March 2007
Hi All,
One of my colleagues, who had a company car, has left the company. I have been offered the use of his vehicle for the remaining term of the lease as the business are liable for the rental costs (25 days).
Now, I'm sure, like most things in life, this has a tax implication, I'm just not sure what. Would anyone please be able to give a rough idea? Details are:
Car: VW Golf TDi 105
Year: 2006 (56 plate)
Term: 25 days
Business Miles: Nil.
Cheers,
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hi all ,i have been offered a mazda 323f 1993 as a first car for my son, it appears in very good order one owner fsh etc any one any opinions on this model good or bad thanks Read more
Insurance might be quite expensive if your son is in his teens
Hello,
Can anyone help with any info. & an independant Audi Leicester based garage to help re the above. After some recent work including all belts being changed,coolant change and dashboard heater display bulb replacement ,my car heater only blows warm air /cold irrespective of the setting . My local garage (non-specialist) is baffled!
Thanks
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Vauxhall Astra 1.4i 1997 P
My Astra has suddenly started misting up very badly when it rains.
Its not a gradual problem, it just started doing it a couple of weeks ago.
The internal heater blower does sound a bit 'different', a bit wheezy if that makes sense. Need to have it on '2' rather than '1' to feel any air.
The effect is similar to when you turn the re-circulation button on. The windows mist up very quickly. (The problem is not the re-circ button, it is still working, as you can hear it changing from open to closed)
There appears to be no 'fresh' air coming into the system. If it is cold the car will mist up gradually. It it rains it mists up almost instantenously.
It never used to mist up at all, why is it doing it now?
Any suggestions or advice very welcome.
Regards
Phil
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Thanks for all your suggestions.
I'll look at the heater matrix and pollen filters.
I'll give the cat litter thing a miss though! The interior isn't actually damp. (it doesn't steam up when parked in the sun) It only really steams up when the heater/blower is on.
Regards
Phil
Ford Mondeo 1.7TD, 1998 - Slipping Clutch.
From a bit of background reading I gather this is a common fault.
Can a slipping clutch be adjusted? or is it just a case of replacement?
Currently the clutch is engaging at about 2cm from the top of the clutch pedal's travel.
When the turbo kicks in the clutch slips. Not a huge problem, just a slight annoyance.
Can the point at which the clutch engages, relative to the pedal postion, be adjusted to give the clutch more chance of engaging properly?
2nd Question:
Juddering, steering when on full lock? Is there something that can be adjusted or is it something that needs replacing?
The car only cost me £500, so I'm not looking to spend big wads of cash on it.
All help and advice gratefully received
Regards
Phil Read more
It's just run in at 135,500miles! A spring chicken.
I will have a look around. I have been recomended somewhere local so I'll be in touch with them. I may well spend the money at some point and get it fixed, but not right now.
Cheers for the advice.
Phil
A significant milestone. I've now had my Berlingo 5 years - which is the longest I've ever kept a car.
What's the longest other backroomers have kept a car - and how long would they intend to keep their current vehicle?
In my experience, most people don't keep cars that long. They tend to fit into 3 categories
1) New car people. They buy their cars new, and keep them 3 to 5 years.
2) Nearly new people. They let someone else take the depreciation - buy their cars at about 1 to 3 years old - keep them until they are about 8 to 10 years old. These folk tend to keep their cars longer than most.
3) Bangernomics people. Buy cars at least 10 years old, and get rid of them when a big bill comes along - usually only a couple of years later.
(Yes, I know we've done this before, but it is a significant moment for me and the Berlingo!) Read more
I'm your category 2.
I've been driving 22 years and have had 5 cars.
2000 Accord; 110,000 now; will keep it until 2010 or thereabouts (unless I get rich before that).
I've recently seen what appears to be self-bonding sand used at the edge of a road to fill in the waterlogged ruts on the grass verge caused by people driving off the carriageway. When it's compacted it bonds itself together. I'd like to get some to fill in the sludgy ruts at the edge of the grass verge outside our house. Does anybody know what it's called? I've googled for "self-bonding sand" but it didn't come up with anything.
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Try a decent Builders Merchants that has loose stockpiles of material. At our old local one you can take your own sack and shovel some in. If they have not got 4mm to dust, try to get 20mm to dust crushed limestone hardcore. It needs to have sufficient "fines" in it for it to knit up when compacted; on the other hand you dont want it *too* dusty or it may not knit up very well either.
To compact it you could drive your car over it a dozen times... I would probably hire a rammer or wacker plate, because I like playing about with bits of plant, but this would probably overdo it!
Rich.
P.S. It appears in some areas they sell "scalpings" (never heard of this before) but this seems to have 40mm stone in it and a clay content, which I dont think would be as good as limestone.
I have just found this: www.rivarsandandgravel.co.uk/Sheets/potholes.html
have just got back from picking the mother outlaw up from Bournemouth Airport (why she did not just use her broomstick as she normally does I don't know), whilst sat there in the car I watched a young lady pull up to the car park barriers, stop, press the button on the machine to issue a ticket, press the button again, and again, then get out of the car to press it, after about 5 attempts she realised that both the entry and exit barriers were raised and no tickets were needed. What got me was how she had actually managed to drive to the airport in the first place as clearly her mind was not on her driving, as it was very, very obvious that the barriers were raised as you pulled up to them, made me also wonder how many near accidents she might have caused on the way!!!!! (after I stopped laughing) Read more
Ah, but does the fact that the exit barrier is raised when you go in guarantee that it will still be raised when you go out? I think I'd try to take a ticket just in case, although perhaps not 5 times.
John
Hi
My 10 year old Pegueot has got water in the boot which has got under the back seat. I've got the water out of the boot but want to remove the back seat to dry it out, any ideas how to remove it? and any ideas where the water got in?
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Most likely the rear lamp seals will be the place where the water got in, tube of clear silicone will fix that.
Very well know 406 issue, much worse on the later multiplexed 406s as it mess with the electrical system, your will be ok electrically as its not multiplexed.
Also check the door & sill drains holes are clear while your getting your hands dirty.
news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/908923.stm
Makes you aware what price can be paid in saving a few bob..... Read more
That's the advantage of 2 trolley jacks and 5 axle stands. Take no chances.
Steve.
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Thanks all!