April 2005
Anyone know a place that scraps cars for free in the Guildford area?
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So we start an election campaign with all three main party leaders saying they are no longer using a well equipped coach to drive between venues. Are they going to use the great integrated public transport system they want to inflict on us? They ought to, but due to pressure of time they are going to use................helicopters. As usual there is one rule for all of us road users and another for those in politics.
Let us start asking our political candidates what they are going to do for us long suffering motorists. We are not a special interest group, but a very large proportion of the voting public - a complete cross section of our society. It spans all age groups and backgrounds. There are many issues that affect us and are in the direct control of the party that will be elected. Let us make our voice be heard.
What questions are you going to ask your potential Member of Parliament on this very important topic. Please make all your replies realistic and true to the real event, so no silly suggestions. Read more
1) Placing speed cameras where they were intended to be. i.e. outside schools with a rigerously enforced 20 mph limit.
2) Removing bus lanes on all main roads i.e. A3 Roehampton.
3) Removing road furniture like speed humps, unless it can be proved there is a speeding problem.
4) Opening up all closed roads so that traffic flows more freely.
Hi all
It's been a long time since I've been to the site.
Cannot take the two front wheels off on my Jazz, what do I do?
Is this due to rust?
Can I get my wheels changed under warrenty if bad?
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Cannot take the two front wheels off on my Jazz, what do I do?
See
www.honestjohn.co.uk/forum/post/index.htm?t=27372
www.honestjohn.co.uk/forum/post/index.htm?t=28056
There are others - I only did a quick forum search.
Can I get my wheels changed under warrenty if bad?
I doubt it.
Hi Guys
I have a Astra 1.4i Automatic 1994 L reg which is seems to be drinking water. When I got the car about three weeks ago I noticed a small leak from the top raditor hose which I sorted out with a new clip. I have looked at every hose and have not found any trace of water or water marks.
The problem is I am sure the hoses are not leaking I have no water puddles under the car or around the engine/bay but yet for no reason I will find the water filler tank empty of water after a few days.
The engine runs well and has a slight misfire at idle. I can not trace the misfire as it is not a symmetrical misfire it seems ramdom and I am under the impression that it is coming from the timing side?
any ideas
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Hi
I found no yellow mayo in the oil filler cap or dip stick and I have found a small leak in the hose that runs round the back of the engine under the injection inlet manifold it seems to be leaking from there every now and then and it only seems to be driping very very slowly.
The spark plugs are all the same colour brown but I not sure why it has this misfire at idle.
Has anyone done this and lived to tell us all the tale? Am considering buying a Mondeo estate. Went for a test drive yesterday and had the standard delaying tactics from the young salesman when trying to get a quote. Said very little discount available as all Ford incentives were currently on finance, which we don't want. Did the usual pretence of going to see the manager to see if he could get any more discount - do they really think we believe any of that?
Anyway, have quote for £2,500 less from broker (the one that's not narrow and slow) but just wanted a bit of reassurance! Read more
That's "too complicated" obviously.
And before anyone asks, I did use the Simply Skoda link on this site before he placed the order but they were more expensive and he wouldn't pay the extra just 'cos I like this website! Whether their price would have gone up as well, I don't know.
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Matthew Kelly
No, not that one.
I am in the market for a new car and have been offered my friends ex-company car and need to decide on it quickish. The car fits the bill in terms of what I want but I want to minimise depreciation.
It is a June (02) C220 cdi Classic, Auto, Alloys, Leather Wheel & gear knob. Silver with light grey cloth interior, 35,000 miles. FSH, second service at 32,000, new front tyres. It has been garaged from new and is immaculate, I have seen him keep it since new.
What is a reasonable price - looking at the Merc website it the average price of the same car is £16-£17k.
Any thoughts, things to be cautious about?
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Mind if I ask what you're paying?
I wouldn't go above £13k - any more than that and I'd be on Auctionview and chasing it down to the auction when it came through.
I have recently discovered these. Marketed by Turtle Wax, and imported from the US, where I live a one pint of cleaner wax along with a one pint of glaze sealant in a dual pack costs a tad over 3 quid your money. That's a quarter of the price I normally pay for Mothers polishes, good as they are.
Results to date appear to be excellent, and I like the blurb about the polish being developed to a 100 year old German formula and having Vitamin E, aloe vera, banana and coconut oils along with natural biodegradable ingredients. Bit like a health spa for the car!
Anyway, if you can find 'em in your neck of the woods give 'em a go. Best value for money I've found in ages.
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you want something different(not to bad)i will tell ya
Saw a disturbing sight today. Was a VERY well padded guy in a small car (isnt it always the case?)driving the M62. he was so big that he had the seat probably all the way back so he could fit behind the wheel. Problem was, he had to hunch foreward with both shoulders off the seat rear to reach the wheel. barely. not a pretty sight, but should this be allowed? I honestly dont believe he was in full control of the car, but thats just my opinion. i dont-and will not- engage in a discussion about rights and freedoms of large people, just looking to see if clinical obesity in such a big way-no pun intended-is a reason to suspend a license. After all, it can be lifted for other medical grounds.
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Can't see that happening since they would either have to pay us GPs for reports or to examine the drivers and they do not like handing over money to us.
Help!
I have bought a pre-enjoyed Impreza. Sept 2001 (last of the old shape) turbo 2000.
There are a couple of things which are "wrong" with the car which I need to rectify. For info she is a UK car there are 37,000 on her and she has had three previous male owners who had her as a second car.
Either owner one or two have had the exhaust system replaced entirely with a one piece 3" stainless steel system. Unfortunately they did not have the foresight to keep the cats maybe they traded them in - I have no idea. My question is, can anyone give me a source where I can buy replacement cats (just to get her MOT'd) without having to pay the subaru premium. I have tried a number of breakers and motor factors. there is no problem finding parts for imported Imprezas, but no-one has been able to help so far with aftermarket parts for a UK car.
I had her on the ramps on Saturday for a good visual inspection underneath. I noticed a small trail of oil where the drive shaft comes out of the (gearbox??) housing. Is this likey to be just an oil seal replacement? Or could there be something more sinister requiring attention. Have spoken to fellow Scooby owners - none of them have had problems with oil seals?
Any comments would be welcome.
Leon
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UK and import cats are different fittings.
You can, of course, buy 'universal' cats of various sizes and 'make them fit' with a bit of welding - but its not ideal. Somewhere that does SS exhausts (like Powerflow) might do the best job on this.
As some of you may recall I have a 1995 Fiesta Sapphire and once again I have a small problem that I am unable to get to the bottom of. It is with regards the oil warning light. Sometimes when I start the engine the light does not come on, and then other times it does. I check the oil regularly, about every 250 miles or so as I'm aware that fiesta's have a tendancy to use quite alot and I frequently have to top it up. When I do this the oil warning light will come on at start up, along with the battery light, but then it won't appear at other times.
I always thought that if there was a problem the warning light was supposed to come on, not the opposite. The oil is never low, so I can't see it being that. The last time the light failed to come on for a length of time was just before the alternator went, in January '05, and the AA man said that this was a key sign of alternator failure, I can't see it being that again as it was only replaced in January as I said.
Does any one have any clue what this could be? Is it a problem or just a little idiosyncracy with my car? The other thought I had was that it could just be the bulb but as I've said it works sometimes and not others so I'm guessing the bulb is fine.
Any help is much appreciated.
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I would suspect the connection on the oil pressure switch. Its usually only a "push on/pull off" spade connector. I would clean it up and check its tight.
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I was actually quite impressed with the Guildford council initiative having had a case of car arson where I lived previously in Surrey.
One Saturday afternoon a carload of scroats robbed an off licence and came down our road on their way to the local council estate, lost control and smashed car up , leaving it with wheels awry, lights blazing and petrol leaking they ran off down the road.
It was a very obvious candidate for the match in the tank.
Despite our requests to the police and council the car was left like this until at 3 am Sunday we were awoken by an explosion and fire which took most of neighbours hedge as well . The local brigade took 3 hours to sort it out.
So why can't other councils follow Guildfords lead.