August 2006
Remember driving a newish one a few years back and thought that it was fantastic. I'v e spotted an on old one for sale........ Read more
Going to look at a 1996 1.8i Honda Accord today.
What sort of things should I be look out for on this sort of car? (I've never owned a Honda before).
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Thanks for the help.
Bought it yesterday. Very nice drive back from middlesex to kent it was too.
The only problem (hopefully the only one) which is no big deal is the remote key fob.
Please see my post in tech matters if you can help.
Cheers again for the help.
Looks like a good wheeze. Sort of.....
www.mongolrally.com/teamlist.php
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Seem to be quite a few old Polos. Let's hope they have packed a fuel pump and Hall Sender...
I have a query re HPI and settling finance agreements - once the finance has been settled and funds cleared how often do they update HPI's database? Is it regularly updated or would you have to do a check yourself and pay the HPI fee?
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I noticed in the letters section in one of the classic car mags one of the letter writers moaning that the feature writers were using metric measurements when imperial was more appropriate ie for spanner sizes etc.
Well have a butchers at ts.nist.gov/ts/htdocs/200/202/EUDirective.htm .
The gist of a meeting between EU reps and United States reps was the fact imperial measurements after 2010 will be outlawed and that includes usage in Magazines and Books. Read more
Isn't it strange that we're all taught in metric at school yet the real world is still using imperial?
To be honest I see no reason for a complete change - I'm happy to use both and do, as I wouldn't dream of measuring th diameter of a rod or hole in inches, yet I'd always use a 5mil or 10mil grid for PCBs!
For the amount of money which would need to be spent changing every road sign in the country, I honestly can't believe it would ever happen. You just have to think of the number of things we still specify in metric, like TV sizes, wheel rims, wipers, tyre pressures, burger mass, etc to realise that changeover just isn't practical. My generation was bought up on metric in school, yet you don't see us going around talking about 46cm wheel rims and asking for a 113 gram-er with cheese at McDonalds.
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Mike Farrow
I am being driven nuts by my previously mega-reliable 4.0L ltd auto cherokee (75000). The engine took to just stopping whilst driving (annoying and dangerous) and finally traced this to the Crank Position Sensor. I had this replaced but now, though, it and not me decides whether it starts or not. Once running it goes just fine (no stopping like before). When it chooses to start it just fires up at first crank - if not then nothing will make it fire.
The ''experts'' that have looked so far say 'electrical' but can find nothing wrong.
I reckon it is another sensor playing up. Any ideas out there?
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I've not heard about that before, but the car has been undercover for most of its life and all of the last eight months. Could previous heat have affected it?
Does anyone know which factory is building RHD Alfa Romeo 159s for the UK market? I haven't asked AR themselves yet - just wondered if any reader knows. Wikipedia says South Africa but other internet sites point to Italy.
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I would ahve expected some comment in the following review if they were SA .
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I've just been reading the "W211 Mercedes Diesel Under £10k at Auction Today" article with great interest. Of all the auction prices though, the "BMW 320d SE 150 Touring, 02 reg, 42k miles £14,800s" leapt out at me!
Did a 2002 320d SE Touring really make £14,800 or is this a misprint? Were any readers at Blackbushe today?
£14,800 seems a ridiculously high price to pay for a 02 320d SE Touring - my curiosity has got the better of me and I would love to know if this car really made that price.
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Hi John,
Many thanks, very kind of you to reply so quickly. £10,600 still sounds relatively high - BMW oil burners still seem to be commanding quite a premium, I may have to look at a VW Passat instead!
VW Golf MK 2 has failed its MOT today because the front nearside brake hose is rubbing on the suspension strut.
The rubber clip that is supposed to hold it steady to the strut has broken, it looks like the clip comes with the hose.
Can any one tell me if there is an after market device that will deal with this problem or will I have to buy a new brake hose?
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Go to your local scrapyard and cut the grommet off using a craft knife (single cut), then glue the cut after fixing to the brake pipe with the cut in the bottom of the horseshoe shaped bracket. Or replace the flexi
purely hypothetically, assuming that somone in our household was going to buy this car. Assuming that someone in this household who had two of the best mechanics you've ever known as best mates.
Assuming all this, in a hypothetical sense....
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Discuss.
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You can do this at www.parkers.co.uk.
I found www.wisebuyers.co.uk to be better for this while I was deciding whether to get the Toledo or something else...very comprehensive.
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I think the metal strip across the dash is very smart. Give the Italians their due,it`s styling is superb-even if they had some American help. Nothing new there!
I love everything about the car,in fact it`s the only car i`ve kept for so long and I have no desire to change it. Looked after properly it can stand up to and even shock more up-to-date coupes.
Cam-belt can be changed for £400-£500,but not by Fiat,who still want £1200.