I understand I drive allows users of BMW to make indicator use optional.
madf
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"Not "all", only me! ;-)"
L,Escargot !, thats exactly how I think. Will now show your post to SMBO as proof that i`m er, normal ;)
Actually, its a sobering thought to reflect on the finite number of operations possible without failure on a cars components. I feel better after declining aircon, central locking and electric windows and was dismayed to be forced by legislation into ABS.
We had a great `solid state`TV a few years back. The only mechanical part on it, the on/off switch failed.
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Use it or lose it.
Seized due to lack of use.
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>>Yep, but there are still lots of posts in Technical Matters asking for advice on malfunctioning door locks<<
Probably from not being used enough - and if you have a look they are usually on Fords or VAG brands - what do you expect ?
What other parts of your car don't you use in case you wear it out ?
I suppose you could learn to hot wire it so you don't wear out the ignition barrel - and could someone explain why this is different to a door lock which if sprayed with a little lubricant now and then won't freeze up - unless of course it is a Ford or VAG.
Edited by Pendlebury on 24/11/2007 at 15:31
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Simply leave your car unlocked with the keys in the ignition and the engine running, then the locks and barrels will never wear out.
Now, back in my day when all we had was a shoebox between the 28 of us... etc. etc.
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>>Now, back in my day when all we had was a shoebox between the 28 of us... etc. etc.
We're getting back in "dead parrot" territory again.
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"We're getting back in "dead parrot" territory again."
Sorry.. not a dead parrot.
A live one would squawk and replace the horn. Hence no wear on horn buttons.
Starting handle to stop starter motor wear.
Seat covers. Floor mats and Chip proof polish.
Plus nodding dogs to keep cats from climbing on cars when parked.. works very well.
madf
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I shove mine along the drive with my shoulder (to the washing place) to avoid cold start wear.
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It's only 4 weeks to Christmas, I think L'Escargot is going big for the "most trivial thread of the year" prize.
I'm going to start one on which tyre do you start on first when you're checking the pressure?
Or maybe, when checking your dipstick do you wipe it on a bit of rag or your shirt sleeve?
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>>do you wipe it on a bit of ragor your shirt sleeve? :)
How disgusting people are. What do they think the good old hanky is for?
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I don't check my oil. Frequent removal of the dipstick will wear it out
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Opening the bonnet means the bonnet switch will wear away..
As for checking the water by removing the radiator cap? Never. It will weaken the pressure cap.
madf
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Correct me if I'm wrong but I thought L'escargot was a Legacy owner ???
In which case they will never wear out anyway.
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I have told passengers in my car not to look through the glass windows in case they wear them out.
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not to look through the glass windows in case they wear them out.
Actually I do believe light does degrade glass, quite slowly of course, and the light reflected from people's staring, glossy orbs must have its effect too.
Note to Number Cruncher: usable equation please, pronto.
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I don't have any info on glass as such, but there's some glass like material that we're using on a project that has some odd properties.
One of these odd properties is that when exposed to radiation, it shrinks a bit. Now, it's a small effect, typically only a few parts per million, but, if you make a curved mirror, the shrinkage will make the optical system go out of focus - or, as we are doing, if you use the glass to form a stable base to measure from, you are thwarted because it moves a few ppm!
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Didn't that happen to the Hubble Telescope once the reflecting mirrors were exposed to cosmic
radiation...?
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Correct me if I'm wrong but I thought L'escargot was a Legacy owner ???
Ford Focus I think you'll find.
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my shirt is the old rag !! jag.
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...... I think L'Escargot is going big for the "most trivial thread of the year" prize.
I've been noticed! Fame at last!
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L\'escargot.
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Infamy, infamy...
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I`m going to remove the windscreen on my car to save wear on the wiper blades. Oh,yes,and the doors to save wearing the locks out.
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hurrying on- to a receding future
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Careful owners who park their car outside at night should consider removing the exhaust system at night, storing it in the house and reattach the next morning. This will prolong life and reduce rusting .
The Motor 1 April 1913.
Owners who are concerned their tyres wear unevenly should adopt a daily scheudle of wheel rotation.
The Autocar 1 April 1914
Our brave soldiers, ever mindful of the need to dazzle the enemy with the gleam of their new tanks and to put fear into their opponents, hose them down daily to remove mud and polish them on Sundays.
The War Reporter 21 October 1917
madf
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to save wear and tear on the engine it is best to push the car with the engine turned off at most times
the internal journal of useful information ,rampton hospital june 12th 1993.
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And of course bb if you want to save wear and tear on the wheel bearings, drive shafts, tyres and suspension you can always carry it. Or so I was reliably informed in Broadmoor.
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tried that in Ashworth but the transmission kept leaking on the floors so matron banned internal combustables under the beds :-(
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I don't blame her. You must have been carrying it untidily under your arm, or just rolling it along with your feet in slovenly fashion.
The North Africans in the Eurotunnel waiting compound at Calais are rather good at balancing them on their heads though. Clean and elegant. No problems with the Matron there.
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>>best to push the car with the engine turned off at most times<<
False economy resulting in regular hefty bill from local cobbler.
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Pull the car instead of pushing still less wear and tear but it gives the impression of FWD and you dont wear the paint on the bootlid.
Dont recycle old squeezy bottles use them as screenwash dispensers.
Reroute the exhaust through the passenger cabin and save those heater motors, put a griddle over the cat and have a fry up, the left over grease can go in the fuel tank.
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>>Reroute the exhaust through the passenger cabin<<
Often wondered how heat exchangers worked.
Silly thread fodder - I?m off for a couple of pints !
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when tyres get down to 1.6 tread remove and cut up ,these make a nice stew if left on regulo 4 for 8 hours.
dont use clean dusters to polish chromework on your car use next doors washing from their line, but be sure to replace before they come home from work (this can only be attained if you are either on holiday or retired though)
if stuck in traffic and you wish to save the battery on your car, momentarily turn your stereo up to ear bleed levels then turn off,this way the car parked at the side of you will turns his up full to combat yours and unless you are unlucky he may well have a top of the range bose system that you too can enjoy,be aware of cars with baseball wearing drivers though as their stereo systems tend to be made for poor noise rather than substance
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er.... that's enough minimising wear.....you're wearing out the my computer screens.
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