February 2003
Hi, i filled up my car (Vauxhall Omega 2.5 V6 CDX Estate, manual gearbox) with about £50 worth of fuel, haven`t done that much mototrway driving, a lot of driving through the town (and YES i know thats bad !) my fuel comsumption display says it`s doing 17.3mpg, that can`t be right surely ?
cheers
Wayne Read more
Hello
Anyone encounter a judder from the drive, when driving off, especially when attempting a turn at same time?
Sometimes there is a loud 'thud' from the drive train, under similar circumstances, which does not sound healthy.
....or is just my poor clutch control?
Thanks
Alex Read more
no it does not have traction control, but i have also noticed a tendency to start to kangaroo when decelerating or coasting. when the engine is first started if i rev it hard there's a clunk when you let the rev's off as if the engine is bouncing on it's mountings, this goes away after a few min's. the mountings look ok (i think?). the clunk from the grear change seems almost due the the big chunk of metal that is hung on the end of the cable that goes the gear box as if it's loose but that also looks ok.
I'm about to shop around for fully comp insurance quotes for my new Picasso.
Named drivers will be me (main driver) and Hubby. He drives a company van on fleet insurance and last year had a minor shunt (his fault). His employer reported it to the insurance co, but didn't make a claim. They settled direct with the other driver.
When I give details to get quotes, do I need to mention this? I don't want them to have any excuses not to pay up in the event of a claim in the future, so I assume I mention it...don't I?
I have had a company car for the last 7 years (no accidents or claims). Is this seen as any less of a good record when considering NCB? Employer will write and confirm if necessary.
And can brokers ever match 'direct' quotes?
That's enough for now! Read more
Well it seems the no NCD in own name is quite an issue. Most quotes (brokers, internet and direct) have been between £400-£500 (seems so much for a good area/good history/modest car) One even came in at £1036!
Direct Line on the phone have come up with £286 (includes extra discount as house insurance is with them). At the end of the year they will confirm 5 years personal NCD if I wanted to buy elsewhere.
SOLD to the woman with the new Picasso Auto (well, will have it soon).
Anyone want a Y Reg BMW 318i Touring?
How can I get rid of chewing gum (cg) from my car\'s carpets.
I operate an airport car service and some inconsiderate person has left some cg on the carpet. I have got the bulk of it up, but there is quite an unsightly area left. The carpets are very dark in colour (anthracite, I think) any good tips, you resourceful people you?
Thanks drbe Don
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apparently that spray-and-cook oil is very effective.
So which is the best then ? Or has been in the past ?
I always used to enjoy Top Gear, although not so much anymore.
Deals on Wheels is good, except its a pain not knowing when it was made. (I checked the credits last night, no date).
Salvage Squad is, IMO, awful. I always feel like I'm being conned when I watch it.
5th Gear was tiresome. Laods of subjects, but they never seemed to spend any in-depth time on any of them.
Off-Road started out good and then deteriorated (I don't know how old it is, but its on one of the Sky channels).
What else ? Read more
Thanks.
I would *definitely* kill for his job.
Our old 1988 Polo 1272cc has developed a tapping noise from the rocker cover as it's warming up. From cold it is fine until about a mile has been covered, then there's this tapping noise which is definately from the cam area. After about another mile it goes away and drives fine until the next cold start.
Does any one know what this may be? This engine has hydraulic tappets. There is no loss of performance, no oil being burned. Read more
It is as you suspect a lazy tappet. Flush the engine and refill with a quality semi synthetic or mineral oil and, if you can find some, add a can of Forte Top End Treatment.
Andrew
Happiness is a T70 at full chat!
I have started experiencing a constanting clicking sound while on the move in my escort.
It is coming from the offside front. I'm pretty sure it aint the bearings. What else could it be?
Im thinking something with the driveshaft??
Would that slow the car significantly as it has become rather sluggish recently. And maybe even the handling?
It seems to twitch when coming out of the corner, i thought this maybe related to one side of the driveshaft not workin properly?
I had the wishbones replaced 5 months ago so it shudn't be them gone again i'm assuming. Read more
I have had several instances where a gaiter has split, then been replaced. Unfortunately the damage has already been done by the ingress of grit and lack of lubrication in a lot of cases and the joint fails soon afterwards. It isnt a difficult job and is usually just about covered by the Haynes manual.Cost shouldn't exceed £50-60.
Andrew
Happiness is a T70 at full chat!
Recently got hold of a Renault 19 TD (RT) and took if for some new tyres. About 9 hours after fitting them the car makes what i can only describe a rubbery noise when braking! a sort of squeak, and it now makes some odd knocking/wobbling noises when you turn to the right. any ideas?
thanks in advance!
//Steve Read more
Loose wheel trims or wheel trims contacting the rubber of the tyres? Does it go away in the wet?
Graeme
I've got a Golf V5 170bhp with tiptronic transmission thats just over 1 year old and has done 11000 miles. Over the past week or so I've noticed that when accelerating briskly in automatic mode there is a perceptible judder and hesitation as the gearbox shifts into 4th and 5th gears.Once it's changed up the car drives smoothly. It feels as if perhaps the the auto box is trying to change up too quickly. The gears shift perfectly well when driving around town and the judder doesn't occur if I shift up through the gears in tipronic mode.
If it continues I'll get the car seen by a franchised dealer, but I was wondering if anyone out there had any experience of these autoboxes and could advise what the fault might be or whether it could be a warning of future problems? Read more
We are SNOWED IN. A freak storm has meant it has been snowing here for the last 48 hours non stop. Yesterday at 11 am there was about 10 inches and I went out in the Jeep to go around the block to check the local roads and managed, with a little sliding
around, to complete several tours. However, I decided to go out again at 3 pm and got completely stuck on the road just 10 feet from the end of the drive. It took 45 minutes of strenuous digging to enable me to get the car back onto the drive. The snow by this time was about 15 inches deep. I also spotted that the limited slip diff on my rear axle is not working. Perfect time to find that out :-(
It snowed hard all night and most of the cars in the street just outside are now completely buried. I would estimate that about 2 and a half feet have fallen so far.
The whole of Amman has closed down. With only 6 inches fallen at 7 am yesterday morning all the embassies and schools decided to close. The airport remains open (we are told) as it is at a lower altitude and has no snow. The satellite TV doesn't work with snow on the dish so we are getting our news from the internet. Last night there was thunder and lightning with around 10 strikes within 1 mile of here. I never thought you could get lightning in a snow storm.
For the last hour or so some of the lights have been flickering intermittently which I assume is to do with the amount of snow hanging on the power lines. So if we get a power cut it will probably be a long one as the repair men cannot get to the fault. Amman does not seem to have any snow ploughs. I saw a bulldozer in the far distance clearing the main road but not our little side street. If the electricity supply fails then I think our heating will shut down. We do have plenty of emergency food supplies and cooking gas and fortunately we also have our ski clothes with us (as we were planning a trip to ski in Lebanon before the Iraq crisis began to loom) so we should not get too uncomfortable.
As I write this it has at least stopped snowing so it is out with the shovels again.
CMark Read more
Disappointing
Browse
Dear fellow omega owner (the musician?)
Pardon me, but are you driving in wellington boots?
I have a 2.5 Auto saloon, I do 160 pink fluffy dice miles EVERY DAY admitedly most of it is motorway. I treat BOTH PEDALS as fuel-wasting devices and only press either of them when necessary. Cruise is a great help, and avoiding speeds which only attracts OTHER MV6 owners with colourful paint jobs (if you know what I mean...)
I get 35MPG from mine.
If you practice \"first to the next set of red lights\" driving in town, er, you\'ll get less.
I do enjoy the omega.I call it my \"Armchair\" Only problem is the seat heater has gone, but then I was never too comfortable with the pink fluffy dice it produced anyway...
Don\'t be clever and think you can defeat the swear filter with numbers instead of letters of the alphabet DD