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I had a part synthetic trans oil in my wife's Micra. When the clutch was changed I'm sure the garage refilled the trans with regular (generic) oil. Shifts are more difficult now, especially when cold, and second gear is the worst. Synthetic, or part synthetic trans oils in bulk are hard to...

Wise words, Ed. I did actually have a pair of those foam ear plugs at the concert, as did my wife and son. Still incredibly loud, however. Incidentally, ScrewFix are supposed to sell the most effective in-ear hearing defenders. S

I've been to a few tribute band concerts over here and usually sat well back from the stage. Still found it to be pretty loud, however, and by the end of the evening my tired old ears were ringing much more than they usually do (touch of tinitus). But last night wife, son and self went to...

Okay, scrub the the Chinese speakers, but I came pretty close to buying them. Money is not an issue (my wife might contest that statement), here, but pragmatism is: this car is 14 years old (I am much older) and you have to know when to call it quits on this sort of thing. It's a hobby, sort...

I've got the DLS component speakers in the doors and pillars. I was thinking of these for the package shelf to replace the stock ones as they'll fit right in. I'm aware that shelf speakers are frowned upon by some on this site, especially 6 x 9s, but I like that surround sound effect they give...

This eBay seller does a lot of business. Over 5300 sales and %99.9 positive feedback rating. Must be doing something right. But, what do you think of these speakers? 270052843088 S

Thank you, Antony, it does sound pretty good compared to the old Blaupunkt set-up. Like night and day, in fact. Very tempted to pump up the bass now. I bought my Sony HU and the DLS speakers through CAD. I saved a bit on the Sony through CAD and as they also stocked the speakers I got...

Glad that none of your friends weren't seriously hurt, but can you see the irony in the last two posts? Let the hue and cry go out to test all young drivers every two years and see what sort of reaction you get. Fact is, young drivers wreck more cars and kill and maim more people (mostly...

It was early morning, actually, and the car park was mostly empty. Plenty of spaces, there really was no need for her (yes!) to park like that. And, yes, all she did was draw attention to the car. I wouldn't have given it a second glance if she hadn't done so. Still, I didn't have the urge...

Would you park this way if you owned this car? S

A lot of work on the pods and pillar trims I expect. I wanted a "stock" look and lucked out when I stumbled onto a Micra with the factory tweeter set-up in the trims at the scrapyard. Took me about a New-York-minute to have them out. I did have to modify the stock mounts to accept the DLS...

95mm! You must have had to cut out the stock speaker grille to fit them. You have often advised amping the door speakers. So what do I get if I do, more volume or richer sound at the same levels? They are quite loud now, actually. What do you think of Genesis GEN-P69-4 subwoofers to...

After about a month of dilly dallying around, I finally finished my DLS component speaker installation. The new speakers had a mounting depth of 63mm so I had to mount them on 12 mm MDF rings. They just clear the door card speaker grilles. I mounted the low pass cable filter in a shallow...

From Motorbooks "High Performance Handling Handbook"-Don Alexander: "Most original-equipment tires have a compromise design, allowing good traction in both wet and dry conditions. These tires have tread patterns that work well in the wet but reduce steering responsiveness in dry situations...

This valve, or idle speed control motor, features a rotating circular shutter that can also become clogged up with corrosion. Clean with carb cleaner and a Q-tip, or similar. Gently! It must rotate freely. The one in the photo is a spare I got at a scrapyard. It was so corroded before I...

I can't remember ever seeing a car parked in the middle of a bay that wasn't a Merc, BMW, or some barge of an RUV. The owners of these cars park them that way to keep them from getting dinged, or just so they have room to exit the car, not because they're pensioners. (Most pensioners can't...

Over 60, Sonic. I'm probably the oldest geezer that logs on to the site, except, perhaps, for that gent in Milan who states his age as 69. However, unlike many of my contemporaries in the UK, I learned, at 15, to drive in a huge, very fast, V8 Oldsmobile. My first car was a '57 Chevy, my...

Christ, what next, euthanasia? There's a reason my insurance is just over £200 a year and some of you guys, and girls, pay five times as much. When's the last time you heard of granny boosting a car and taking a few of her lol (little old lady) friends out for a spin and bending it 'round a...

True, to some extent. You are, perhaps, referring to the concept of Planned Obsolescence. But I'll bet that most people buy new cars because of mechanical problems, not rust, or because they're bored with the old one and want something new and shiney. And, what manufacturer in their right...

My '93, with sunroof, had already had a patch job done on it when I bought it last year. The patches are about the size and shape of a ten pound note and there is one on each side. I've since treated the inside of the sills with Dinitrol 3125 (photos and 'how to' on this site somewhere: 'Rust...