Your fleet running reports

[mik]

i bet you kicked yourself you didn’t do it earlier!

Not yet - just enjoying the crisp new look

I should also have been clear - I didn’t do this myself - got the pros at ThreeBros to do it properly.

[jamcg]

Has anyone owned a manual with an automatic handbrake?

Im not sure Ive ever driven one, seems wrong but also the norm in modern cars amongst the very little choice of manuals.

Have manual and automatic handrake/hill hold etc on the Ateca and I absolutely love it. The handbrake engages whenever the brake pedal is pressed and the car reaches a standstill and it disengages the moment there's a hint of forward movement. It works brilliantly and intergrates seamlessly into my largely inner-city driving. It's also easy to turn off if you don't want it to be automatic for any reason. I can't see the point in going back to an old-school ratchet handbrake on a modern car.

When I had a karoq (same car in drag) they had a recall to update the software so the hold disengaged when you lifted the clutch and applied throttle instead of just lifted clutch. I had a few times where you release the slightest bit of pressure on the clutch without realising and the car started to roll so the update made sense. The ford version doesn’t need throttle but the clutch has to go up higher so it’s an actual conscious movement rather than an accidental release

[mik]

So I didn't mention that the exterior door handle on the drivers side failed whilst it was having the PPF done. It's been feeling pretty crunchy / inconsistent for some time, and I'd just ignored it.

Took the door card off, and the handle has "peeled apart" where the actuator rod goes into it.

New handles are actually cheap, but you do then need to get them painted of course. The internet however advised that the same handle is used on both driver and passenger side. Each handle has two arms, but only the rearmost arm takes the actuator rod.

The happy outcome of this is that I was able to therefore swap driver and passenger handles, which allowed both sides to present a "fresh" arm to the actuator rod.

I've seen images of Evora handles failing similarly on other cars however, so I mused over ways to add a little strength without compromising their movement > eventually opting to score the inner faces for purchase, and then fell the "voids" in the handles with hot-melt glue. If it does no good, it'll do no harm.....

Bad


Good


Fill de well

[Carlos]

Looks like lots of options to glue, pin, wire etc could be an opportunity to surpass the pedal box photo?

[mik]

I’d have to raid the dishwasher again…,,

[DeskJockey]

I’d have to raid the dishwasher again…,,

You can handle it!

[Rich B]

I’d have to raid the dishwasher again…,,

You can handle it!

Heel always be famous for doing that toe his car!

[Jimexpl]

Not my current fleet, but I parked behind Tate Modern today to pick up my daughter and when I returned to the car a 325 touring was parked behind, which was my wife’s car 2012-5, and I think we sold it on Autotrader to someone in Somerset.

What are the chances of that?!

[Jobbo]

Oh that’s fabulous Jim. What a lovely coincidence.

[Jimexpl]

Oh that’s fabulous Jim. What a lovely coincidence.

I found some photos from March 2015 when I was putting it on Autotrader. At some
Point in the last 10 years the wheels have been swapped out for a very similar style, but otherwise it was identical to how I sold it, including the E46 ZHP gear knob.

[scotta]

Nice - I've had that once with my Saxo VTR. Saw the car in a B&Q car park. Double take..Thats "my" car. Stood looking at it for a min when the owner arrived. Explained why i was staring at his car He said it had cost him a fortune. It was a good few years old by this point and it didn't have an easy start to its life owned by a 21 year old nobber...

Last saw on the road in 2011 according to the MOT history checker.

Fail
Mileage:
90,372 miles
+ 11,539 miles travelled since last MOT.
Refusal Notices
Brake pedal anti-slip provision missing (3.3.a.1b)
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive (7.3.d.3)
Exhaust emissions lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (7.3.d.3)
Exhaust noise is clearly in excess of that emitted by a similar vehicle fitted with a standard silencer in average condition (7.1.4)
Nearside front position lamp(s) not working (1.1.a.3b)
Nearside front suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement (2.4.g.2)
Nearside front tyre has ply or cords exposed (4.1.d.1b)
Nearside headlamp aim too low (1.8)
Nearside headlamp insecure (1.7.3)
Nearside rear parking brake recording little or no effort (3.7.b.6a)
Nearside rear suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement (2.4.g.2)
Nearside stop lamp not working (1.2.1b)
Offside front position lamp(s) not working (1.1.a.3b)
Offside front suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement (2.4.g.2)
Offside front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint (2.5.b.1a)
Offside headlamp not working on main beam (1.7.5a)
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.b.7)
Rear registration plate lamp not working (1.1.c.1d)
Advisory Notices
Nearside rear brake pad(s) wearing thin (3.5.1g)
Nearside rear shock absorber has a slightly worn bush (2.7.4)
Offside rear shock absorber has a slightly worn bush (2.7.4)
Offside rear tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.e.1)

[mik]

I found some photos from March 2015 when I was putting it on Autotrader. At some
Point in the last 10 years the wheels have been swapped out for a very similar style, but otherwise it was identical to how I sold it, including the E46 ZHP gear knob.

You're not fooling us - that's a different reggie number

[scotta]

I found some photos from March 2015 when I was putting it on Autotrader. At some
Point in the last 10 years the wheels have been swapped out for a very similar style, but otherwise it was identical to how I sold it, including the E46 ZHP gear knob.

You're not fooling us - that's a different reggie number

BASTARD *SHAKES FIST*

[John]

I know exactly where my last car is as I accidently left an airtag in it

[scotta]

I know exactly where my last car is as I accidently left an airtag in it

When i sold the X5 it was still connected to my BMW app.

[simon_g]

My Civic that was stolen in 2011 disappeared for several years (probably run on a fake plate) then spotted it in my local shopping centre car park. Couldn’t hang around to find out what actually happened to it.

Anyway, today’s quick DIY was a pair of new gas struts for the boot of the i3. Almost as satisfying as new wipers.

[Carlos]

My sons Cupra Leon PHEV has been bricked on the drive for 2 days as it discharged its 12v battery whilst AC charging the hybrid system. Can't open the doors, bonnet, boot and so on. Can get in using a key on drivers door but the bonnet release needs the passenger side door open to pull but its deadlocked!

A racing snake Seat Assist (AA) man came out today to climb in the boot through rear seats and remove an access panel to a battery or jump panel under boot floor. Dropped off to Seat for a software update which they said would take 6 weeks and its the 3rd car this week in with same fault.

Frustrating that you cant fix these cars with a man and some mole grips and only worse it will get!

[jamcg]

The only one of my old cars I’ve come across was my old corsa, which left me looking like this

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I did wonder if the new owner knew what had happened to it

[Jimexpl]

I found some photos from March 2015 when I was putting it on Autotrader. At some
Point in the last 10 years the wheels have been swapped out for a very similar style, but otherwise it was identical to how I sold it, including the E46 ZHP gear knob.

You're not fooling us - that's a different reggie number

BASTARD *SHAKES FIST*

I'd be impressed if it still wore R2CWS, which is on the X5 parked in front!
I still have the MT55WTN plates that I took off when doing the plate transfer.

You got me thinking about R2CWS -
I've had it since 2008, when I bought an £800 part exchange blue E36 323i that had worn it from new. After that it went on:

1999 E46 328i (blue)
2005 E91 325i Touring (in the photo)
2013 F30 335i (black)
2010 Jag XFR (black)
2018 Discovery Sport 240 (blue)
2008 X5 4.8iS (grey)

HPi checks used to show recent private plate history when you checked a car, but that seems to have disappeared over the years.

[jamcg]

You're not fooling us - that's a different reggie number

BASTARD *SHAKES FIST*

I'd be impressed if it still wore R2CWS, which is on the X5 parked in front!
I still have the MT55WTN plates that I took off when doing the plate transfer.

You got me thinking about R2CWS -
I've had it since 2008, when I bought an £800 part exchange blue E36 323i that had worn it from new. After that it went on:

1999 E46 328i (blue)
2005 E91 325i Touring (in the photo)
2013 F30 335i (black)
2010 Jag XFR (black)
2018 Discovery Sport 240 (blue)
2008 X5 4.8iS (grey)

HPi checks used to show recent private plate history when you checked a car, but that seems to have disappeared over the years.

GDPR, same reason you can’t see who owned your car previously in logbooks