Worrying trend???

ZedTeeT · 2nd August 2018, 19:16

Don't know if this has been mentioned before, but every time I look, the people viewing the technical help section is by far the greater over any other section.

Hope this isn't a reflection on the reliability of our chosen steeds!

suzublu · 2nd August 2018, 19:19

It's always been like that, it's what people join the forum for in the first place. If everything ran perfect, there'd be no posts

Arctic · 2nd August 2018, 23:55

Hi Jason.
I would say most people read the tech threads to learn from others, even though their car is running nice, forewarned is forearmed as they say, prior knowledge of possible dangers or problems gives one a tactical advantage

AndyN01 · 3rd August 2018, 05:46

Totally agree with Arctic.

I read loads of threads when I joined and I keep an eye out for anything "interesting" that pops up.

Always worth being ahead of the game even if by reading them it seems that Armageddon is about to happen to our wonderful cars at any second.

The really important bit is that there are so many vastly knowledgeable & experienced people willing to share hints, tips & tutorials to help us all out.

This is a truly Great forum.

Andy.

macafee2 · 3rd August 2018, 06:04

no no they read it because they want to help answer the question

I read it as Arctic and Andy01 say to learn. Following someone's thread I undid the hub to strut pinch bolts a few weeks ago, seized solid. Now I'm glad I did as I have had to remove a strut. It was a 5 minute job, well not 5 minutes, it took me longer to find something to support the hub etc

macafee2

planenut · 3rd August 2018, 06:46

I personally request the list of "new posts" and then read those items which are interesting to me. It's like browsing through a magazine, and I don't actually aim for a section, but it is interesting to see what problems people are having and how those are solved.

Lord of Hog · 3rd August 2018, 06:49

I LOVE the technical help section. Particularly the lengthy and increasingly acrimonious debate about what really causes KV6 thermostat housings to leak.

On the flip side all the posts about needing an angle grinder / eight-foot monkey bar / friendly gorilla to undo the nuts on the drop links are a little worrying as I prepare to have a first go at doing mine tomorrow

Terryf · 3rd August 2018, 09:56

I read general section every day, sometimes twice a day. I also often read technical and How To sections, even though I don't do my own maintenance. I just want to know.
In my job before retirement my first question to the operator was "What is it doing and what should it be doing"

Arctic · 3rd August 2018, 10:03

As the saying goes, the ques?tion mark should always be in the middle of the not at the end.

Briodyjl01 · 3rd August 2018, 10:10

I find the technical help very useful. the tourer i have bought has a few issues from where it hasn't really been looked after too well in the past. so it needs a few things and also someone fitted heated seats but not wired it up things like this is what i look at in the technical help pages. A very good forum for help. Much better than the metro one i have found.

Thank you to the good folk who run this forum.

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Arctic Give to Learn Freelander 2 Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: West Midlands Posts: 18,716 Thanks: 1,155 Thanked 6,407 Times in 3,874 Posts	Hi Jason. I would say most people read the tech threads to learn from others, even though their car is running nice, forewarned is forearmed as they say, prior knowledge of possible dangers or problems gives one a tactical advantage __________________ Arctic Givology Learn to Give Everything is Achievable ad altiora tendo. Check out our Nano meet dates http://www.midlandsnanomeets.co.uk/ http://www.the75andztclub.co.uk/index.php?thepage=howto " You do the work , we supply the expertise "

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AndyN01 This is my second home Toyota RAV4 Join Date: Jun 2017 Location: Tamworth Posts: 3,076 Thanks: 2,478 Thanked 1,579 Times in 968 Posts	Totally agree with Arctic. I read loads of threads when I joined and I keep an eye out for anything "interesting" that pops up. Always worth being ahead of the game even if by reading them it seems that Armageddon is about to happen to our wonderful cars at any second. The really important bit is that there are so many vastly knowledgeable & experienced people willing to share hints, tips & tutorials to help us all out. This is a truly Great forum. Andy. __________________ Andy. http://www.midlandsnanomeets.co.uk/

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Lord of Hog Gets stuck in Rover 75 2.5 V6 in Wedgwood Blue Join Date: Dec 2015 Location: Felbridge, East Grinstead Posts: 982 Thanks: 250 Thanked 294 Times in 206 Posts	I LOVE the technical help section. Particularly the lengthy and increasingly acrimonious debate about what really causes KV6 thermostat housings to leak. On the flip side all the posts about needing an angle grinder / eight-foot monkey bar / friendly gorilla to undo the nuts on the drop links are a little worrying as I prepare to have a first go at doing mine tomorrow __________________ Conformity is not morality. Consensus is not truth.

3rd August 2018, 10:03	#9
Arctic Give to Learn Freelander 2 Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: West Midlands Posts: 18,716 Thanks: 1,155 Thanked 6,407 Times in 3,874 Posts	As the saying goes, the ques?tion mark should always be in the middle of the not at the end. __________________ Arctic Givology Learn to Give Everything is Achievable ad altiora tendo. Check out our Nano meet dates http://www.midlandsnanomeets.co.uk/ http://www.the75andztclub.co.uk/index.php?thepage=howto " You do the work , we supply the expertise "

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suzublu This is my second home rover 75 1.8 vvc club se wedgwood blue Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Seaton Carew Posts: 26,920 Thanks: 65 Thanked 7,142 Times in 4,642 Posts	It's always been like that, it's what people join the forum for in the first place. If everything ran perfect, there'd be no posts

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macafee2 This is my second home Rover 75 Saloon & Tourer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Lincoln Posts: 14,928 Thanks: 1,630 Thanked 3,032 Times in 2,181 Posts	no no they read it because they want to help answer the question I read it as Arctic and Andy01 say to learn. Following someone's thread I undid the hub to strut pinch bolts a few weeks ago, seized solid. Now I'm glad I did as I have had to remove a strut. It was a 5 minute job, well not 5 minutes, it took me longer to find something to support the hub etc macafee2

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planenut Regional Secretary Rover 1.8T Tourer Join Date: May 2007 Location: Heathrow Posts: 6,955 Thanks: 1,551 Thanked 2,036 Times in 1,264 Posts	I personally request the list of "new posts" and then read those items which are interesting to me. It's like browsing through a magazine, and I don't actually aim for a section, but it is interesting to see what problems people are having and how those are solved.

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Terryf Gets stuck in Rover 75 Saloon BRG Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Retford Posts: 573 Thanks: 119 Thanked 142 Times in 69 Posts	I read general section every day, sometimes twice a day. I also often read technical and How To sections, even though I don't do my own maintenance. I just want to know. In my job before retirement my first question to the operator was "What is it doing and what should it be doing"

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Briodyjl01 Gets stuck in Rover 75 Tourer, Rover 75 Saloon Join Date: May 2018 Location: Castleford Posts: 974 Thanks: 237 Thanked 185 Times in 113 Posts	I find the technical help very useful. the tourer i have bought has a few issues from where it hasn't really been looked after too well in the past. so it needs a few things and also someone fitted heated seats but not wired it up things like this is what i look at in the technical help pages. A very good forum for help. Much better than the metro one i have found. Thank you to the good folk who run this forum. __________________ Too many Rovers to count ……