| Author |
Message |
 Wifi birdbox. |
Steve D
 21st May 2022 9:04 am
|
Forum: General · Replies: 16 · Views: 5836 · Subject: Wifi birdbox. |
| My wife bought me a Wifi birdbox two Christmas's ago. Last year we had a blue tit begin making a nest in there but while I was watching, a Starling poked his beak in the hole and frightened it off. Th ... |
| Aux belt change |
Steve D
28th Apr 2022 8:48 pm
|
Forum: Technical · Replies: 8 · Views: 3165 · Subject: Aux belt change |
| Not a LR, but my neighbours Touran chewed up his aux belt and some of it got into the timing belt cover a few years ago. Broke the belt and cost him just over £4K to put right. |
| Replace brake hoses |
Steve D
12th Apr 2022 11:35 am
|
Forum: General · Replies: 14 · Views: 4516 · Subject: Replace brake hoses |
| I've been in the motor trade for over 45 years. I've worked in several main dealers. I've never changed a flexible brake hose as a matter of routine, only when they have been found perished or cracked ... |
| All this talk of watches... |
Steve D
27th Mar 2022 9:45 am
|
Forum: Off Topic · Replies: 327 · Views: 155488 · Subject: All this talk of watches... |
I've seen another watch I'd like. A relative cheapy too. Might even get more than one of them. Just released so a bit hard to get hold of at the moment.
A Moonswatch! I like the look of them.
ht ... |
| Any advice on Mobility Scooter Insurance |
Steve D
23rd Mar 2022 8:38 am
|
Forum: Off Topic · Replies: 9 · Views: 4111 · Subject: Any advice on Mobility Scooter Insurance |
| I'd ask your home insurer. I think you should have liability cover as standard and I would think you can insure them under contents away from home. |
| Different sized tyres on the same axle |
Steve D
23rd Mar 2022 8:35 am
|
Forum: General · Replies: 59 · Views: 15939 · Subject: Different sized tyres on the same axle |
| C&U and MOT rules are often not the same. For example you could attach a load of knives to the front of a car and be prosecuted under the C&U act but you can only fail sharp edges on an MOT te ... |
| End of an era |
Steve D
16th Mar 2022 8:13 pm
|
Forum: General · Replies: 25 · Views: 8279 · Subject: Re: End of an era |
Yesterday my wife and I sold our Freelander 2, which we have owned for nearly 9 years.
So I will remain as a "lurker" on this forum and maybe one day I'll be an owner again.
We so ... |
| Front tyres inner wear |
Steve D
27th Feb 2022 8:01 pm
|
Forum: Maintenance & Modifications · Replies: 4 · Views: 2712 · Subject: Front tyres inner wear |
| Tracking will not cause pulling. If you had a little bump on the kerb and put the nearside wheel out by, say, 6 degrees, as soon as you started driving, the wheels would equalise and you would have 3 ... |
| Can I remove the Prop - 2007 TD4 SE |
Steve D
27th Feb 2022 6:01 am
|
Forum: Technical · Replies: 24 · Views: 10766 · Subject: Can I remove the Prop - 2007 TD4 SE |
| If you remove the rear drive shafts, surely you should leave the outer CV joints in each hub to keep the inner and outer wheel bearings together? If there is no cv joint to put pre-load on the bearing ... |
| Broadband Services. |
Steve D
4th Feb 2022 12:32 pm
|
Forum: Off Topic · Replies: 11 · Views: 5573 · Subject: Broadband Services. |
| Vodafone here too. Superfast 2 for £19.50 per month. I get 55mps. More than fast enough for what we need. Emails, browsing, streaming movies and live sport. Never had any problems with it. Plenty of ... |
| Going to 'that London' |
Steve D
27th Jan 2022 12:30 pm
|
Forum: Camping, Caravanning and Holidays · Replies: 16 · Views: 7538 · Subject: Going to 'that London' |
...check out Oyster....
I wouldn't bother if you have contactless debit cards, just use them instead. Same fare as Oyster but you don't have to pay a fiver for one or keep topping it up! |
| Going to 'that London' |
Steve D
26th Jan 2022 11:16 pm
|
Forum: Camping, Caravanning and Holidays · Replies: 16 · Views: 7538 · Subject: Going to 'that London' |
| If your vehicle remains on-site, you'll only pay for the day you enter the zone and the day you leave. |
| freelander 2 clutch pedal sinking to the floor |
Steve D
20th Jan 2022 11:45 am
|
Forum: General · Replies: 3 · Views: 2438 · Subject: freelander 2 clutch pedal sinking to the floor |
| If you're losing fluid it's will be a leak, probably slave cylinder, if you're not losing fluid it will be master cylinder. |
| Condensing vapour when filling with diesel? |
Steve D
19th Jan 2022 5:31 pm
|
Forum: General · Replies: 3 · Views: 1512 · Subject: Condensing vapour when filling with diesel? |
| I think that was a common 'feature' of FL2's. I'm sure I used to get it on mine as well as on my Evoque. |
| Panorama - Britain's Killer Roads |
Steve D
18th Jan 2022 10:14 pm
|
Forum: Off Topic · Replies: 8 · Views: 4698 · Subject: Panorama - Britain's Killer Roads |
| I remember seeing a car safety expert on a programme once saying that with all the vehicle safety systems, drivers felt 'safe' in their cars and they took more chances than they should. He said if it ... |
| |
