June 2005
Is there a record for a car with the highest mileage on? Also what is the highest mileage car you have ever seen for sale?
I once saw a Skoda Octavia TDI with 420k on the clock for sale. Probably an old taxi.
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I agree...hence potential clawback scenario. Strictly speaking it is not a contract though, just the rule PayPal have concerning burden of proof.
From a business point of view eBayers are touchy about postage costs and there is the extra time spent doing RD's to consider, so I just go with proof of posting.
At the moment, the amount of problems mean it is best to admit defeat gracefully and refund before it is snatched back as the amounts are small in the whole scheme of things.
If the amount of problems increased dramatically, I would have to rethink this method.
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What the hell. I was bored and had nothing to do...and well, Stargazer did want a new thread!
Not as extravagant as all of your cars but I did see what seemed to be an ST220 in white before. Now I've never seen one in white which leads me to believe they don't exist but the lengths this guy went to, (it had a red interior too) he deserves for people to think it's an ST!
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with a woman driver struggling
to get it in a space lol!!!
Unusual sightings?
After many years of blowing holes in various classic cars with an arc welder, I've finally decided to invest in a MIG, I've narrowed the choice down to two, expert comment invited!
tinyurl.com/7mtwu
and
tinyurl.com/bxaq9
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Look at the date of posts.. over 10 years ago!
I came across this product called "FUEL CAT" and was wondering if any BRs use it?
www.fuelcat.co.uk/index.html
Does it really work - what is a "....heterogeneous or contact catylyst" anyway?
Or is it just snake oil...?
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This is a 13-year-old thread.
A: I've tried it and it works....
Working on my computer the other day I found that, while they produce a current for charging or powering devices connected to them, none of the 6 USB ports on my computer will handle signals or information. I connect my PDA to a port and the battery is charged but I cannot synchronise the information on it. I used Symantec Go-Back to take the computer back to a point in time where it was definitely working OK, but no result. I cannot use my printer, scanner or broadband despite reinstalling drivers etc.
The help line of the people who stamp down prices has been very helpful but their suggested cure is to use the supplied recovery disc to take the computer back to where it was when it came out of the box 6 months ago and I am reluctant to do this due to the faff of backing up and restoring stuff, if there is another way. I have already done the back ups, just in case. Please can anyone tell me whether this is likely to be a software problem, in which case I shall probably have to reinstall, or a hardware problem, in which case I would expect a home visit? The motherboard was replaced under warranty about 6 weeks ago and the computer has worked fine since then; there were no power interrupts or crashess on the day it failed - the USB ports just died on me. Thank in advance for any help or comments. Read more
I wouldn't rush to condenn the hard drive, from the error message given (ATAPI - AT Attachment Packet Interface) I would be wondering about a CD/DVD drive and maybe the integrity of cabling in use.
Evening all!
Tried searching for this but am still a bit stuck as to what the problem is.
Neither of the rad fans on my 306 (1.6 with air-con, P reg) are working. They just packed up a couple of days ago. Have checked fuses, relays, all the wiring for the sensors around the thermostat housing, all seems fine.
I'm just after ideas of what else to check, I've not run 12v direct to the fans yet but to be honest, both fans packing up at the same time is pretty remote, but I will check anyway.
I've read that there is a box of tricks called a Bitron that controls the fans for the cooling and the air con, now, if this failed, would it stop the fans working completely?
Is there anywhere I can take a voltage reading from to eliminate certain parts of the circuit?
Also, I cant see the Bitron unit. Supposed to be under the nearside headlight but I'm pink fluffy diced if I can find it!?
Any help would be really appreciated!
Cheers
{Barry, curtail the language please. DD. BR Moderator.}
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Could be a stuck rad fan switch or stuck/arced relay contacts.
Check the rad fan switch first. Try disconnecting the rad fan switch and see if the fans stop. If so, I would replace the rad fan switch first. If you have AC, then it gets a bit more complicated, with bitron switch etc.
Does anybody know for sure whether an insurance company is legally allowed to insist on a full engineer's report to back up the challenge I am making to the valuation they have put on my car?
Accident wasn't my fault, car has been written off which is fine but I believe insurance co. is undervaluing it. They have also allowed £75 for salvage which is unrealistic. Financial Ombudsman helpline didn't have a clue and suggested Citizen's Advice Bureau but I can't really see that they would know.
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No Do$h - are you saying that the insurance co. will
be automatically charged £360 if I refer them to the Financial
Services Ombudsman?
Yup. That's the standard rate. There are variations, but that's the standard industry fee from FOS. Note, however, that there are a number of instances when the fee is not payable. Two that may apply here are a) if the FOS don't consider that the case falls within their remit, such as if FOS believe the insurer is making a commercial decision and b) where the insurer persuades FOS that the case is "Frivolous and Vexatious" i.e. it has been bought to FOS solely to cause inconvenience to the insurer and not because there is any reasonable chance of success.
As I see it, neither of these apply........ However, there is a possibility that FOS will not consider your case for a third reason: DAS are not your insurers. I would argue that as they have been referred to you by the insurers to act in recovering your uninsured losses that there is a contractual link, but it's not a scenario I have come across previously.
That sounds a bit extreme. A good
incentive for them to revise the £75 scrap valuation.
My previous caveats aside, yes.
Thank god I found this site, though a bit too late this time.
The story so far (brief version): Taking driving lessons, mate sold me his old car for 50 quid, car chassis is sound, rear valance and both wheel arches disintegrating, mot runs out next month.
Q: how hard is it to fit new wheel arches to rear of my rustbucket, will it require the services of an expensive mechanic or can novices (like me)get to grips with the epic adventure.Or shall i just take it straight to scrapyard, have limited budget and no real experiences of car repairs. Maybe buy haynes book ?
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I think you are talking about bangernomics, not classic restoration.
If the car works, and otherwise gets its MOT it sounds a bargain. You just need to bodge the wheel arches. There are two realistic options, depending whether or not you care about appearance.
One is a hammer and then some gaffa tape, as suggested, the other is to spend more time and do a pop rivit and bodyfiller job. That can look fine, and even be virtually undetectable if you spend enough time on it, but it will eventually rust through again.
But before then you may have had a few years of use from a cheap and reasonably looking car.
I'd do the tape job and get it through the MOT, then put in a bit of time with the bodyfiller.
I have a Laguna II and when you take the foot of the gas it pulls to the left. Put the foot back on the gas and it pulls back to the right. Any suggestions as to what the problem could be? Read more
Thanks for the advice, much appreciated.
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Irv also has other cars. As in the Saab example above, in 1987 (when the P1800 hit it's first million miles) Volvo gave him a brand new 780 Coupe. He sold that on recently with a mere 470,000 miles on the clock, in perfect working order, of course:
tinyurl.com/7xhm5d
It'd be interesting to see how Irv would get on with a modern (post-Ford) Volvo...