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Looks fine to me too. The hunting could be a dirty TB or MAF, but unless it's erratic or sustained hunting I wouldn't worry too much about that TBH.

The problem is it looks less like that and more like this...

Ah right, I’ll be of no help to you on this one then I’m afraid.

That’ll depend on what they deem to be the cause of the accident. If they suspect mechanical fault is to blame they’ll investigate until they’re satisfied it wasn’t a result of someone’s work on the car. As it’s a total loss I suspect there’s more incentive for them to investigate given it’s a larger payout, but I don’t know for sure.

Do you have 2 keys? If so, do either of them work when reprogramming or is it just the one that doesn’t work?

Well that won't help for a start. It's within tolerance then, so keep an eye on the level/top up as required but otherwise don't worry about it too much.

Unless you're extremely lucky or talented, said bolt would be either over or under tightened...

As it's Admiral, they simply won't pay out for any mods at all unless you purchased their additional modifications cover; Which will pay out a maximum of £500 for declared mods only. The risk is that if mods are not declared they may not pay out at all, the more perceived influence the undeared mod has on the cause of the accident the less likely they are to pay out.

I’ve always rated Car Chem to be fair - it’s just Hard Shell I haven’t got along with so far really. As a generalisation they will offer something that can compete with any other brand on the market, albeit there are a few products that would come second here and there. I’ve always bought direct from them in the past and the sticking point was the fixed price delivery which could be a bit much if you’re just making a small order, but with resellers like our own @G1en@waxandshine offering at very sensible prices that’s less of an issue these days. I've always found Car Chem products to just work as they’re meant to and always offering good value; aside from being well priced from the outset, you really don’t use that much product at all (no matter which product it is, compared to similar products). Pre-polishing steps I would quite happily use exclusively Car Chem products - something like their paint cleanser for example is the only thing I’ve found that comes close to Jeffs Werkstat Prime. Polishing and LSP I’m not so convinced about right now. They do offer waxes (which I really liked as well) and some good sealants but I don’t tend to use either anymore these days. They offer a relatively new coating but I’ve not tried that at all. I have tried Hydro Coat which worked better being physically applied neat rather than spray on rinse off when diluted, so I preferred Gyeon WetCoat there, but with Hydro Seal being premixed that could change (I’ve used it but not really tested it yet).

Tardis. Spray on, leave for 2 minutes, wash off. Although Tardis is more difficult to get hold of these days (beware random eBay sellers selling stuff they claim to be Tardis, it usually isn’t!). AutoGlym stuff is okay but it’s more of a **** to apply because it doesn’t come in a spray bottle, it needs to swell to work properly so wiping on doesn’t really work all that well. Both CarChem and Gyeon offerings are better, to be honest. WD40 kind of works but not well and I’ve never even heard of using butter!

Not seen it, but from what I can make out it's either Black Sheep - The Choice is Yours or an as yet unidentified mash-up of The Choice is Yours & Jump Around. Unless I've got completely the wrong bit of the film. Does that help at all?

I know, my heart's just not in it any more. That's why it takes months between posts. @SuperStu just for a change, actual, natural, real beads for you.

Also tried Hydro Seal as well, but given that the car is wearing a coating and I washed with Bathe+ before topping up with Hydro Seal so no idea how well it protects, nor will I for some time. But it's very easy to use - it came with the new on/off type spray head which again will be fine most of the time but care needs to be taken when used in anything more than a stiff breeze. It's very similar to use to Gyeon Wetcoat, being a pre-mixed product it's just spray on to a wet surface and pressure wash off. You don't need a lot of product and accuracy isn't a problem when applying the product providing you ensure you're thorough with the pressure washer. Given that the only differentiator between these types of spray on rinse off products is durability and protection, neither of which I can possibly comment yet, there's not much else I can say about it really. Expect beading pictures later...

Because they look f****** hideous.

Part II - I came to the conclusion that there wasn't much fallout on Rita the rear wheel, fortunately I have one of those cars with four wheels so I attacked Floyd the front wheel with Iron Detox and Ryan the rear wheel with Revolt. All four wheels were pre-cleaned in the same method, as described above, in the correct order (Ryan, Floyd, Rita then Frankie, for those keeping count. Except when the car is parked the other way around, then it'd be Frankie, Rita, Floyd then Ryan. Obviously). So first up, before a whole minute had passed Iron Detox had done this; Most of that coming from the disc, naturally. Meanwhile Revolt had done this in a similar length of time on the rear wheel; Around 5 minutes, Iron Detox was looking like this; So fair to say Iron Detox found more on Floyd than it did on Rita first time round. Whilst that happened, Revolt looked like this; Floyd and Ryan were rinsed off with the pressure washer. Revolt moved on the front wheel and after a couple of minutes had found this; Iron Detox moved onto Ryan, which after a couple of minutes looked like this; Look past the main vein of purple from the wheel weights and there's some reaction towards the back of the barrel, but not a lot. After a few more minutes, Revolt was still doing this; Whilst Iron Detox had done; Nothing else at all. So I called it a day. I left them both dwelling whilst I started to packed up the products and the camera before rinsing. When I went back to rinse Floyd and Ryan I noticed that Revolt had more or less finished working with very little difference to above, whilst Iron Detox had actually done this (after 6+ minutes, give or take); So Iron Detox seems to take longer to work than Revolt. I don't think this has changed my mind about choosing Revolt over Iron Detox, but it might just have changed my mind about opting for Iron Detox over certain other products in the fallout remover category. Of course further testing is required to confirm this, but for now Revolt is still the one to beat for me. Also, here endeth the whole the-wheels-have-names thing. That's it, it's done. Promise.

You may recall that as part of my... ahem, "pay off", I received so of this; Which, of course, I need to use. And by use, I mean test. And by test, I mean "test". Apparently. (I'm over it really...). Naturally this will be tested against Car Chem Revolt. First up, there are some differences between the two products - one comes with much fancier branding, the other is Revolt. Which means absolutely nothing to me or how the products work. Iron Detox comes with a new type of trigger spray head too - this is an on/off type jobbie with fixed nozzle and a larger trigger, whereas Revolt comes (or came, no idea if this is simply the new type used throughout the whole range now) with an adjustable spray head which allowed infinite adjustments. The other difference is that Iron Detox doesn't smell like Revolt. If you get a whiff of it you'd still recognise it as a fallout remover - and just to remind you that Revolt smells like the typical offensive rotting corpse odour, whilst Iron Detox has a very sweet scent that's much less offensive. The other difference is the consistency. Revolt seems to be much thicker, almost gel-like in consistency, whilst Iron Detox is thinner. Not watery, but not gel-like either. Those spray heads - Revolt type; Iron Detox type; So, usual routine; wheels washed with shampoo, water, several Wheel Woolies and detailing brushes. Rinsed with the pressure washer. Revolt applied to one wheel, Iron Detox applied to the other, allowed to dwell then rinsed with the pressure washer. Revolt applied to the other, Iron Detox applied to one wheel, allowed to dwell then rinsed. Which brings us to this; Revolt was first applied to the front wheel (Frankie for those interested...) and Iron Detox took the rear wheel (that one's Rita). Within about 1 minute Revolt looked like this; Meanwhile, Iron Detox did this; Yeah, not a lot going there at all. After a few more minutes, Revolt had done this; Most of this one was dripping off from the brake disc, but there's still plenty of other spots being picked up around that. Meanwhile Iron Detox had done this; again, the main vein is coming from the wheel weights but there's still other spots around that. But that was pretty much it. Nothing else was really picked up on the rear wheel. I mentioned earlier that Iron Detox is a thinner consistency, this did not appear to affect the cling time of the product (it was just as present at the top of the wheel as it was at the bottom) but given that it reacted with the weights and found some spots at the bottom of the barrel where all the product runs to, I'm not convinced at this point that the thinner consistency of Iron Detox isn't a factor. Anyway, both wheels were rinsed after around 5-6 minutes and then swapped. Iron Detox immediately did this upon application (the big purple puddle on the left is from the disc again); Meanwhile, Revolt immediately did this; Again that main vein on the left came from the weights; After a few more minutes, Iron Detox had found this (mainly from the disc); It also found one spot at the top of the wheel but that picture didn't come out. It was enough to ease my mind about the consistency being too thin as it was clearly working at the top of a vertical surface after a good few minutes. Meanwhile Revolt was doing this (mainly from the weights); So there you have it. Iron Detox found very little on Rita, Revolt found a little more afterwards. Revolt found a lot on Frankie, Iron Detox found a little more afterwards. Iron Detox then seems to be a good product; It smells nicer than Revolt. It has a fancy label on the bottle. Whilst the new spray head is simpler to use (literally just on or off) I'm not sure I like that over the adjustable version - the spray pattern it gives off will be perfect 9 times from 10, but there a times when I need to adjust the spray pattern due to wind; the finer the spray the easier product is carried away a wind (or breeze...). when used outside, this can easily become an issue. In terms of usage, I used about the same amount of both products, so I'm not sure I would choose Iron Detox over Revolt to be honest.

It's not a problem. It's "character". Queue a slew of "listen to it's characterful engine" adverts upon launch...

You need to transfer the transponder along with the blade. It gets expensive programming a new transponder!

Or, if they stick with this advert; hear it’s generic engine that we call legendary and look at it out of focus so as not to distract you.

Don’t do it, it’ll disintegrate instantly.

Just me?

The irony here is strong.

Firstly I don't think that you have a good grasp of dictatorships. That aside, the referendum was 2 years ago with a significantly different idea of what what was possible. We now have a better idea of what a Brexit deal actually looks like (rather the flight of fancy, wishful thinking and down-right delusional ideas were touted two years ago). How is even remotely undemocratic to have a vote after the facts are known, several years after a proposition? Personally I don't think we should have another vote but that's because I don't trust the general public to be informed enough to make the best decision; not simply because there was a vote historically.

A lot of insurers these days include in their t&c's a continuous payment agreement, essentially means they don't have to collect payment details for any mid-policy changes (which is how they would define this NCB adjustment) such as adding modifications, changing details, and ever more increasingly auto-renewal. If this is part of the OP's insurers standard ToB then he's actually agreed to them taking the payment. I certainly don't disagree about how refunds are timed to suit the insurers rather than the customer though, sadly this is just a symptom of business though and it's not just limited to insurance.