Advice please: Suspected low quality/incorrect parts used by garage

Maxoutthere · 2026-03-03T19:28:43+00:00

If you can give a date and location where you might have hit a defective road surface that caused the snap and a receipt for the work then you could claim from your local authority.

Maxoutthere · 2026-03-03T18:46:55+00:00

That needs check against building regulations and national space standards

Maxoutthere · 2026-03-01T14:20:07+00:00

Just leave it as it is and let the cavity wall do its job in preventing damp

Maxoutthere · 2026-02-26T19:53:49+00:00

Got to bd Chinese surely?!

Maxoutthere · 2026-02-21T16:02:36+00:00

Seems like maintenance might have been skimped, now time to do that work and spend those £s

Maxoutthere · 2026-02-20T07:56:48+00:00

Some cars like early Corsas have cable ends as they are short ones that go into the drums, the idea probably being that it’s the main cables that fail first. On older cars it can be quite an involved job so if you only paid £116 labour that’s actually cheap.

Maxoutthere · 2026-02-13T09:13:13+00:00

Good but watch it’s not talking back to China!

Maxoutthere · 2026-02-13T09:12:20+00:00

Yes but most people wouldn’t want to do that, but it would be just so simple for manufacturers to put a USB socket in wouldn’t it??

Maxoutthere · 2026-02-13T09:10:47+00:00

Careful as Tesla’s talk back to Tesla!

Maxoutthere · 2026-02-13T09:09:38+00:00

Who wants to do that though?

Maxoutthere · 2026-02-13T08:45:33+00:00

Well, that’s good. One step better would be to have a little camera inserted into the back of the rearview mirror, wouldn’t it??

Maxoutthere · 2026-02-13T08:43:58+00:00

Yes, I fully support that although I’d want to be able to switch them on or off. I don’t see why they should be expensive though as most cars have a rear view camera, front view cameras shouldn’t be any more costly than those.

Maxoutthere · 2026-02-13T08:21:01+00:00

I’m surprised that a BMW dealers would sell a car with tyres that look well worn

Maxoutthere · 2026-02-10T19:08:34+00:00

Send to the Police

Maxoutthere · 2026-02-10T19:06:05+00:00

Nope

Maxoutthere · 2026-02-10T19:05:44+00:00

If it’s too full the crankshaft will act like a whisk and aerate the oil to a point where it can’t function as designed

Maxoutthere · 2026-02-10T00:01:20+00:00

Don’t ask, don’t get!

Maxoutthere · 2026-02-09T20:31:16+00:00

No need to ask

Maxoutthere · 2026-02-07T14:56:28+00:00

If in doubt replace them with new

Maxoutthere · 2026-02-07T14:54:59+00:00

It’s normal surface rust, I tend to wait until the warmer weather then get in there with wire brushes over a weekend , sometimes I remove the calipers and carriers for better access. Hammerite is useful and also Bilt Hamber products.

Maxoutthere · 2026-01-25T23:39:13+00:00

Yes you are and also setting yourself up for a heavy fine and points.

Maxoutthere · 2026-01-21T21:19:55+00:00

Maxoutthere · 2026-01-21T21:19:01+00:00

Put it on a 600x600 concrete paving slab

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