The Milk Float Thread

It wouldn’t surprise me if it was the 12v battery, I’ve had to replace the battery on the last 2 EVs I’ve owned.

After how long?

(miles / time)

Just coming up to 40K 3.5 years old.

Noted, thanks.
Our DT is 3.5yrs old and 28K

I’m 4 years and 50k still on first battery and no issues with it.
But I occasionally leave it on the home charger at 100% for 8+hours, so it should be conditioned/charged when the main battery is done

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FWIW we have had Prius Hybrids for 19 years now and whilst the traction battery in the first one is still fine and the car is still in daily use it has needed a new (lead-acid) 12V battery every 3 to 4 years.
My EV has a Lithium ion 12 V battery though.

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Small Milkfloats interest me… Still surprised at the paltry range through:

Pothole and two tonnes of milk float are not good for your alloys :sob:

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Fuck.

Fellow serial alloy-ruiner here.

Get that tyre checked too, looks like quite a gouge.

Wasn’t me driving so I can moan at Claire for a while from my high horse till I do something similar. I reckon it’s been kerbed but she’s sticking to the pothole story :thinking: :grin:

Yes, good idea. Do a lot of 60-70mph roads so last thing I want is a blow out.

Looks like a proper kerbing to me.

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Yes, that would be my professional :smiley: take too. A lot of potholes are right up on the kerbs so both could have been in play.

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While getting it checked it would be a good time to get a professional opinion on the true cause of the damage. :innocent:

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Was down at the local deli getting some lunch so popped into kwik fit on the way back. I was fully expecting lots of sucking air through teeth and a spurious list of work required to prevent certain death next time I drove it. But no, guy came out had a prod about for a minute or two with a wee tool and said it will be fine. He did mention the alloy will cost pretty penny to get fixed though :frowning:

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Part of my gig doing chassis testing and dev’ at Gaydon was to kerb all the proposed alloy designs on prototypes as part of narrowing down the production options and also which tyres might offer the most protection.

Not as fun as thrashing and crashing cars on the test track, but still great to get paid for something that comes easy.

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I used to take my car to @Jim’s old gaff in Ilford to “polish up” mine :sob:

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‘Will sir be upgrading the standard alloys to the 20" forged & machined option, made out of an exotic alloy with all the robustness of play-doh wrapped around a carbon fibre barrel…?’

And Hel always wonders why I try to buy her a Land Rover fitted with what look like tractor tyres.

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If only Mercedes had employed the same testing regime they would have recessed the black central section of the wheel slightly back from the rim rather than having it flush. I foresee many trips to the alloy wheel fixer uppers.

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I remember going to a MIRA place to test Formula 1 wheel designs, probably 45 years ago now before the big wheel manufacturers had started sponsoring.
I asked the technician in charge of the test rig which designs were best for impact and he told me steel, by far and on his car he had taken the alloys off and fitted steel wheels.
What we put up with for styling/fashion.
I am as bad as anybody though the wheels on my car were the most expensive option I chose and I had painted ones because I dislike machined highlights.

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