Dave2302

That may well be because in climates like the UK the fuckin' things look great topside, but absolutely fall apart underneath Case in point 2017 Shogun, bought new from Swale Motors by a very wealthy local fleet owner mate of mine, for his wife's xmas present, (so it's never even been off road) and he doesn't even live next to the Sea !! All the stuff like Brake Backplates, Hose and other Brackets, little 10mm bolts holding stuff, etc etc are rotting away, started this at around 6 months old, he reported it under warranty and they offered to give him a can of paint ................... Ho Ho Ho, wrong bloke to take the piss with ..................... The court case with Mitzi UK is ongoing

Yes, you could very well be correct, I just bloody hate it when I don't find a 101% definite fault. I've started / driven it several times now, locking / unlocking etc, faultless so far ................ I will use it more over the next few days, if it's OK it can go home with a large invoice

Either this /\ /\ /\ or bearing in mind you and your Techie can't replicate it then more likely this \/ \/ \/

Here's my own sad but true light hearted take on all this C-19 bullshit .................. The powers that be say "Go to work, don't go to work" "Get the bus, don't get the bus" "Wear a mask, don't wear a mask" ........... If you are exempt you have no legal requirement to wear a mask ......... One of the exemptions is "If you are uncomfortable wearing a mask" .......... There is no "proof" of exemption (i.e. Doctors Letter etc) required ........... You can now print your own little "I'm Exempt" Stickers to put on your lapel, jumper, hoodie, shell suit etc etc from off the internet Everyone and his dog is now working /\ /\ /\ that one out, so guess what, everyone and his dog is now saying they are exempt and the Police / CPS / Procurator Fiscal would not be able to prosecute successfully, even if they actually wanted to do some proper work with the resources available .............. When every other one of your Customers has started that old malarky, like all the Tourists and some locals up here have in Mels grocery stores shop, you might as well shut the business up if you exercise your rights not to serve all of them !! But guess what, unless someone is wearing a sealed air fed mask and dragging a compressor etc along behind them, they will risk catching it anyway because the run of the mill masks don't work with microscopic virus particles anyway !! Medical scientists fact, not mine or Face - glued - screen - book bullshit Do they significantly reduce the risk ? Do they actually reduce the risk at all ? ............ Very unlikely unless some twat sneezes or coughs a grolly on your moosh !! Which was the whole reason for the 2m distance in the first instance If the Govt now told everyone on telly, social media etc etc that repeated wanking prevented you from catching C-19 then a large proportion of the population would be wankers ................... Oh wait !! If it wasn't so fuckin' true it'd be funny I do believe if I'm gonna catch it c'est la vie .............. The only other viable option is to become a snowflake and go into "Fear and Self Isolation Mode" for the foreseeable

Thanks Tony The relays was gonna be my next move, luckily being a Henry, there are 3 types in the relay box, and more than one of each so would have been easy to swap them 2 by 2 However, here's my theory .................. At least one entity has been at this Car since it broke down. The owner says that the local garage who recovered it, and tried to fix it seemed like they didn't have a clue, which is true, they don't !! Most of our local garages are still stuck in Points and Carburettor days, which is why I do so well in my Workshop, Main Stealers are all 120 mile round trip ++++ depending where the customer lives. Muppet Garage removed the BSI for the same reason I did, (so they could actually get at the upper fuses), I think they found a blown one and replaced it thinking aha that's that then !! Then when they put the unit back in they misplaced a plug and it wasn't actually in properly ................. That's all I got right now, this is a 37k mile Car, and since I got it running it hasn't missed a beat, I will be driving it everywhere next week, put a few hundred miles on it before it gets the all clear

No problem Tim, thanks for chipping in ................ Just fixed it !! It's just driven up the drive, now in front of Workshop so I can put all the trims back etc and reset the Air Flow Meter Code as I've had the Airbox off to get at the Pre Fuses and drove it down with it off ................... Hmmmmmmmmmmmm so what was wrong with it ................ Simple answer, and I hate this, but simple answer is I don't fuckin know for sure ......................... So I disconnected the battery whilst I took the BSI Interior Fuse Box out, easier to check it fully, including all the Fuses, as it's way up above the footwell........... This car has been in another garage since it broke down and they have been at it, someone has had this module out, I'm not 100% but I think a couple of the plugs weren't locked in properly. I found no blown Fuzzes at all, so I stuck it all back together and was very careful to locate all the wiring Plugs properly, then re connected the battery and went and got the Key Fob off my desk, pressed the button it locked, pressed the other and it un locked, dash lit up, so I hopped in foot on Clutch and pressed start, and it fired straight up I'll smoke it about a bit before putting all the Interior back together, if it's OK that's gonna cost 'em, cheeky bastards didn't tell me when they were dropping it here, and just said they thought it wasn't charging, they never said steering was locked etc etc etc. We'd been to a Funeral and came back to find it just abandoned and couldn't get down our drive I think this ones gonna get a huuuuuuuge bill

Key blade only opens the door, no key start, key has inductive chip as fail safe, place it on a pad inside armrest and it will start, only it doesn't because the key isn't the issue the dash doesn't even light up when I open the door !! best guess at the moment is it's lost a power supply to something

The dash doesn't even light up when you open the door, changed the Key battery, still nothing. Can't plug it into a diagnostic machine as Ignition won't go on, no communication ................ It's worth a shot disconnecting the battery, I'll try that now, but tbh not that hopeful Does anyone have Fusebox locations, I've found the 2 under bonnet, Main Pre Fuses and regular Fuse relay box to left of battery, no dice there, where are the others we got family arriving soon and I cant move the fucker because steering is locked and it's locked on a lock, recovery guy used dollies and just dumped it, we were both out, my bloody car is parked kerbside outside our place OK, found another fuse box under left passengers footwell, I'll grab a coffee while battery is disconnected for a few mins Can't find a lot of info on this thing on the net Rang Justin JC Cars, he no clue either

2016 Focus, steering lock on, key fob won't work, ive changed battery in key, I can't move the bastard ................ Has anyone had this, point me in the right direction please, I've tried putting the Key on the pad inside the centre armrest too Starter button does nowt, no dash light feck all Car Battery OK, pre fuses ok, is there a way to at least get the bloody steering lock off so we can push it into the workshop. There are only 4 electrical items working, Hazards, Sidelights (rear) Horn and the doors lock and unlock off the push button inside the driver door

Yes, I wear one out of respect for the wishes of others, I have one in each of our Vehicles so I don't forget it, it just sickens me that there are so many ignorant folks around up here right now !! Very brave ignorant bastards they are, I actually spent a day in the shop last week dealing with them, not once did I get shopping thrown around or verbal abuse ................ Fuckin cowards, but of course when the ladies are there on their own, these wankers get all brave and think they are clever !! I've seen the CCTV footage, I know the staff aren't exaggerating, one young lass has already jacked her job ............. Knob Jockeys the lot of 'em

Yup

Shoulda give the guy James' number

Regarding Mels shop, yes that is exactly it for Scotland ........... However, it's all very well for the powers that be to mandate all this shit, but the Cops refuse to Police any of it Regular Customers to the shop are ignoring all the rules, Tourists are even worse, and when Mel / staff refuse to serve the ass holes, some start throwing their shopping basket and goods around, violent foul mouthed abuse etc ............... So she bells the cops, they aren't interested, I quote " By the time we get there the perp will be long gone" ................ Errrm wot about the CCTV, Vehicle Reg Numbers etc etc ................... Nope no one can be arsed I can see us closing the shop soon, sick of all this rubbish now, if you can believe some of the nonsense on the news Covid is now spreading again, no wonder really now everyone and his dog is tramping around everywhere including those from overseas. Absolute joke !! And do the stupid Masks actually do anything ??????????????? A Virus is microscopic, but if I shat my pants with a big old log, whilst wearing thick work trousers plus overalls on, you would still smell it, so I rest my case

/\ /\ /\ Exactly this, the fraudster must have been very "clever"

Couldn't agree with you more................. I know a guy in Kent who owns a large body shop, does nothing but buy Lambo's, Rarri's, Porker's, R8's and lots of other completely trashed exotica and stitch that junk back together, he's extremely good at it The man earns a very very decent living doing just that

me too, I'd have kept schtum !!

I was gonna suggest a hammer and a phone call

I had similar on a 2013 E Class estate, advertised it with the factory Dog Guard, guy came back screaming and yelling I had stolen it from his car as it was there when he first viewed, and not there on collection day, he said he had "noticed we had stolen his Dog Guard" immediately when he got home ..................... I resisted the temptation to tell him he was a fucking twat who hadn't RTFM ............... Imagine what a twunt he must of felt when I reached inside with the Tailgate up to just behind the Luggage Roller Blind and rolled up the Dog Guard Shutter and hooked it into the Roof Receptacles !! I also took the time to sarcastically point out that Mel and I are not into conning our Customers, guess I should have expected aggro from him bearing in mind he was English and recently relocated to Plockton

LOL .................. Re the DVLA & plate retention, I don't think you'll find it needs be taxed, as long as it's not had a gap in Sorn or it's also ok untaxed (IIRC) if it's In Trade

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If you can believe everything spouted on the news we are hearing in NW Scotland today, Nicola crusty gusset has now done a complete about turn overnight, and every fucker and his dog can now do exactly what they like Reading between the lines, she has been EMailed by Westminster, and despite the fact that some dubious figures reported suggest that the virus, (if there is such an animal and not just Govt manipulated death figures), but if there is, there are reports of Covid increases ................... So why get rid of all the rules ? Simple, they actually want a second wave, or, they have realised that they fucked up and cannae control the masses as they wished ????????????? Go get your Vaccination folks ? Make sure you don't get chipped at the same time ............... I hear you thinking this twit watches too many sci fi films ................. Yeah, but all the ones I watched years ago came true ........................ Fucked if I know, the only thing I can say with certainty is that I do not trust those who have got themselves in a position of "being in charge" Answers on a postcard please lol

Fuck me there is some knob jockeys about on here these days Why don't I just buy that Car for you, ship it to USA and then when you recieve it you can send me the money .................................... TWUNT

Cheapo Vodka in a spray bottle is likely more effective