October 2006
Hi Folks
Just been out on the bike before it pours down later, came across a diesel spill down a main road for a good 3 miles or so, obviously a truck or something leaking. Does anyone know how I can report it and to whom? On a bike it's a significant hazard.
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Worth spreading the word here
news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/north_east/6072232.stm
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I really, really trust that this individual is caught very quickly, locked up and the keys thrown away permanently.
It's been on the news all day and the details, bare though they are, are sickening.
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What\'s for you won\'t pass you by
this problem started 2 months ago.when driven below 60 mph no problems,temp gauge sticks at 90.take it past this speed for a while and temp keeps rising until boiling and pumping out of vent hole in header tank.just had electric fan and senser assy replaced but no difference
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Collapse, as in get sucked out of shape and go from round cross section to oval. A jubilee clip or two might/could force the hose to stay circular. If you actually put a metal sleeve all the way along it it couldn't collapse - jubilee clips are a sort of half-way house, or do I mean half way hose??!!
Astonished to read in Honest John's DT page the letter from the man concerned about red lights in Leeds. He reported that he regularly ran the red lights at night; find it hard to believe that this letter was published. Hope the police look into the case. Read more
Really annoying on short length TTL's though one of my pet hates.
The real price in Romania is 6800 Euros with no taxes added...It's Not Good At All...In Germany the price is 12.800 Euros...Has very bad steering and it's very noisy inside...
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In my neck of the woods there are still both the original Renault 12s and the newer Dacias around, several in estate versions too and, if course, the pickup which was sold in the UK fairly extensively. Only one silver Logan spotted so far and it looked bad in silver which usually flatters. As for the Dacia Duster, it was better than a Lada Niva in being less noisy and the soft top version could be fun but you are right it was pretty useless off road. Holds quite a lot of students though.
Last week my wife under instruction (as she is on a provisonal licence) scuffed a bumper of a parked car when practicing a manouver. We waited until the driver came back and showed her the 2 small 4-5 inch scratces on her bumper. The occupents of the car did not notice as it was so slow! We have received a letter from her Insurance company. Our insurance policy has a massive excess due to a) her licence and b) a voulentry XS to reduce the premiums. Therefore £500 xs... plus we will loose 2 years no claims etc etc. These scratches could cost us loads of dosh!
Therefore, can i contact her insurance and them to repair the damage and send me the bill direct, as it will work out cheaper this way. I have already told my insurance company, but i want to avoid using them to pay the bill.. Read more
>>> Apprently the excess is payable as its our fault. My insurance company ...
as it is definitley not animg and shaming, would robgw & rustbucket & adam please state which insurance company tehy are with. ( i am interested as i wish to enquire from those companies how their third party only policies operate ).
thanks.
I intend to replace my diesel Mondeo (2004 model) with a PETROL car of similar size. I cannot afford new, but I would like something less than 2 years old and the cheaper the better. Any suggestions for a similar sized vehicle? Reliability is of greatest importance, with safety also being relevant. I won't consider another Mondeo due to quality problems with the current one and poor service from the dealers. Read more
That is a matter of opinion does not even begin to compare with a Mondeo,I just ofloaded a 54 2.2sve and it was the biggest load of .... I have driven for a long time ,using a 1.8 Mondeo estate at the moment and its superb.
I have a 1999 Hyundai F2 Evolution Coupe, but the engine has started ticking over slowly & a bit eratic. I've found three wires that have pulled out of what looks like a regulater attached to the top of the fuel injection. The problem is i can't get a manual on the car & don't know which colour wire go into which part of the plug. Can any one help.
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Hi,
I have a !998 1.3 Accent Coupe, don't know if engine is similar to yours?
Likewise I have no manual but opposite to the throttle butterfly is a plastic fitting with three cables, I assume it is a TPS.
Looking at it from the top the cable colours (main colours, not the tracers) from the left are green, blue and white.
Hope this helps
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One mans junk is another mans treasure
Just been for an MOT and had an advisory that my tyres are starting to perish, had a look at them & there are hairline cracks all around the groves in the tread pattern, not in the sidewall. The cracks go around the entire circumference & are probably less than a mm deep.
How old are these tyres - 18 months - tread depth about 5mm
Is this normal are are they duff & need replacing now.?
Instinct is to get rid of them now but should I also complain to manufacturer or just accept as as a thats life.
Oh, that are a top brand, no cheapies
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Maybe this global warming thingy really is touching our lives in
so many ways now.
The sun's always been there though!
i have been looking at a vw transporter minibus and a toyota of the same.
can anyone shed some light into which one is the best/most reliable of the two.
many thanks.
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I'm with oldgit when it comes to rattly cars and SWMBO's 53 plate Corolla is plagued by rattles.
The car must have doubled in weight (slight exageration but you get the jist) with the amount of fibre/foam padding they have put in and it still has not cured it. Trouble is I keep finding bits of it so it's obviously falling out.
In response to jase - there have been a number of posters in here that have cited rattly Toyota's and I know HJ raised this as an issue on his long term Avensis test.
Also look at the CBCB on some Lexus model and customers appear to have raised concerns of rattles also.
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I did it the other day:
www.honestjohn.co.uk/forum/post/index.htm?f=2&t=45...8
An hour later there was sand on the road.