December 2003
Father in law has a Volvo S70 2.0 (think its a 10v). has 93,000 miles - 98/S Plate. Dark Blue, aircon etc. Great condition.
He's had it up for £4000 but cant sell it for love nor money. What will he have to do to sell it, without completely losing the plot money wise? How much do you guys think its worth? Read more
Thinking about fitting a tracker to the new motor - this will be done at the dealer by the tracker company ? I think.
What do other BR's think of these devices, you read all the advertising blurb and according to this they are up there in sliced bread territory. Just wondered if there were any real life stories from BRs either good or bad.
Thanks
Paul Read more
How does a modern car fitted with normal security aids get stolen without the keys?.
Easy. The lowlife rent a car for the day and experiment with how the alarms and immobilisers work.
Even on my ordinary Vectra it has some kind of device (second
press of the remote button) which immobilises the car.
Actually the second press of the remote button activates the deadlocking on the doors. The immobiliser part consists of a chip inside the keyfob. When put in the ignition will tell the car's ecu whether it's the correct chip or not.
The amount of clutter alongside the roads in towns waiting to become the "immovable object" in the case of a minor accident or error resulting in a vehicle leaving the road is becoming ridiculous.
There are lamp posts, telegraph poles, electricity poles, trees and road signs sometimes on average about every ten yards, including many which are redundant and have been chopped off at waist or head height and just left there, often for years.
Can't waiting restriction signs go on a lamp post like they used to? (and why do they always face the road - if you are parked next to them you can't read them through the roof of the car and if you aren't parked next to them you have to stand in the road to read them?)
Must every sign have its own pole?
Must lamp posts be on the kerbside rather than at the back of the pavement with a slightly longer head?
If you are looking for ways to make the roads safer (and less unsightly) much could be done with a little thought. Read more
Brian
Your comments and suggestions are far too much like basic common sense to be ever adopted.
The total lack of liason and communication between the utility companies never ceases to amaze me. You see a stretch of road being dug up by the Gas providers one week, only to be back filled and within weeks you see the same stretch being dug up by another utility.
All this duplication costs an enormous amount of additional money, and it is us "Joe Public" that has to foot the bill.!!!
I bought my car on the 11th nov - and the v5 was sent off the same day - how long does it normally take for the new one to come to the buyer? I've not recieved it yet... Read more
Received mine yesterday for a car I bought Nov 1st - so almost 6 weeks.
Is there something wrong with the Autotrader link? The drop down boxes just remain blank. Read more
Phoenicks,
It might help if you tell us what browser software you're using.
or JCB's as they are commonly known.
for about the fourth time in as many weeks I was stuck behind one for two miles on the way in to work this morning, along a stretch of road which is uphill all the way. (But gently so, not enough to require any signposting)
Now I thought these beasts had all singing, all dancing gearboxes with more ratios than I've had birthdays, so I'm puzzled that more than once, as I was trolling along a safe distance behind him in first gear in my 90bhp diesel we were going so slowly that I had to either come to a stop or stall
I've never driven one (tho' I have driven the odd tractor, which is similar ?) but am I right to assume this was poor driving and avoidable, or am I expecting to much ?
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Bora - what Bora ? Read more
Ivor - i have noticed that when these things accelerate, they don't half develop a very uncomfortable pitching movement, but that wasn't the problem this morning
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Bora - what Bora ?
Will they throw the book at him?
A warrant has been issued for the arrest of former Formula One driver Eddie Irvine, after he was caught speeding on a scooter with no licence and no insurance, court officials have said.
The 38-year-old was arrested by police in London on July 24 this year for driving at over 30mph on a scooter through the city's Hyde Park, with no scooter licence and no insurance.
The former Jordan and Ferrari racing driver, who won four Grand Prix in Formula One, was charged with excess speed, no insurance and driving otherwise in accordance with licence.
The facts were proved in his absence at a court hearing last month and he was due to appear before Bow Street Magistrates on Wednesday for sentencing but failed to attend.
When the court heard there was no contact from the racing driver a warrant with bail was issued for his arrest.
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And most scooters are one wheel drive....
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tee hee Read more
Oi, you could have left it long enough for me to view it. And there was me thinking moderators had certain perks ;o)
Hi,
The car windscreen wipers are squealing, juddering and smearing across my windscreen. As the car is a year old and done 30k miles so they must be due for replacement.
Has anybody any good recommendations for car windscreen wipers. I would rather pay extre for quality.
Last time I replaced my car windscreen wipers, they new replacement was worse than the old worn wipers!
Regards WipeOut Read more
Got a Bosch set from GSF a couple of months ago for my 306, £11 for two fronts and one rear, worked fine for the three months before i sold the car
Hello
I have a few small dents in my Peugeot 206 with metallic paint, does anyone know of a cheap easy way to get these dents out. The paint has not been cracked, they are bumps from cyclists whilst it was sitting in a car park.
Any feedback, experience etc, recommendations would be gratefully received.
Thanks in advance
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Another such company are Dent Devils who will come to your home and charge approx £75 per panel ( even if you have more than one dent per panel).
See :-
www.dentshield.co.uk/ddlhome.htm
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The market for selling cars privately has deteriorated in recent times and December, surely, is the worst possible time of year...? I have given up, after advertising my Lexus, 'til New Year.