March 2007
Hi All,
Witnessed the immediate aftermath of a head on collision last night between a Mk2 Mondeo and a Golf. Not sure what the injuries were but both cars were a real mess. The track suit wearing Mondeo driver legged it from the scene.
Few minutes earlier and I would have been tangled up in it. I often drive late at night (through necessity) down the mean inner city streets of a large Northern town (city), in my 1979 Austin Allegro. I can tell you, that the amount of dodgy driving+erratic behavior I see at 12-00 at night is incredible. I think scally wags are about at this time of night.
Question is, does anyone remember having a bump in the seventies/seventies era car and how did it/you stand up? I'm trying to weigh up the added risks of driving my old Allegro vs My 1999 Rover 620ti (itself not the strongest of cars I'm led to believe)
What are the implications of an Allegro or such like being hit by any 1993 is onwards (airbagged) type cars?
Thanks, worried.
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hi there,just hoping to confirm something.Since filling at tesco in basingstoke i havehad probs when accelerating.It tends to cut off and then go.But has not stalled.The engine warning light is on.I am aware of the fuel contamination.I phoned peugot.They told me that this model does not have a catalytic convertor,so the best way to get it sorted is to fill it up with high octane fuel at Bp so it dilutes.
So my questions are is it true that there is no cat. convertor and would the diluting work
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If they did more than simple screw in a new sensor then fair enough :) I guess in this case its not as simple as it usualy is because its the fuel that caused the problem.
My wife returned home from work last night in a 1993 (K) Mazda Eunos. One of the clients in the architectural practice promised her about a year ago that he would change his car and give the Eunos to her when the money from a development came through. She didn't believe him, but, true to his word - he arrived in it yesterday and handed over the keys as a thank you gift for all the work she's done. Which is nice!
It's the 1600 auto version in BRG and is in pretty good condition.
Anyway, he has insured it for a month for her, but then we need to sort something out.
She has 4 or 5 ( I can't remember which) years no-claims that she currently uses on her 1970 Beetle, which also has an agreed value on a limited mile classic policy through Adrian Flux. She doesn't want to cancel that policy as she's paid up until November. So, we need to find an insurer who will insure the Eunos for a sensible price with no no claims.
Is this the best route to go down, or is she best looking at amending her Beetle cover to not use the no claims and transfer that on to the Eunos?
Confusing, confusing!
Cheers,
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"Now about your missus getting gifts from men friends......................."
Yes, I have asked her about that. Entirely innocent she says...!
Chop his hands off, he obviously isn't interested in amending his ways.
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I would give the "gentleman" in question his own custom made cell.
And then pile the earth back on top of him.
I have an ongoing issue with a 2L Astra DTI which vauxhall seem unable to solve. I have so far had the EGR valve and Mass Airflow meter replaced.
The issue is that when driving(normally on the motorway at speed) the engine management light comes on and I lose all power. I can stop and restart the car and it goes back to normal. The car seems to hestitate a under normal driving also. Vauxhall seem unable to replicate the problem and it doesn't look anything when I drive and the fault occurs. can anyone recommend somewhere in the South East that could help diagnose this problem or can you recommend anything I should tell vauxhall to look at. Read more
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Apparently almost completely uninjured....wonder what speed he hit that tree at? One place in the car is completely intact, the drivers seat. Surely any passengers would have died...incredible, Read more
Just as well it was a left hand drive car, the left cockpit is just about ok, whereas the right side cockpit (UK side) was destroyed.
I have just bought a R reg 2.1 diesel. To say I am pleased with it is an understatement. So much better than the older 1.9 units.
The car is in mint condition with the exception of the chrome inserts on the doors and on rear bumper, which are quite unsightly.
Can these be replaced on their own or will I need the whole trim?
Thanks in advance
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Update:-
My chap (a reliable and respected Cit. guru and CCC member) replies as follows:-
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For the Xantia, I can only supply the 4 door trims . They are ex stock,; despatched on receipt of payment of £22.50, (for UK), cheque,PO or Paypal.
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Drop me a mail via my company website's response form at www.telecomgreen.co.uk if interested.
Cheers
rg
Lots is said about the dangers of not mentioning modifications to insurance companies. I am now aware of a real life example of why you should.
I've just seen a colleague parking up in a different car to her Mini. I thought she had changed, but the Mini is in for repair following an accident involving a rottweiller, her car and a dry stone wall! The dog survived untouched, the wall took minor damage, the car is a mess.
Her husband fitted the mini with after market alloys which were never mentioned to the insurance company. At first they were refusing to pay out at all, but following protest they have said they will pay out, but they want £250 extra on the premium and the excess will increase from £150 to £500, so the accident has cost the owner £750. Read more
Look at eCar:
www.ecarinsurance.co.uk/
Run through a quote, you select mods from drop down lists, not much loading for most normal mods, same on eBike.
I have just save £220 with eCar, £450 to £230.
Anyone got any ideas about this one?
Engine would feel increasingly sluggish, meaning that I had to rev it harder than I normally do, until eventually it would go into limp home mode at about 3,000rpm. Fault would clear but problem would reoccur regularly.
Took it to independent Cit specialist who read the fault code, which showed a turbo vacuum problem. First attempt to repair saw the EGR valve replaced. That didn't solve it, so then the turbo was removed and sent for inspection, but it was OK. So the turbo actuator was next to be replaced before they finally declared it fixed with a new intercooler.
Trouble is, it still feels very sluggish compared to before all this, and the damn thing still goes into limp home mode on occasion if I need to go beyond 3,000rpm for any length of time, meaning that I daren't overtake anyone on single carriageways!
I can't really afford to keep chucking money at this either, it has cost me over a grand so far! Car is barely worth that so I've just been living with it, but it would be nice to have my old oomph back, if only I knew for sure what might need doing!
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Sounds like it's low on boost pressure if it's very sluggish, I would suspect the boost control valve or the hose from it to the turbo is leaking or collapsed. If they are ok it could be the ecu is being fooled into reducing the boost pressure by a faulty MAP or MAF sensor although i would suspect this would come up as a fault code.
On our local TV tonight here in East Yorkshire the leader of our council was interviewed regarding a proposal to increase the thresholds for the issue of speeding tickets.
He readily admitted that the scameras appeared to be revenue generators and that they did not pay any consideration to someone who has had a clean licence for say 20 years having a lapse and getting snapped at just over the limit in a place that was not particularly a hot spot. He said that this was not particularly fair and suggested that perhaps the treshold should be raised from 35 to 37 and perhaps just a letter of caution issued for a first offence if marginally over.
First bit of commonsense I have heard from a politician in a long time!
As the council are part of the Safety Camera Partnership' it will be interesting to see if the idea comes to fruition.
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Having said all that the figures they were talking about were raising the threshold from 35 to 37 which in reality is only a speedo needle width. I wonder where the Speed Seminar option falls into the proposal?
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In 1966 I saw (at close quarters) a driver impaled on the steering column. I went out the next day to buy seat belts for my 1965 Singer Chamois which already incorporated the mountings for retro fitting of the belts. I've had (and worn) seat belts ever since.
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