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My old 5 series re-gassed today & was shocked at the price. Apparently freon has doubled in price & unfortunately the car needs a lot of it ie 1250g. Despite no indications of a leak it needs gassing pretty much annually to be really efficient. I've considered a DIY job but there are...

Didn't Mitsubishi pull out of the UK, if so dealer coverage/spares could be a problem ? Don't know anything about the Outlander but there seem to be plenty for sale.

I think it depends on your location. We live in a dead end rural lane & have a 16 seater bus service 3 times a day to the town & a major hospital, though it only operates Mon-Fri. A half mile walk, for those sufficiently ambulant, takes us to the main road & a (20min interval) service 7 days a...

If you work out the annual cost of owning a fully road legal (VED/insurance/MOT/servicing/consumables) car you could hire a self-drive car for the occasional long trip, avoid the overnight accommodation costs & be better off financially at the end of the year. Caveat : Don't know your age...

I know my local garage (family run concern) actually drains the engine oil as they've just re-cut the sump plug thread (alloy sump) as the new crushable washer wouldn't prevent an oil weep after the latest service. I don't know their hourly rate but I've never felt overcharged. 10mins walk...

Not the purpose of a forum, haven't you a more constructive way of spending your time ? It's a shame because over the years forums have lost so many contributors & content to the likes of Face-ache & similar media platforms. So much time & energy is wasted by certain contributors to this...

Thanks John, do you think paint stripper (ie Nitromors) would work ?

Thanks for the advice, but T-cut won't cut it (no pun) Looks like it's a sand down & repaint job. My own fault for not masking.

I'll give that a try, thank you.

Actually black enamel paint on alloy (refurbished Range Rover top tailgate)

So far I've tried the following : Acetone, white spirit, meths, surgical spirit & turps. without success. Looks like I either accept the stains as acceptable on an un-restored Classic or go nuclear & repaint the effected area.

That's exactly what I'm talking about, the inabilities of so many that need these devices for their own safety & that of others. I'm of the opinion that most of today's car drivers are smartphone savvy but technically inept & the designers of these technology enabled cars are cashing in on that...

Usual story, something totally unnecessary for a shrinking band that actually know how to drive, becomes a must-have item for poor souls that really need self-driving cars.

ie Prestone 44 to denote the year it was added. I used to run Dodges (2) & a Chevy. from WW2

Probably a different company now but their AF was used by the US military in the latter stages of WW2.

Substitute 'some products' for all & you're on the money. Cars, white goods, electrical goods ..

See you point but I wanted to get the stuff right into a seam. Degree of OS isn't a drama if I can't clean it off.

Thanks for the replies, I have meths & will try that. Fortunately it's only a small area on an old car, so if any treatment I use ie cellulose damages the paint I can always re-apply a coat.

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 ..