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  • Clueless Mum needs help picking a car please
    Some of these cross-over SUVs can be misleading for sure. I drive a Vauxhall Grandland, which is probably comparable to the Kia Sportage and the... see more
    by Nick
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  • Pop-ups!
    I remember popups being endemic around the Dotcom boom until blockers were developed, but I'm noticing a new thing nowadays in the form of "official"... see more
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  • Car Park Scramble
    Makes me grateful. Here in Roswell there are no parking meters, pay to park lots; in fact it never costs anything to park anywhere it's legal. see more
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  • Engine power and efficiency loss over time
    I was wondering when efuels would be mentioned. They have a basic flaw; the numbers don't add up. see more
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  • Impact of engine speed while not accelerating
    I'm aware of the facts that no fuel is used when driving downhill without accelerating, and of low gears tending to be encouraged, but I often drive... see more
    by Drivingforfun
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  • Clueless Mum needs help picking a car please
    What you found out with the 2008 is typical of a lot of the smaller SUVs, they look cool and chunky but aren't actually any bigger on the inside ...... see more
    by Drivingforfun
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  • Looks OK to me!
    I really cannot understand how anyone could manage to crash. ​​​​​​​If nothing else, they must see it as a hazard, therefore drive with caution? see more
    by olduser
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  • Attraction of engine sounds
    EV's have to have a noise generator up to 40 MPH, to help pedestrians, and particularly the blind. From what I saw, driving an EV the blind took... see more
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  • Car Park Scramble
    Should have added ... above is just my (valueless) opinion, it's not intended to be an interpretation of any laws! see more
    by Drivingforfun
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  • Car Park Scramble
    I do think sometimes customers take the mick, as they are basically on someone else's land, IMO the owner is within their right to specify you can... see more
    by Drivingforfun
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  • Are headlights getting brighter?
    The last time I took a car for MOT I noticed the headlamp alignment tester was under a heap of stuff in a corner. With the test over I commented... see more
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  • Engine power and efficiency loss over time
    May be there is quite a lot of stuff going on about synthetic fuel. Some are claiming to be ready for production. ​​​​​​​I like the website it... see more
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  • Car Park Scramble
    Found this on the BBC website; https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cx2p57zdzw9o I think the option to pay in cash or card should always be... see more
    by olduser
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  • Roundabout exit signage
    Hi @JohnLW , thanks for making your first post here, it's great to hear from you. I've always thought these sort of things were intended to just... see more
    by Nick
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  • Are headlights getting brighter?
    Haha, I'm definitely not one for getting tools out for car related things, I've used the headlight wheel thing before but can't really remember why.... see more
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  • Looks OK to me!
    I was conducting a driving test this morning. Guess what? I passed another crash at the same location .. It is getting beyond a joke. ... see more
    by TC1474
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  • Are headlights getting brighter?
    @Nick I'm not talking about getting tools out, but using the wheel that points them up or down. I'm also meaning just once, it's not a regular... see more
    by Drivingforfun
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  • Are headlights getting brighter?
    I definitely think it's a combination yes - they are definitely brighter, and there is for sure an element of drivers adjusting them at some point,... see more
    by Nick
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  • Are headlights getting brighter?
    I'm not sure if it's perhaps also down to drivers not setting them properly? ​​​​​​​This is just my experience and others' may well differ but... see more
    by Drivingforfun
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  • Take part in my research about congestion pricing!
    Hello, I'm a research student at Swansea University, currently running a study on social policies including congestion pricing. I thought it'd be... see more
    by jchoiresearch
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  • Clueless Mum needs help picking a car please
    Hi everyone, Thanks in advance for reading. As the title says I need your help. I haven't got a clue about cars. 3 years ago I bought a Peugeot... see more
    by Mumneedsacar
    • 11-02-25 20:36
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  • Roundabout exit signage
    I often see "Keep Left" signage at each exit of a roundabout when the incoming traffic is separated by a reservation (often a rounded triangle). At... see more
    by JohnLW
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  • Attraction of engine sounds
    @Rolebama I agree about tyre noise and such, I'm more on about excessive noise i.e. when driving enthusiastically @NMNeil Interesting, I know... see more
    by Drivingforfun
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  • Niche interest hotel room?? 🤔
    When our girls were younger we used to only use rooms with two double beds. I could never find one with a double and two singles for them. For any of... see more
    by Rolebama
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  • Alternater problems following replacement
    @Sid It depends on the car. Most modern vehicles have the alternator controlled by the PCM, which makes sense, as the PCM can turn off the... see more
    by NMNeil
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  • Attraction of engine sounds
    @Drivingforfun It's a human quirk. Fit a loud exhaust to your car simply because you want everyone to pay you attention. The same applies to... see more
    by NMNeil
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  • Attraction of engine sounds
    If it were an actual problem you would think that bicycles would be required to make a noise to warn others of their approach. see more
    by NMNeil
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  • Alternater problems following replacement
    Purely a thought. Alternators used to be a more common failure years ago, so if there was a faulty batch, usually regulators, then they would be... see more
    by Rolebama
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  • Engine power and efficiency loss over time
    @olduser But the one thing that will see the end of the ICE engine is unavoidable. https://www.worldometers.info/oil/ see more
    by NMNeil
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  • Attraction of engine sounds
    Foolish me, I thought that what the horn was for.🙄 A normal car on the over-run is just as quiet, if not in some cases quieter, than the tyre noise... see more
    by Rolebama
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