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    Avocet replied to the thread Tyres will fail MOT.
    It definitely does! My car was 30 years old when I bought it and the seller was very proud of the fact that the spare had never been...
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    Avocet replied to the thread Tyres will fail MOT.
    As has been said, it's ultraviolet, temperature and ozone mainly, I think. The tyre's rubber loses elasticity with time. Garaging the...
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    Avocet reacted to Mottie's post in the thread Tyres will fail MOT with Like Like.
    Simple answer is you can’t. Although low mileage, they will still deteriorate over time. Just a combination of age and weathering caused...
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    Avocet replied to the thread I see in a solar panel show, car bonnets which are solar panels what cars use them?.
    Yes, no reason why not. Tesla already has a solar roof option in some countries. Might get you up to another 5 miles a day in Southern...
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    Avocet replied to the thread 2005 Rover 75 Air-con.
    OK, I'm guessing not very powerful then. In which case, yes, I think I'd be able to spot a slight drop in power each time the aircon...
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    Avocet replied to the thread 2005 Rover 75 Air-con.
    What's the car and what sort of engine power? A car aircon pump, at startup, will take maybe between 3 and 10 horsepower.
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    Avocet reacted to Mottie's post in the thread Changing pads - advice with Like Like.
    Same on my hybrid but I have a pre-paid 4 year service plan so no skin off my schnozz.
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    Avocet replied to the thread 2005 Rover 75 Air-con.
    You're right! The (even older) R12 refrigerant was indeed a vicious ozone depleter and that was the reason it was banned in the early...
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    Avocet replied to the thread Changing pads - advice.
    I think the first EPDM-lined brake hoses were tried in the 1950s? Certainly they were common by the 1960s. Without doubt they absorb...
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    Avocet replied to the thread Changing pads - advice.
    Doesn't the Shadow use the Citroen system with mineral oil in it?
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    Avocet replied to the thread Changing pads - advice.
    It's every 2 years in my EV. (And the manufacturer is desperate to find something to service - a pollen filter is the only other thing...
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    Avocet replied to the thread Changing pads - advice.
    Exhaust longevity is as much to do with lower suplphur fuel as anything else. It creates less sulphuric acid.
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    Avocet replied to the thread Changing pads - advice.
    No, I think even today's are permeable. When do you think this change took place?
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    Avocet replied to the thread 2005 Rover 75 Air-con.
    More often a sticker these days. It should have "R134a" on it, for a car of that age, and then the weight of gas in the system...
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    Avocet reacted to norseman's post in the thread 2005 Rover 75 Air-con with Like Like.
    Thanks for that, I've never noticed such a plate but will look for it next time the bonnet is opened. The figure of 1250g injected into...
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