Waderider

Good urban exploration video on the Duke of Lancaster has been put on YouTube.

There's an  nearly identical car in Tornado Red for sale in Fort William on Autotrader.......

I'm going with the Volvo C30. Had a 1.6 R Design for over 10 years now, always got my eye open for the right T5 within 100 miles of home, then the 1.6 can be my spare.

A froth surely?

I've had a Volvo C30 1.6 petrol for about a decade. Done 90k in that time with two things over regular servicing - windscreen needed rebonding to resolve a leak, and a power steering hose needed replaced.

On 119k, no plans to move on, it's our in and outa town car.

There are definitely some features on my Volvo V90 that I don't like.

The touch screen is difficult to use on the move. Modern cars need to go back to buttons. The speed limiter decelerates you to thirty at the first countdown warning sign that there is a thirty ahead. The lane keeping assist is obtrusive if you drive normally on a country b or a road. The adaptive cruise control is amazing. Auto wipers good, auto high beam dips more often than it needs do.

Personally I preferred my V70 even though there are lots of things the V90 does better, like pace,  fuel efficiency, and handling. But the dash interface (and stereo) was better, as were the seats, and boot space.

Least irksome car I have is the oldest, a 2003 V40.

Tetleysmooth, if you parked in a disabled space without the badge you're in the wrong. It's black and white, no one is picking on you.

My mother in law is in a wheelchair and every day peoples thoughtless actions make her, and her carers life a little difficult. It doesn't sound like you where really impacting on the Fiesta driver directly, but the poor man shall be worn down from being a carer in a society that neither cares or makes an effort to accommodate him.

A late update.

I had the car repaired via the at fault drivers cost, At a Volvo approved bodyshop.

I changed insurance to a more moral company - NFU.

Car still with me with spangly fresh paintwork down one flank.

Only issue is the odd trim noise from the door trim at the impact zone - turns out the trim clips aren't even available direct from the Volvo dealer - I tried - bad form Volvo.

Moral - avoid ambulance chasing bastards

Don't know if it counts but I've currently got a 18 plate Merc E class 220D courtesy of the insurer of the fellow who rammed my V70. I prefer the Volvo. Better seats, better headlamps, better waftage. Mind you, I'm impressed by 190 odd horsepower and 7.1 seconds 0-60 from a 2 litre diesel. Which reminds me, the Volvo five pot sounds better. Moral - save money, buy an old Volvo, not a current Merc.

A small update, I guess for those who search for this topic in the future as much as anything else.

So Auxillis were wanting to punt my car into a distant repair shop which seems to repair posh motors from a relatively modest address, but not specifically Volvos. The at fault parties insurer the AA seems to be using a company that is part of Innovation Group, and liability has been admitted on that side. They are offering me a repair at a Volvo bodyshop of my choice, a courtesy car, and recompense for the time and fuel to drive to the bodyshop for an initial estimate.

So far so good with the at fault parties insurance then.

Thanks folks. I'm going to ring the other blokes insurers tomorrow and deal with them direct.

Apologies don't know which forum to put this in, hope this one is okay.

I had my first bump in 28 years of motoring yesterday; an elderly gent came out of a side road into my motor. No fault of mine, I hope he is being honest with his insurers.

I’m insured with Hastings Direct. At the end of the call they put me through to Auxillis Limited, apparently a sister company, that I ‘must’ use to organise the repair and a courtesy car.

Is this true? I’m having to read pages and pages of terms and conditions and it looks like I’m creating a contract with Auxillis.

I’ve only claimed on insurance once before, my house imsurance versus a third parties car insurance. One phone call wrapped everything up then – that was for a 3rd parties car crashing into my garden. This time I’m struggling to read pages of legalese and am being pushed into a contract with Auxillis.

Any knowledge out there? Should I just roll with this?

My car is a Volvo V70. I bought it about a year ago. It took me ages to find one with the spec I wanted, and I've done all the precautionary servicing such as replacing geartronic autobox fluid, belts, tensioners etc. So a supplementary question; how do I ensure when it disappears to the bodyshop they don't decide to write it off, and I never see it again?

Rebecca has done better stuff!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GEQ7cjOfxUU

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LB_Svq-y1sk

My wife had a 1.5 Swift for a while and it was blinking brilliant to drive. They look good too.

"Archive only seems to have gone up to 2006"

No, the archive takes snapshots at different times. Below is the forum in 2012 for example. Look for the "waybackmachine" control below your address bar.

https://web.archive.org/web/20120414195105/http://www.autoshite.com:80/phpbb3/viewforum.php?f=1

I don't know if anyone has pointed this out before, but autoshite used to have some 'magazine' pages that pretty much defined the ethos of the forum. These pages are still accessible via archive.org,  a website that archives historic internet pages. Autoshite has had a look in, see here:

https://web.archive.org/web/20060110193421/http://autoshite.com/

This search result comes from this website that allows you a good rummage the internet shite of the past:

https://archive.org/web/

Meet Nancy.

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201901063688860

I've had a Citroen Nemo and then a Berlingo recently. Neither impresses me. Oddly the Peugeot Trek I recently had as a demonstrator was much nicer than a Berlingo. Maybe the higher ride height and softer suspension?

Avoid French is my opinion.

Thanks Dave.

My friend has just sold his Plus four for more than he bought it for maybe 5 years ago. Very nice to be driven in. Had a Kent engine, which sounded right for the style. I'd need to be very rich to buy one though, I can think of a few cars I'd rather have, but that's just because I like functional and practical motors.

I would love to do the factory tour.

Any news?

Brilliant as ever.

If I win the lottery I want a Volvo V40 phase 2 with an Audi RS4 drivetrain.

This is good!

Battery it is, what a numpty!

Thinking about it, last and perhaps only time I had a flat battery was a Mini 1000 with a carb and points. Never really considered how a 'modern' car would act with a flat battery. Thanks for the responses

Battery 2 years old okay on multimeter.

£300 is for shocks springs and strut bearings both sides. Volvo original strut top bearing plates as last time I fitted pattern parts and one has failed after two years.

Can't jump start car up on axle stands. Was trying to turn it over as it has been on stands for a while - a week since I ordered suspension components, downside of living in the highlands. This last fact means I don't have scrapyards to utilise either.