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gospvg Yesterday 01:49 PM
I've replaced the brake pads but I still have a long brake pedal? Fluid seems ok but have just brought some more & will top-up shortly. Do I need to look at the calipers? -- gospvg gamertag & wii codes http://www.ugvm.org.uk/
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JackH Yesterday 01:06 PM
306 pics, as promised: http://i120.photobucket.com/albums/o165/jackh06/306Main.jpg http://i120.photobucket.com/albums/o165/jackh06/306Rear.jpg Oh, and for the entertainment of all others, he's one I prepared earlier: http://i120.photobucket.com/albums/o165/jackh06/Passat.jpg --
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Krustov Yesterday 11:41 AM
Not to worry though - for january is bound to be much worse .
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The Todal Yesterday 11:18 AM
I have a BMW 525 dating from 2005 and I would like to remove or loosen the rear bumper in order to repair the parking sensor. There is no strip along the bumper that might cover bolts or screws. Can anyone suggest how it is likely to be fixed in position and whether the screws are to be loosened from within the boot or the wheel-arch or somewhere else? I suspect the same method is probably...
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Albert T Cone[_2_] Yesterday 10:59 AM
....day for cycling to work. 4 inches of white stuff everywhere; 3 cars parked decoratively in the hedgerows, one transit parked inventively in the boot of an astra and general gridlock on all the A roads. Actually, cycling the 6 miles was quite an epic journey, but good fun, and a good education in the effects of power oversteer, the benefits of momentum and the value of the gyroscopic...
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Abo December 3rd 08 11:20 PM
Thought I'd pimp this auction to you guys... http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&item=290280121213
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Ian December 3rd 08 11:01 PM
My wife's Clio CD keeps skipping (tried cleaning with cleaning CD and wet clean) and probably needs replacing. Was looking to get something with either MP3 or USB connectivity but how can I find something that would also be compatible with the car digital display and also the steering wheel controls? Regards, Ian
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Bob Sherunckle December 3rd 08 10:51 PM
The motor trade really is on it's uppers just now, isn't it. Casually surfing auto trader revealed this. http://search.autotrader.co.uk/es-uk/www/cars/RENAULT/Ne-2-4-5-6-7-8-27-44-49-53-61-64-67-103-133-146-236,N-14-51-111-144-240-4294967142/advert.action?R=200849324638399&distance=193&channel=CARS&make=RENAULT&model=&min_pr=&max_pr=3000&max_mileage= I have no idea how good, bad or...
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Timo Geusch December 3rd 08 10:30 PM
Not mine, but sort of a "wot I did on me hols" post: http://www.bsdninjas.co.uk/gallery/main.php There are a few more pictures to come but unfortunately I didn't quite take as many photos as I was planning to. -- '89 Mazda RX-7 Convertible '89 Mazda MX-5 trackday shed '94 Mitsubishi Evo II '88 Porsche 911 Targa
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pp December 3rd 08 02:24 PM
Hi Just got a secondhand X reg low mileage Megane 1.6 16v (Alize) but didn't have the owners manual. While driving it home a display under the mileage counter came on that I can't figure out. It's an icon of a car followed by by the number 4.5. The number didn't alter so it's not the trip, so what could it be? I pressed the trip button and it disappeared and has not shown since. Also, I...
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Tony \(UncleFista\) December 3rd 08 10:38 AM
+ACI-Ian Vandahl+ACI- +ADw-i.vandahl+AEA-wwf.org.uk+AD4- wrote in message news:gguj3f+ACQ-9qd+ACQ-1+AEA-news.albasani.net... +AD4- Oh you do sound like a boy racer. I often read about how a 1.2 Corsa +AD4- raced past cars and left them standing etc. It's probably because the +AD4- other +AD4- driver doesn't want some idiot with no driving skills causing an accident. +AD4- That's why they let...
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Adrian December 3rd 08 09:54 AM
After some very buttock-clenching slippy-slidyness down the back lanes this morning - including a far-too-close call on a 5-series and a grass bank at about 10-15mph - I'm looking at some winter tyres. Global Warming? Bring it _ON_... Now. Please. Lob another polar bear on the barbie. Anybody got any experience with Vredestein Snowtrac 2s?
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stephen.hull@btinternet.com December 3rd 08 09:43 AM
I drive a Ford Escort GHIA 1 16v 1993 Estate, and even after a half hour journey the temperature gauge does not move out of the little white square at the bottom of the temp gauge, even during the summer the temperature gauge never quite gets to the normal operating reading. The engine is a 1.8 Zetec petrol that has only done 55000 miles. Also I had the front heated screen replaced a couple of...
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pp December 3rd 08 09:24 AM
Hi I've heard about a de-icer that you spray on the screen at night and it forms a foamthat you just wipe off in the morning. Does anyone know which make it is and where I can get it? Thanks Phil
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Chandy December 2nd 08 11:41 PM
Hi all, 1996 Audi A4 1.9TDi, 115k, factory fit alarm (afaik). I had been having problems starting the car, especially on cold mornings, and had been advised that the battery was not working properly, so I changed it on sunday there and dropped in a new one (or rather, halfords did). Car now starts happily but, as of Monday night, the alarm has gone a bit mental. It first went off for no...
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PCPaul December 2nd 08 10:47 PM
Just thought I'd mention my sig change (since I don't usually add it so nobody would notice otherwise) -- Mk.1 Mondeo 2.0 GLX (staying) Mazda 323F 1.6GLX (going soon) BMW 328i E36 (new recruit...)
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Kostas Kavoussanakis December 2nd 08 07:39 PM
Hi, Our 2000 Ford Focus has developed a problem with the central locking system. In September we noticed that it would not lock with the remote; it would lock and immediately unlock, as if one of the front doors was still open. It would thankfully lock and deadlock with the key in the driver's door. This went away, and my local garage could not reproduce it during the service.
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Vamp December 2nd 08 04:05 PM
sold today to someone on here for 1800 will kinda miss the old girl :(
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GB December 2nd 08 12:34 PM
There's a BCA place about an hour's drive each way from where I live. Is this scary for a private individual to buy at? I don't particularly fancy going two or three times and hanging around in the cold, just to find that you get frozen out by the traders who all know each other. Do you get a chance to test-drive the cars, and what do you about insurance?
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Andy[_6_] December 2nd 08 09:40 AM
I am going to buy a second-hand car for abut 4,000. I'll borrow the money from a friend who runs a company in France and can provide a French cheque for the full amount. I don't want the money to be paid into my current account and then paid to the car dealer because it would probably spark off unnecessary hassle from my better half. (1) Is it likely a UK second hand car dealer would...
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JackH December 2nd 08 04:20 AM
....this Peugeot 306 Meridian HDI I've been borrowing? Only it appears I'll be signing on the dotted line for a B5.5 Passat TDI Highline in the next couple of days, and so will have no further need for this. Just flown through an MOT, so one years MOT. Taxed til July 2009.
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Elder December 1st 08 08:46 PM
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=du6aFl-n_is http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=9IDiKr5lASw Saab 99 shell, Audi Quattro engine and running gear. Much mods. -- Carl Robson Get cashback on your purchases Topcashback http://www.TopCashBack.co.uk/skraggy_uk/ref/index.htm Greasypalm http://www.greasypalm.co.uk/r/?l=1006553
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Tom Burton December 1st 08 08:08 PM
I have a Combo Van which is suffering with condensation building up on the inside of the exposed metal. Every now and again it is drippin from the roof onto me + my kit in the back and i'd rather it didn't. Any tips on keeping the condensation down? I am considering some one of those de-humidifier tray things but i suspect it'd just try dehimidifying the entire mplanet and not last two...
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Mike G[_2_] December 1st 08 06:04 PM
2000 reg BMW E46 330i 90k miles. Problem selecting reverse gear. Sometimes it does sometimes it doesn't. All forward gears work as normal. Belongs to a friend. He tells me that he has to re-select reverse maybe once or twice before it engages. When it does, it works normally. When it doesn't, it like it's in neutral. The engine revs. Car stays put.
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Alex Buell December 1st 08 03:15 PM
Can anyone recommend a good multimeter for testing the electrical system in my car (to track down the drain on the battery), or to test the car battery etc? Thanks, Alex -- http://www.munted.org.uk Fearsome grindings.
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Peter Spikings December 1st 08 03:14 PM
Hi again, For the past couple of times I've had the Fiesta MoT'd I've had an advisory on the bushes at the top of the rear suspension struts (both sides). Some of the testers think it's a borderline fail due to worn bushes and some think it's just the way it's designed but give advisories to cover themselves. Basically when the rear wheels are in the air the whole suspension strut moves up...
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Peter Spikings December 1st 08 03:09 PM
Hi all, Over the weekend the Fiesta started smelling of hot glue, at first I thought it wasn't the car but this morning it was really noticeable during it's MoT (another in a long line of first time passes btw) emissions test. When I got back afterwards a bit of steam from the engine bay was evident when I drove it into garage. All fluid levels look OK and no obvious signs of anything...
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dave December 1st 08 11:24 AM
Mother I law's VW battery is struggling to start her golf and just about turns the engine over (even after charging). I think the battery needs replacing. She told me "the garage put a new battery in only 6 months ago". Checked the battery and it's an *old* battery. Even the cell covers have been chewed up and it obviously much more than 6 months old. Check the bills she was given and all it says...
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Shaguf December 1st 08 10:53 AM
Microsoft MVP Donald Belcham to Speak on Visual Studio, C# vNext, Aspect Oriented Programming, Live Mesh Bangalore, December 1, 2008: When writing Microsoft technology-related applications to have strong separations of concerns you inevitably run across some items that, while appearing as separate concerns, do not behave in the same manner as the other concerns. Instead of interacting only with...
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Vamp December 1st 08 12:36 AM
the bus racing had me in stitches and you just knew the double decker would go over in the end. oh and any cocks here own an audi? i have (at the moment) 2 BMW's (guess the mini sorta counts) so i aint a cock anymore woo! and was it me or was clarkson on top form tonight? like when he said to the american woman 'your american? but your not fat' i did quite like hammond and may's AMG teasing...
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fictitiousemail@gmail.com November 30th 08 11:53 PM
Went out at mi-day today and the bonnet and boot were frozen .The bonnet opened after the engine had been run for a few minutes. The petrol flap eventually opened with some help. Later on at night when returning home the drivers window wouldn't go down as it was frozen . Everything eventually cleared once the car had got warm It's not a great problem but Is there anything I can do to these...
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T i m November 30th 08 09:45 PM
Hi All, Step daughter comes round tonight and just as she's leaving she mentions the remote fob for her car is 'getting worse'. This translates to needing more and more presses to get it to disable the immobiliser. Suspecting a bad fob battery a quick check on net suggested it's a simple thing to re-synch (3TXA fob) in the event of changing the battery so I checked the battery for her (3.05V).
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Doki November 30th 08 09:05 PM
What've you bought and wished you hadn't? The one that sticks out to me was my 16V MK2 Golf. The previous owner had meddled with it, which meant it did 28mpg if you drove like Dervman and the 8V that replaced it was as quick, if not quicker. And it was a stretch to buy it, and then I discovered that loads of 16V parts are twice the price of 8V parts...
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Me[_3_] November 30th 08 12:49 PM
Had the Scoob remapped by http://www.andyforrestperformance.co.uk/index2.html Now putting out a healthy 282BHP 301 lbft of torque, feels Ferrari fast (for now) Absolutely KILLED a 325i coming back from Scotland on the A1 ;-) Why they don't come out of the factory like that, I'll never know..
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Abo November 30th 08 07:21 AM
Dunno why I'm thinkinkg of this now, maybe it's the Alfa talk further down: 1. Lotus Sunbeam - Insurance was an issue as I was 18 2. Alfa 33 Cloverleaf 1.7 3. 1988 Opel Manta GTE - This was one of the last, I test drove it in 1995 and it was awesome, and in really good nick. I think I didn't get it as I thought it was a bit overpriced :(
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SteveH November 30th 08 12:09 AM
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=260323244045 -- SteveH 'You're not a real petrolhead unless you've owned an Alfa Romeo' www.italiancar.co.uk - Alfa 156 TSpark Sportwagon Veloce Selespeed Alfa 156 TSpark Lusso - Alfa 75 TSpark Lusso - Ducati 750SS
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Rob[_12_] November 29th 08 08:22 PM
hello to the group do any of you guys know where the a 51 plate 2.0l petrol ford maverick has a timing belt or a chain many thanks __
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DervMan November 29th 08 07:53 PM
Dad has decided* he wants to run an old computer game, so it's easier to buy an old PC running DOS. Charlie offered my help. I'm like, meh, how the..? Any ideas other than eBay nonsense? *like he decided buying a Passat CC diesel was sensible. I know I should be kinda proud, but... like... meh?! -- The DervMan
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Vamp November 29th 08 05:26 PM
http://www.pistonheads.com/news/default.asp?storyId=19049 i like the 'very little rust' it's only 1992 FFS! my MR2 turbo was a 1993 and had no rust! still think there one of the ugliest alfa's made read the comments to it too, i think steveh might be mr pod :)
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Carl Gibbs November 29th 08 05:09 PM
Well 2 deals are done actually. The SD1 was sold today, which is nice. So that's all all the expenditure on the Vitesse covered so far, with a few hundred quid left. And, against most of you lots advice we've bought a Citroen C1. So screw you :) Having looked at all 3 versions from Pug, Citroen and Toyota the Citroen worked out the cheapest overall. So we wangled everything we could out...
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Tony \(UncleFista\) November 29th 08 05:04 PM
+ACI-AstraVanMann+ACI- +ADw-Peter+AEA-Swerveforeskinweb.com+AD4- wrote in message news:N46dnS7C8cLO6KzUnZ2dnUVZ8u-dnZ2d+AEA-bt.com... +AD4- is there any genuine reason other than greed, for diesel to be so much +AD4- dearer than petrol? Supply and demand, more demand for diesel than petrol, it's similar to heating oil. According to the posh people on Radio 4 anyway :)
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AstraVanMann November 29th 08 12:23 PM
Just inspired by this bit of a post of Dervy's, but thinking it warranted a separate thread..... Extra Geek Mode Now official fuel consumption figures are a bit of a nonsense really, but of the last three similar sized cars (Accord 1.8, Saab 9-3 2.2 TiD, Saab 9-3 1.8t) my average and highest mpg figures have been 110% of the official combined cycle and 122% respectively.
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SteveH November 28th 08 08:34 PM
http://www.broadspeed.com/kiaspecial.htm Yes, they're a bit crap. But at either half price(+5%) or BOGOF, they're not a bad deal at all. I may have even considered one as a company hack at one point. -- SteveH 'You're not a real petrolhead unless you've owned an Alfa Romeo'
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Swarfmaker November 28th 08 07:52 PM
I bought a 206 last weekend. 1.4 on a T plate with 82K on the clock. Drove it 20 odd miles home with no problems. I've had it parked up in the drive since, as I've not taxed it yet. Started it up this evening and the revs shot straight up to 2.7K and stayed there. Turned it off then on again - same thing. Turned it off then on and it idled perfectly. Any ideas as to what to look for? Car is for...
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JackH November 28th 08 03:54 PM
Adrian wrote: "JackH" gurgled happily, sounding much like they were saying: Whatever I buy, if anything, it won't be anything with a DPF. Ah. Sorry, I must have misunderstood - I thought you said you wanted a 5yo diesel. Hummm... not everything in the last few years comes with a DPF as
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didds November 28th 08 02:22 PM
leartned today that 2nd hand saab 9-5s are strangely cheap. Its seems very standard toi be able to pick up a 3 year saab 9-5 diesel estate with reasonable-ish mieage (60K) for just over 5K. For a car that costs around 20K brand new (and even that possibly from a discounter) why are they so cheap? Parts? Problems? Fuel guzzling? RFL? intrigued (and potentially interested!)
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goodolpete November 27th 08 11:19 PM
The storage space with the lid on top of the dashboard vibrates annoyingly at low speed. Is it easy to take it out and put padding behind it so it stops? TIA, |P
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Mark November 27th 08 06:41 PM
Had a bit of trouble starting this thing recently. Have to turn engine about 10 times to get it to fire. Usually fires as soon as the glowplug light goes out. I've checked obvious like air in fuel line to injection pump (it has a clear section so you can look for air bubbles). I've checked resistance of all six glow plugs and they are all about 0.6 Ohms. Diesel return pipes fuel tight and no...
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