May 2007
how long will a 1994 - 1997 LR discovery 2.5tdi go for. i know it all depends on how it has been looked after etc etc, but what realisticly are they capable of? Read more
What is the reason that now more and more cars come with digital odometers?
What was the wrong with analog ones?
If battery is disconnected, what happens to the digital odo reading?
I assume cars manufacturers are wise enough [?] to probably supply a backup energy source. But what if that alternative power dies? Will it reset to 0 miles then?
Mine is analog though. Read more
I first became aware of electronic speedos with my Dads K-reg Rover 820Si. A dodgy sensor meant that you could intermittently accelerate from an indicated 0-100 in 0.5 secs.
Other times you could be driving in traffic and the needle would drop to zero for a few seconds or sometimes until the end of the journey. You had to memorise your speeds in different gears at different engine revs to avoid getting 'done'.
He had a V-reg Alfa 166 that had a similar problem also.
;o)
I am sure some of you have been in the same situation, so just wanting to see if I am correct with what I think....
colleague had a crash with another car, his (my colleagues) fault & car insured TPO
although no-one injured, police got involved & 'kindly' arranged for car to be towed away
now it is in some garages' yard, £150-odd fee for removal plus £12/day storage
need to get shot of the car ASAP as don't want to incur any extra charges than the frankly horrendous charges so far.
Need to get access to the car to retrieve personal effects, e.g. umbrella & suchlike
once done, the car can then be scrapped.
Is it perfectly reasonable for the garage to allow access to the car whilst it is in their possession ?
cheers,
Stu Read more
Oh yes ICE equipment is most definately "personal effects"
That would depend on whether it's the factory fit ICE, or stuff you've since fitted. And even if you do reclaim the stuff you've since fitted, you're supposed to put the standard ICE back in.
A friend of mine is relocating from France back to the UK. He'll be getting a nice shiny new LR Discovery as a company car back in England. Problem is: how does he get shot of his 3yr-old left-hand drive French-registered Vectra GSi?
It's worth more in France, but he hasn't got the time or patience or language-skills to try to sell it privately before he leaves France. Any suggestions on how to minimise the loss on the Vectra?
Thks, Read more
MY sister and brother-in-law have a house in France and have been looking for ages to find a left hand drive to keep over there. Taking a car from the UK and reregistering and converting headlamps etc is relatively uneconomic whilst finding something over there is fraught with language and procedural difficulties. My suggestion would be to put it on eBay in the UK in english with the car in the UK for viewing purposes and see what sort of response you get. A sensible reserve would offer protection against downside risk of low/few bids. I know something like this would solve a problem for my sister and I imagine there must be many in similar circumstances. There are also expat websites that may be of use.
Good luck, MGs
... whose posts were sometimes very funny, and quite often acerbic? Not a word for weeks now. Read more
And now back to motoring...
People whine in a litany for an 'edit button' enabling them to alter posts after the event. Sometimes one can almost see what they mean. The mild form of insanity induced by this dabbling in the virtual world, a sort of false omnipotence, often leads one to write things one later wishes one had not written. It is particularly galling when those things appear in a thread which is then closed.
It's easy to misunderstand things. It's easy to overreact. It's easy to be nasty to someone inadvertently, to think you're being smart when you're not, to think you're being funny when no one can understand what you're on about.
In fact given all of this, the more or less equable and pleasant atmosphere on this forum is little short of miraculous. A bit like the absence of a permanent general bloodbath on roads overcrowded with carphounds and idiots.
So: congratulations. So far so good, eh? Read more
Yup. Once posted, the die is cast.
If it's a serious mistake one can always post again.
Any idea when A Well Known National E-Newspaper will be back online? I can't search for motoring stuff, which is frustrating.
Good Luck to those labouring behind the scenes! Read more
Any idea when A Well Known National E-Newspaper will be back online?
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It is certainly back online today.
I can get an oil and filter change on my Diesel corolla 2003 for £25 from National..Much cheaper than Toyota.
However they specify the oil to be used as Visco 7000 0w-40
I enquired at my Dealership last service, and they said they used Shell Helix 10w-40
The handbook says ''Oil grade ACEA,b1,API CF-4 or CF''
Visco is CF
The hand book also says ''SAE 5W-30 is the best choice for fuel economy and good starting in cold weather,if you use SAE 10W-30 or higher at very low temperatures the engine may be difficult to start''
Basically, will I be ok with this oil from National as an interim,until my next main dealer service in November??
Thanks Read more
Makes me think I'll just stick to 10k oil changes if its this much bother
On the whole, I'd rather my cars were left alone than messed around with un-necessarily. It?ll leak oil afterwards, or they?ll round-off the sump plug, or only refit some of the undertray bolts.
Regarding the grade of oil, I?m not sure it matters much in the UK due to our relatively mild year round temperatures. My car (Mercedes C270Cdi) suggests a wide range of different grades according to the ambient temp, but it looks like anything from 0-20 would do when cold, and from 30 to 50 when hot. xxW30 oils mainly came along as they improve economy slightly, although it seems to be important on some engines - Ford Zetec engines can have problems with sticky valve gear if greater than W30 is used.
There seem to be good deals to be had on mondeos at the moment (old shape). I am looking at the ghia x or the titanium 2 litre petrol and possibly an automatic. What are the pros and cons? Read more
Mondeos, cheap, cheap ,cheap, get the newest, lowest milage for the money with warranty still in place.
You will not get a Jap for the same money ,and all cars are worthless in the end , pretty well.
the 2l Durate seems fine to me, I have one, an estate and it really has room in it , incredible and comfort in higher spec.
Economy is fair unless thrashed
A former model may have killed a cyclist because she was wearing stiletto heels while test driving a sports car, a court has heard...............
tinyurl.com/ypevk7
I'm sure the following point has been made before but an 8-month suspended sentence? Read more
I sincerely hope not.
So he was going at 60mph? Bit fast even for 6am, though I'd have to see the road to have a guess at what speed I'd do through it myself.
Can't remember, too long ago. If that was the reason then they might as well have forgotten about the engine altogether and just supplied a poggo stick - it would have made better progress.