August 2003
my golf had a slight buzzing noise from engine when engine was on stand by,today i noticed the idle was a bit dodgy so i checked the electrics out and noticed there was no buzzing noise any more any ideas? i know it is suppose to buzz but dont know why?cheers Read more
A Mitsubishi car salesman told me there was no such things as 0% finance on a car. The cost of finance was recovered in other ways, as I would expect, for example via a higher cash price. Yet a Fiat salesman insisted that Fiat's 0% offer was genuine and would not give a discount for cash on the nail. What is the truth of the matter? Read more
Excellent post !
I did exactly the same thing when my father was buying a new Passat.
It boiled down to, "you either match this price and sell me the car, or I will just go with Plan A and buy from a dealer an hour nad a half drive away". I would prefer to buy locally, but I am not going to pay throught he nose to do it !
Thought this looked interesting:
www.totalmotorsport.com/news/story.asp?ID=2439&Typ...e
Any comments?
PS: Don\'t bother going to the zeroshift website as there is only a holding / contact us type page there.
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Stephen Khoo
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thanks HJ hadn't seen your article previously.
Looks the same to me too. I have cutaway diagrams of the VW box and Merc's 7 speed auto box if anyone is interested. Latter is a torque converter jobbie though.
Rumour is that 9 different manufacturers might be coming out with dual clutch transmissions, including a 7 speeder for Bugatti.
I have no fan heater working which also means no AC either. I have checked the switch control and seems to be ok. According to the Haynes manual I can gain access to the motor through the bulkhead after removing the windscreen wipers etc but I cannot see how anybody with any ideas or anyone ever had the same problem. I would appreciate any help Thanks!
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Does the fan heater motor only work on the highest speed, or not at all? If the former, then it's the resistor pack that's gone. On the Cavalier it's situated near the motor, but not sure if in the same place on the Carlton. Easily replaced if it has gone.
I just turned 40 and I want to get hold of a, maybe, early to mid 90's 911. For under £20k. I know zip about Porsches. I am going to join the owners' club but am I looking at the quickest way to bankruptcy here, or is there actually a way to enjoy owning this sort of motor?
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Anyone care to explain: what is the point of buying all this "performance" when by 2007, it seems, our cars will be automatically monitored for any transgressing of the law?
El Hacko
Ever wanted to know a bit more about oil? If so I just thought I would share this link with members.
www.mg-sportcars.co.uk/Motor_Oil_FA_Questions.htm#...t Read more
I`ve recently bought a mk1 vectra without a stereo so I bought a cdr500, when it came to installing it i found the wires had been cut so i wired it back up and plugged it in, everything works fine except when I turn it on the date dissapears from the display and stays blank and my remote locking has stopped working too. I need help!! Read more
DD
Many apologies to Shep!!!
Now you mention it you came up with the service indicator reset, not the radio trick!
Regards
john S
hi
whats a fair price to pay for a new clutch and clutch cable. It won't be re-conditioned ala Mr Clutch.
Cheers
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I had a clutch and flywheel changed on a 95N 214 SEi mk2 by a Rover main dealer under warranty. I asked how much they would charge. I got told about £700.>> Ouch, I just got charged £300.
306 2.0 SE Cabriolet
I've bought my last 3 cars at Manheims auctions in Colchester, the last one a week ago, and each time I've got a bargain, usually saving about £1000 on the retail price. I love the buzz of the auction ( I'm also a long-term attendee of antique auction) and have always enjoyed buying and selling. I was amazed last week at the low prices some cars, especially Corsas and Astras. were fetching . I reckon if I bought 10 cars a year I'd make about 10K turnover. Thats a day per car in terms of auction attendence and preping the car for sale. There may be days when I can't buy a suitable car so lets add on another 5 days for extra auction attendence. Lets also say I may buy the odd one that needs fixing in some way, so I add £1k for expenses and another 1K for adverts and unforeseen costs. This means for 15 days work and possible outlay of 2K I make about £8000.
This seems quite a tidy profit doing something I enjoy doing- a sort of working hobby. There has to be a catch, would someone like to point it out for me? Read more
Didnt some bloke make a fortune selling a book about buying and selling cars for profit?
A few days ago I had reason to change the Head Gasket on a 120k Mile Cavalier Cd Auto 2Li. This cured the water usage and returned the cars performance. Unfortunately-- 'my fault, finger trouble'-- I adjusted the Idle Mixture screw and in doing so have lost its original setting. Is there any simplistic way of getting this adjustment approximately right with out the need for an Exhaust Gas analyser. For instance if one places the slider on the potentiometer about Midway along its resistance, would that do?
Or is there some other way of setting this device?
My concern is that occasionally the Engine Management Light comes on, it does not flash and the 'Paper Clip test Method' shows all '12's and no fault. The advice of an expert would be much appreciated. One other observation, the adjustmet seems to make little difference, it certainly does not affect performance!
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I couldn't agree more! I love my Cavalier but its ride quality, even when brand new and especially now its getting on a bit must be one of the weakest features.
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i had similar problem specially when car at standstill i found there are 2 fuel pumps on golf gti 1 in the fuel tank and a 2nd main fuel pump at back offside wheel this was buzzing because the pump in the tank was faulty and the main pump was doing all the work,when moving the main pump was getting cooled but at standstill it started to overheat and buzzing,so look at the puymp in the tank (also is the cheapest pump) £15approx