Car Maintenance

How far travelling a Hybrid with no petrol

Had to hand my old corolla into a main dealer recently and was given a courtesy car, a new automatic Yaris hybrid for t...

135 comments posted 8yrs

posted by mail.invalid456

135 comments posted 8yrs posted by mail.invalid456

"Lithium" jump start battery tear-down

One of mine has gone flat, and won't charge with the supplied charger. Turns out not to be too difficult to strip; four...

8 comments posted 8yrs

posted by newshound

8 comments posted 8yrs posted by newshound

Removing a windscreen.

The old Rover is showing some signs of corrosion round the windscreen. The panel this fits into is one of the few that...

20 comments posted 8yrs

posted by dave

20 comments posted 8yrs posted by dave

OT: Snails

How might a snail get on the top of one's car? Mischievous milkman, perhaps?

8 comments posted 8yrs

posted by no

8 comments posted 8yrs posted by no

Clarke vs. Sealey vs. Makita

Hi all, Anyone know if one is better than any other for air tools and if so, how much better? I'm looking for a 3" cut-o...

8 comments posted 8yrs

posted by cbx

8 comments posted 8yrs posted by cbx

DAB radio advice?

I suppose it is the spread of DAB replacing VHF repeaters, but these days VHF radio 4 only seems to be reliable in town...

15 comments posted 8yrs

posted by newshound

15 comments posted 8yrs posted by newshound

MrCheerful 's posts not on AIOE

Seems that since Aug 26 all posts by MrCheerful are not being collected by AIOE. Did he upset someone in one of the cycl...

3 comments posted 8yrs

posted by peter.aioe

3 comments posted 8yrs posted by peter.aioe

Re: Quick diesels

> >> >>> I was following an Audi A8 TDI out of a roundabout yesterday when >>> the owner wellied it on exiting. Have to...

21 comments posted 8yrs

posted by patchmoney

21 comments posted 8yrs posted by patchmoney

AdBlue buying, storing and dispensing questions

Now that my wife has gone and bought a car that uses AbBlue I'm wondering about the cheapest/easiest way of topping up...

2 comments posted 8yrs

posted by tim.downie

2 comments posted 8yrs posted by tim.downie

Interesting idea for undoing a certain bolt

Greetings, all, I was attempting to hire a rattle gun earlier today but the hire shop in question didn't do those. The...

7 comments posted 8yrs

posted by curd

7 comments posted 8yrs posted by curd

Instructions for paint spraying.

Thanks to SWMBO i now have a nasty scratch on my old Toyota Corolla bumper, right down to the freshly 'grooved' black p...

40 comments posted 8yrs

posted by mail.invalid456

40 comments posted 8yrs posted by mail.invalid456

Corsa C oil pressure switches.

Daughter came in around lunchtime and asked me why the oil light would be flickering on her 2001, 195K Corsa C. ;-) She...

4 comments posted 8yrs

posted by news

4 comments posted 8yrs posted by news

Spectacular MOT fail!

For my Trabi. Reason(s) for failure Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded both front fl...

12 comments posted 8yrs

posted by italiancar

12 comments posted 8yrs posted by italiancar

OT broadband service

How do I get out of a broadband provider with poor service, had long interruptions the whole week and still not working...

27 comments posted 8yrs

posted by johs

27 comments posted 8yrs posted by johs

esure -

My car insurance is due to renew on 11 October. So today I got an email renewal notice, received 12 Sept at 01am. The u...

12 comments posted 8yrs

posted by johs

12 comments posted 8yrs posted by johs