Recent content by NormanC

Contact Tracker and give them the vehicle details. They have a data base of all vehicles which have had tracker fitted. They'll be able to confirm whether the device is usable and may even be able to enable Tracker for you.

Current cars are:- E350 CGI Cabrio bought in March 2016 Toyota Celica GT4 WRC bought in June 1998 Ford Escort Mexico bought new in August 1972

Check your tyres. Could be a bulge on inner sidewall if not immediately apparent.

Just swapped my 2004 CLK320 Cabrio for an E350 CGI Cabrio so I can give a full report of the fuel consumption of the CLK. The tank was filled to first cut-off whenever fuel was added which makes the "Per Tank" figures reasonably accurate whilst the "Overall" was total miles divided by total...

Why upload and download? Just copy the CDs!!

Absolutely NO!!! Pads can only wear when there is relative motion between the pad and the disc, i.e. you are moving. If this were not true then your tyres would wear out whilst you were parked!!

But you'll still be able to get it wrong one way!!

Fascinating, but I've always found Suck, Squeeze, Bang, Blow to be adequate. It even reminds me about the four-stroke cycle!

Everyone is happy that the car will be fine with a simple drain and refill but I'm not sure that this is the problem. Isn't the problem that the dealer has said that unless all the lines have been changed then the warranty will be invalidated. We really need to know what Mercedes's take on the...

How do you know that they are gypsies? They could be just travellers! As far as I understand it gypsies are defined by their ethnicity whilst travellers are defined merely by a lifestyle choice. That makes a world of difference between them.

I'm worried by the manifold pressure shown. If the pressure is "gauge", i.e. relative to standard atmospheric pressure, then it is impossible to have a pressure less than -15psi so why have a scale going down to -30. Also, a boost pressure of 22psi above atmospheric is ridiculously high for a...

In my opinion it's about time a large number of people remembered the old adage that "sticks and stones may break my bones but names will never hurt me". I get so weary of all the whining about some perceived slight no matter how minor - what will happen when there is really something to...

I think that you cannot compare the price of petrol for commuting with the price of public transport. The cost par mile of running a car is usually 2 to 3 times the mere cost of petrol. Let's compare like with like shall we - unless someone can tell me how to run my cars legally for only the...

Thats what we have foglights for!:)

The OP says that he does only short journeys, in a hilly town!! To me 18mpg seems about right considering the usage.