Cheap diesel, but must travel…
You have mentioned how beneficial Millers Diesel Power Ecomax Fuel Additive is on many occasions in your columns. Do you think that there would be any advantage in me using it in my Mazda CX-5? I still have another year of manufacturer’s warranty left, but I can’t see how Mazda could object to me adding […]
Back To Basics – Power, Torque, gearing and acceleration
Take a simple 12-inch diameter wheel, fix it to an axle, and attach a one pound weight to its rim at three o’clock, and the result will be one lb ft of torque applied to the axle.
Making good? Maybe not
Due to combination of poor weather and even worse TV over the summer, I have sadly taken to watching YouTube videos, mostly from Eastern Europe; not the obvious ones that might come to mind though, but vehicle body/chassis repair videos. Very educational in many ways; the skill of some of the technicians in reshaping body […]
Fiddling the figures
In the October issue, David Price asks for advice on choosing a new company car. He states that a lot of his acquaintances cast doubt on the claimed mpg figures quoted by the manufacturer, which is something I have also heard. David also states that the 99g/km carbon dioxide figure equals 75mpg, but that nobody […]
Servicing with a smile?
I do apologise for emailing you with my woes, but why do I always seem to have battles with car servicing people? Firstly, I had a letter from VW saying that that the DSG gearbox on my Golf Estate was filled with synthetic oil, and that the oil can lead to internal short circuit leading […]