April 2005
Please help,
Ive just driven to Scarborough in my Vectra 2.5 V6 about 4 miles from my jouneys end I heard a noise which i thought was the wind blowing outside, and then suddenly the steering stiffened and it was hard to turn the wheel. I stopped and checked the Steering fluid reserviour which was very low (although on starting my journey it wasnt) I found a sevice station topped it up and within 10 mins it was empty again. on the left hand side of the engine are some belts which seem to be struggling ( this is a new thing entirely to me ) and under the bumper I could see and feel my newly added PAS fluid. the car has only done 44,000 miles and it was made in 98 please help anyone!!!
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Hired a new Focus the other day.
V good car and found by accident a feature on it that I thought was brilliant.
Basically, the boot carpet acts like Velcro. What a cool idea. Stopped my computer case being thrown around.
Told a mate about this and he said he found that his Octavia boot carpet acted the same way. Read more
Now if only the Focus I hired about 5 years ago had non slip on the shelf under the dash. I got in put my sunglasses on, put my ordinary glasses on the shelf and set off. First roundabout I came to, my glasses shot off the slippery shelf and vanished somewhere under the passenger seat. It is real difficult to look for something on a black interior carpet when you are wearing sunglasses. I couldn't take them off because they are prescription and I am as blind as a bat without them. It made a bad first impression of the Focus and by the time I had driven it for a month I had decided that I definitely did not like it.
I don't think I would want that pooch from the More Th>n adverts in my car.
I have just taken my car to a Ford garage to have the starter motor changed and when I got the car back the alarm does not work. Does anyone know how to reset the alarm? Read more
Don't know if this applies to your Polo, but I had a 95 VW Vento with a VW alarm fitted and the control unit was a black plastic unit on the nearside bulkhead (under bonnet near front wheel arch). There was a rubber weather sheath on top, and if this was raised there was a key toggle to enable/disable the system. Hope this is of some use, if not I'm sure a Polo whizz will respond to you soon!
I am thinking on buying a saab 9-5 2.3 lpt auto for my wife to use. What fuel consumpstion can I expect from this car? speedy replys please on the verge of doing a deal! Read more
My Aero (the HPT, but also auto) did about 23mpg average and the best I got on a run was 28mpg. So I'd expect a little better than that.
hi guys,
i want a rover - a cheap rover, a new one.
no talk about why or howcome and parts shortages, im tight and cheap - and i want a new car as cheap as possible.
dont recommend rubbish daewoos/chevrolets - i want a rover.
please post the cheapest deals you find.
my dealer friend reckons there are anything upto 6,000 rovers unsold.
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You can buy my two year old, 23000m, ZT for £7000 if you like. :-)
Heard over the weekend that as a run-out for the current style Mini, BMW are going to produce either a 270 BHP front engined car or a mid-engined version Renault Clio V6 style.
The front engined car is up and running and being tested but as I was getting a bit Brahms, I cannot remember whether a prototype has been produced for a mid-engined car....annoyingly as I would love to know there was! Read more
...they first make mad.
Talking to oneself again.
I like it. Sure, it's nice. What d'you think? I dunno, up to you. Well I could. But should you? Well the price is OK and it's pretty rare. What about the other stuff cluttering up the carport? Oh we'll find room. What will Ms Philippines say? I don't care; sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof. You might live to regret that statement. Well let's have a look anyway. OK, it's your funeral.
A 1972 El Camino pickup, almost spotless except for some sill rust. The stainless steel bar round the rear bed. Original lemon yellow with the black stripes and "SS" logo. A proper 8-track stereo from the days when you didn't need a degree in astro-physics to play music in your car. Lifting the hood reveals a compartment stuffed satisfyingly full of V-8 engine. No catalyser nonsense, just one of those smog pumps that California introduced in the mid 60's. Just need a couple of surfboards in the back and it's pure Beach Boys. Must be one of the last true muscle cars before OPEC and that Georgia peanut farmer with his 55 mph limit conspired to kill off the genre.
ATF is a healthy looking red. Oil a bit black but no clackety lifters and no visible white smoke, just the black residue of a large muscle car being revved up and wasting irreplaceable natural resources as is entirely appropriate. Removing the radiator cap does however reveal something more reminiscent of Starbucks than radiator coolant. That needs looking at. Four 50% worn Bridgestones with nice white lettering on them. On the road. Satisyingly light and vague power steering as is SOP for all American automobiles. Shocks are stuffed and plenty of body rattles. V-8 burbles well, possibly an intermittent miss on one bank on the idle, maybe number 6. Burnt valve, could be. Great vinyl bench seat so every time you hang a turn your female (well in my case anyway) companion slides into contact with you.
Can you afford this? I don't see why not, my UK old age pension comes good in August. But that's then and this is now and it's peanuts anyway. So? You promised her a shopping trip to Bangkok, remember for her birthday. Thai Air you said, business class. Well I know but that's what Visa is for. You do not need another motor vehicle. Listen mate, needing is not the same as wanting. Why do I have to have a reason for everything? She will want one you pink fluffy dice
I get the feeling that every time I argue with myself I lose those arguments.
Seller of lovely pickup drops me back at house. My partner awaits, arms akimbo, legs astride and in her we are not amused mode. You're late. Am I? Yes. What for? The carpenter is here to give his estimate on that deck I want extended on the back verandah (thrusts out sheet of paper with 6 figure Peso numbers on it). Oh, yes. I remember.
See I told you. You still want that truck? Well, in the circumstances perhaps better not. Wise move old chap if you ask me. God you're so smug. But you know I'm right. You nag as well. Well I'm your alter ego, it's my job. I hate you. I know, take a number, sit over there and wait to be called.
I used to be indecisive, but now I'm not so sure,
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Hmm, uncannily similar to my thoughts about a custom trike.
For a cure to this form of madness, just repeat after me: "Life is hard, but I cope" - then apply crowbar to remove tongue from cheek.
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andymc
Vroom, vroom - mmm, doughnuts ...
I seem to remember mention on this site of an insurance policy to cover excess damage waivers when hiring cars abroad.
I have searched but can't find it. Does anyone have details please? Read more
Many thanks for comments. I'll report back in due course.
Absolutely! Far more entertaining.
Be interesting to see if any of them run out of fuel under the new rules. Read more
I thought I'd heard it as Blata/WCM going for the 6 cylinder.
Can you imagine the howl of a V6 at 21000 rpm as suspected when they drop to 800cc !
Earlier F1 involvement in motogp was a bit dismal - couldn't get the weight down (was it last year? or year before?).
Browse
Sounds like you have a broken or burst PS pipe, or possibly a seal that's failed. So long as you don't run the engine (which might damage the pump) this shouldn't be *too* expensive to repair.
If the pump is damaged get a secondhand one from a breaker.