Mally Posted March 1, 2020 Share Posted March 1, 2020 If you do have a chat with your insurer, they may well class it as a possible claim and adjust future premiums accordingly, Think carefully before your next move. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Pastry Posted March 1, 2020 Share Posted March 1, 2020 I think in that case you ought to claim, let the insurers fight it out. Yes it may increase your premium, but isn't that what you have insurance for? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Talbot Posted March 1, 2020 Share Posted March 1, 2020 The alternative (and IMO better option here) is to make a direct claim against the other person's insurance as a 3rd party. It's a bit more work, but it has major benefits: You're not making a claim against your own insurance, so your no-claims bonus cannot be affected. You get the full value of the claim back as there is no excess on a claim direct against another person's insurance You'll likely get quicker responses, as the claim doesn't have to go through your insurer where they will only act as a "middle man" Even if you tell your own insurer (which you should, as it's a incident relating to their insured risk) then they shouldn't put up your insurance. If they try to, go elsewhere at renewal, where you can absolutely state you have not made any claims against your own insurance. Even just threatening this to the other party might make her cough up the £250, as it will cost her a shittonne more than that over the next 5 years of her insurance. Also, insurers (to some extent) take the fact that you've bothered to make the effort to make a 3rd party claim as a reasonably strong statement that you are not liable for the accident and it was the other person's fault. TBH, if you were stationary and she hit you, that's pretty clear as to liability. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raff Posted March 2, 2020 Share Posted March 2, 2020 On 2/26/2020 at 10:09 AM, Raff said: Is it necessary to check new spark plug gaps for a 2008 car? Common wisdom seems to be that the right plugs should come pre-gapped, but every plug suggested for my car on online shiops seems to have a different gap from 0.8-1.35mm and there is conflicting workshop manual data online. Should I just go with whatever my old plugs have or trust whatever my local motorfactor or dealer gives me? I'm only changing them because as far as I know they're 85k miles and 11 years old, and I'm hoping it might improve MPG. For completeness... What dealer said: We will sell you pre-gapped plugs for £10 each. We can't tell you what the gap is meant to be. What scruffy local motor factor said: I will sell you NGK plugs for £3 each. You don't need to gap them. What the internet said: gap is 0.8mm, no wait 0.9mm, no it's 1.35mm, no you don't need to gap plugs in this day and age What NGK said: gap should be 0.9mm and you will need to adjust the gap out of the box What the old plugs (which look OEM) gaps were: 1mm What I did: Bought the NGK plugs which came at .7 or .8mm and gapped them to .9mm. Drove 90 miles at the weekend and think I might be seeing an improvement. colino, djim, stonedagain and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spurious Posted March 11, 2020 Share Posted March 11, 2020 Any useful stuff to treat door seals from perishing? I'm thinking red rubber grease as I've loads of it in a tub... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stonedagain Posted March 12, 2020 Share Posted March 12, 2020 Gummi Pflege. Jerzy Woking and Spurious 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Austat Posted March 12, 2020 Share Posted March 12, 2020 How do you edit the signature section on the bottom of comments? I've seen people who've added their current fleet info there, however I can't find where you can edit it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slowsilver Posted March 12, 2020 Share Posted March 12, 2020 Click your user name at the top right of the screen. Click the "Account Settings" option in the drop-down list. Click the "Signature" option on the left-hand side. Click the right-hand end of the "View signatures?" button to turn signature display on. Type your desired signature text into the edit box. Click the "Save" button. Et voila! Austat and LightBulbFun 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Austat Posted March 22, 2020 Share Posted March 22, 2020 I have a few questions; Firstly, what do these red french license plates signify? I heard they were for Diplomatic vehicles but they may have other uses: Second of all, what are the differences between the MK2 Cortinas with the Red grill badges and those with the blue ones? My third question is what differences are there between the Citroen DS and the lower-spec ID variants? My last question is do the numbers in the DS model names refer to the engine sizes? Par example, the DS 19 has a 1.9L engine and the DS 23 has a 2.3L, etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Snipes Posted March 22, 2020 Share Posted March 22, 2020 Use to see red Ford badges on lots of cars but mk3 Escorts come to mind. I had forgotten about them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adw1977 Posted March 23, 2020 Share Posted March 23, 2020 On 3/22/2020 at 5:53 AM, Austat said: My last question is do the numbers in the DS model names refer to the engine sizes? Par example, the DS 19 has a 1.9L engine and the DS 23 has a 2.3L, etc. Generally speaking yes, although some (but not all) cars badged 19 had an engine closer to 2.0 than 1.9 litres and similarly some DS21s had an engine closer to 2.2 than 2.1. Citroenet is your friend for all things Citroen. Austat 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeeExEll Posted March 23, 2020 Share Posted March 23, 2020 Red Cortina badges were on the Mk2 series 1 (1966 till summer 68) and the blue ones for series 2 cars until summer 1970. Red badges were 2-piece with the top push-in bit being the bonnet release button. Meaning anyone could click open your bonnet. Later blue ones were just a one-piece badge but the style was very similar and the bonnet was opened by cable-pull under the dash (the plastic handle of which was usually broken). Instead of 'C' badges the Uren Savage 3-litres had badges of their own. Austat, adw1977 and Shite Ron 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan_Green Posted April 5, 2020 Share Posted April 5, 2020 OK, what do we think about this then? BMW i3 being recovered after hitting a deer. BMW driver not allowed in the recovery truck cab (due to C19) so has to sit in the crashed car while it's strapped to the truck's load deck and they happily zip along the motorway like that. https://www.facebook.com/StevenDundee/videos/10158063683810751/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New POD Posted April 5, 2020 Share Posted April 5, 2020 I think I can't read it as I don't have Facebook. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulplom Posted April 5, 2020 Share Posted April 5, 2020 It's coming up as 'this content isn't available right now'. Usually means it's been deleted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loserone Posted April 5, 2020 Share Posted April 5, 2020 Still there, it's in an electric car group paulplom 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mitsisigma01 Posted April 5, 2020 Share Posted April 5, 2020 Linky not worky Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catsinthewelder Posted April 5, 2020 Share Posted April 5, 2020 I assume that a decision has been made to allow that for social distancing reasons. In some ways it seems risky but how many cars have fallen off the back of AA trucks? The alternative would be a spate of recovery drivers becoming ill and keeping people at the side of busy roads for longer would probably be riskier. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tenmil Socket Posted April 17, 2020 Share Posted April 17, 2020 Does anybody know of any cheap car storage in Merseyside? Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tenmil Socket Posted April 23, 2020 Share Posted April 23, 2020 I left the house this morning and I noticed that the headlights on my MX5 were popping up and down on their own! I've disconnected the battery for now. For all I know it might have been doing it all night. Does anyone know what might be causing this? @gm @snagglepuss @brownnova Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerzy Woking Posted April 23, 2020 Share Posted April 23, 2020 Is there only one type of seatbelt material? I dont think I have ever been in a car or van where the belt hasn't had the identical webbing structure, no matter what colour the belt is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gm Posted April 23, 2020 Share Posted April 23, 2020 1 hour ago, Tenmil Socket said: I left the house this morning and I noticed that the headlights on my MX5 were popping up and down on their own! I've disconnected the battery for now. For all I know it might have been doing it all night. Does anyone know what might be causing this? @gm @snagglepuss @brownnova Must have been a bit of a wtf moment I would be looking at the steering column switch for the lights, pop the cowel off and check the plugs are all seated properly. If yours is an import, there might be a ‘flash to pass’ diode piggybacked into one of the plugs, check it’s not loose. under the bonnet, have a look at the three relays under the passenger side wing near the diagnostic plug, any loose plugs or wires there ? Also check the headlight raise button on the centre console, does it have any effect when you switch it on or off ? I hope it’s something simple, if you’ve not used the car for a while, you might have little mices munching on your loom The Moog 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tenmil Socket Posted April 23, 2020 Share Posted April 23, 2020 12 minutes ago, gm said: Must have been a bit of a wtf moment I would be looking at the steering column switch for the lights, pop the cowel off and check the plugs are all seated properly. If yours is an import, there might be a ‘flash to pass’ diode piggybacked into one of the plugs, check it’s not loose. under the bonnet, have a look at the three relays under the passenger side wing near the diagnostic plug, any loose plugs or wires there ? Also check the headlight raise button on the centre console, does it have any effect when you switch it on or off ? I hope it’s something simple, if you’ve not used the car for a while, you might have little mices munching on your loom When I was in the shower this morning (which is at the front of the house near the drive where the car is parked) I could hear something which I thought was a neighbour with a wheelie bin. I could then still hear it whilst getting dressed in the bedroom and then in the kitchen whilst having a coffee so when I left the house and saw this happening it was quite bizarre ? I have fitted a quick release clamp to the battery so that was simple enough. Mine is a UK car. Thanks for the suggestions, I'll have a nosey tonight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gm Posted April 23, 2020 Share Posted April 23, 2020 Before pulling things apart, see what happens if you turn the headlights on - do they stay up ? Likewise, with headlights off will they stay up when you push the lights up button ? hope it’s a simple fix Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tamworthbay Posted April 23, 2020 Share Posted April 23, 2020 I am sure I remember a similar issue with someone on MX5nuts and it was something stupid simple like a low battery. Will try and find it....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brownnova Posted April 23, 2020 Share Posted April 23, 2020 My money would be on a dodgy connection with the dash switch. When mine isn’t used for a while the ignition switch plays up and random things (wipers, dash lights, blowers) take it in turns not to work after a dry out al back to normal. As the headlight switch is always connected (if I remember rightly) it could be this. I should really do something with mine... it’s sitting a bit unloved under a tree with crap slowly being piled around it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GHE Posted May 9, 2020 Share Posted May 9, 2020 I'd appreciate some help with an annoying problem on my 2005 Shogun Sport. The sidelights are now on permanently (or at least they would be if I hadn't removed the two fuses that supply them). Does anyone have any idea what's causing this and how to fix it please? Normally, my son would sort this out for me, but he's 90 miles away and lockdown means that he can't help, other than suggest that I ask on here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GBJ Posted May 9, 2020 Share Posted May 9, 2020 Some Japanese cars (eg. Subarus) have lights that turn off with the ignition. They have a separate switch that turns the side lights on for parking lights. Maybe the Shogun has one of these switches that has been inadvertently switched on? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loserone Posted May 9, 2020 Share Posted May 9, 2020 You still need the lights to be on on the stalk though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tenmil Socket Posted May 18, 2020 Share Posted May 18, 2020 On 4/23/2020 at 11:29 AM, Tamworthbay said: I am sure I remember a similar issue with someone on MX5nuts and it was something stupid simple like a low battery. Will try and find it....... I forgot to update that I sorted* this issue (it's a new battery on it btw). The lights would stay up or down using the switch. I simply sprayed electrical contact cleaner on all the electrics. I've not had to disconnect the battery since so unless it only does it while I'm in bed it's sorted ? Also it's a pain in the ass re-tuning the radio every time you get in the car. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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