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[Eyersey1234]

3 hours ago, leanycan said:

I don't understand it though. Likes of myself who rely on their car for a not so well payed job and need to travel. What do we do then? I don't have a lot of savings in the bank to buy a 10 year old car, let alone an electric car and don't earn anywhere near enough to finance a car and cope with all household bills whilst still having disposable income. Surely this has to be the time where we look to alternative fuels. 

The "go electric" rhetoric really annoys me. I like the idea of electric cars and I think there is a future for them but it is dissapointing to see that alternative fuels aren't even being considered. However, if history has taught us anything with batteries are not really reliable, constant need to be charged and plugged in all the time. There is the argument to say that ICE cars using diesel and petrol have the same problem, need to be filled up all the time and are expensive which I get.  

Are battery powered EV's any better? At my work we use lithium ion batteries to power to power some of the forklift trucks and ppt's we use. These trucks must be between 7-10 years old and according to a work colleague they have to replace them every 18-24 months as they are rubbish. Some of the batteries won't last a full 7 hours of use. 

In summary I just think this hasn't been thought through. Cars are a personal freedom for a lot of people, a lot of people rely on them to make them money. If people can no longer afford to do that, they either have to take public transport which is still expensive and doesn't always get you to where you need to be or on time. 

I just see it as a tactic to win over the environmentalist vote. It's really sad times we are living in. 

I agree 

[adw1977]

In any case, hybrids will not banned from sale in 2030, so it will still be possible to buy a new car with a petrol or diesel engine as long as it also has an electric motor.

[artdjones]

I wonder how the vast increase in generating capacity and the many millions of extra charging facilities would be provided?

[SiC]

435k before needing an engine change:

 

Owner selling because they couldn't be bothered to replace the clutch: (first one I came to)

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/284080374654

Loads of other examples of cars going to die because of minor faults, Etcetera. 

There are far more enough cars around to keep us going for a long time if people were prepared to fix existing vehicles. Admittedly UK is one of the worst for it - many/most people in other countries will repair rather than replace. 

[stripped fred]

I think it's just politics really. Headlines to divert us from other issues that they would rather not talk about...

[gm]

On 11/11/2020 at 1:58 PM, gm said:

This has been abandoned outside my place for a few days, no one seems to know who it belongs to (although I suspect the neighbours probably blamed me at first)

taxed and insured but the mot is a month out of date 

 

On 11/12/2020 at 5:22 PM, DVee8 said:

There is/was a blue Peugeot van parked where this parked,maybe he has bought the blue one and wants you to take that one.

it would appear that both vans do indeed belong to the same chap - who does live in our street - the ex gpo red one is apparently sold to one of his mates who will be picking it up soon...hmm, not convinced on that one  

[Cavcraft]

Thanks to a couple of mates, we've managed to get the boot open on the Merc. The jump point was indeed on the driver's side (I hadn't spotted it as didn't pull carpet back far enough) so with the aid of some jump leads and a spare battery, we pressed the fob and got into the back to change the battery. Put a spare (weedier) battery on for the short term until the one in it is charged. It still wasn't enough to fire it up, but with the aid of the boost pack it started first turn.

[Tadhg Tiogar]

3 hours ago, gm said:

 

it would appear that both vans do indeed belong to the same chap - who does live in our street - the ex gpo red one is apparently sold to one of his mates who will be picking it up soon...hmm, not convinced on that one  

...and were there parcels in the front seat?

[egg]

demand for taxi's evaporates.....yeah, that's why they're turning up on here!

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-54974425

[sierraman]

Those taxis will see service again, probably not in London but maybe Africa. A lot of them look like they’re reaching the end of their ‘service life’.

[stuboy]

Goes to show its not amount you spend its the sellers reputation... can fault this at all

[artdjones]

7 hours ago, SiC said:

435k before needing an engine change:

 

Owner selling because they couldn't be bothered to replace the clutch: (first one I came to)

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/284080374654

Loads of other examples of cars going to die because of minor faults, Etcetera. 

There are far more enough cars around to keep us going for a long time if people were prepared to fix existing vehicles. Admittedly UK is one of the worst for it - many/most people in other countries will repair rather than replace. 

The Galant would be a bit of a special case.  They are a bit unusual, slightly ungainly, not very economical. And that one needs £800 spending on clutch and flywheel and also has some body damage. So just at the spot where it would get abandoned, where a more popular car wouldn't.

Edit:

I didn't realise how unusual they are. Not one for sale on Auto Trader.

[gm]

3 hours ago, Tadhg Tiogar said:

...and were there parcels in the front seat?

Nothing so exciting , just some cardboard and rubbish  

[stuboy]

14 hours ago, egg said:

demand for taxi's evaporates.....yeah, that's why they're turning up on here!

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-54974425

sorry egg didnt see you posted this as i just posted link in other shite forum

[Tadhg Tiogar]

1 hour ago, gm said:

Nothing so exciting , just some cardboard and rubbish  

Pity. 

[davehedgehog31]

Filled the 107 up this morning.  35 litre tank, I put in 36 litres.

Cutting it fine then. 

[Tayne]

Of your petrol station has recalibrated the pumps in their favour, try filling a 5 litre jerrycan...

[davehedgehog31]

6 minutes ago, Tayne said:

Of your petrol station has recalibrated the pumps in their favour, try filling a 5 litre jerrycan...

Trust the Aberdonian to think of that 😂

[vulgalour]

We got our garage roof replaced just in time.  We opted to pay someone rather than DIY since we needed it done quickly and well.  Would have likely taken us at least a whole day, it took them 4 hours and the weather was bright and sunny for the entire job.  Fifteen year guarantee on it so hopefully we won't have to worry about it for at least that long.  They removed the bad beams, replaced and reinforced them, redid the pointing and reseated the capping tiles properly in addition to fitting a whole flat roof.  This was way more work than we could have easily done ourselves, going the paying-someone-else route was definitely the sensible one, especially since it's been absolutely chucking it down since the roof was fitted and the old one certainly wouldn't have survived it.

Means the Lanchester is nice and safe from the weather now, which was our biggest worry and the reason we got this done as quickly as possible.

[SiC]

4 hours ago, Tayne said:

Of your petrol station has recalibrated the pumps in their favour, try filling a 5 litre jerrycan...

Iirc pumps are calibrated at a set temperature and the fuel quantity given isn't adjusted with varying temperature. 

[Lacquer Peel]

4 hours ago, Tayne said:

Of your petrol station has recalibrated the pumps in their favour, try filling a 5 litre jerrycan...

The fuel tank might be 35 litres but the filler neck is a few more litres if @davehedgehog31 is a tank brimmer. 

[Angrydicky]

4 hours ago, vulgalour said:

We got our garage roof replaced just in time.  We opted to pay someone rather than DIY since we needed it done quickly and well.  Would have likely taken us at least a whole day, it took them 4 hours and the weather was bright and sunny for the entire job.  Fifteen year guarantee on it so hopefully we won't have to worry about it for at least that long.  They removed the bad beams, replaced and reinforced them, redid the pointing and reseated the capping tiles properly in addition to fitting a whole flat roof.  This was way more work than we could have easily done ourselves, going the paying-someone-else route was definitely the sensible one, especially since it's been absolutely chucking it down since the roof was fitted and the old one certainly wouldn't have survived it.

Means the Lanchester is nice and safe from the weather now, which was our biggest worry and the reason we got this done as quickly as possible.

Looks a lovely job, and quick too! Be sure to recommend them, as there’s so many cowboys about.

[wuvvum]

I was quite pleased to find a seller on Italian eBay selling new engine mounts for the Innocenti.  32 quid for a bit of rubber with a hole in it, but such are the joys of owning an obscure vehicle.  I've also found a (relatively) sensibly priced exhaust centre section, also from ebay.it - £67 delivered, so I might splash out come payday.  Apart from a bit of welding that should then be more or less all it needs to get an MOT.  Then I can start on the fun* task of trying to track down a clutch.

[vulgalour]

1 hour ago, Angrydicky said:

Looks a lovely job, and quick too! Be sure to recommend them, as there’s so many cowboys about.

We found them by word-of-mouth, but they can be found here: https://www.checkatrade.com/trades/OriginalRoofingAndConstructionLtd/ and other review sites.  No sucking of teeth or other such nonsense, just crack on and get it done, an absolutely ideal experience to be quite honest.  No mess left behind either, if it weren't for the new roof you wouldn't know they'd even been.

[Vantman]

32 minutes ago, vulgalour said:

We found them by word-of-mouth, but they can be found here: https://www.checkatrade.com/trades/OriginalRoofingAndConstructionLtd/ and other review sites.  No sucking of teeth or other such nonsense, just crack on and get it done, an absolutely ideal experience to be quite honest.  No mess left behind either, if it weren't for the new roof you wouldn't know they'd even been.

Did they like your Lanchester?

[dozeydustman]

With all this electric vehicle thing coming in I'm taking the depot manager out in an electric bin wagon tomorrow afternoon. Gave it a once over it's a 6 year old Dennis that's been converted, so it's going to crash and rattle. I hope to get some video/pics.

[Kiltox]

2 minutes ago, dozeydustman said:

With all this electric vehicle thing coming in I'm taking the depot manager out in an electric bin wagon tomorrow afternoon. Gave it a once over it's a 6 year old Dennis that's been converted, so it's going to crash and rattle. I hope to get some video/pics.

Definitely be interested to hear how that goes.  I saw a post from a Scottish council the other day saying they'd just bought some brand new ones.

I decided to have a rant about the 2030 petrol/diesel ban and the stupid reactions people are having to it: 

 

[dozeydustman]

1 minute ago, Kiltox said:

Definitely be interested to hear how that goes.  I saw a post from a Scottish council the other day saying they'd just bought some brand new ones.

I decided to have a rant about the 2030 petrol/diesel ban and the stupid reactions people are having to it: 

 

tbh I think the 2030 ban is too early, the battery technology isn't there yet and I (among others) do not consider Lithium as environmentally friendly as the world reckon.

The crew that had it today ran out of juice and they were in the town, 2 miles from our depot. 12 miles covered but 1400 lifter cycles. Doesn't bode well....

[Kiltox]

I think there's an awful lot of development to come for heavy machinery like that - hybrids are much more likely to be the viable solution to start with surely.

[Tadhg Tiogar]

Just now, dozeydustman said:

.... I (among others) do not consider Lithium as environmentally friendly as the world reckon....

The environMENTALists help to push Lithium batteries because their manufacture is "out of sight, out of mind". Western society only sees the finished product, not how it is made, so we can't see the damage done elsewhere.