Search results

Been using Jenolite rust converter aerosol on the car & unavoidably created a small amount of overspray on a non-rusted (alloy) painted surface. Surprisingly there's no info. on the can regarding this & as usual such official remedies are as/more expensive than the product itself, so any DIY...

What also doesn't bode well is the fact that in the case of the two MG EV failures ,both the dealer & manuf. were totally indifferent to the problem. They don't care about the support network, once you've bought the car ..

As was ours plus there was a shortage, so manuf. had to 'export or die' One of the reasons why in 1947 Land Rover clothed their series one LR in Birmabright alloy.

Yes, but that was decades ago & in these days of new cars being designed to fail I suspect the Chinese are probably at the forefront. I personally know two people who drive MG EV company cars that have failed spectacularly in less than 3 years from new.

My first reaction is when asked 'what are you driving these days' would you want to answer Leapmotor o_O Not me!

What concerns me is the number of new-build trailers on the market with duel axles despite being rated at 750kg unbraked, but the load area capacity of some of them will inevitably encourage over-loading. The last one I towed with my 4x4 was a duel axle box, but it was braked.

I concur with the answer from cdbe. Times have indeed changed, though if you just knocked something up the chances of being 'pulled' are probably slight but if your creation caused an accident you could be in deep sh.. both with the law & your insurer.

And they last longer than radiators :rolleyes:

I've had/got an E34/E39 five series, but back in the 'nineties they were designed by engineers not accountants. Despite this they both fall into the 'cheap car' bracket, being old but not enough to be valued classics. Still the best cars I've owned in 60 years of motoring but I wouldn't buy one...

No reason why the mileage should be a problem on it's own if the car's been maintained properly, try to take someone with you armed with a diagnostic tool (pref. BM specific) to scan for fault codes. Achilles heel on BM's is the cooling system, designed to operate at high temperature/pressure &...

You don't mention the model/year but BM's are no different to any other manuf. insofar as the newer their products the bigger/expensive the problems & BMW's are in the top financial tier when it comes to repairs. As said, do not buy it just because it's cheap ..

There's an air of inevitability about any post concerning EV's as time & time again the OP's enquiry leads to another dreary discussion on the pros/cons of battery vs fossil fuel power. Everyone is fully entitled to their opinion, but this subject has been flogged to within a inch of it's life...

Sooner you than me, good luck! nb. is that 30 miles of range per overnight charge, or have I misunderstood?

I think at that mileage & engine condition/consumption I think you've answered you own question ;)

I concur, BM's excuse is that they don't want owners to be alarmed by slight movements of the needle driven by 'normal' fluctuations' in coolant temperture. Interestingly there were cars produced back in the 'fifties (the Nuffield organisation springs to mind) that weren't even equipped with...

Annoying but at safe, at least you won't cook the engine. Mine got very hot but I seem to have caught it in time, boiling can be fatal with a BMW. I always glance at the temp. gauge fairly often as the stupid thing is 'buffered' & doesn't move past normal until things are getting critical .. it...

Thermostats can be tricky blighters as well, back in January my old 5 series overheated about 3 miles from home, following a cold start. Recovered to our local garage. Thermo. suspected, but when tested by immersion in hot water it operated fine. Replaced as a matter of course, no further...

You've just jogged my memory as soon as I saw the name ! Yes JohnD that was the make I fitted. Admittedly they are only supporting a boot lid not a hatch but I've had no problems.

I've had a Nissens on my old Range Rover classic for over 4 years without issues, but that's only about 7K miles ago so perhaps it's storing up surprises for me.

o_O and I thought mine, at 68k over nearly 39 years, was low mileage ! Mind you there was one year in it's history (before my ownership) when it only covered 14 miles.