I've just seen mention that Direct Line now tots up years as a named driver on one of their policies as qualifying years for NCD (for one of their policies).

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I am positive that is what we have in the UK & psychic car drivers are the only ones who can see ghost cars because I sure can't see them. What am I on about I here you all ask, well last night for example I seen at least 3 psychic drivers at various stages on the M6 who must have seen ghost cars. The 1st psychic driver came zooming down the middle lane, came right up behind a truck & put his brakes on then pulled out into the outside lane which was totally empty or so I thought & passed the truck, what did he see that I didn't. The next 2 drivers I seen later on were in the outside lane (middle lane totally clear) again passing something I couldn't see which makes me believe our motorways are haunted & all those middle lane hoggers aren't hoggers at all but psychics overtaking ghost cars & trucks.

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Just looked at the Sniff Petrol site today. There's a link that will enable you to buy a calendar of spoof MG Rover ads (example - "It runs over kittens ... and enjoys it"), collated from previous editions of the Sniff Petrol website, all in aid of helping a member of mg-rover.org pay for Herceptin for breast cancer treatment. It's funny whether you like MG Rover cars or hate them (with plenty of swearwords, but don't let that stop you), and it's for a good cause. Go on, go on, go on, go on ...

www.mg-rover.org/sniff_petrol
www.sniffpetrol.com/index.html

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andymc
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i have a problem with my transmitter on my 2002 focus 1.6 zetec.on trying to unlock my car today using the remote,it did'nt work.i opened the transmitter to find the little switch, has come apart the underside of the circuit board.can i remove the circuit board to reattach the switch. Read more

1999 T-Reg Exec (face-lift variety), 2.0 16v engine.

Hi Folks,

Well, as per the other post I just finished up, a month after getting the car back, having had an injector replaced, the following occured (at the lovely time of 2am).

Driving along, cruise control at about 55mph, when the car started to decellerate. I thought i must have tapped a pedal and switched it off, so popped my foot on the accelerator, but nothing happened, revs continued to drop and the car continued to slow.

Couple of seconds later, the dash lit up like a christmas tree, the big red STOP light, the engine light, oil pressure, battery, you name it. I was approaching a lit village so i popped it into neutral and coasted under a street light. 10 or so seconds after the lights came on, the engine itself "stalled", requiring a quick struggle with the lack of power steering to bring the car to a safe stopping point.


My initial gut feel was cam-belt, my dad having had similar symptoms in his M-Reg Omega recently (now replaced with a Primera Sport I believe), and as described by a friend in his F-Reg BMW 525 (lot of it around recently!).

Anyway, called breakdown, who turned up at around 0245, he asked if i'd tried to start it. I said "no, thought it might be cambelt so didnt dare". To which, his response was "well, if you were doing 50 or so, it's gonna be broken anyway, may as well give it a go" and proceeded to turn the key, not a lot i could do..

Car sounded like it was trying to start, but had no ignition. The breakdown fella said "doesnt sound like cambelt has gone, it's turning over ok, i reckon engine management system failure". lets get it on the truck.

Loaded up, and recovered the 100 miles to the pug dealer near my home, then home to bed (scaring the misses in the process as she wasnt expecting me until sunday) at 5am.


Am awaiting a response from them as to their diagnosis of the problem, but wondered what the thoughts of members of the forums are? Cambelt? something else?

And an idea of the expense i should be "looking forward to"?

Go on, cheer me up ;)

Gav. Read more