January 2006
A news item in the D/Telegraph today reports a Judge at Winchester Crown Court directing a jury to return a not guilty verdict,of dangerous driving, on a driver clocked by a traffic officer at 149mph yes 149mph on an Isle of Wight road.
From the article it appears that female judge thought that as the road was clear of traffic and away from houses it was not a danger.
www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2006...l Read more
I knoow they made an E34 M5 touring, but do they/are there any plans to make a new M5 Touring? I think the tourings look great, and a M5 touring, would surely be the ultimate family motor (unless you fancy an RS6?) Read more
Are there any plans to make a new M5 Touring?
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In addition to the spy shots this months CAR says yes, September this year. Not sure if that is launch here or in Germany.
In the meanwhile there is always the 550i Touring. £48K with a mere 367bhp
One of my fleet vehicles has gone into the supplying dealer for a service today.The dealer says that the cooling fan and hose need replacing at a cost of £540.00.The car was registered on 18/02/2005 and so I questioned as to whether it should be covered, by the dealer,under a 12 month warranty.The dealer has stated that they only cover the car for 3 months and subsiquent warranty would have been with M.G Rover.Does this seem correct? Read more
The dealer without doubt but because he cannot claim back of
Rover he is making you the scapegoat.Take him to court under
the sales of goods act, you cannot lose,he will poppy up
before the case gets to court.
Definately.
The dealer has a well proven, indisputable obligation under the sales of goods act, and providing it was sold to you brand new, less than 1 year ago, they have to foot the bill.
Speak to the dealer principle and threaten Small claims court.
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MoneyMart
Current car: 55-reg Audi A4 2.5 V6TDi Quattro flappy-paddle
Well it's that time of the year again, and as expected my renewal is a little on the high side so I've been getting other quotes. Aside from the AA who quoted something that resembled my phone number, every other insurer has beaten my renewal quote. But the best, by far, is from Diamond "Created for Women". I am not a woman. What's going on?
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AngryJonny (was E34kid) Read more
Diamond would not give my daughter a quote a few years ago as she was too honest - she said she was on her gap year, did a little part time work for the council and did some babysitting. That counts as three jobs and they won't insure you with three jobs!
Have you tried esure and tesco ? Have the main car with esure very cheaply and the micra for self + 18 year for under £800.
I have a MB E320CDI estate. Bought new in Jan 2001, it now has 148,000 miles on it.
Should I keep it and run it into the ground, or sell it while it still has some value - although I have no real idea how much value?
Touch wood, nothing major has needed replacing, is it a question of when, not if?
Don Read more
Since buyin the Alfa, my views have changed.
I bought from new and only intended to keep for 3
years. I evauated the "cost to change" at the 3
year period, and decided that it was better to run the
car till it dies and then start again.
I omitted to mention that my car is used for business and I carry passengers "for hire and reward" so the appearance is another factor to take into consideration.
My 2003 Mondeo Ghia TDCI Estate requires a replacement front fog light.It is the large type that fits in the below bumper recess ( not the round type)can you advise me procedure for access to remove and refit as the manual for this model is not available.
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Changing the front fog lamps is not the easiest of jobs.There is one screw securing whiiich is accessible through the small cut out under the lamp,you don't have to take the screw right out.You have to put a thin bladed screwdriver or similar between the top of the lamp and the bumper to bend the plastic lugs down,with a little bit of persausion the lamp will come out .Good luck
Hi,
I've recently been informed that i'm through to the final assessment centre for PSA Peugoet Citroen's Graduate Operations Management Scheme.
This would mean working in the Ryton fatcory, Coventry.
I understand that Ryton is under threat as a long term production site for Peugoet, as the new 207 will soon be out, and whilst there will be an overlap with the 206 (made at Ryton) obviously the 206 will be phased out eventually.
Does anyone know of any concrete plans to move production at Ryton onto a new product?
I don't really fancy getting a job which will see me a) unemployed or b) have to move abroad to keep my job in a couple of years time, however the job itself is a good'un, and i'd take it if it wasn't for the insecurity issues. Read more
>> These days you cant use job security as one of
your
>> criteria. Unless you are in the civil service, no one
has
>> Job security these days.
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Quite a lot of civil servants have either been made redundant,
or otherwise got rid of in the last couple of years.
Concur with that, our first batch of redundancys (voluntary) are gone end of March this year, and redundancy programme runs untill 2008. Funnily enough we still have the same amount of work to do, the in tray just gets bigger. Even worse,it's nigh on certain that other departments who presently work at Donnington,Telford, Andover and St Ives in Cambs are being relocated to a site in Bristol.
Fair enough point, about moving Civil Servents out of london, but, the percieved cost savings for moving our departments to Bristol will take years to come to fruition ( if ever).
Following the recent item on the gentleman and the conversation with the filling station staff.
This is an Aussie's experience filling up in the USA.
www.aussieinamerica.com/differences/gas.htm
Enjoy! Read more
Most the Tesco fuel stations I use have the pay at pump facility too. Never understood why more places don't offer this, perhaps they want us to visit their shops in the hope we buy something else!
As reported on BBC Welsh News;
Motorcyclist Lee Beddis from Ebba Vale was killed when he hit a car at 100mph on a single carriageway road while travelling to work.
In May 2002 Mr Beddis made legal history when he was convicted for riding past a police camera at 155mph, then the fastest speed ever recorded on the public highway. It led to a years ban.
The coroner recorded a verdict of Death by Misadventure. Read more
The article in the link above says (amongst other things)
Deputy Gwent Coroner Wendy James said: "It is apparent that Mr Beddis was driving at such an excessive speed that he was unable to take any effective, evasive action.
"The sole reason for Mr Beddis's death was the outrageous speed at which he was travelling on a quiet country lane."
That's the formal judgement, let's leave it at that. Thread locked.
smokie, BR Moderator
I'd appreciate some advice / opinions about my car dilemma:
I want to buy a 2nd hand car with a "sporty nature". I've got a budget of up to £4,000. I want the car to be relatively low maintenance and reliable (within reason for the age).
I'm looking at possibly one of the following: Nissan 200SX (94-00 model), Honda Prelude (either models - like the looks of the older one, but think that the more recent one will be less trouble as it is more modern), Honda CR-X, Mazda MX-5, BMW 3 series coupe (or convertible), BMW Z3. Generally I would prefer the more powerful version of a particular model, and manual is essential. Having not driven a rear-wheel driven sports car before (other than family estates, etc) I'm slightly concerned about my life expectancy in a powerful, light, rear-wheel driven car. Also, I'm not currently drawn towards hot-hatches, figuring that I can do these when I have a family or when I have to be more practical in the future. I'm 27, with clean licence and no claims, so not too worried about insurance. So I'm looking for advice - have I missed a good alternative to the cars that I'm looking at? Will I kill myself? Which car should I be looking at? Any help appreciated.... Read more
I did think about the Fiat Coupe briefly - unfortunately I really don't like the looks. I'm not sure that I trust the Fiat reliability as it gets older either.
Thanks for all of your comments - they have been very helpful.
I did think of another alternative, which is the 97-01 Honda Integra Type-R. However, it's a little outside the price range and I'm worried that cheap ones might have been thrashed to death.
Browse
I quite agree.
I found the following through a google "he will now face other charges of driving with excess speed and driving without insurance and could still lose his licence."
Thread to remain locked. DD.