December 2005
Just spent 3 hours crawling around the M25 anti-clockwise between 21 and 10. Looked just as bad the other side.
No obvious cause except sheer weight of traffic.
AVOID for the day I reckon. Read more
I propose a thread for all things motoring related that you have seen in "sales" that may interest others. Or alternatively, if you are looking for a bargain price for something.
I will start off - I am looking for a new pressure washer for about £60 - anyone seen any good ones reduced down? Read more
The cigarette lighter doesn?t work, I was trying to charge my phone, I had never tried it before.
Any suggestions as to what I can check?
Thanks
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Having done that,if it still does not work,there may be a duff fuse in the plug for the phone charger.
Hesitating between a late mk3 highline, Mk4 V6, and perhaps a mk5.
Which has better build quality etc??
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Best Golf is definitely the Mk2 GTi 8v, I have owned
2, one was a 1984 one I bought on 92,000 miles
and 11 years later, on 201,000 miles (same engine, recon gearbox)
and still running like a dream it was written off in
an accident.
The 1986 year replacement I bought on 150,000 miles for £400,
I sold it to my brother 3 years ago on 185,000
miles, it is now on 235,000 miles and still running well
on the original engine and gearbox! That sort of build/longivety
cannot be beaten...
Wow!! Thats fantastic mileage!! They are a bit too old for me now though!
A spokesman said: "There is potential for several centimetres of snow to occur widely, and in excess of 15cm in a few locations, with Kent and parts of East Anglia most vulnerable to the heavier falls.
"Icy roads will be an additional hazard. Some travel disruption is expected."
He added there was an 80% risk of flakes falling between late on Boxing Day to Wednesday night in South East England; a 70% chance in East Anglia and Lincolnshire; a 50% risk of flakes in the North East.
There was only a 40% chance in the Midlands, Eastern Scotland and central southern England, and a 20% chance in North West England, Wales, and South West England.
The risk across the rest of the UK is less than 20%
From Sky News Website.
Lucky I defragged the Land Rover using that software I found here
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"Mandraulically"
Excellent
I must remember that for the next time my blokes have to hand dig something, rather use plant.
My SRS light is winking at me ~ every 5 secs. I know this is a warning, can anyone give me an idea as to what might be at fault.
Is the car save to drive until I get the fault rectfied?
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Thank you all for your advice.
There are no wires under the seat pan, they are well hidden. However I did notice some connectors hanging free under the dash I could not find a home for them but in the course of removing the steering wheel trim the light went out and so far has stayed out.
So far so good.
Thanks.
Im torn between 2 cars at the moment ,one is a new style avensis 1.8 T3s which is a 2003 year and 24,000 miles . Or a audi a6 saloon 2001 year 1.9 tdi with 50,000 miles on. The car will be used as a taxi around town mainly so any advice guys ?please ? Read more
I'm an idiot.
Sorry - I glossed over the reply from Blue and assumed he'd have said the Toyota which would have made my reply fit in a lot better.
As it is, it doesn't. So just ignore it.
Sorry.
Dear all,
Happy xmas to you all,
i have decided to buy a A4 S-line, the choice of car as been made, the question is these two same to be doing a good deal on these. Has anyone got any experience of dealingwith these, and anybody know where they will be probably be sourced- ie scotland / south / central england.
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my experience with the second company was as follows...
let me down with the quoted delivery time, ended up unable to deliver the car at all.
i had to make endless number of calls to retrieve my £500.00 deposit, hope this is of help, could i wish you a guid new year.
regards gbr.
Seasons Greetings to all. I have a Fiat Panda, on which several of the black plastic external pieces have turned a grey colour, where they are exposed to the elements. Can anyone please advise what causes this and what can be done to prevent/cure it?
When washing the car, the water makes the parts go black but as soon as the water dries off, they are back to grey. I assume that this is down to the type of plastic used, to age and to exposure to sunlight, as the areas of the parts not exposed, have retained the original black colour.
I am aware of Back to Black and other products but these only disguise the problem for short periods. I seek to establish what causes this problem and how to prevent it occuring in the first place.
Thank you, petel
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Thank you all for your replies, the input is much appreciated. Special thanks to you "Oldman" for the trade tip, which I will try at the first opportunity. I now learn, that some of these plastics are classed as "UV stable" and others are not. The search continues.
Thanks again to all. petel
My 1992 Escort diesel van recently incurred a problem with the nearside driveshaft coming out of its coupling, the three pronged part where it joins the shaft that fits into the gearbox.
My friend fitted another one, but the same thing happened after I drove in circa half a mile. He says that there is relatively little play in the lower ball joint on the wishbone and the van doesn't appear to be toeing in or out.
Can anyone suggest anything else that may be causing the problem, ie, could it be the gearbox, etc? thanks. Read more
No wonder driveshaft was removing itself,not often this happens.though nice to hear its sorted,Happy motoring:)
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Steve
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Talking of Woolworth's....
Clarkson's "Heaven And Hell" DVD, reduced from £16.99 down to £5.99 - as well as several other reduce priced DVD's I bought with my christmas gift vouchers.