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Toothpaste works but works out bloomin’ expensive (mind you I’ve never done a Which comparison on it )....if you want a finer cut you can use the T-Cut metallic paint cutting compound, much less abrasive than normal T-Cut. TBH I found just polishing with something like Autoglym keeps them shiney and has UV protection, or did have when I last used it, I admit to not having cleaned a car for about 6 years now.....

When I first started work on the local rag one of the reporters had an old beetle (even back then it was old!) and I remember going out in a job with him, it was in the nether regions around Brentwood along some very windy roads and he drove....er.... shall we say a bit erratically! Anyhoo we got to a series of 90’s and we almost went straight on into the bushes with him screaming “STOP PRESSING ON THE FLOOR”......apparently I was subconsciously “braking” as he approached each corner and in that beetle the conversion from left to right hand drive consisted of a rod from the drivers side accelerator pedal going across under the carpet to the passenger side where the original LHD system was, I was pressing hard and stopping the throttle coming off! Bloody German engineering

You have them in each nostril......thousands of the little ......

But something must have started the actual fire, just a build up of detritus would just block the airflow and you’d get no heat from the HVAC, even the heat from engine cooling water couldn’t ignite that, but it would certainly be a nice kindling source if the fire started locally. Also the pollen filter is before the actual heating radiator element so away from heat source. edit : thinking about it, it wouldn’t surprise me if Vauxhall put that story about a bit to scare people into dealerships to get their pollen filters changed early on in the issue (it’s one of the most neglected service items) so the dealers could check the actual suspected source of the “thermal incidents” before they put out the official recall notice, and of course charge for a new pollen filter and maybe get out of a very expensive recall campaign......who me sceptical? Nah just worked in the industry far too long

Might be just Boots, but we have always had that copy in the bag with the drugs, I thought it was standard practice.

I think Andy is on his way.....

Ah yes....but at least you could open a window.....

That reflects exactly the opposite of Mrs BB trip to Worcester two weeks ago, maybe the length of journey? Odd though, and very worrying.

It might have been squeaky clean and lovely looking but it only needs a carelessly unclipped cable or a loose/high resistance connection, not so often petrol leaks start the fires though.

I think the ploughs might be over egging it a bit down here TBH

There speaks a pie aficionado......

She must have tripped and fallen into the bakery......

I believe it was in the HVAC system in the passenger compartment, not sure exactly what component though.

I am very surprised by the statement that an engine bay on a hot day only reaches about 30C.......I’d say that was very low TBH, when I used to install mini video cameras in engine bays they needed wrapping in heat protective foil usually and they operate up to 70C.....blimey CPUs in computers can get to 50-60C. Anyway it was an interesting article.

News today, timing couldn’t be better https://www.autoexpress.co.uk/news/355170/campervan-rental-try-you-buy-website-launches?_mout=1&utm_campaign=autoexpress_newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_source=newsletter

Well....two thirds as good Down here the place is covered with all ages of VW vans, and they cost a fortune, and you absolutely correct I am sure most of the owners buy them and expect to run them the same as they do their brand new company cars.

As my Nan used to say, if you can’t afford it, don’t buy it. The only thing we have ever had on the never, never has been houses (and thankfully that’s finished with now as well )......I really don’t get this PCP/lease/hire sh1te nowadays, just passing the debt along the years, you end up with nothing. Rant over

Do you live on Saltash platform? How the hell do you find out what’s coming through all the time, every time I try and find out I just get a headache!

They were interviewing the owner last night on Look West, apparently his kids said there was a bit of smoke in the back and by the time they all got out there were flames issuing from the air intake vents for the engine compartment (that’s at the back for any of Mr Wolf’s morons here ) , he emptied a fire extinguisher and ran away.......the flames actually blew across the road to the gorse bushes and the rest is history, or cinders.

I was kidding you.....I agree, although considering you wouldn’t get much change out of three or four hundred thousand for one it’d be a hefty wallet to wave around

Is it though.....really?

Wow.....a rear wiper.....

We had one of the very first XR2.....it was actually a press photography/brochure vehicle, we bought it through the company employee scheme, slept all night in our Citroen Super-X outside Frog Island gates to get it.....the other XR2 we, or Mrs BB had was a Mk2 in bright red, lovely little car bought it off a lady who was a merchant navy 1st officer and it spent the majority of its life sitting on her drive while she bobbed around the world, Mrs BB loved it as it was perfect in every way.....until it got nicked in broad daylight from Wickford Station, the police showed us the video of the scrots driving through the exit waving at the cameras as they went.....never saw that again!

No...a Vauxhall surely?

Just how much air volume have those tyres got?