F'Laps - Saturday 5th July
Join in with our challenge this Saturday. Run a set distance every hour until you can't run any more!Fetch and the Art of Car Maintenance
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Jan 2019
3:49pm, 7 Jan 2019
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bigleggy
LD - mysterious beeps in cars can be for many, many reasons. If it's only just started recently, it could be because the temperature has dropped below a given threshold and the car is telling you. Other things it could be include :- A heavy object on a passenger seat that's not strapped in An arbitrary speed warning that has been set Your headlights switch is in the Parking position Your driving too close to the lines in the road and the Driver Alert system thinks your asleep ! Or none of these things 
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Jan 2019
3:52pm, 7 Jan 2019
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Diogenes
Never watched Phoenix Nights, RD was okay to start with but needed to disappear into a black hole years ago, not going to vote for the other two, so took the neither/both option.
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Jan 2019
3:52pm, 7 Jan 2019
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Diogenes
(Wrong thread)
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Jan 2019
3:55pm, 7 Jan 2019
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LazyDaisy
Thanks BL! It's not the first of those possibilities but it's potentially something like the last - we thought we didn't have that lane alert thing but these beeps have only started since the car had all its software updated. I have a feeling it now thinks we have that alert, when actually, we don't! The next time it happens I'll make a note of where I am in the road
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Jan 2019
4:28pm, 7 Jan 2019
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Fitz
On my motorbikes I've learned to do most "service" jobs and can change the oil, coolant, filters, hydraulic fluids, brake pads, spark plugs, etc. Things deep inside the engine are beyond me but I reckon without too much more learning I could replace clutch plates and fork oil [as in, I do my own servicing... what does it cost? Fork Oil !] I'm not nearly so capable on cars but replacing wiper blades is easy-peasy! [And Halfords sell Bosch ones as well as their own brand] |
Jan 2019
4:39pm, 7 Jan 2019
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Angus Clydesdale
I’ve got a CBR600 and a VFR800, both ~20 years old, and I do all the work myself. Likewise my 14-year old Discovery and my 54-year old Series. MrsC's “new” Astra gets sent to the dealership for most stuff but I do blades/bulbs etc myself. It is a fact that very new cars need a diagnostic computer for most things; you’d have to do a lot of work to mitigate the cost of one of those. |
Jan 2019
4:59pm, 7 Jan 2019
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HappyG(rrr)
You couldn't even replace bulbs in my last Audi. You had to remove half the bodywork (front bumper and something else) to access them. The Bosch blades are £1 cheaper at Halfords. So I still say the dealer is offering a pretty decent price! G
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Jan 2019
7:41pm, 7 Jan 2019
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Northern Exile
Try this: wiperblades.co.uk I have Bosch blades on my California and also on my Audi - it gets expensive replacing them! |
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Jan 2019
8:01pm, 7 Jan 2019
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Angus Clydesdale
Bosch blades are the business!
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Jan 2019
9:47am, 8 Jan 2019
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richmac
Shocked you cant do your own wiper blades in all honesty. I did mine (used a Bosch) literally with one hand. And why go to Halfords? your town or city will have loads of independent motor factors selling the same stuff but cheaper, I just looked at the cost of my wiper blade at Halfords £19, I paid £10 at the independent. Sorry I'm sounding like a snob but come on people learn some skills. |
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