Fitting Kit sounds like a good idea - any rough idea of cost? also new carpet sounds expensive. I was looking at buying a second hand unit to keep costs to a minimum - The car has little value. I bought it at Auction a couple of years ago, but it now has 146K on it. I would like to change it, but as it has limited value and just keeps going (the only thing I have done is have it serviced and replaced tyres) it would seem silly to get rid of a good car.

You mentioned the extra part of the loom - what is that? The changers that I have looked at have a small amount of lead on the and a female connector - the car has enough cable to reach the changer and a male connector - am i missing something?

The original problem sounds like the transponder pick up. Yours sounds like a different problem.

What miles, when serviced, belt changed etc ? Have you had it on the diagnostics ? Does the glow plug light come on and go off ok ?

Out of town shopping centres were built because there was demand for them, not because HMG said so. Most have perfectly adequate bus links to local areas at least, and if people choose to use their cars to get there that's fine, because they're out of town and congestion rarely becomes an issue.

I don't accept the universal "delays, discomfort and high cost" of rail travel. I can either take the car and have a relatively stressful 30-minute journey to work or take the train and get there in the same time, with the option of reading the paper or doing some work (no, not really) on the way. The cost is about the same for the journey, plus I'd have to pay an extra £5 or so to park the car, or walk for about 15 minutes from nearest free parking. Local station has a well-lit, CCTV-monitored car park - costs £1.50 a day, which is refunded against your train ticket.

Difference is, in rush hour the car option can take about an hour or more, but the train is still 30 minutes.....

It's not just the size of the fine, but the chances of being caught. I have had research quoted to me that said increasing fines would not make people any less likely to commit given offences - to which I asked if they had researched the effect of being 10 times as likely to be caught.

Petrol subsidies would be no less fair than regional variations at the moment - e.g. from 72.9 to 91.9 in different areas - if gradual. If people were so desperate to get the subsidy, they could always go to the subsidised area.

Before Ford went to a 'blanket' 5w/30, 10w/30 was the recommended brew. Find a good quality one, I use Texaco but I understand it is difficult to get from their filling stations, a good quality mineral is perfectly adequate but I wouldnt advocate using a full synth as it will burn it even faster!
Andrew


Simplicate and add lightness!!

Steve, The 1.5 diesel 106 engine leaks exactly as you describe if filled to the top mark on the dipstick. It seems that dear old PSA increased the oil volume in this engine without making any other changes in the pursuit of their ludicrously long service intervals. My car is oil tight (80k miles) when filled to 3/4 distance between lower and upper marks, and uses virtually no oil.

I would suggest this could also apply to the petrol 1.4. Try lowering the oil level before you take any further action, as PSA engines are generally very good (the rest of the car rather less so).

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