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The Classic Marque

Thanks Mike.

The hog ring is a different animal completely, I'm afraid.

Our old lives are disappearing fast.

I used to be a bit critical of folks who didn't use their old banger in the rain or winter etc.

But now not so much. Soon we may not be able to get some essential spares at all, and minimising use, may be all we can do.

So hang on to your used bits, if they have *any* life left in them at all. I always have, but even moreso now.

I'll...

Trev
I still have a "proper" car parts shop with a bare wooden floor within walking distance. He usually has an A series oil filter or something like a thermostat housing gasket out back and 20/50 oil etc. I think he owns the building containing a second shop and a flat upstairs so he'll have other income and won't have shop rent to pay. Funny thing, he "knows" who I am and yet we don't know ...

And the word for all that is, ------








Progress. 🤣🤣🤣🤣.

Bill, thats exactly the point I was making about things being hard to find. With a paper copy you just look at the index and go to that page.

Guy, good point about not being able to access it if the screen doesnt work. That reminds me of a new CNC lathe I operated back in the early eighties. It came with a diagnostic tape which you ran and it told you what the problem was. The first time it...

Ditto, no printed handbook but the car was second hand.
It's online in the car or accessed by the useful app.
Ebay provided a printed version. But the virtual version is predominantly a series of YouTube videos rather than a written description with line drawings or grainy b&w photos so it's not surprising that younger drivers prefer the virtual version.

Trev, my EV didn't come with a Driver's Handbook. Maybe most buyers don't read them anyway? No instructions in paper form at all. The Manual is online, accessed via the "infotainment" screen. Doesn't make a lot of sense if the car has a fault and the screen doesn't light up! There's a phone App which gives a trimmed down version. I wasn't happy with either but found someone on eBay selling printe...

The main handbook for our V40 is on line. You can get access via the dash using "My Car" but it can take longer (for me at least) than flicking through a paper handbook. Some things are hard to find. We took the car on a ferry last year and I realised, on locking it, that I needed to disable the alarm. The information was impossible to find quickly and it's something I can never remember as it...

Trev said,
" -- Essex CC are more worried about deaths on the roads than potholes --".

" Meanwhile, -- Department for Transport figures show 161 people died in accidents caused by a 'poor or defective road surface or deposits on the road' between 2015 and 2025. The number injured was more than 7,000.

"The pothole that killed Andrew Freakley was slap-bang in the middle of the...

The handbook for my MGB is 72 pages and includes information on setting the points and checking the tappet clearances. It even has a wiring diagram.

The handbook for my Skoda is nearly 300 pages and there is a separate 76 page handbook for the 'infotainment'.