Lynn67

The oil leak is at the front of the engine, possibly the sensor as it's a very small leak. Two part worn tyres are £60 and they are nearly new, it's not worth putting new tyres on now as I do low mileage in a year.

I've had the exhaust advisory on the last 3 mot's but the inner case is fine so I just ignore that one. There was plenty of tread on the tyres still, but that's not included as I get my tyres done somewhere else.

The car just passed it's MOT by the skin of it's teeth. I've been quoted with parts and labour nearly £800, that's not including the exhaust or tyres. I had the front tyres replaced, and it's only outer part of the silencer that's corroded. The front tyres lasted well as I had them put on 12 years ago when I first got the car.

I have to walk the dog so it's hat & layers on, and 🔦.

🤣No I have heard some interesting conversations over the phone when he's been speaking to someone by his lorry 😂

This is the forecast for us tonight. The feel like temp is-6 to -7° .

We have sunshine today 2°C but feels like -1°C unfortunately we had sleet yesterday afternoon and evening so it's like an ice rink.

I know the blokes at Fakenham tyres just 20 minutes down the road would do that for me, they are a good bunch there. They were the ones who welded a new flexi pipe onto my cat to save me money.

They are pretty good at that garage. It's worth the 45 minutes drive to go there. They don't charge you for the use of the car you have, you just have put your own fuel in it.

Got my car back 😊 bill wasn't as much as I thought it would be.

Thanks for that sepulchrave, that's even better.

We've had a slight bit of snow/hail overnight then clear skies & down to -4 but feels like -6 so icy here now.

They only knew what I told them had happened on the phone. I was going along & had a loud bang & something came off the car & hit the road, then when I was going uneven/bumpy road I was getting a knocking noise which seemed to be at the back & sometimes seemed to go along the whole of the passenger side. Because the garage is about 45 mins from where I live they only got a chance to look at the car late Tuesday afternoon.

Hopefully it not going to cost as much as I thought then.

It must be the front then. The mechanic said he wasn't happy with the thread on the drive shaft when he had it off to do the spring so he decided to replace it. I don't really know much about the drive shafts apart from cv joints and bushes.