#22: Put a bucket of grit in your car [15:25m]:
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It’s a car cast today as I ride with Steve back from the Brighton and Hove Breakfast Club – we discuss:
- Coil springs verses leaf springs
- The poor conditions of roads in the UK
- Not having to go back to the main dealer for repairs to your vehicle
- Wearing of valve seats and how this happens
- What causes pinking, what does it sound like and how to fix it
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#21: It gets quite hot in here [21:58m]:
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As Steve gets back into the throws of work after a bank holiday packed few weeks – we discuss:
- Growing hops in Steve’s workshop
- Steve and Andy’s new Bank Holiday regime
- Peaceful protests and Steve’s annoyance at the council’s welcoming attitude
- Volkswagen Campers
- Triumph Stag steering bushes
- Rovers and head gaskets
- A VW Beetle with a broken window mechanism
- A long journey for Andy’s Volvo with a slipping clutch
- Clutch bandages
- Observing traffic wardens and their need for tea and coffee
- Steve gets his roof fixed – but the insurance company DID NOT PAY
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#20: I gotta take a leak [29:34m]:
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Steve is thrown into the hot seat as Kathleen is off today – so I chatted to him in his ‘Alan Sugar’ office. We discuss:
- The idea of using incontinence pads while at the front desk
- An update on the roof insurance story – insurance claims and how to write letters of complaint
- The art of complaining
- The slipping clutch on my Volvo 940SE and Volvo drivers in general
- Autodata
- When Haynes Manuals go bad
- Austin Maxi exhausts and carburetor balancing
- Built-in redundancy conspiracy theories
- How Steve interacts with the competing garage next door – yes they DO come around to borrow spanners!
- Traffic wardens and the garage
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Tagged with Austin, clutch, parking, Peugeot.
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February 7, 2011
#19: High winds and insurance companies [18:26m]:
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In today’s show Steve communicates the sad news that insurance companies prefer to use innaccurate methods to determine the severity of a weather event resulting in a claim.
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December 1, 2010
#18: Stroll on, Alan Sugar! [17:18m]:
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In today’s show, Steve has become Alan Sugar and showed me his new board room! Also – some great news on a new community venture Steve has piloted – all coming up in Passionate About Cars…
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Tagged with ABS, engine, Fiesta, Ford, gear box, head gaskets, oil, Peugeot, radiator, Transit.
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October 31, 2010
#17: Concertina conrods [15:19m]:
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Today Steve shows me what can happen when an engine seizes up due to lack of maintenance and then comes up with an interesting solution to unemployment…
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September 25, 2010
#16: Five foot cycle lanes [18:40m]:
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Steve this morning showed me an article about cycle lanes in yesterdays newspaper. In todays show we discuss a Triumph Stag with engine trouble and daft cycle lane planning.
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#15: Scimitars and black ops [23:48m]:
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On a beautiful morning in Brighton, I tracked down Steve Kennard on the workshop floor at 1st Class Garage. After discussing a mysterious starter motor issue on a Volkswagen van, I noticed the rear end of an exotic looking Reliant Scimitar – brake cylinder problems. We finished the discussion was a rant from Steve on the way the revenue from car tax is being spent in the UK.
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Tagged with Reliant, road tax, Scimitar, speed cameras, starter motor, Volkswagen.
#14: Peugeots, Parking and Busses [21:02m]:
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In today’s show, Steve rants passionately about ho much he loves Peugeots, some observations of parking in Brighton, and an opinion about public transport and particularly the busses. Continued…
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#13: Engine Refits [18:58m]:
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Steve talks about engine replacements and the new road widening at Handcross Hill in Sussex, UK.
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Tagged with BMW, engine, Kia, oil, safety.
