May 2005
anyone got any advice on how to reset the ABS warning light on the dashboard of a late m registered volvo 440 (95) the light came on when the front pads wore low, the pads have been replaced and the light remains!
i have had the wheel sensors checked and they all work .
i just wondered if there is a system re-set i dont know about.
any help would be greatly recieved plleeeeeeeeeeaaassssssssseeeeee . Read more
Just heard that 40 out of the 500 or so new BMW M5's coming into the UK have been ordered with the £1135 bullet proof glass option.
A few things occur to me:
1)The option sounds reasonably cheap.
2)As the rest of the car presumably is not bullet proof, isn't this a bit of a waste of time.
3) The option is not listed under the "Safety and Security", or for that matter any section on the BMW website (as far as I can see) so how is it marketed.
4) Doesn't this say a lot for BMW's target market.
5) To complete their options list, as opposed to having a winter pack or comfort pack what about:
i) The DD pack, safe in boot for your stash, bullet proof and darkened glass, lowered with a bass rumble to the outside world at all times.
ii) The "pushy exec pack". The active cruise control is tweaked so your car will "safely" maintain position 1 foot from the car in fronts rear bumper with all lights on. Guaranteed to work at up to the cars 155mph limit. Read more
Oh yeah... Volkswagen = Panzerwagen
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I am the only Pole over here.
Just had a thought - what's going to happen to the electric car (should it ever materialise in the next 50 years) in winter?
Switching on the heater would draw another 1000W from the car's batteries, which would mean you grind to a halt about half a mile up the road.
I imagine this is just another (of many) reasons why the whole "electric car" scenario is never going to work. Read more
Although i haven't done all the maths, electric cars are not necessarily all that cheap to run, or environmentally friendly.
say you get an average hundred mile range from your electric car. Those 58kWh will have costed you c.5.50 sterling, i.e 5.5p/mile.
a small diesel supermini nowadays gets around 60mpg and has a longer range. Fuel costs here, c.6.4p/mile.
So running costs are marginally cheaper - this isnt including purchasing cost, of course.
Environmentally, im not totally aware of supermini emissions, but the point is that whilst you are driving on electricity, causing 'no pollution', that electricity has almost certainly been produced in a great big dirty power station. For each kW of power output, 550g of CO2 is produced, along will not insignificant amounts of sulphur compounds and other harmful substances.
I'd be dubious whether electric cars are ALL that great for the environment.
Can someone tell me if it is ok to use copper grease on the brake shoe assembly...ie. pivots points,self adjuster threads etc. cheers. Read more
What is the difference between a lubricant and an anti-sieze substance?
number_cruncher
Had a forum search but couldn't find this question ...
What actually makes a car handle well ? Super-stiff lowered suspension & huge section-tyres ? Some good handling cars, like the little Lotus Elise, don't seem to have such a hard ride, and don't run on 20" tyres.... Read more
Fundamentally it's about a wide footprint and weight distribution.
With products bought by the disabled, VAT is not charged. If a disabled person was to buy a car, would it be possible to claim back (or not pay) the VAT on this.
I know that there is Motability. Read more
You have to be a full time wheelchair user and the car has to be adapted to enable you to enter, leave or drive the vehicle.
You do not have to be the driver but the car can only be used for your benefit.
In my case the adaption consists of a "grab handle" in front of the passenger seat so I can pull myself along my sliding board from the wheelchair into the passenger seat.
The cost of adaption was only a couple of hundred quid but I could not use the car without it.
My wife was sent an NIP asking for who was driving etc etc but as I was driving I filled in my details and sent off (doing 81 in a 70 on the big downhill bit of the A303 on the approach to Salisbury r'bout).
However this was about 3 weeks ago and I have not been sent anything.
How long does this all usually take? Read more
I think it depends on the Force. Some are quick, others not. Then again you might be really unlucky and get a Summons to Court? Hope not since that is certainly in FPN territory. Failing that give 'em a call?
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Im not plain stupid, just a special kind of stoopid.
Now you never need get out of your car again.....
news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/4578895.stm
Must admit it'll be handy if your stuck in one of those "12 hour" m'way jams..... Read more
that might make the paperwork a little dificult.
As long as you complete both sides!.
WTM
BTW, from the article
"Perhaps the most far-flung and unusual order came from a man in Australia who wanted to buy an Indipod for his wife's birthday. "
Who says romance is dead?
Just heard that there's been another warning by several motoring organisations that we're facing gridlock unless major action is taken.
Presumably this means building more roads or extending existing ones.
Is this practical though? Even if they added 2 extra lanes to the M25 (which in itself would probably take several years) what about the surrounding road network which feeds it? RF's thread on the M40 fire is evidence of just how everything in a wide area can snarl up when there's a serious accident on a motorway. Just how much worse would things be if we had a 5-7 lane M25 with the inevitable increase in traffic volumes? Does more cars necessarily = more/bigger accidents and greater disruption when this happens or when we have serious bad weather for example?
Is it really feasible to go down this route and if not what are we going to do to avoid gridlock? Whatever it is, I can't help thinking it has to be done sooner rather than later. Read more
Superb! :)
Hello.
What is the average price for regassing etc for a Fiesta and or a Mondeo.
They dont seem to be pumping out really cold air anymore.
And the Fiesta keeps switching on and off even when the ambient temp is high.
The Mondeo is just not cold at all.
All help greatly appreciated.
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Martin Winters Read more
Hello.
thankyou for the replies.
I will get both cars booked in for tests and i will let you know what happens.
If the Mondeo needs a new condesor it shall have one.
The Fiesta air con still works so it cant have a bad leak i suspect its because i have not switched it on all the time and its all leaked out as the gas has lubricant in it i think.
After todays weather i think i will get them booked in asap.
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Martin Winters
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try the volvo owners club site www.volvoclub.org.uk/dc/dcboard.php