December 2001
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After seeing the news today the words of the investigating police officer really hit home.
How many of us have either started out early on a long journey or arrived home late?
I doubt there are many who can say they have *never* nodded off, even slightly, on the way home.
Employees driving on the company's behalf are also in the dock, so to speak. All my high mileage is work related and it is not uncommon for me to drive from Taunton to Sittingbourne and back in a day - a 5am start and home by 10pm. The A303 is an easy road to doze off on.
I, for one, will be re-considering how long I spend at the wheel. Read more
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I'm told police were out in force in St Paul's (Bristol) yesterday, stopping motorists / pedestrians / cyclists / hangers-around and asking "Do you know it's Christmas?"
Regrettably I've not been told what they were doing after that. At work the suggestion was that if you said "No" they should give you a religious tract, but I'm sure back-roomers can come up with better suggestions for either answer.
Remember there are ladies present, so nothing too rude please. Read more
For sure !
Does anybody still do RHD conversions for the Renault Twingo? Read more
just undertake ;-)
You've all probably been in the situation where you witness something happening as you drive along, and never see how it turns out.
A couple of years ago on my way to work I was driving in slow-moving traffic near my home. The vehicle in front of me was a builder's Transit van full of workmen, most of them having sandwiches and a cup of tea. As the traffic passed the entrance to a garage, a car coming from the opposite direction suddenly cut across in front of the van without signalling, and pulled into the garage forecourt. The van had to jam on its brakes, and all the men in the back of the van disappeared on to the floor, together with their tea..
The van then swung 'round into the garage and screeched to a halt in front of the offending driver, who was undoing his petrol cap. The van doors opened to disgorge a bunch of seriously annoyed gentlemen.
At this point the traffic moved on and I never discovered what happened. As there was no report of assault in the local paper, I assume that the bloke just had a fright..
Any other similar happenings to relate?
P. Read more
Travelling to Oxford on the A43 a few years ago I was fifth or sixth car pulling up at traffic lights. A very large and very tall US serviceman (we were close to Upper Heyford airbase) got out of the second car in the queue and strolled up to the front car, opened the driver's door pulled the driver out with one hand and knocked him out cold with the other. He walked back to his car, got in, and drove round the obstruction when the lights went green. We decided to go immediately left round a shortcut to avoid the crowd which now started to form. However, I have often wondered what caused this road rage and never saw any report of an assault case in the local paper. I think the shock of seeing a 'normal' looking guy behind the wheel turning into a 6ft 9in or so giant would have been enough to make me feign unconsciousness!
David
as previously mentioned i have fitted these bulbs. I have found them a great help, however, I also read that they last less long than normal bulbs. has anybody any experience of how long i can expect them to last, also will the more powerful light damage my reflectors?
Cheers,
Andy Read more
They should last as long as normal bulbs. Although they run hotter, the xenon prevents the filament deteriorating as quick as if it were in a normal halogen environment. As for damaging your reflecters, that's extremely unlikely, unless they're made from cheap materials.
Andy
Hello
Do any of you know how the central locking system works on these cars ? Mine has recently began to play up in a big way, My local mechanic has had both doors to bits and rebuilt both locks but we still cant get the system to work, I am having to enter the car through the passanger door now and the boot won't lock at all.
Any ideas would be extremely gratefully recieved.
Many Thanks
Mike Read more
VWs of this period had a pneumatic central lockling system (our '86 does and it still works). Obviously. any airleaks and it won't work.
HJ
Having read these pages for some days now, I get a feel that there are many knowledgeable people out there so:
I have been offered an early L reg Renault Clio, with less than 11,000 miles (no typing error, eleven) on the clock. It has been serviced, garaged and driven gently for its whole life. It is a five door, 1.4 RN automatic. Taxed until June, just serviced and MOT'd. It has a small srape on a rear door and the front dam beneath the bumper is scored/scraped.
I Have been offered this car for £1350.00 is this a good deal?
The local Renault garage said that in perfect condition it wpould be worth £3000.
I know the history is true because the car belongs to my dad.
What do you think?
Bye for now. Read more
Honest John wrote:
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> 11,000 miles in eight years implies to me a life of short
> runs from cold starts equivalent to at least 110,000 miles on
> a car run mostly on long trips on motorways.
Hey! Nothing wrong with buying a car with the equivalent of 110k!
Does anyone know where I can get some cheap tyres from around the Nottingham/Derby area? I'm from Long Eaton so Notts or Derby is the same distance.
I mean 'cheap tyres' as in good tyres at low prices.
Also, currently I have some 14" wheels on my astra (You might remember me going on about this before), and I've got some 15" wheels to put on, therefore I will need lower profile tyres to keep the circumference the same.
Using the website posted in another thread, I think i'm gonna go from 175/64r14s to 185/55/r15s.
Will this effect the tyre pressures? Will I need to run at a higher pressure with the 15s and thinner tyres? What tyre pressures should I use?
Thanks in advance,
Mark. Read more
P6000 seem really good.
I tried some cheap tyres made by continental (alegedly) but the grip is S**** get decent tyres, they could save your life.
Along a seven mile stretch of unobstructed rural road this morning, traffic speed about fifty mph, I only had to touch the brakes once.
The brake lights of the car in front came on forty or fifty times over the same stretch.
The difference?
The guy in front was basically tailgating, driving on average about two cars lengths fron the one in front of him. So every time the traffic speed dropped by a couple of miles per hour he had to use the brakes to adjust his speed, whereas I was leaving about a forty yard gap so that all I had to do was ease off the throttle.
We finished up at the same point at the same time, so he gained nothing.
Just shows how driving style affects wear and tear. Read more
One thing you can do if you have a rear window washer is to keep operating it; quite a lot of the spray ends up on the windscreen of the car tailgating you. There is also a knack, if you have an old diesel car, of emitting choking clouds of smoke - but that's not so easy with more modern cars, and it also wastes fuel .....
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This was posted on another forum. It is quite a big download, but an excellent summary of the event. Make sure you have the sound on. Anyone with a 14.4k modem, forget it!
www.calpilot.com/worldtrade.swf
Colin