The CD300 radio/CD is my Vauxhall has a CD jammed in it, and stays on after the ignition is off thus flattenning the battery (see other thread on that prob).

Question here is:
- Do vauxhall offer a swap/replace service ?
- know a company who can repair/replace Vauxhall radios ?
- are there 3rd party units that will fit the Omega dash and use the MFD

Not looking for anything flash, just a basic radio/CD player rather than cd stack, GPS, mobile disco etc ;-)

Thanks,

Grant Read more

I've been looking at ford focus at auction.

I see one which is on sale tomorrow which is exactly what i want

1.6 Zetec 3dr, 51 reg 16k miles

haven't seen it yet but if spotless i'd be happy to pay 7,300 plus auction fees

Thing is it has no V5 document, nothing dodgy, it is being sold by reliable auction house on behalf of Ford Credit.

I guess the owner has not teturned it to finance house, maybe it has been repossesed.

If I bought it how long would it take to put on the road.

No V5 , no road tax ;-(

what is the procedure and how long does it take ?

any shortcuts ? Read more

SWMBO had a puncture this morning, being the independant person she is, changed to spare and decided to get the tyre changed without speaking to me. She rang round and found the cheapest price for a reasonable tyre, turned out a shade over £30 for a Dunlop and took it in.

Later in the day she rang me and said that she had taken it to one of the fast-fit places, my heart sank as I tend to avoid them like the plague, she said that the tyre was irreparable and they had replaced it, rebalanced the wheel and fitted a new valve.

She then said that the fitter had noticed that the inside edge was worn and the tracking might be out and said he would check it, luckily they are doing a free tracking check this week; my heart sank further, was this the gullible customer meets track-rod end man I wondered?

Back he came and said no problem with the tracking, by the way I've put the wheel back on, replaced the cable tie that saves you losing wheel trims, and put the spare back in the boot.
SWMBO enquired as to the price,'Just the cost of the tyre, madam, everything else is included in that.'

Now you could argue that this is the sort of service that should be expected but in my experience is rare in these type of establishments and especially if you're only interested in one tyre at £30. So on this occasion credit where it's due, well done Formula One at Southend.




Cockle Read more

OK I am being incredibly sad/bored but...
Having read something about a Chevy Suburban in another post, I went to see what one was.
The biggest engine available is an 8.1 V8, with 'N/A' mpg. It only has 340bhp! Well 'only,' because this equates to what, 40-odd per litre? Its not that torquey either, relatively.
Are big American cars built with engines that should really develop more power because the designs are old or because they are tuned such that they last a long time?
Something Ive wondered about, thats all. Read more

I've got a 15 month old VW Golf 1.9 TDi PD GT 130 that has covered just under 18,000 miles. After noticing that the discs looked a little scored I took it to the garage (F1 Autocentre) this afternoon. The net result is that it needs new discs and pads front and rear. There is plenty of life in the pads but the discs themselves are scored and corroded - even the guy at the garage was surprised at the state of the back ones.

Have I just been unlucky and should pay for the work to be done or should I press VW for a goodwill payment?

Thanks,

Keith Read more