August 2006
Ok Guys, BBC News claims its the 25th aniversary of (then illegal) CB radio. I remember fitting my rig in the Fiat 131 about 1980, with a single short aerial disguised (badly) to look like a regular car aerial. By 1981 I know I was importing the infamous Jaws2 rig in numbers (a super tiny little rig - easy to hide) and selling down the meets at the watering holes.
So were they right? is 1981 the birth of UK CB radio
h ttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/4789887.stm
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I recently bought an Audi S4 avant 2001(6 days ag0), one owner from an independant Audi specialist . The car was HPI clear and no obvious problems.
I polished the car at the weekend and noticed that there were "rust pimples" coming through on the bottoms of all four doors and also the two rear wings.
I took the car to a VAG approved bodyshop who tested the paintwork with an Elcometer and the measures were fine. However, the Manager was sure that the car had had paintwork on it as the car "was to clean" for a 5 year old car with 49k on clock (Surely that is no reason to say that a car has had work undertaken?). Therefore, the car would not be covered by Audi's 12 year Anti Corrosion Warranty.
Am I within my rights to give the car back and ask for a refund? I paid top money for the car as the car looked mint and was from a leading independant.
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You didn't happen to see the paint thickness readings did you? I would expect a factory paint job to be around 100-120 microns or so. over that would sugest that the car has had some paint work carried out.
The 2001 Audi A4 is a clever car it tells on the display(spanner icon) the time/miles to its next service. But how does it know when oil, filters, brake fluid etc., have been changed?
And what does it mean when the display shows 'dashes' for time and miles not any figures?
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From page 21 of the handbook.
Switch of igntion
Press and hold the service button (spanner button) whilst switching the ignition on. The display will show Service in ??????km or Service!
Press and hold the reset button (marked 0.0) next to the service button unitl the display shows Service in -- km or Service!
Thats it, no fancy tools required!
Now that all you kind people have sorted out the best way for Martyminx to park in London, does anyone have any good advice regarding long term parking at, or in the vicinity of, Bournemouth Airport for a week at the end of this month please.
All serious suggestions would be very welcome, thank you.
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Thank you very much indeed, Ffidrac, your input is very much appreciated. No advance booking necessary apparently at the "official car park" at £45 per week, and we will see if anyone with local knowledge has anything to offer on the "unofficial" front.
Jack
PS Just back from a wonderful two weeks in Nantucket and noted with interest at the ferry port of Hyannis that just about every garden near the ferry dock was given over to small-scale car parking!
I've done a forum search (but not too far back, as the technology is no doubt changing) but do any of you have experience of a decent bluetooth hands free kit?
I'm not looking for the silly earpiece; I'm looking for a proper hands-free kit. If there's one out there that will mute my radio, etc, even better.
I know I could find one with a google search, but I'm looking for personal experiences.
V Read more
Have you considered the Jabra BT250v?
Costs around £40
Recently replaced my duff BT250 with the BT250V. Cost £32.45 (inc p&p) from www.mobilefun.co.uk
www.mobilefun.co.uk/product/5446.htm
I have just bought the wife a 1995 Audi 80E. (2.0)
Starts good but runs a bit lumpy when idling. Accelerate hard and it pulls like a train and doesn't miss a beat keep the revs above 2500 all good.
let it labour a bit and it starts running rough and missing.
Cant see anything obvious.........
Any Ideas ??????
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Hi there.
I have a Fiat Brava 1.6 sx which has a CD player and a kenwood 6disk auto changer in the boot. I was wondering how easy/dificult it would be to re mount this in the front passenger footwell?
has anyone any experience doing this? Any help you can give would be much appreciated.
kind regards
james
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In the boot its well out of the way and ...
Out of sight from prying eyes.
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Following on from Stargazer's original thread, Vol 2, Vol 3, Vol 4, Vol 5, Vol 6, Vol 7, & Vol 8:-
www.honestjohn.co.uk/forum/post/index.htm?t=23902 (Vol 1)
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www.honestjohn.co.uk/forum/post/index.htm?t=31443 (Vol 4)
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www.honestjohn.co.uk/forum/post/index.htm?t=34483 (Vol 6)
www.honestjohn.co.uk/forum/post/index.htm?t=39531 (Vol 7)
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Another thread for commenting on rare, unusual, old or just plain daft cars etc.
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A loverly bright yellow Holden......not the replicant Vauxhall one, a genuine Holden. Read more
Lamborghini Diablo in red late Saturday night clumsily parked in a bustop parked facing the traffic.
Looked like it was dumped! (unlikely though!)
Hi
As the above problem is a MOT failure - i have decided to get it sorted out once and for all - as per my prev post I have had ongoing problems with this.
instead of the Garage that i bought it from (as the car is now out of warrenty) I have taken it to a place who specialise in Renault electrics and I am due to have the work undetaken within the next couple of weeks.
Just incase the guy who is doing the work is reading this then im not doubting his work/advise just wanted to ask some more questions.
the problem is due to the system not getting any power, through its main loom - therefore this needs to be replaced. work is going to cost £200
The questions that i have is
Anyone else had same problems as mine? - the guy at the garage says that he has had to replace a few of these, as cabling is exposed to the elements and as such does cause a few of these failures
As i have left the problem for a good few months (6) as i have had other finciall issues to resolve - am I likely to have casue major damage to the ABS system?
If so - would this have been picked up when the car was "plugged in"?
Am i likley to experience anyother issues,??? becasue to be honest I have lost all faith in this cars ABS system
Thanks in Advance
Ste
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1983 (A) Vauxhall Astra 1.3L
1993 (K) Vauxhall Cavalier 2.0i GLS
1999 (T) Renault Laguna 1.6
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I know that Renault auto gearboxes have had a variable reputation in the past but I'm looking at a 2006 model. Are the problems dead and buried? Read more
Mate of mine has a new Megane CC 2.0 Auto and generally it was smooth and quiet but some of its "decision making" was a bit odd. Occasional holding of gears for no sensible reason.
Browse
Just to drag this thread back towards Earth (but thanks for the lyrics, I once saw Convoy dubbed into French for TV, it was enough to make you cry with laughing).
French car boot sales usually feature a few odd rigs for 20-30 euros and when I went on a 4x4 rally with a pal last year most people seemed to have CB to keep in touch when off road. But does anybody else use it any more?
I have a pair of brand new Logicom 'talkie walkies' (as the French insist on calling them) that I've never taken out of the packing. They claim a range of about 5km (3 miles). Is this what people use now?