March 2006
Got a seat ibiza 1.9 deisel p reg....Went to start my car for the second time today,The heater plug light started flashing on and off for about 2 minuets then went out...Any one got any idea why this happened. Read more
My other half has been sent an email today that claims that every time a vehicle passes a camera whilst exceeding the speed limit by a small amount the 'offence' is recorded. It then says that once 20 such offences have been recorded a ticket will be issued for the next misdemeanour. It gives a website address where it is possible, apparently, to check the accumulated score for your vehicle.
I told the missus that this is a complete load of hokum. I don't see how a camera can record your number if it doesn't flash, and I don't think all cameras are linked into a database that could do the 'totting-up'.
She is getting a bit shirty with me because I don't believe the email, and says that she has looked up her own vehicle on the website. I refuse to do this because I suspect that this is some scam intended to get vehicle details off the unwary or to allow a virus to infect the computer.
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In that case I agree with you then.
Cheers for the heads up on the normal location. I work at the Uni, although I don't normally go over 70 so I don't know what I'm worried about...
Was a bit 'enthusiastic' today on the bike on the way home though :-S
It's a loong time since I passed my driving test, and I think that was more by luck than anything else. Since then, I have (fingers crossed) been involved in only two accidents, both minor, and both while reversing. (In one, I nudged and cracked someone's numberplate, but t'other scrunched the other car's door, which cost a few hundred to fix).
Learning how to reverse properly may be difficult: limited rear visibility makes my Almera the hardest car to reverse of any I have driven regularly. But even if I just concentrate on going forwards, I'm sure that my driving has plenty of room for improvement.
So I have ordered a copy of Roadcraft, and intend to study it carefully ... but I still think I could benefit from help from someone qualified, so I intend to try to take an advanced driving test.
However, I have been reading other backroom threads on this and see that there is a choice between doing it with the IAM or with RoSPA. (www.iam.org.uk and www.roada.org )
Both appear to base their approach on Roadcraft, and both seem to test for similar things. The IAM just notes pass/fail, whereas RoSPA grades its passes as Gold/Silver/Bronze and (unlike the IAM) seeks a retest every three years.
The IAM local groups are a bit closer than the nearest RoSPA group, but (apart from distance) I am rather put off by the fact that the nearest IAM group meets in the British Legion club. I have nowt against the British Legion - they do great work -- but they do tend to be rather old and conservative sorta people. I have plenty of friends in that category, but I'm not sure how I feel about them observing my driving; I have visions of a white-moustached man in a blazer with an AA badge on his lapel disparaging my lack of driving gloves and muttering things about "girls" driving.
Apart from that, has anyone any recommendations on the choice between the IAM and RoSPA?
(Yes, I have read previous threads:
www.honestjohn.co.uk/forum/post/index.htm?t=33053&...8
and www.honestjohn.co.uk/forum/post/index.htm?t=24470&...f and www.honestjohn.co.uk/forum/post/index.htm?t=37474&...f ) Read more
NW,
None of the observers from either organisation will give you a problem. Their driving has to be good to start with - and by that I mean a good pass level for whichever advanced org. they are with. If personalities get in the way or any thing you're unhappy about, they should change the person allocated with no fuss. When I ran training for the IAM in the SouthWest in the 80's myself we (police and civilian team) selected our best drivers and then found which of those couldnt "instruct" (term used advisedly"). Part of the fun for the members was the chance to do Sunday runs in the patrol vehicle (as passengers), experiencing a skilled drive at speed c/w commentary...that always impressed. Even easier with RoADA - grades already known take Gold and Diploma holders and ensure Gold guys have the ability (Diplomas will have been proven, hence their higher greade again).
Whatever you do, you will enjoy it :-)
I have a 98 Ford Fiesta Ghia X 1.4 which I am looking to sell as I now have a company car. I recently had it MOT'd and it failed on a leaking o/s front shock absorber which will now need replacing. I am under the impression that you will need to replace the other front shock absorber otherwise the vehicle will feel imbalanced. As I am selling the vehicle I want to keep expenditure down as much as possible so I would like to know from anyone with any experience in this matter - is it really necessasry to get both front shocks replaced or can I get away with just the one done?. Read more
Turn it to your advantage.
Replace both shocks and present the prospective buyer with MOT/receipts that prove you haven't skimped on maintenance?
Kevin...
Anyone been watching it on Discovery Realtime?
Some of the prices of the crash damaged cars and later repairs seem a bit optimistic and possibly falsified in the interests of meeting the budgets.
Interesting though to see some of the body repair techniques used to repair the cars though.
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Yeah, but it isn't the series I am looking for. I think Dave has the answer. Thanks anyway.
Johnny Walkers last day on Drive Time tomorrow (Friday). I am generally in the car between five and seven and the show enhances any journey.
I AM GUTTED! Read more
PU - if you get the opportunity, go see the 'Round The Horne Revisited' stage show - amazing that five people on a stage reading thirty year old radio scripts is still hilarious - says a lot about the quality of the writing
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Go on, get out of the car...
www.mikes-walks.co.uk
Not because they have no faith in their natiomnal products - they just aren't quick enough!
www.cnn.com/2006/AUTOS/funonwheels/03/30/subaru_po...l Read more
Porsche and BMW 4x4's are for posing, not pursuit.
Admittedly not a 1.4 that TVM refers to, but from my motorcycle a distance back I watched a Porsche Cayenne Turbo wobble and lurch all over the road trying to keep up with the Clio Sport (a 170 I recall) cornering on rails in front and eking out an ever bigger gap. This was on a sweeping A-road, too, not even a twisty B-road on which the gap would have been even bigger.
Hi ,
My Dad has owned a Xantia LX Turbo diesel 1995 for six months, when we went to change the brakes we noticed it has ABS sensors fitted to each wheel.We did not think the car had ABS. We checked the manual and it says all xantias have ABS fitted.
There are no warning lights on the dash or any problems with the brakes (except no ABS) will this fail the MOT as it booked in next week.
Any help will be great.
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RichardW said"The ABS is Bosch or Teeves - no reason it should be more or less unreliable than that on any other car fitted with the same system. Some of the early cars had slightly lightweight ECUs that were prone to throwing in the towel, but later ones seem better"
But the wiring was Citroen's and I believe a lot of problems are caused by the cheap and nasty wiring/connectors Citroen use.
madf
Thought that I'd try to sell my Passat via Autotrader on line so I took a few photos of it on Sunday and posted it for two weeks at £16.
The phone has gone every night this week with firms contacting me claiming that they have buyers waiting etc etc. Now I have received this: -
Hello mate,
I want you to supply me the following infos regarding the above item you have forsale on the internet.Let me know the least price you would let it go for,it's present pictures,its condition and it's total mileage.Payment will be made to you by certified banker's draft drawn on a British bank.
Thanks and hope to hear from you soon.
Oh to go back to the good old days when you simply advertised it in the local paper. Read more
side + rear window........then choose a large busy supermarket or similar(free)carpark
and park it up early on saturday morning somewhere prominant where
most people will walk past on their way into the store.
Leave the car there all day.
My local Tesco now has ANPR cameras - park there for more than a few hours and your likely to be charged somewhere in the region of £75 (IIRC) - that could be a big chunk of your 'profit'
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Go on, get out of the car...
www.mikes-walks.co.uk
ive been driving my vauxhall zafira today and have noticed that it seems to be a bit slugish as if you have to put your foot down to keep the thing moving was wondering if any one had any ideas Read more
Petrol or Diesel?
Browse
I have found out the problem...My car would not start this morning...found that a 50 amp fuse had blown that worked the heater plugs