Honest John's Motoring Agony Column 03-11-2018 Part 1

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Sat 3 Nov 2018 08:46
- daveyjp
Re the TT. Having just had a wheel bearing changed I would have that checked first.

My vehicle was OK until about 50, then the drone started. I also suspected tyres, but you could hear the bearing grinding when the hub was spun.
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Sat 3 Nov 2018 10:17
- Captain-Cretin
Had several cars/MPVs that came with Pirelli tyres; they all droned.

I always replaced them with Goodyear, until Goodyear prices got stupid, and now use Nexen N6000; not the best, but pretty good for the money.
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Mon 5 Nov 2018 19:30
Honest John's Motoring Agony Column 03-11-2018 Part 1 - john.

Hi,i had pirellis on my car,noisy,so i changed them over to COOPERS,fantastic tyres,less noise,better handling and reasonable price.

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Sat 3 Nov 2018 16:39
- Jonathan Guy Rawson
GR Ref the BMW recall's, finally two weeks ago advised large stocks of the wiring part now arriving into BMW dealerships so work scheduled for next Tuesday
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Sun 4 Nov 2018 16:35
- jchinuk
Re : Batteried Wife : "he told me something I had never heard before: that when starting the BMW it took the equivalent power of 10 miles of driving."

I'd quibble the mileage, but I thought that was common knowledge, the starter motor (especially when cold pumping cold and thick oil) takes a lot of power.
On the same matter, I am skeptical of the radio draining a well charged car battery, it's only a radio, a domestic radio will run for ages on C cells or even a PP3.
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Wed 7 Nov 2018 11:17
- Doc
Re BMW battery

"I have taken it back to Halfords where the mechanic checked the battery and said there was nothing wrong with it "

Get it checked by a battery specialist; Halfords don't have the required equipment.
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