Blog

  • Police controls during professional traffic

    Hello! I was stopped last week Tuesday morning on the way to work by the police. General traffic control in a parking lot, probably mainly for still alcoholized carnivalists. I was just not strapped. Wars now from the Penalty Office Post. I arrived through the whole thing (two drug tests were carried out, of course negatively) considerably later at work. I once “heard” that there should be a paragraph, which should give the professional traffic In my research on the net, however, I did not find out. I am still thinking about whether to file an objection. Thank you in advance for your comments! Many greetings

  • Saving fuel vs Safety – A practical example

    Hello together Yesterday I drove home on the A23 towards the north. Locker 130 (released) on the right lane, swimming along in traffic. Suddenly it was a little without recognizable reason to see a truck below 100. Far and wide no truck. Well? The 3 or 4 riders in front of me shaved to the left; I had to wait behind the “hindernis” because from behind someone was faster. A 3 liter Lupo (green letters) was the puzzle solution. In addition a cross-legged DIN-A4 sign in the back ter: “Record: 2,7 liters.” These values can be easily reached – if you only sneak over the highway at 90. Driving behind a truck like this would still be understood. But on this way I don’t understand, because I don’t expect someone to drive only 90. Isn’t there a paragraph that you can’t stop the traffic flow or drive slowly for no apparent reason? (like this person who chased her daughter in the fetter balloon, at 60 over the highway) Weser Kurier, Bremen, c. 2004) To anticipate it immediately: I did not push, nor did I express my displeasure 😉 Looking forward to the discussion. Bye Tex

  • Car hire: Year-round tyres instead of winter tyres

    Hello, I just rented a Opel Vivano. I paid an extra extra fee for winter tyres. Before that I didn’t get out of a parking space anymore because the wheels went crazy. Only with the help I came out of it. It all seemed very funny to me, therefore I did a tyre check. Mounted are Goodyear Marathon Cargo. Here I could find a M+S symbol, but not the snowflake. I’m right in assuming that it is not about ric If yes, how should I react? Complaint maybe? I demand the additional fee back in any case. Or is everything with M+S valid for the landlords as winter tires? Thank you!

  • When is a scooter a VESPA clone and when not?

    Piaggio cleared the KUMPAN stand at a motor trade fair:https://www.focus.de/…/…urrenz-roller-confiszieren_id_9883512.html A bit difficult, of course, is the question whether the KUMPAN is a Vespa copy or not.https://www.kumpan-electric.com/en-de-de-M.E is not a Vespa copy. Of course, typical scooter features are recognizable and of course, every classic scooter line also looks a bit like VESPA, but this is due to the fact that VESPA has a “gating design” pre-emptively. The ice became even thinner, if Vespa a design right can be asserted. A similar development was also made on the smartphone.

  • Clean cooling system

    Hello My transit is now almost 16 years old and there it would probably be time to clean the entire cooling system The vehicle has a so-called oil cooler which hangs in the water circuit and since my oil temperature is always a little higher for about 2 years; could it be that the water circuit by deposits is no longer perfect; that was told to me so in a good engine repair operation What do you mean?? Many greetings….

  • Impressions and questions Tourneo Custom

    Hello, today I am enjoying a test ride with a Tourneo Custom Titanium, which we might want to buy. I was rather disappointed, what the machine (155hp) does in the lower speed range, but the sprinter of our club (211 CDI) is a real rocket at the start of the traffic light. I actually strangled the car in the 2nd gear twice – that’s never happened to me in a large diesel engine…. According to the speed curve of the brochure, the 125hp-Vari ante in the lower speed range a little more, since one of you has experience of how this feels in practice? I would also like to see a comparison with the VW 84KW BMT machine if someone has it. We intend to order the “trend” version, are the ejectors in the back floor and in the ceiling there also present or is that only with the Titanium with the additional air conditioning so? I could already discover in the net that the custom has a maintenance interval of 50,000. Kan There are also rumors that the machine has a control chain. As is the overall maintenance effort at Ford, I am currently driving a VW Caddy with 185,000 on which I do everything myself. Is the custom good for self-screwing. Thanks for constructive, buying-decision-finding tips.

  • Consumption Transit Custom (100 / 125 hp)

    I’m thinking about buying a Transit Custom Trend as a family van and I’m a little unsure about the consumption values. Does anyone have the 100 or 125 hp model and can say anything about consumption? Does the Eco button have any effect except the limit of 115km/h?

  • Deficiencies in passenger cars

    Hello, have bought used cars from a car locksmith privately, with the assurance, car is top, also the TÜV was made the day before. Now 4 weeks later a brake circuit falls out (line rusted through). So car into the workshop. Result in the workshop. Car is not traffic-proof. Brakes in front totally worn out (slides and blocks), brake hoses cracked, brake lines totally rusted. Horror. In my eyes a cheekiness of the car locksmith as a professional such a car To sell and even greater impudence of the TÜV examiner. One plays here with the health and life of people. Actually the TÜV examiner would have to be deprived of the craft, because the fact of a crime is given. Note to think: A child runs on the road and you have to make a full brake, the child has no chance. Greeting illonk

  • Question on speed determination

    Hello, I asked a question about speed investigation, because today had had the topic at work only everyone said something different during the break. How is this when the police drive after one you do not recognize it and there is also no please stop signs. You would now drive now for reasons of whatever from 50 to 80 speed up 2-3 seconds at the speed and then slow down again to 50. How is this then allowed the police to give you a penalty because of drive fast or is that too little time that the police have driven behind you normal white would be that then 14km/h too fast from 80km/h 20% pull off that then 64km/h. Normal white ones have to drive a certain distance behind you and not the few meters and a constant speed do not speed up and slow down or is that already meaningful enough? mfg Robert

  • How to set wheels when you park uphill/downhill?

    Hello! I have a question: How do you ask the wheels in school, for example, if you park uphill by car on the right side of the road? At the mountain parking it is clear anyway: the wheels turn towards the edge in the direction of driving. But how does it look at the mountain parking? I think to myself: When I turn the wheels uphill to the edge, the muzzle drives me out onto the road when the car rolls backwards. Therefore, I hit the wheels in the direction of driving towards the middle of the road so that the muzzle moves to the edge when the car rolls backwards. Car rolling backwards (which hopefully never happens… ) So how are you doing? LG, David