60+mpg without breaking a sweat. Even my old E46 320td would do 60mpg and that was without any modern tech. And it had over 200k miles on it. ...
by Swervin_Mervin
Mon May 13, 2024 5:13 pm
Forum: Cars
Topic: Decent car YouTubes
Replies: 2837
Views: 552269

Re: Decent car YouTubes

That guy seems to be on every Ring video these days. Does he just stand at the barrier and take handfuls of cash off the Tubers to rag their cars around?
by Swervin_Mervin
Fri May 10, 2024 3:18 pm
Forum: Moaning
Topic: People (Office)
Replies: 32
Views: 497

Re: People (Office)

I would never have guessed that people that work in IT-related industry would prefer to sit at home in their underpants than work in a more sociable office environment :lol: We try to do at least 2 days/week in the office where everyone can be in at the same time. It's nice just to leave the house, ...
by Swervin_Mervin
Wed May 08, 2024 5:52 pm
Forum: Cars
Topic: Your fleet running reports
Replies: 20421
Views: 2673584

Re: Your fleet running reports

Yeah, it's 5.5hours all in, most of which is for the gearbox which with the ZF8s is a pain-in-the-arse job that involves getting the box up to temperature after refilling, doing the Magical ZF Dance of Acceptance etc to flush the fluid through all the valves, coolers, etc. The rest of it is pretty ...
by Swervin_Mervin
Wed May 08, 2024 4:31 pm
Forum: General
Topic: It’s time for another forum cycle/vehicle disagreement
Replies: 1066
Views: 492540

Re: It’s time for another forum cycle/vehicle disagreement

I've just had a look on Google and yep, that's a bit of a shit layout. Guidance is actually pretty good these days (since 2020) - it was a bit of a free for all before that, and that is a prime example. There's no markings to clarify priority, the surfacing is a right jumble, and then there's stupid...
by Swervin_Mervin
Wed May 08, 2024 4:03 pm
Forum: General
Topic: It’s time for another forum cycle/vehicle disagreement
Replies: 1066
Views: 492540

Re: It’s time for another forum cycle/vehicle disagreement

I've yet to find a layout that's confusing so I'd be interested to see what that looks like.
by Swervin_Mervin
Wed May 08, 2024 4:00 pm
Forum: Cars
Topic: Your fleet running reports
Replies: 20421
Views: 2673584

Re: Your fleet running reports

https://williamsperformance.co.uk/produ ... ervice-kit

There you go. Genuine ZF kit and 10l of either Millers or 7l of Liqui Moly for £185.
by Swervin_Mervin
Wed May 08, 2024 2:14 pm
Forum: Cars
Topic: Your fleet running reports
Replies: 20421
Views: 2673584

Re: Your fleet running reports

That sounds like a lot, all round. 5.5hrs to do a box service? I think I paid about £300 for the ZF service kit a few years back and an hour's labour. What are they doing for the other 4hrs? Or does that include for the cam cover gasket as well?
by Swervin_Mervin
Wed May 08, 2024 2:11 pm
Forum: General
Topic: It’s time for another forum cycle/vehicle disagreement
Replies: 1066
Views: 492540

Re: It’s time for another forum cycle/vehicle disagreement

Looks like a cycle crossing to me
by Swervin_Mervin
Wed May 08, 2024 9:45 am
Forum: General
Topic: It’s time for another forum cycle/vehicle disagreement
Replies: 1066
Views: 492540

Re: It’s time for another forum cycle/vehicle disagreement

If you look at the cycle lane coming the other way, it looks like it stops where it reaches this crossing - likely just a pedestrian crossing? And I think therefore the cyclist was riding on the pavement, then crossed the road, and the pedestrian didn't expect to get hit by a cyclist at the START o...
by Swervin_Mervin
Tue May 07, 2024 8:58 pm
Forum: Cars
Topic: Your fleet running reports
Replies: 20421
Views: 2673584

Re: Your fleet running reports

Mito Man wrote: Tue May 07, 2024 12:55 pm BMW rocker cover leaks seem to be as consistent as full moons.
Is it even a BMW if it doesn't have an oil leak?
by Swervin_Mervin
Tue May 07, 2024 2:27 pm
Forum: Cars
Topic: Your fleet running reports
Replies: 20421
Views: 2673584

Re: Your fleet running reports

My Audi did a full automatic emergency stop while I was away in Anglesey at the weekend. It was at a traffic light controlled crossroads where there was a car coming towards me slowly, indicating to turn, so I started to edge forward as I was turning right across him. My car must have thought there...
by Swervin_Mervin
Sun May 05, 2024 6:23 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Pakora in Inglandcestirshire?
Replies: 8
Views: 178

Re: Pakora in Inglandcestirshire?

Definitely have them in the NW

Mmmmm, curry
by Swervin_Mervin
Sun May 05, 2024 6:21 pm
Forum: Cars
Topic: Your fleet running reports
Replies: 20421
Views: 2673584

Re: Your fleet running reports

I think we need new pads:

by Swervin_Mervin
Fri May 03, 2024 12:27 pm
Forum: Cars
Topic: Your fleet running reports
Replies: 20421
Views: 2673584

Re: Your fleet running reports

I think we have a dragging pad on the nsr of the Superb I'm guessing that it's probably just the sliders that need re-greasing. Has anyone done this on a VAG model with the electronic parking brake? I don't have VCDS or the like so was just thinking I could take one pin out at a time to re-grease, ...
by Swervin_Mervin
Fri May 03, 2024 12:02 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Tony Martin Pt2
Replies: 21
Views: 384

Re: Tony Martin Pt2

Given the lack of firearms charges noted against them, I seriously doubt it - firearms offences are an easy win for the CPS given how restrictive ownership/use is here. This was rural Derbyshire, not a needle-strewn estate in east London. I was just going off what's listed in some of legal pages wh...
by Swervin_Mervin
Fri May 03, 2024 9:56 am
Forum: General
Topic: Tony Martin Pt2
Replies: 21
Views: 384

Re: Tony Martin Pt2

I'd have thought just having a loaded shotgun pointing at them would be enough for the scrotes to scarper, but maybe the "aggravated" part meant the guy did feel in real danger. Or as @Gavster says, he was at the end of his tether or had other stresses too. Or is it just a natural extensi...
by Swervin_Mervin
Fri May 03, 2024 9:55 am
Forum: General
Topic: Tony Martin Pt2
Replies: 21
Views: 384

Re: Tony Martin Pt2

The tone of the whole piece is pretty odd, but I guess they're severely restricted on what info they can include at this stage. I don't get why telling us the dead burglar played on a football team is relevant though. Because it's crucial that we know how many "promising footballers" are ...
by Swervin_Mervin
Thu May 02, 2024 5:35 pm
Forum: Cars
Topic: Your fleet running reports
Replies: 20421
Views: 2673584

Re: Your fleet running reports

I think we have a dragging pad on the nsr of the Superb I'm guessing that it's probably just the sliders that need re-greasing. Has anyone done this on a VAG model with the electronic parking brake? I don't have VCDS or the like so was just thinking I could take one pin out at a time to re-grease, l...