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Checking the security of the terminals on the 12 volt battery SHOULD be an item on the PDI check sheet. Checking the security of the road wheel bolts is a normal practice on the PDI check sheet. Likely to be the reason why the wheel covers never get fitted at the factory. If the battery...

Don’t forget, it is better to store it inside the cabin, rather than in the boot. If you do encounter a flat 12 volt battery, then you can use the emergency blade supplied with the car, to remove the plastic cap on the door handle, then use the blade to open the drivers door, then flip the...

Sounds about right tbh, but it does vary from manufacturer to manufacturer and even down to different models !. I have owned about 6 new VAG models and the fob batteries lasted over three years, but our last VW was a Golf GTE PHEV with the keyless entry system. It’s a strange design because the...

I do @salty !. I think they did pretty much all of the models in the V.P. at some point. Even the Maxi / Austin 1300 / Princess ( the wedge ) got the treatment. Do you remember the nice teak wooden dash in the Hornet 🐝 ?. It was a fancy Mini really. I had the wooden dash from one of them, fitted...

Totally agree !. I did a PDI checks on a couple of SD1 V.P.'s. The nicest one I did, was finished in a loverly electric blue colour with a black leather interior. It was some type of limited edition model I think, because I never seen another one after that in that colour.

I do clearly remember carrying a set of trade plates over to the show room, in order to pick up another new car then return back to the workshop, so I could carry out its PDI checks and fit number plates, prior to its delivery. Strange, as this car was at the back of the holding area with a...

Not keen on that colour tbh. A swinging back in time to old colours of models long passed by now. Russet Brown (Code 51): A common, classic paint for the 3500/SD1. Brazilia Brown: Often associated with the Series 2 models.

We had a problem when the electric handbrake would not release on the N/S/R on our ZS EV on a Saturday morning, a few years ago now. The A.A. ( MG Assistance ) attended pretty quickly and the agent managed to release the brake. The car was then able to be driven carefully straight to the local...

By disconnecting the negative terminal, you are effectively conducting a complete 12 volt reset of everything. Therefore ALL of the modules in the car with be reset again.

The fuel lines on strimmers etc are usually made of a plastic / silicone mix and the fuel causes the pipes to become hard and brittle. They then split and leak, plus draw in air which affects the starting / running of the machine. I have chosen to check and replace any lines if necessary. I do...

It could be al lot worse !. The flap could be the correct colour and the rear quarter could be miles out. Easy fix that !. They will likely just repaint the door that is already fitted as new flap will only come in primmer.

Totally agree, we had a VW Golf PHEV for almost 4 years and I tried both standard unleaded fuel and the high octane unleaded, normally Shell V Power. You could definitely feel the difference running on the VPower fuel, it felt much smoother to drive somehow. On a similar subject, I always...

Had a similar experience with our S5 only today. Returned to the car after about a 15 minute stop to pick up some items. Booted up the car and went to move away. The car gave out numerous bongs and warning lights on the dash. Very similar list to yours. It allowed me to drive home, but I noticed...

I have a 🍏 IPhone 15 and it works wirelessly with no problem.