December 2005
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I fancy this for a temporary car?
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Espada III - well if you have a family and need a Lamborghini, what else do you drive? Read more
Having a browse I came across the site listed below & had a look at what was in it. A few of the cars I had seen years ago in photos, but the majority I haven't & some I don't want to again. Its an ideal showcase of car designers getting it sooooo wrong on some cars (Ferrari Daytona & Lagonda for starters) although the Ferrari Venice (456GT) doesn't look to bad at all.
Have a look people & decide what is an Estate or Mistake
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And Fifi the faithfull RF hound has always wanted to peer out of the back of one those (being a sandringham bred labrador retriever)
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RF - Da DAA. < changes in phone box > Its TOURVAN man
Off the top of their heads does anybody know how much oil is required to fill the pug above?
I had a quick google but can't find the actual number :(
TIA
JaB Read more
Just to confuse the issue, my Haynes data book says a 1.4 Pug 306 takes 3½ litres of oil.
If I were you though, I would put in 3.2 litres as the above post suggests, and then check the oil level. Far easier to add a bit more later than to try and take it out afterwards if you've overfilled it.
I have a hybrid '7 type' car. It has a Triumph 1200 chassis, 2 seater ali body and the engine is from a 1955 TR2 (TS6779F engine no.) The inlet manifold & carb have been modified and it now has a single carb, SU hif44, 1 3/4". This doesn't work well. I would like to revert back to the original twin 1 1/2" H4 SUs and have been offered some from a Spitfire. I wasn't sure whether they are 1 1/4" or 1 1/2". Does anyone know which size were used, or which other Triumphs used 1 1/2" carbs?
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try rimmer brothers
Interested to see HJ?s comments (Nov 22) about the new model he drove in Thailand and the introduction of a similar version to UK. It seems here in the Philippines we are definitely getting the best of the pick of the range. The 3.0 soon-to-come diesel he mentions is in our showrooms in turbo intercooler form along with the full double cab, i.e. a full 4 doors. The truck looks really something in black with black tint and I?m still hovering on the brink of buying as I posted earlier: only thing is a 10 week waiting list.
It does have twin airbags, though no ABS. Interior is a gloomy grey cloth so needs upgrading with leather throughout, that?s fairly cheap to do here, as I believe it is in TH. The sound system is excellent with radio, cassette, 6 CD changer and MP3. The size is just about right for conditions here, enough to intimidate the idiots as required but not so big as to be hard to manage and park, as was my Ford F-150.
Getting a test drive in the Philippines is a real feat (conventional wisdom would be that anyone daft enough to allow that would see the last of their vehicle, and the salesperson with it! I joke not......). However, I did manage one, along with a very anxious Toyota legs-firmly-crossed saleslady. Doubtless the hand she kept down beside ther seat firmly her clutched her mini stun-gun!
The big diesel is very quiet given what it is and pulls right off the mark, unlike (it appears) the 2.5l. I would have liked to see a 6 cyl at this capacity but couldn?t complain about the smoothness of the 3.0. True as HJ remarks the ride is a bit bouncy but since mine will have a 600lb motorbike in it a lot of the time that should damp things down a bit. A very exciting bit of kit indeed. Price (just gone up a bit) is Stg equiv 14,360 OTR inc. 3 yrs free road tax and 1000 litres of diesel.
The Isuzu D-Max gets a mention too by HJ. I tried this. Gutsy it is and they got their biggie to market ahead of Toyota, but it has that infernal Isuzu diesel rattle which makes it sound like one of our 60 years old passenger jeepneys and looks-wise it?s very bland, plus the interior appointments are inferior. I also looked at the Ford and Mitsubishi equivalents but they are a couple of years out of date now as well as being a bit agricultural. Pickups here are now valid and fashionable urban transportation and Toyota has got there first for sure.
My cellphone keeps bleating with texts from the showroom, I suppose I?ll give in eventually!
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Salamat po, sir! V. Busy-busy as the "sweeter half" is now in the throes of opening a t-shirt etc making business, so we took time off on the Harleys to visit the S. E. Asian Games and laugh at the bad-tempered Thais claiming we cheated on the Golds. Just because we were better trained....Thai visitors to PH will certainly get a hard time from Immigration for a month or so now.......
Wish I had not made yesterday's BR post. Although up-country at the moment, found myself dragged into the Toyota San Fernando showroom today by some unseen force. Yes, it will do. I think I'll have the suspension raised a notch and some heavy-duty shocks on there, then we'll need the stainless roll-bar and the (Heaven forfend!!!!) bull-bar. Black leather with grey inserts or grey with black? Better let Her Philipine-ness make that call.
Passing on this nugget resulted in a querulous "you mean you got me out of the beauty parlor to show me this? You can't get it yet anyway. We budgeted this month for the Yamaha edging machine for the workshop, remember?" Dear me, I hope she's not broody or something, more enthusiasm for my vehicular excesses is usually forthcoming.
There is another "cultural" tale on the stocks. The plot of this one has yet to run its course; when it has I'll post it up.
We now have, to my certain knowledge, but there may be more, no less than FOUR speed cameras in the Land of Sun & Fun. However, the High Court has issued a Temporary Restraining Order on their use, saying they are "unconstitutional" and the case will now go before the Supreme Court. Given the way the wheels of what passes for justice grind here, no need to watch this space. At the same time the North Expressway Traffic Police have written off 5 of the 7 BMW police pursuit bikes they ordered from Hong Kong (no ride training) and so are back to their Chinese Jangshin 150cc's or whatever they are. Since these are not fast enough to catch a snail on Mogadon, they have resorted to their old ways of parking under bridges out of the sun and smoking themselves to death or simply sleeping.
Meanwhile the weather is warm, the beer is cold and the women are beautiful......
Growler out
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Saw a mini cooper (current model) with the number RU 51OKE with that spacing ysterday evening (near Stoke).
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My wife and I saw one yesterday, on the A38, travelling towards the MI from Sutton-in-Ashfield, which had what could only be described as a thin scrawl written on the plate. In addition, behind two numbers, six and nine, was a kind of cross hatched pattern, which made it impossible to see the numbers at even a quite short distance away (the numbers could just be seen if one was close to the plate). The six and nine were also very close together.
I really don't know how people get away with doing such things to registration plates.
Missed this when it was originally played last Friday, but it's available from the BBC Radio 4 site.
"Songs and stories that have been inspired by car engines over the years. With singer Chris Rea and guitarist Jeff Beck who join James May from Top Gear".
Great stuff!
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Well worth a listen, especially in stereo!
Just been offered a 1997 850 T5 estate at a good price, the car has covered just over 100,000 miles with very little history, the car looks clean no major dents, the paint work has faded in places but that should be easy enough to polish out, one problem is the lambda sensor light stays on ive posted this on the technical matters page, the car belongs to a friend who has owned the car for 6mths with no problems. What id like to know is the owners opinions of these cars or anyone who has experience of this model.
Cheers.
Duggie Read more
I bought an ex-police T5 estate a few weeks back,with 210,000 miles on the clock,basic spec,and few bits needed in the interior,but runs and drives very well.Have a look at www.volvot5.co.uk great bunch of guys and very helpful! These cars can be easily,cheaply and safely chipped up to 300BHP,although wheelspin is a problem...Earlier ones have a diagnosic system you can get codes from yourself,1996> are dealer only,but usually nothing too serious.
Drive a new Passat or a Renault with an electronic parking brake, realise how good they are and easy to operate then go back to a car fitted with one of them old fangled levers you pull up from the floor.
Suddenly you feel like your pulling a lever on a steam train. How 20th century!
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Brilliant! They could even put the lever within reach of the driving seat (more convenient than in the boot) and dispense with the electronics...all it needs is a bit more evolution!
Long question about trivial matter I?m afraid. Conference in Bath last Friday, parked in Cattle Market, £4 in meter to pay from 9.16 to 13.16. Went out at 13.04 and put in another £3 to take me to 16.04. Unfortunately didn?t realise that the meter had rejected (though I didn?t hear or see it in reject tray) my final 20p. Therefore paid £2.80 but was only credited with 2 hours (meter must only credit complete £s). I just saw the 04 on the ticket (thinks, must be in car by 4 mins past the hour) and assumed it was 16.04 but it was 15.04. Got to car at 15.30, thinking I was half hour early to find parking attendant writing ticket. Explained situation and she said I should appeal on the basis that I had paid for 2.8 hours in the afternoon (ticket says I paid £2.80) but used less that 2.5 hours.
I appealed; turned down, told it was my responsibility to check ticket (yes I know, but I made a mistake, but I did pay for more than the time used, I wasn?t trying to rob you of your fees).
Now, I can either cough up £30 and get it over with or wait for a Notice To Owner (that?s me again) and appeal again to Council, if turned down I can appeal then to the Independent Parking Adjudicator Service. Of course, since I have not paid up within 28 days the discounted rate of £30 no longer applies, and the charge (don?t they mean fine??) is £60.
At last the questions
a) is it worth all the hassle to appeal?
b) Do I stand any chance of the appeal succeeding?
c) Should I just say, sod it and pay up? (And of course, send a Mr Angry letter with the cheque questioning the parentage of the Bath Parking Services representations Officer!)
If I do appeal, it?s not so much the £30, it?s a matter of principle ? I paid for 2.8 hours but only used 2.5 yet they want to fine me.
Your opinions please (if you can be bothered!!!)
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Mr Decrittenden won his appeal. I cannot see how he can appeal against his own success, even if he won on grounds he did not expect, or want.
Worcester City Council could appeal but I rather suspect they might not.
Browse
Oh No (banging head against wall), she thinks she wants the space of the Trajet after all...
Anyboby got any ideas about the Mitsubishi Grandis? I want to avoid the Galaxy/806/espace/Voyager things as they are old/ugly/unreliable/overly big (choose your adjective).
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Espada III - well if you have a family and need a Lamborghini, what else do you drive?