August 2002
Never knew that the Disco was sold as a Honda in other markets - or is this a typo?
www.lifestylevehicles.co.nz/details.asp?vehicle_id...7
PS. Don't ask why I'm looking for 4X4's in New Zealand - it's a long story!
Chad.R Read more
Hi
anyone now the correct tyre pressures for these, on standard rims? Im stuck at work with a rather flat tyre....
cheers
Andy Read more
Panick Ye not (as if you were :) )
I managed to find the pressure ratings on the inside of the drivers door.
I just assumed they wouldnt be there anymore.
I know have fully pumped tyres!YAY I can now steer round corners again!
Cheers
Andy
for any1's future reference its 30 rear 29 front :o)
Firstly, I know that genuinely, the Police do have a lot on their hands, poor resources and morale etc., but sometimes, they don't do themselves a lot of favours.
I have just been pootling through *******ham (not naming it just in case the really wrong priorities are chosen and they come after me) where some of the patrol cars are Subaru Imprezzas.
Now, I know it's a hot day, but is it really a good example to have the uniformed driver of this albeit slow moving marked car, seen taking a swig of water?
Especially, as I seem to remember, that in recent times, civvies have been done for eating chocolate, taking a swig, whilst stationary?
Oh well, there it is.
RB
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Re: Armitage shanks.
We too have been assured that the radio is safe, but you should see what it dddoes to a computer monitor if you transmit near one. (There actually better used as a door stop, what with all the dead areas.)
In his comment on the Mazda 6 HJ commented in his DT column recently that this is the customer evaluation car for the next Mondeo?
Could HJ or someone else elucidate please?
In my innocence I would imagine that this is something let loose on the public to iron out the bugs. Yet doesn't the Mazda brand generally have better reliability results than Ford?
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Ta muchly for that HJ.
am thinking of buying one as a private vehicle to keep for
a good few years,does anyone know the good and bad points of this idea and where to look for a late,as new or even new model
at a good price.
Previously tried this thread in Tech Matters with no joy,can
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What are you intending to use the vehicle for? I use my van mainly for carrying building materials and waste to dump. So I have little interest in handling performance, quiet engine or looks. I just revel in 40mpg unladen and ability to carry a pallet weighing 1.25ton with no complaints despite being way over limit.
I do not see many VW Transporters, which suggests others are not impressed, but see loads of Mercedes Sprinters. If you just want to get from A to B cheaply buy ex-PO vehicles at auction. They are maintained but the trade will not buy them so they are cheap. Typically 4 year old diesel van sells for less than £2000. The big advantage in being painted red is all other traffic keeps well clear of you and never cuts you up!>> am thinking of buying one as a private vehicle to keep
Have been offered the following:
1995 BMW 520i SE -manual, grey met, all electric, front armrests, alloys, full mot, only £3750.
Price: £3,750
Advert didn't list the mileage so I spoke to the dealer...car has 138k on it, but has had a recent engine refit with an engine that had done 42k from a car that was written off due to a back end smash. The dealer will only offer a warranty if I buy a warranty at £200.
Am I wrong to be put off by the fact that he won't guarantee the engine without me paying for it? Also, the odometer reads 138k, so if I keep the car for 5 years it would be nearer 190k when I sell it, making it virtually unsellable.
I'd appreciate any advice - but won't hold anyone responsible if they encourage me to buy it!!
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I'd be tempted to do my civic duty here. Namely, go back and pretend to be really interested in the car, but demand to see evidence of the replacement engines origins and mileage. If I still smell a rat, I would get on to local Trading Standards. This car sounds dodgy and if it is then the perp shouldn't be allowed to get away with it.
In all other respects I'd avoid this car like the plague.
Having never before even considered buying a Peugeot, I now find myself having considered two in as many months!
Some of you may recall when I asked for advice regarding purchase of a Pug 406 from a colleague, as my wife's first car. Reasoning was known full history and the price was right, but unfortunately, stupid insurance costs, and a buyer prepared to pay more than I (and over the odds), transpired against me.
Yesterday, however, I learned of a Pug 306 SR 1.8 Sedan, 'M' Reg, genuine 15k miles, being disposed of by good friends of my parents, whose elderly relative owner has died.
The car has a full service history, and is apparently in good mechanical and cosmetic nick.
I am going over to see it on Sunday, and having read the reviews from HJ and Parkers, and knowing what such low mileage over eight years can do to a car, have some good ideas of what to look for.
There is no substitute for real world knowledge though, so if any of you 306 owners out there have tales to tell, please do!
Asking price is "Oh, about £2k", and in any case, I'll report back how I get on.
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SjB
A 306 Sedan - now that is a rarity!
Regards
John S
G'Day
appreciate advice, pse: want to fit parking sensor(s) to rear of Lexus 200 SE - Lexus dealer quotes £371 to supply/fit "general" (not Lexus) kit, which involves removing bumper to instal rather than drilling. Can I purchase and fit same without too much technical knowhow - if so, from where, pse?
many thanks
Andrew (Epsom) Read more
appreciate advice, pse: want to fit parking sensor(s) to rear
of Lexus 200 SE - Lexus dealer quotes £371 to supply/fit
\"general\" (not Lexus) kit, which involves removing bumper to
install rather than drilling. Can I purchase and fit same
without too much technical knowhow - if so, from where, pse?
I\'m shortly taking delivery of new Lexus IS200 and would very much like to know how you got on with your choice of reverse parking sensors,please. JohnC
Hi
I'm getting an almost permanent judder from the brakes on my bora sport. How can i temporarily disconnect the ABS to see if that's the problem ?
(the handbook suggests there are 4 fuses on the battery of which one is ABS motor realy and one is ABS main realy, but doesn't help you identify which is which (and there are only 4 fuses on my battery)
and there's also another fuse labelled ABS on the main (internal) fuse box
anybody know ?
ta
when you've got tired of driving ...
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You should find a large wiring connector on the side of the ABS block. This is a special waterproof connector with about 20 ways. Disconnect this and your ABS will be disabled. Protect the connector from any water & dirt with a plastic bag. Tape over the aperture on the block.
I had an interesting thought the other day as to how automatics respond to emergency braking. In a manual naturally we hit the clutch and hammers almost simultaneously, hence only the gearbox slows down through the transmission - I assume! In an auto however, the torque convertor and engine both would have to deaccelerate very quickly, is that right? It seems to be an enormous stress on the transmission and does it take longer to stop an automatic than a manual given this might be the case?
Simon
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wasn't that argument pre-ABS and linked to the effect that the
engine would have in preventing some of your wheels locking up
?
If it was, then I guess with ABS you should hit
the clutch at the same tiem as the brakes.
When I was taught to drive some 16 yrs ago, I was told not to press the clutch until almost stopped. As Mark says, it helped prevent locking up the wheels.
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Guess Honda learnt a lot from Rover about dealing with warranty claims!