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Driving in summer: ways to cool down your car

When it was hot last week I found out I can lock my car with the engine running, which I thought was, literally, cool. 😎 It beeps the horn twice, I... see more

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Robots doing Real Work!

My next-door neighbour at the time worked for Ford at Dagenham on the production line. He assured me that he could swap jobs at the drop of a hat if... see more

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Robots doing Real Work!

That's a bit of a myth. UK car production actually peaked in 2016, when we built more cars (and exported vastly more) than in any earlier "golden... see more

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Driving in summer: ways to cool down your car

I am more like Beelzebub, the aircon does a better job, open windows are noisy and produce drafts. Todays cars have air outlets at the rear (not... see more

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Robots doing Real Work!

Eventually, they all price themselves off the market but from what I hear, unions in the USA hold far too much power. They did in the UK, and... see more

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Maintaining a Classic Car – What’s Been Your Biggest Challenge?

Hi everyone, I’ve recently been spending more time learning about classic cars and one thing I keep hearing is that maintenance can be very... see more

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Robots doing Real Work!

I would have said, "I was told kinds of thickness (30 micron) is beyond human painters", but I do understand and sympathise with your senior moments,... see more

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How’s everyone feeling today?

Morning routine is to get up early, get out to the garden and do as much as I can before 11am when the temperatures hits 100F(38C). I grow heat... see more

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Robots doing Real Work!

No, it's more like the ability to hold the whole country to ransom, much like the British rail and London Underground workers, and any threat to that... see more

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How’s everyone feeling today?

I look out at my garden, and last week it was thriving; all the roses and jasmine proudly standing erect and covered in blossom. Now, best part of a... see more

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Robots doing Real Work!

Automated load carriers appear to be sorted out and working safely in factories, mixed in with people. I don't think, within the dockyard, there... see more

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Robots doing Real Work!

As a sort of aside: Apparently most car top coats are around 40 - 70 microns thick. One manufacturer, (who will not honour paint fade caused by... see more

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Driving in summer: ways to cool down your car

I got my first car with air-con about 1992. I don't think I've opened a window since then, except to collect tickets etc. see more

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Driving in summer: ways to cool down your car

FWIW: I think the general recommendation is open windows up to around 40mph, and air con above 40mph. All I know is that opening the windows on mine... see more

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Driving economically

You have to figure in the fact that in the Aygo running at motorway speeds the engine would probably be running in the power band, whereas your JCS... see more

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Driving economically

Whilst at speed the drag becomes the major load the power unit has to work against, there are other loads like rolling resistance, transmission... see more

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Twisted Logic

It was a summer's day in the early 70s when I went with a friend to pick up a Jaguar Mk 10 that he had decided to buy. We were on the way back to his... see more

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Car battery advice: what actually helps your battery last longer?

I think it's called progress, which some may like but we need to think about where do we put the broken or out of date stuff? We are getting short... see more

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Robots doing Real Work!

I don't agree. They both have the potential to cause mayhem. On the other hand, they both could prove to be more reliable than fallible human... see more

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Driving economically

It's interesting how, like with a lot of stuff, it's not linear nor the same across different cars! My parents' 1 litre Aygo would do ~75mpg if... see more

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Coventry Peugeot Dealer Left My Car In Dangerous Condition

Not these days. It became DVSA - Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency about 15 years ago. see more

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Coventry Peugeot Dealer Left My Car In Dangerous Condition

Sorry you've had to deal with that. Situations like this are why I recommend Loyal Auto Limited. The team is thorough, honest, and takes the time to... see more

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A nice surprise on a Sunday morning

Both books have as promised arrived and both contain a personal inscription to me. Blitz is a first edition so with a signature might be a... see more

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Driving economically

I would guess the EV would be limited to 93MPH by battery capacity/temperature considerations. But no matter, energy needed will be about the same... see more

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Driving in summer: ways to cool down your car

My best friend, my late wife, was about 152 cm so we got all the jokes about stools and boxes. Our first child, a girl, up to about 15 yrs old, was... see more

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Ferrari’s first-ever all-electric car is here: meet the Luce!

I think, the none Ferrari looks is a defence mechanism, if it fails to sell it will not be remembered as a Ferrari. The engine and... see more

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Robots doing Real Work!

Well, they have Trump on their side - god help them. Automated trucks feels feasible but automated cranes are different, when it goes wrong (and... see more

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Driving in summer: ways to cool down your car

I have owned one convertible, which I sold purely because of our wonderful weather. We were going to Leeds up the M1 on a beautiful summer day with... see more

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Ferrari’s first-ever all-electric car is here: meet the Luce!

Not sure about the look either, but a number of cars have been so radical in appearance at first sight, soon to be accepted as the norm. see more

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