August 2006
Having had the "V" sign from the last 2 drivers I tooted at for using their phones whilst on the motorway how about a name and shame topic.
To avoid "naming" perhaps we could jumble letters and numbers but may be identify the car. Read more
As a regular motorway driver I see a lot of passengers with their feet up on the dashboard (with or without shoes depending on the weather).
Can any motor engineer or surgeon comment on the fact that in a crash you are likely to get your knees behind your ears in approx 1 second.and what that is likely to do to you.
I am aware that there is alleged to be a Kama Sutraposition like this but I bet you do not get into it in less than 1 second. Read more
Do other people, like me, take offence when front seat passengers
do this?
It amazes me that a well brought up person who is
a friend of yours thinks it's OK to abrade your facia
and cover it with visible or invisible traces of chewing gum,
vomit and dog excrement
What ??
Isn't that the road Howard Hughes trod?.
Our 1996 VW Transporter (think that's what it's called) is pretty much knackered now having been hammered by various employees over the years. There's barely a panel that has not been damaged by someone and of course no-one owns up do they...
I am quite happy to get another VW but was wondering what else might do for semi-rough building work. What are those Maxus things like? I am hoping to get the sign writing included on the deal. And this time the van stays at base, no evening/ weekend borrowing from now on. I'm getting tight... Read more
You can be into a pre registered Transit low spec/low power engine for under £10k.
& I'd guess around £1000 might come your way for the old van.
Sorry for brief response, but we've to wait for Broadband here at the new place!!
VB
This 6 or so mile stretch of dual carriageway has to be one of the most accident prone stretches of road in the country. Virtually every time I use it I see the remains of single car accidents, usually involving lamp posts near to the 3 roundabouts that are too small for a 70MPH stretch of road, what were the planners thinking?
In the last month or so I've seen a BMW Cabriolet, an MGTF and today an Xtype Jag, all in day light. Then in the evening the boy racers arrive, I'm amazed there are'nt more deaths on this road
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Ohhh yes - I saw the Aston Martin dealership! Both had private plates on though - I assumed either the managers are on too much money or they were in for servicing work!
I doubt I'd even get in the tattiest looking bar - even in my best suit....I doubt I could afford to!
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Ok ok, I'm in two minds about whether to even post this given my recent history with changing my mind about cars but....
Whilst out and about I've seen two cars I like the look of, the best of the two, and one that my dad has (quite suprisingly) told me that he thinks is much nicer looking than the BMW, is a Jaguar X-Type 2.5 V6 AWD.
It's a 2001 51, manual transmission, full leather and it looks FANTASTIC from the outside. £6,500 with full Jag History and 100K on the clock. The only thing to concern me is that AWD sounds like it might sap all of the power from the car and make it extremely thirsty. Am I right to think this? Also, are these units prone to going wrong with horrible consequences? I know the rest of the car is based on mondeo so should be quite a good drive.
The only other car that I noticefd whilst walking the dog was a Saab 9-3 (2002 onwards model) and I have to say I thought it to be very attractive, I gather they're basically a Vectra, but are they very well built? I'd be a bit nervous of it.
Anyway, sorry to sound like I'm changing my mind again, if I wasn't a long registered user I'm beginning to think people would suspect me of been a troll!
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Yes, it's still going well. I only returned from France about eight weeks ago so wasn't around for over three months. I don't have a pc over there and rely on a French mobile for keeping in touch.
Hope you've managed to sort out the damage to your motor, and it wasn't too costly. I'll never understand the mentality of such people.
Well the Shuttle is in need of a couple of front tyres, it has P6000s on the the front at the moment but I have always found them to be a bit soft and as such don't wear well, being a 2.3 auto and a 7 seater the fronts take quite a bit of punishment so I want something that is quite hard wearing.
So far I have narrowed it down to GOODYEAR - NCT5, Pirelli P6000's again or firestone tz200's the tyre size is 205 65 15H and budget is about £60 tops (each, fitted), I want to stay with a well known brand as this car carries lots of kids and does a fair amount of motorway work now. Any advice gratefully received. Read more
I've now run almost 1500 miles on Vredestein Ultracs, but they hadn't been tested in the wet. After yesterday and driving through a torrential storm (30mph max on A64), followed by country lanes with puddles the full width and deep water in places, followed by a muddy track in a field and then wet grass I can confirm they are excellent - ESP light never lit, even on the wet grass when I as expecting it. The Proms in the Park, the reason this was necessary, is well recommended!!
Did someone say that Jalopy is returning as a web mag? Read more
me too can't wait for another episode of skoda the scrapyard dog!
i recently posted on here about swapping my 306 pin hole jets for xsara mist jets which worked great.
I sold the car recently for a HDI and im after the same again (i wished that id swapped them back)
im struggling to get hold of them again from citroen
i was wondering if anyone knows any other mist jets that would fit? Read more
hi
this might be a daft question but my wife and i can not hear the indicators clicking noise when they are working so we keep leaving them on ,i know they turn off them self but sometimes they dont .how can i solve this as the indicator lights on the dash are not that bright in the day on my 99 vectra.so i need a louder clicking noise.
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We have the same problem with our Ford Focus's II, can't hear the indicator clicks when traveling along the open road. Why can't there be some sort of volume control or noise sensor to auto-increase/decrease the clicking volume based on ambient noise fitted as standard ?
Anyone got any ideas on how to increase the clicking sound for a Ford Focus ?
Was watching this programme on TV last night (was on my own and bored) and was shocked at what the police let people get away with.
Perhaps the most glaring was when they recognised a car that had been used for previous robberies and pulled it over. The driver has out of his mind on heroin and desperate for another fix (last one an hour ago), and in the back they found sharps containers full of used needles and two kids. His partner had a benefits book that wasn't in her name, and the guy had apparently been to pawn his tools to buy more drugs. They let them drive on. Bravo.
Second most obvious was when they pulled over an Asian guy in a blingy BMW with front tyres worn down to the cords. He was given a warning and again, allowed to drive off. I thought that you had to be escorted to a garage or something?
So, what stops the police taking more pro-active action against people like this? Read more
Yup, most of the thefts / chases / scumbags covered on this programme are in Slough. Not the best advert for the place, it has to be said.
Cheers
DP
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DD I obviously agree. Posting real reg not right and "jumble" them (1) what's the point and (2) too many permutations to know the real one.
If someone took real reg and thought something will be done (yeh right) then report to police.
Better to wait for changes to law and the fines (£60) and more importantly, points on licence. They are on the way... or so I thought until someone probably corrects me. The tiny number of motoring related police might act then.
But then here's a thought... with ANPR cameras getting everywhere, what about some image recognition software for use of mobile :-)