April 2005
HJ and mods, please indulge me, because this really does require pictures to believe.
What looks like a BMW 5 series leaving the road, hitting a fence, and being launched in to an upstairs bedroom.
news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/hampshire/4493713.stm
Video and stills pictures from the above link.
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It seems to me that an obvious idea would be to have a car "car boot sale" so that private sellers could come and park their vehicles in a field one Sunday for punters to wander around. Surely this must happen somewhere? In Northampton the spot for folk to park their bangers is on Wellingborough Road, opposite the filling station- but wouldn't it be good to nose around loads of em at once?
I have an Astra 1.7 dti 2001 model with the isuzu 16 valve engine (y17dt) I've noticed that the performance of the engine has reduced and it's become a little sluggish. Also the engine appears to misfire occaissionally when the outside temperature is 6 degrees C or lower. The engine management light has not illuminated so that would imply that the engine management system is ok. I've checked the MAF to see if it was dirty which it isn't. I would welcome any suggestions as to what to look at. I use shell diesel and normally add Millers Diesel plus to the tank. Read more
**Ford deals subject to borrowing £2500 finance from Ford Credit at 10.9% APR for a minimum of 3 months.
- this is in the conditions for discounts (see right) from Drivethedeal on small cars. Surely most individuals can borrow cheaper money via personal loans, many currently advertised at rates nearer 6%? So any "deal" offered by this broker on Ford vehicles may be worth little, or turn out to be even a bad one. We now know why Ford makes more from Finance Division than producing cars. Am I correct (DavidHM)? Read more
Does anybody know of a company that will retrofit cruise control to a Passat (with VW parts). I know that it can be done for the Golf, Octavia etc, however I've not seen anything on the Passat. I guess the process is the same but not sure on the part no's for the bits.
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Perhaps I should have googled before posting above.
Although the following link refers to a Golf GT TDi PD130, I imagine the Passat can't be any different.
Looks like you just need an indicator stalk & some additional wiring - all of which is given in the link, including relevant part numbers.
homepage.ntlworld.com/dgace/cruise_control.htm
Has anyone tried the above? My one is crumbling on one side (bits all over hand) and I'm thinking of replacing myself instead of taking to garage. Have swapped one previoulsy on Vectra and wasn't too much fuss even with airbag.
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Can anyone tell me why my car (2004 Audi 1.9TDi) is only Euro iii compliant whereas the new model 1.9 Tdi has exactly the same G/Km figure of 157 but is Euro iv compliant ? Read more
EuroIV has nothing to do with CO2 emissions at all. It has everything to do with NOx emissions. To reduce the NOx emissions then I guess some cars have gone for a particulate filter whilst others have gone for tuning engine, hence higher CO2 from tuning. Note a particulate filter can cost £500 for the part alone when it's replaced!!
My Mondeo as a company vehicle saves me a little being EuroIV. I actually hung on with the order until the EuroIV engine was available but it?s only tens of pounds per month saving. If it was a personal vehicle then Euro IV is irrelevant? I get a 3% benefit in kind (BIK) reduction on tax for being Euro IV.
Of course after January 2006, the chancellor will take away the 3% reduction in BIK reduction for new company cars because all diesels (and petrol?) have to be EuroIV compliant by then anyway.
After having a diesel I'd miss the low down torque... And I come from some VAG 1.8T petrols where I enjoyed the torque. So diesel next time anyway... or take money and get own car. Don't need advice because did calculations and company car better this time due to accident and insurance. In a few years... who knows. If I keep getting a 15-20% bonus I could get a Bentley Continental GT!
Anyone else hear this on Radio 4? Fascinating. 'In Living Memory'.
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I remember that incident well.
Strange how those earlier ones stick in one's mind whereas later ones are easily forgotten.. I also recall John Derry crashing the DH110 into the crowd at the 1952 Farnborough Air Show.
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Hello,
I've been trying to find a classic car to buy. One of the "dealers" I contacted has sourced me one.
I have no issues with the dealer, his reputation is such that I'm not concerned about his veracity.
The car concerned is in Italy.
has anybody used this kind of a service before?
I think I should Fix the price (of course!)
Find out exactly what he is offering to do..
IE import and register the car, MOT it and PDI etc.
Because of the nature of the transaction is there anything else I should do/pay attention to?
TIA
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A good friend of mine went to work in Italy for two years, locally buying a new Mondeo for himself and Focus for his wife. When the time came to return to the UK, he wished he'd never purchased the cars. Selling them on the local market turned out to be a complete nightmare, so he tried to export them to a friend of his that lived in another European country, and so wanted LHD; his was an even greater nightmare. He did sell locally in the end, but the red tape and beaurocracy was like nothing else on earth.
I read an article in a classic car magazine a few years back about an Englishman who tried to export an Alfa. Required the patience of a saint, and the need to sail close to the wind.
Good luck!
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Even so it's catching.
Ask Dario Franchetti, whose just done it for a second time in a week...:-)
I was lucky enough once to accompany Dario in his Mercedes SL600 at Elvington airport near York - he demonstrated just why he was driving for Mercedes in European Production Car races even at the age of about 21.
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