October 2006
Mercedes Benz World at Brooklands in Surrey opens next weeked - 28th October
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Ive got a rover 620 sdi, M reg. The factory fitted alarm seems to be throwing tantrums. It randomly goes off and Im not sure why. Ive had to disconnect the horn for now but its gonna kill the battery with the indicators.
Ive tried locking the car by key so that the inetrior sensors are disabled but no change so I can rule out movement to the car which leaves me with an electrical pull somewhere. Has anyone any idea where to start checking or things likely to cause this? Read more
Check to make sure the tailgate switch is shutting the boot light off,possible wire break in the rubber pipe between tailgate and body?
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Steve
I need an exhaust (box and rear pipe) for my 1996 2.5 litre petrol jeep. Apparently these are 'dealer only' and cost the earth The exhaust for the 4.0 litre is available from factors... and fairly cheap. They look the same to me. Does anyone know if they are the same? or if the 4.0 L exhaust can be modified to fit the 2.5L?
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For those who responded, or were interested...An Update....I bought a nice cheap exhaust for the 4.0 litre (6 cyl) and it fitted my 2.5 litre (4 cyl) without any modification at all.
I can't seem to find the oil filter on my renault clio 1.2 16v 2002. Any offers?
Am I just being stupid or am I staring right at it?
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If it's the same as my 2000 1.2 8v, the filter is located immediately above the front cross-member, just behind the crank pulley, making it almost invisible to a casual look.
Access is gained by removing the O/S wheel and opening the hinged plastic flap - crafty French!
Product I have never seen or heard of on sale today. Something to add to oil and another to put in the fuel tank. Claims up to 21% improvement in fuel consumption, up to 70& reduction in engine wear and up to 80% reduction in pollution. It also " Segregates carbon deposits and limits clogging which is the main cause of wear and decreased performance" - whatever that means
A bit of waffle about tests carried out according to international standards recognised by the automobile industry; "used today by many professionals and private users worldwide". No actual names of organisations who have done tests so I guess it is the usual overhyped stuff @ £24.95 for the 2 bottles. You can get your money back if you aren't satisfied but how are you going to know if it has or hasn't worked - will you be able to locate your segregated carbon deposits?
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I've sent Tony a copy of the ad. I'll let you know what happens.
The ad looks just like so many others of its ilk. I wouldn't touch the stuff with a bargepole. Perhaps it might be fun to press the manufacturers for more details of "Gold Medal Winner at International Invention Fairs at Brussels, geneva, Milan and Paris" . . . just done that at:
www.asta3000.com/index-en.php
Some motorcycle parking, which I believe is free, can be seen here and there in London. But where I live people usually put their scooters or motor bikes in the residents' parking slots. Doesn't always matter, but what with one thing and another one sometimes longs to just ignore the damn things and crush them or move them.
Some cyclists have the good sense to leave them on the pavement, which inconveniences no one and leaves much needed space for badly parked cars.
However this I believe is illegal.
It shouldn't be. Indeed it should be the correct place to park these small, fragile, expensive, polluting, space-guzzling devices.
Politicians take note. This is a serious suggestion. Read more
you cant beat a still saw lud
Coming back south from "oop North" today I joined the M62 newar Howden, S Yorks. Rather peculiar junction, you go over the motorway to a roundabout, double back on yourself to the only exit from roundabout onto a downhill slip road. Near top of slip road was a police car, half on a very narrow hard shoulder, half on sliproad, with red lights flashing. Thought there might be a queue or something, but no, just cop with radar gun pointing towards motorway below. I joined a clear inside lane at 70 and was almost immediately passed by a lovely red Ferrari which was doing about 80 in the middle lane - well he wasn't going much faster than me anyway. He was being passed by a few cars in outside lane doing about 85 - 90 ish, maybe even faster. Could still see slip road in mirror and watched cops set off and blast along until after a while they were behind the Ferrrari now in inside lane and half a dozen other cars which had been going fater than him in outside lane but which had now moved into middle lane and slowed to 70. Cops overtook them all and pulled in front of Ferrari with all lights flashing. I went past just as they were stopping on hard shoulder.
But why him? There were at least 6 other cars who had gone down outside lane much faster, and yes I realise the Ferrari was doing over 70 so was breaking the law, but it did seem a bit unfair. Maybe they stopped him to tell him what a nice car he had.
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Ahhh - I'd missed that.
Carry on.
I'm a constant moaner about duff lights but discovered this evening that the n/s dip bulb on SWMBO's Focus was dead. I want to get onto the case in the morning and I've sussed that there is some instruction in the 'Owners's Guide'.
After recent posts about difficulties in changing bulbs, have I got trouble ahead - or is it as easy as a quick glance at the 'Guide' seems to suggest? Any comments from Focus bulb changers would be most welcome. Thanks. Read more
That's because halogen bulbs, as the filaments age, will progressively reduce
their light output. Might be worth changing the other side as well.
Thanks, Chaz, you've confirmed what I'd suspected - but after the problems I had getting the first one in, I'm in no hurry to tackle the second one ;-)
I've been a member of Streetcar for a while now, renting a Golf for a fiver an hour for the few times a month I need a car.
There's an interesting article on Car Clubs in today's (London) Evening Standard where two blokes gave up their cars for a month and used a car club instead. One of the guinea pigs was Richard Bacon who says he has decided to get rid of his Cayenne after calculating he could save five grand a year by using CityCarClub instead. Guinea pig number 2 says he will use a car club as an alternative to a second car.
It's unlikely many people will give up their only car in favour of a car club car, but I was just wondering how many would dump their second car if there was a car club vehicle located within a 'reasonable' distance of their home? And if not, why not? Read more
Whizzgo have just started offering Picassos and are looking at offering other vehicle types in the future. They seem to have a deal through Citroen, so a C8 may appear one day.
What's the best diesel estate car out there today for around £7K or there abouts????
1, Reliability
2, Pulling Power
3, Size
4, Equipment
etc...................
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'transmission tunnel in a Mondeo'? is there a model I don't know about?
Unless you are doing high mileages why bother with a diesel at all?- are you going to use chip shop oil ?(joke)
Diesels are more hassele than petrol over time with more to go wrong .and it does.
as for the 'french thing'- just look at the Which guide to reliable cars- that says it all.
Surely Mondeos are easier to mend ,with cheap parts, as they get old - must be a plus point?
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another reason to avoid the area then, at all wekends but specially next wekend. ( i wonder how long they will keep it free, after all the cars, circuits, exhibits and attractions get trashed by vandals or by "top-gear" style driving ).
as it is, roads around st.georges hill are congested whenever there is a weekend event at brooklands.