mike71

Monster

Fortune

Train

Boat

I don't think the tyre depth is that bad considering it's a used car and it wouldn't bother me, just allow for the cost of replacing them. More important for me would be the age of the tyres and if they are a good make and all the same. I always think that if the tyres are all matching and a good make that the owner hasn't scrimped on the servicing.

moon

Benn

Messy

Could it be that the cooling system needs bleeding?

The problem is that as new technology arrives the prices for used EVs drop. EVs are like iPhone in this respect. If only the government would encourage a halfway measure like the hybrid cars I think this would help us move away from ICE cars. EVs are only a stop gap until something else comes along.

I joined this forum to find out about Audi A5s before buying one, I'm beginning to have 2nd thoughts😠

That just about sums it up really, including the fact that batteries are guaranteed for 8 years, this would surely mean that buying an EV of that age would need a replacement battery and that is unfortunately where the problem lies. Would you buy an 8 year old ICE car and then expect to replace the engine. Call me an old dinosaur but when I put my foot on the load pedal I like the feeling I get from the noise it makes as much as the acceleration. As said above we should have a choice and not be forced into EVs by an over zealous government.

Yes, happy days. As the government pushes even harder towards EV ownership and buyers learn more about the cons of ownership, hopefully there will be a push towards alternative fuels, ie synthetic petrol. But first the government needs to understand that the vast majority can't charge at home and or can't afford the cost of buying an EV as opposed to a reliable second hand ICE car.

spiders

Austin allegros, bl**dy awful cars, had one as my company car years ago. Felt like driving on a floppy sofa and kept going wrong. And yes, flat bottom steering wheels are for drivers of a large stature 😂

Spot on there

To quote someone on dads army “ We are all doomed”.😂

Onions

My wife complained today about her windows sticking so I've done her's tonight. I heard about this Gummi stuff years ago on a Volkswagen site, there were problems with the Eos roof leaking and it seemed to be partly down to the rubber becoming hard and not sealing properly. Regular use of the Gummi pflege plumps up the rubber and helps to stop the water getting in. It's used quite a lot on the BMW E89 and 3 series hard top convertible roofs. 👍

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I don't know if I am stating the most obvious but could it be something in the tyre, like a stone or a nail?

Thank you Mick B

Is the 1.5 a later version of the 1.4 petrol or a completely different engine. The 1.4 seems to also be a COD engine?

I have a BMW E85 Z4 and it had normal tyres when I bought the car so I bought a space saver. Yes it does take up a bit of the boot space but I don’t like the idea of not having a spare. The Z4s came with run flats as standard and they make the ride dreadful. One of the reasons I am looking to buy an A5 over a BMW 4 series is the fact it has a spare tyre 👍