Drago
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And all the engine ancillary and anti pollution systems.
They can't be that good if you've had to replace them 15 times!!
They can't be that good if you've had to replace them 15 times!!
It's a Mini - that's traditional.Apart from their gearboxes & clutch
In the 90's it came out that the VW board had been lying about the organisations involvement in atrocities in WWII - many of those same people are still on the board.Bought my first in 1982, for 10 years both my wife and I had Golfs
If you really want to lose the will to live I could list them all!
Apart from their gearboxes & clutch
In the 90's it came out that the VW board had been lying about the organisations involvement in atrocities in WWII - many of those same people are still on the board.
Then in 2015 it emerged that VW considered the death toll an acceptable cost of doing business rather than invest profits into developing genuinely lower emissions vehicles.
And you still buy their products?
People moan about Israel's bully boy tactics with the Palestinians, or the violence and oppression of apartheid back in the day, yet they buy a VW product without giving it a second thought.
As said earlier, a tired battery will nearly ALWAYS show itself as the cold weather starts. I had one and managed to nurse it through that winter and once spring arrived, it lasted without any nursing all the next spring and summer, like there was nothing wrong with it.Well,it fired up tonight. It hasn't run since Saturday afternoon when the bloke from the garage started it with his power unit thingy. I would've run it yesterday,but it was about minus 3 C,so after Friday's caper i thought it best to leave it till today knowing it had to 'warm up' tonight to 6 C. Anyway,as i turned the ignition key after letting the glow plug lights go out,it struggled for a second or so then it fired up. I drove it for about 5 miles(locally within walking distance, in case it cut out and i had to walk home). The windows did their dipping up and down thing,but i didn't try and put them down, as i just don't trust electric windows!
As i said earlier,i rushed it on Friday night by not letting he glow plugs warm up before turning the ignition. A short run must put a decent amount of charge in the battery as after the short one i gave it on Saturday (about 2 miles) the car started after sitting all day Sunday in minus temperatures. I'm going to try it soon. If i have any further problems i will buy a new battery. I just don't want to buy one yet if the current one is still ok.As said earlier, a tired battery will nearly ALWAYS show itself as the cold weather starts. I had one and managed to nurse it through that winter and once spring arrived, it lasted without any nursing all the next spring and summer, like there was nothing wrong with it.
But cars are so much more dependent on a good battery now, theres so many systems on a car that rely on it so I'd just bite the bullet and buy one.
5 miles isnt far enough to replace the energy you used starting it, probable lights, demisting etc etc at this time of the year, it's more like a 20 mile steady drive, preferably on a dual carriageway, minimum of ancillary equipment being used ( lights heaters etc) to give a battery a chance to properly recharge. Have you a battery charger ? Can you hook it up and charge overnight ?, that would extend the life a good deal.
I had far more trouble with wind up windows than I ever have with electric.as i just don't trust electric windows!
It isn't it's foobared, accept it buy a new one, move on, it will continue working for a while if the weather stays mild, but as soon as another really cold snap comes along it will fail again. I would also say that if you don't want to follow advice on what you should do, then what's the point in asking the question?As i said earlier,i rushed it on Friday night by not letting he glow plugs warm up before turning the ignition. A short run must put a decent amount of charge in the battery as after the short one i gave it on Saturday (about 2 miles) the car started after sitting all day Sunday in minus temperatures. I'm going to try it soon. If i have any further problems i will buy a new battery. I just don't want to buy one yet if the current one is still ok.