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  • Battery dies after a day?
    As it's a new battery it's unlikely that it's bad, not a 100% guarantee but unlikely. Common causes are a constant but smallish battery drain, such... see more
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    • 25-04-24 20:26
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  • Anyone started their garden yet?
    A Jeff Foxworthy joke, "If you cut your grass and find a car; you might be a redneck" The sad part is I qualify as a redneck 🤣 see more
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    • 25-04-24 20:09
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  • Anyone started their garden yet?
    That's how our garden started, just a few herbs for the kitchen and a few tomatoes in buckets. But with the ridiculous price of vegetable in the... see more
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    • 24-04-24 14:05
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  • Unionization
    And maybe Stellantis workers are now regretting unionization.... see more
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    • 23-04-24 19:31
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  • Why wouldn't this work?
    Not quite 100 years ago but the addition of an overdrive unit was very popular back in the day.... see more
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    • 22-04-24 22:05
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  • Anyone started their garden yet?
    It's very common here to grow vegetables in 5 gallon buckets due to the bugs and the drought. Perfect soil and easy to net to keep hungry critters... see more
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    • 22-04-24 13:53
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  • Anyone started their garden yet?
    Just finished with the rototiller and laying in the drip tape. Got a greenhouse full of peppers tomatoes and marijuana that I need to get into the... see more
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    • 21-04-24 20:32
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  • Why wouldn't this work?
    I once read that a manual transmission is close to 100% efficient some of the time while an auto is 90% efficient all of the time. Like all things... see more
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    • 21-04-24 20:24
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  • Unionization
    Voting for the union may come back to bite them. After the workers at Ford went on strike VW say it coming.... see more
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    • 21-04-24 15:52
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  • Unionization
    Early mini's had a cheap steel instead of braided copper ground cable from the engine to the body. Being steel it corroded and broke so the next best... see more
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    • 21-04-24 15:46
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  • Unionization
    @Rolebama And one of the factors is that British cars of the time were crap, and I know I worked for an Austin dealership, which gave us the Austin... see more
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    • 20-04-24 19:16
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  • Unionization
    @Beelzebub But only Morgan is British owned with the cars still made in England, all the others are foreign owned. see more
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    • 19-04-24 22:35
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  • Unionization
    Unions were a good thing back in the day when employers would treat the workers little better than slaves, but with the legislation that's been put... see more
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    • 19-04-24 20:21
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  • Unionization
    You may not be aware but today the VW factory workers in Tennessee are voting to see if they want to be unionized. But if the do VW will shut up... see more
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    • 19-04-24 14:55
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  • Still a member after dropping RAC renewal?
    It's common for internet providers, newspaper subscriptions etc. to offer freebies if you threaten to shop elsewhere else due to crap service. see more
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    • 18-04-24 13:19
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  • How's the weather?
    Mating season for the skunks is quickly followed by the pregnant female looking for a safe place to have her kits. And they are very protective so if... see more
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    • 17-04-24 14:55
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  • ROW with parked car and oncoming / turning car
    @Beelzebub The OP asked about how close the parked car was to the intersection and how he had to drive on the wrong side of the road to pass it, so... see more
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    by NMNeil
    • 17-04-24 14:42
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  • How's the weather?
    Yesterday it was 91F (33C) with 65MPH winds. New Mexico is in the worst drought in 1,200 years with the the mighty Rio Grande now being more like... see more
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    by NMNeil
    • 16-04-24 15:35
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  • ROW with parked car and oncoming / turning car
    Taken from the Highway Code " DO NOT stop or park: near a school entrance anywhere you would prevent access for Emergency Services at or... see more
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    • 16-04-24 15:14
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  • Illegally parked car
    Never agree to resolve an issue privately rather than go through insurance. Been there, done that and it cost me. If you are in some areas of... see more
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    • 12-04-24 14:24
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  • Suzuki Ignis 2017 Issues and Advice - MOT passed but mechanic says it shouldn't have
    Take it back and shop somewhere else. If the garage said there was nothing wrong with the car but an independent mechanic said there was, makes you... see more
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    • 12-04-24 14:10
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  • Who’s at fault
    So you see a police car performing a 3 point turn, and rather than wait a few moments you decided to drive past, and at such a speed that the... see more
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    • 08-04-24 19:21
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  • is my battery dead ? what should I do ?
    @Pandrop Less than a year old battery with a 5 year warranty. Use the warranty and get it exchanged, but never mention that you tried to charge it as... see more
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    by NMNeil
    • 08-04-24 15:05
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  • Clio Mk3 Brake Bleeding Help
    Old school method. Have a tube from the bleed nipple into a jar, or alternatively be ready to clean up a mess. Have a helper pump hell out of the... see more
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    • 08-04-24 15:00
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  • Service plan refund
    An insurance company out of the blue offers to give you money. The hairs on the back of my neck are beginning to wake up. see more
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    by NMNeil
    • 07-04-24 14:38
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  • CRMB. engine
    Why do you need a new engine? see more
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    • 05-04-24 21:56
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  • CRMB. engine
    Maybe ask on a non EV part of the forum see more
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    • 05-04-24 14:19
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  • Is LabMechanix any good?
    Add to this the owner; Mr also runs/owns Emerald Repairs, a mobile mechanics service. https://emeraldrepairs.co.uk/Home.html It gives the address... see more
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    by NMNeil
    • 03-04-24 23:52
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  • Car Insurance Hike
    Time to go shopping for a new insurance company? see more
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    • 03-04-24 15:44
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  • Long drive
    Let the GPS plan the route 😎 see more
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    • 03-04-24 15:09
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