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In todays instalment of 'Cars You Don't Get In The US', my Mothers MG3! Back in 2021 my Mother decided to retire her '13 Suzuki Jimny as it was getting a bit rough around the edges, and was totally impractical with the impending requirements to look after the grandchildren. The Jimny had been...

I'm going to be purchasing 5 tyres for my Wife's Volvo XC70 towards the end of the summer. She currently runs Uniroyal All Season Expert 2's in 235/55 R17 flavour. We are also missing a spare wheel so planning on picking up a full size spare. I'd like to run the same tyre on all 5 wheels and...

Whenever I've got myself a new car I usually rush with excitement to get a post up here, but this time was different. You see, I'm an absolute petrolhead and the idea of an EV really didn't appeal to me. I said previously on this forum that I often though I wasn't so much a car guy, but an...

Thought some of you might find this interesting as I'm across the water and our electrics are very different to yours over there. I have an EV coming tomorrow as a company car. Those who follow my Duster thread know I've made the decision to get rid of it and replace it with a company car to...

I fear I need some sense talked into me. Back in 2012/2013 I built a pair of computers ready for my Wife and I to move into our first home. Spec as follows:- Gigabyte GA-H61M-DS2 Motherboard Intel i7 3770 16GB DDR3 1333MHz Ram 500GB SATA 2.5" SSD ATI Radeon R9 270X GPU Plus various HDD's...

Bit of a weird one this. We have a number of diesel cars in the household, and I've always used some kind of additive with every fill. Often these additives are just 2-EHN with some kind of lubricant. Some of them, such as my regular Archoil 6900-D Max advertise their lubricant as being a high...

TPMS light came on driving home yesterday so dropped by the local fuel station to check all the tyre pressures and found the rear N/S tyre on 15psi. It was dark and I couldn't see much so carried on home. Looked this morning in the light to see a stick hanging out of the sidewall... The tyre...

Looking to see if anyone has any tips for solving this issue without dropping the tank. A few weeks ago I was topping up with diesel and I always add some kind of additive with every tank. This time it was Stabil Diesel which I've been using for a few months. Unfortunately this time the seal...

Few questions as coolant changes isn't something I've frequented and my education on such matters isn't great. Our Volvo had a new cambelt including water pump in 2021 and currently there is red/pink coolant in there. I suspect this is a generic OAT or Dexclone. The Volvo left the factory...

Looking to change both front wheel bearings in our Volvo XC70. Any preference between FAG and SKF when it comes to wheel bearings? SKF are £75 each and FAG are £60 each.

My Wife's 6 month old MG ZS went back to the dealer on Friday and needed to be replaced. My Wife said she'd had enough of new cars and wanted to go back to a beater for a little bit while she contemplated her options. We decided it needed to be Sweedish or German, have an old-fashioned...

So I've used Mannol products on and off for a number of years with no issues. They're often priced very competitively, have some manufacturer approvals, come in nice containers and often advertise the use of PAO's and esters. A few months ago on this forum @930.engineering debunked their use...

Just some observations that some of you would be interested in. I changed the oil in our Defender last week. It's been sporting a sump of Mobil Delvac 1 ESP 15w40 for the last year and now changed to M1 FS 0w40. The Defender has a 0 to 100psi oil pressure gauge. With the 15w40 in the sump the...

Not sure what the answer is here, but merely a rant. Ordered 4 new tyres for my Dacia Duster. I decided to order 235/55 R17 over the standard 215/60 R17. The rolling radiuses are identical and there is ample room to go wider. Standard wheels are 7" wide if that makes any difference and thought...

Looking to add some extra gauges to my Duster because I find them interesting to look at and see what's going on. There's a factory fitted oil temp sensor reporting to the ECU in the oil cooler/filter unit. I'm looking at options for installing a second sensor and coming up short. The only...

Thought I'd post this as I'm sure you US peoples don't get these across the water. My car has been taken away by the insurance for some very minor repairs after someone slammed their door into mine last Friday. In the meantime, I've been given my guaranteed courtesy car which I paid a little...

In Autumn I'm going to need to replace the Goodyear Vector 4S on my Dacia Duster. The factory size is 215/60 R17 but looking to 'upgrade' to 235/55 R17. I want a tyre that is a good year round road tyre but has some off-roading capabilities. The only two options in 235/55 R17 is the Michelin...

My Father asked me to take a look at his McCulloch strimmer as it hadn't been used since last summer and wouldn't run. I changed out the fuel/oil mix for fresh and it started right away and seemingly runs well with plenty of power. However, as soon as you hit full throttle and not a millimetre...

My Dusters brakes are getting a bit squealy which is no surprise as I've dunked it in a few rivers, puddles and muddy bogs now. I'm going to strip all the brakes down and give them a clean and lube were required. But I'm a bit lost on the 'right' thing to do with the drum brakes on the back...

Just purchased a pair old quad bikes for my kids. They've been sat in someone's garage for 6 years so needed a bit of love. Both are Chinese 49cc single cylinder two stroke units that seem to run really well. I had to clean out the fuel tank and carbs followed by some new fuel line and they...