October 2004
I don't have a radar detector myself - those who know me know I drive like a priest. However I do know that they're illegal in most of europe. If you use one and venture abroad, remember this: in France this morning someone I know has been fined 750 euros for having one. Yes, you read right: seven hundred and fifty. I've also heard of them being confiscated or destroyed. Be aware Ladies and Gentlemen. Read more
Quick question on tow bar electrics and converting between the standards.
My car has a 7 pin socket, but I am about to buy a bike rack with 13 pin electrics. Thule sell a 7->13 pin adapter but will I get all of the functions that I expect?
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I wasn't aware that they are fitting 13-pin plugs to bike racks - however, if you purchase the 7-to-13 pin adaptor everything should work as planned as they are all standardised with regard to wires and pin numbers. When I read this post my first reaction was to suggest buying buy a 12N plug and fit that to the cable on the bike rack - a good deal cheaper and worth a few minutes' work. If you need to know pin numbers and cable colours I can provide.
CG
My Renault Espace 1990 Petrol injection won't fire. Mechanic has confirmed it runs if power is run directly to the fuel pump, but otherwise pump receives no power. He suggested ECU controls fuel pump so that's been computer checked and is OK. He thinks there is a relay somewhere but cannot locate it. Can anyone help please?
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Sorry I couldnt help..maybe of help to others that have similar probs. I think that is what this forum is about..
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Steve
We recently sold our old Austin Metro City.
It had a mere 14K miles on the clock, been owned by three members of one family from new, had the original invoice and paperwork, all the tax discs and MoTs from when it was bought in 1986. It was in good nick with only the tiniest bit of cosmetic rust.
It's accademic now, but was £70 a good price? Do Metro enthusiasts exist out there? Would someone have wanted it just for the engine?
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Ah, Metro build quality, that brings back memories! Every time I cleaned the interior I managed to find a screw or a nut from somewhere. Never could find out where they came from, but after a months use the interior trim produced a sound that The Greatful Dead would have died for.
halewood, ford are only going to have 8 more days before christmas manufacturing x-types.
demand is close to zero.
they have planned only 12 days of making them in january, and 12 in feb to.
looks like the x-type is suffering tremendously from its reputation as a wooden-dash mondeo.
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I use a 2002 X-type 2.1 V6 as my everyday car and have always been very pleased with it. However the time has come to move on and I was wondering what sort of figure I can expect to achieve for my car. I know cynics say the X-type is a Mondeo in a fancy dress but at the end of the day the Jag will always look a million times better on your driveway than a Ford! Ok, it's hardly an XJR, but it still gives off a lot more of a feel good factor than dare I say it, a 3 series!
I am looking to sell mine privately and have even considered Ebay. Any ideas on what I can expect to achieve appreciated, it is 99% as new and 99% of its 59k miles have been covered on the motorway. It does come with the balance of it's original warranty up to 3 yrs and 100k miles.
Daft question coming up:
OK, so 3rd party means that you are covered for any expenses incurred on others, but not yourself, right?
But the car IS owned by another, so any damage to it is damage to a 3rd partys property.
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You are covered for third party liability only provided the car is the subject of an insurance polcy taken out by the owner. The third party cover you have only applies while the car is being driven. If you park it and its nicked your insurers will not cover you.
So if you knock down a pedestrian and bend the bonnet your insurers will compensate the pedestrian, you will have to pay for the bonnet repair.
Is there any confusion in the law about roundabouts with lights? I saw an incident yesterday (nowhere near an accident, luckily) where someone on a roundabout sailed merrily through the lights and another driver joining the roundabout didn't look right, just set off with the green.
They both saw each other in time, but it made me wonder if "give way to traffic on the roundabout" is formally replaced once lights are put there.
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The only red light I would ever deliberately ignore is at temporary traffic lights when it is obvious that the lights have stopped working. No one sane is going to sit all night at a broken red light waiting for the repair team to arrive next morning.
But at roundabouts or any regular junction I agree with most of the others - if I can break a law because I think it is commonsense, then someone else can break a different law because he thinks that is commonsense too.
A member of the family has a Pug 206 'style' and it has a standard Radio casette.
My son had a GTI version some years ago with the same radio, but had a CD changer in the boot fitted as standard controlled via the radio (RB3).
My question is could a CD changer be fitted, would the wiring be in place to use, what make and model would fit and still be controlled via the standard radio and wheel controls. Read more
Here you are Corblime
www.add-a-cdchanger.co.uk/
It lists any Make of Car, Model and Year
Good Luck
At idle the engine is totally normal, when revving it (hard or gentle) in neutral, it is totally normal.
But start to drive and put a bit of load on it and I get a ticking noise which seems related to engine speed.
It sounds like the noise you get on some older less well-maintained cars, but I don't think it's as loud.
My initial thought was a hole in the exhaust manifold, but I don't know whether it would make that type of noise.
It certainly sounds like it's some sort of escape of a small amount of gas or something similar. Could it be a loose spark plug??
The car is an Alfa 145 with a 1.6 Boxer engine.
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I'll take it to a pit that I have access to and have a good look at it.
If it's a cracked manifold, I'll be taking it further. If it's a loose clip, or loose manifold itself, I'll fix it myself.
Aprilia - Can you tell me what text books have you written as I am very interested?
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The French plod have been known to ask very politely to pass them your radar detector and then ask you to drive over it. Followed by an enormous fine.