June 2006
I parked at Gatwick the other day and used one of the sites from the internet. On arrival the guy behind the desk put a label on my keys and asked me to go and put them in the ignition and one of their drivers would then move the car to a permanent spot. Now if someone had stolen the car or taken something from it ( this is hypothetical as I left nothing of value in there) how would this leave you with an insurance claim? I suspect the company would say as you left the keys it was your fault.
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And boy do I mean kargarooing! My mum's Mk4 Fiesta 1.25 has developed a severe stutter that is akin to a switch going off and on as power is transferred to the front wheels. I think that this must be an electrical fault - is there a common zetec problem? It s a 1998 1.25 zetec LX by the way. Thanks! Read more
Could it be an air leak or fuel starvation? Seems the fuel filter is under the rear chassis so may not have been changed during servicing.
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I understand thatthe "best" polish for water repellency, shine, and protection is those containing carnauba wax.
Had a look on Ebay,and there are many brands....
Can anyone recommend any particualr one, and is "pure" ie. 100% carnauba wax best,and indeed which products are pure 100% wax
Are there any disadvantages with this stuff, or something even better ?
I know some people swear by autoglym, but some say carnauba is better even than this.....
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, or something even better
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If repellency, shine and protection is what you after, I?d recommend Bilt-hambers Autobalm.
I'll let the pictures do the talking: www.bilthamber.co.uk/autobalmcomparison.html
Silly little thing is this. I press all the right buttons on the standard 6000CD RDS E-O-N player and nothing happens. Sometimes you hear a few clicks. Is there anything inside the CD slot that can be 'poked' to manually eject it ?
Is it a common fault ? Can it be easily fixed ?
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Hmmmm; my son did it in my brother-in-laws Vauxhall. Cost was new (refurbished) unit. Tread carefully...
Tim{P}
The fan in my 1995 Corsa stops working in very hot weather. Any suggestions please? Read more
Can anyone tell wether Jerry cans are still acceptable to fill up at garages ?.
I only ask as i have two on my old Bedford RL that i use when i go on long journeys, but i was warned of an incident where a fellow RL owner was tannoyed and told to stop filling his Jerry can as it was not an aprroved petrol can.
He asked to speak to the manager and then asked for a competition where each would hold their cans ,his Jerry and the manager his plastic approved petrol can ,full of petrol over a blow torch and see who chickened out first.
A lot of local gardening services use Jerry cans, they are approved by the armed forces, but garages literature does state to despense fuel in approved containers only.
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The lorry has a filter in the fillerhole which pulls out like a Landrovers one
how good are these engines and how relieable?
seen one on 125k, is there much life left in it? Read more
sorry the 1.4 tdci n the firsta
Hi
I am going to buy a clio, could you give your opinions on which to buy
a) Brand New Clio Campus (oldstyle) 1.2 (8v) from online broker for £5995 (flat colour as metallic is around £350)
b) Brand New Clio Rush (1.2 8v old style,,,, i think this was a special made before the campus was branded and as far as I can tell same spec as the campus) for £5995 from local dealer
c) Ex-Demo Clio Campus (1.2 8v) as a but with metallic finish, has 2000 miles on clock and is on a 55plate, for £5495 from another local dealer
not sure if the ex-demo is better value or not and cant work out depretiation risks etc
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Dynamically the Clio3 is a better car (ride/handling/comfort/noise/ergonomics etc). BUT, its
significantly larger and significantly more expensive. So expensive in fact I
expect Renault will have to discount big time soon in its
life cycle to maintain sales.
£9145 starting price for a modest spec 1.2 three door supermini
is frankly stupid. It is however loaded with safety features as
standard (EBA, EBD, ABS - only lacking side curtain airbags)
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This is the problem with small cars. Again they are growing larger with each new model and this seems to have happenend throughout motoring history. A nice car like the Clio is introduced and then has mods. done to it but then a completely new model is introduce which for my partner's needs is now too large to fit our garage. It is imperative that at least one of our cars can go into the garage so that those outside can be manoeuvred about and driven out of the drive in a forwards direction.
Why don't they leave the external dimensions alone - now I suppose they'll start designing and producing a new 'small' car again!!
Has anyone driven the Chrysler Crossfire? I followed one for a few miles the other day and was very surprised at the size of the rear window transparency - appeared to be about 18 inches by 10 inches, looked like it would be a right awkward devil to reverse park...
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How about this- do you remember the little pot on the right hand side of the fuel pump which had a swirly line and spun as you pumped your gallons out as the dial went round,like a clock face ?.
Green shield stamps (done that one before).
Esso blue, Pink parrafin, National Garages,We serve you garages, garages that only sold petrol/derv and oil.
Only one derv pump per garage,and usually not under cover.
When derv was half the price of petrol.
Redex, oh the glory of a white cloud following you down the road.
Those pint and two pint oil cans with the peel off tab.
The "anything else sir" after being filled up rather than the indifferent stare whilst the continuation of cud chewing.
Thinking Blimey that almost cost £15 to fill her up.
Being served by a chap who came out of the workshop wiping his oily hands clean.
When the Budget put petrol up tuppence a gallon and there would be a collective gnashing of teeth, whereas now petrol can be up to 10p a litre difference in price around here which by my poor maths is about 45p a gallon difference.
I will end on the Hamlet advert for Carlos Fandango wheels on that poor Ford Anglia.
Happy Days.
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Ah yes -
Dave I forget smoking was allowed on the buses.However on the ones I used on the old A1, I remember they had a notice at the front 'Please do not spit on the floor ' Absolutely true.
Anyone remember Thames Trader lorries , Fodens lorries and Pickfords Scammell lorries with oversize loads.
Also Regent Petrol at the pumps.
Browse
Just got back after using APH at Gatwick for a week. Nice professional service, helpful driver who did load everones luggage for they, and the car park was clean and secure - you had to drive in throygh a barrier, leave your keys at reception where you were given a receipt. Upon return you presented your receipt and were given you keys, told the location on your car, and given a pass card to open the exit barrier. Forgot to mention - they park your car for you.