October 2006
Then invite Scott Wade around to your house.
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The clock analogue clock in my Y-reg Ford Ka seems to be running slow recently.
Today when i got in it after not been started for a week i noticed the clock was about an hour slow, then once when i used it during the week it gradually became slower by a about 10 minutes.
Can anybody explain why this is?
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Its not what you drive, its how you drive it! :-) Read more
sounds like its getting itself ready for next saturday night....
Just had a quick look at Ebay classic cars, to keep the old appetite whetted, and the first thing I saw was a Mercedes 190 roadster, with a detailed service history etc, probably worth at least 25 grand of anyone's money if it's real. 10 hours to go, an asking price of 3,750 pounds and contact by private email only.
Last time I looked on there I saw a Rolls Royce worth around 25k, with a buy it now price of about 4k.
I remember the story from not long ago of a family that was attacked when they turned up somewhere with cash to buy what seemed a ludicrously cheap Merc.
What is going on there? Is Ebay incapable of policing its own site?
I have tried to post warnings on there but I can't figure out how to tell Ebay what I think of them.
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Ebay's listings are scanned as soon as the submit button is clicked. They don't like ads with DVD and copy in them, for example.
What they don't seem to be able to do is scan ads with obvious scammers' tricks, such as "do not contact me via Ebay"
could someone give me a valuation on two cars please. me and the missus are goona sell / part ex are cars and buy just one and i will use the van.
the reason i ask is that the usual car guide prices on the web seem to differ.
1997 hyundai coupe 2.0 litre SE
97k
metallic blue
fsh
2002 "52" renault clio extreme 1.5 diesel
3 door
black
45k
fsh
do i need to give anymore info?
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What Car - right at the end - has a (usually) helpful list of PX values. It doesn't go far enough back for the '97 Hyundai, but I'd guess between £1k and £2k.
Unfortunately it lists the Clio Extreme only as a 53 registration - must be an error. 52-reg 1.5 Clios are quoted bwteen £3k and £4k: depends on whether it's a 65 or an 80 bhp. Mileage is a little on the high side so maybe nearer £3k.
If you're PXing - best only to PX the Clio and try to sell the Hyundai privately. Generally, the newer the car you're buying the better price you'll get.
One final thought - if the Hyundai is in good condition and you're fond of it, but you're offered peanuts for it, consider keeping it: it may not lose much more than it has already.
Has anyone here had any experience (good or bad) of the above. I beleive there were a few problems with the early version, but I'm thinking of the latest one.
Which would be the best engine to go for the 110 or the 150 bhp (I do not want the 100 bhp) Read more
The old model had dreadfull reliability I've heard of several bad repots regarding the new model and of poor service fron the dealers.
The new VW Transporter is worth a look, as is the new Toyota van
With winter gloom almost with us I have noticed the bad state of catseyes and other reflective aids on our roads. On a recent trip back from the Westcountry most A & B roads reflectors were not working and those on the motorways were poor.
Car headlights are obviously better now than 20 - 30 years ago when people relied more on catseyes but surely they would still be a really useful aid to safety if they worked ?
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As a student (going back ...er....about 36 years!) I used to work for the Leicestershire Highways Authority during college vacations, and I used to be involved in the maintenance of cat's eyes. These were the genuine self-cleaning rubber ones, not the modern-day plastic stick-on type. I seem to see very few of that type these days as I suspect that the original design would be too expensive to maintain, and the degree of wear would be so much greater with today's levels of traffic.
If you haven't seen one close-up, the old rubber type were cleverly designed so that water collected in the cast-metal base plate would be squidged up by a vehicle passing over. This water would clean the 'cat's eyes'. Maintenance problems occurred when the base plates sometimes clogged up with grit and when the rubber wore. We used to walk miles with a special metal tool to take out and replace the rubber units. Another major cost occurred when the road was re-surfaced; if this was just surface-dressing, then the cat's eyes could be covered with a large patch which could be removed later but for any other surface replacement work, the base units had to be dug out with a jack-hammer and replaced after re-surfacing - a very expensive operation, I would think.
Hello all
I'm running an early A4 tdi (1995/6), And I'm not too sure if the N75 valve i piped up correctly? does anyone have a diagram or know which pipes go where?
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helo all,
iv got a `98` punto and the battery went flat overnite with no warning,it allways span the engine over fine before then. I bought a new battery and the old one was the original so at 8 years old it was gona die anyway. A month later and after not driving the car for 2 days the battery was barely starting the car so i took it for a good run (nite time-lights and heater fan on) and disconected the battery overnite...the battery was fine next day so im presuming the alternator is fine and i must have something draining it with ignition off. How do i find out what is draining the battery? There is a flashing led on the stereo but i doubt its that... thanks for any replies alan Read more
Remove the parcel shelf and check the boot light is being turned off when you close the hatch.
Hi All I have a 2000 x reg 1.9 tdi Passat
I developed a problem with the auxilary belt the when steerring the belt started slipping so it looked like the belt tensioner replaced that and i still have the problem , When on tick over the tensoner seems to vibrate !! which is causing the problems .
So far i have replaced the auxilary belt, automatic tensioner, power steering pump, and still the belt slips and on tick over the tensioner vibrates loudly
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i hope by when you say alternator you only mean the pully!? you can gat a genuin one for about £40 i think!
Thinking about my recent thread on BiL's 330d (my old car). When I had the car all servicing was done by the book and the tab picked up by the lease company. Now it's in private hands BiL has carried on the credo of FDSH down to the recent coolant and brake fluid (he's a flyer so a bit....well you know). Now is this a rip off or sensible line to follow. I have never changed brake fluid on a vehicle I've actually owned, but been "sensible" with coolant (you know checking it, making sure any top up is to proper spec). When my bike visited a Motorrad dealer they changed the brake fluid on a two year old low mileage bike..........the bike has ABS and I viewed that as a sensible thing to do;;;
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Changing brake fluid and coolant every two years is a very good idea.
The rip-off is in the pricing. I can change brake fluid in about 20 minutes using a MityVac. I can get a a litre of brake fluid for under £5 (dealers will pay less). So that's a charge of about £70 for 20 mins work for which the technician will receive about £5. Its very good business if you can get it.....
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DD. Brill. You really wouldn't want to hit the wash/wipe button!
JH