May 2007
I was mulling over the idea of cheap transport recently, preferably something that's got room for a family but only as a second car.
Would a London Taxi fall into this group I wonder? Let's consider the case for a Fairway model with the 2.7 litre diesel engine:
- Parts are cheap
- They're fairly simple
- They should be reliable
- errr, that's it.
Downsides are:
- Motorways will be a test of human endurance at anything over 60mph
- Everyone will wave at you
- It probably won't go south of the river at night
I've ridden in the back of a few and I understand it's basically an Austin Westminster underneath so it won't be the last word in comfort by any means. Do any backroomers have experience of running one?
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im having problems getting into all gears on my vw polo 1.4. 02 reg. but wen the engine is off it goes in smoothly. any ideas?? Read more
Sounds like the classic symptoms of clutch drag - ie the clutch isn't freeing off properly when the pedal is depressed. Many possible causes. Not sure if this car has hydraulic or cable clutch and what the adjustement method is (if any) but it could range from the expensive (Faulty clutch pressure or friction plate, rusty splines) to the cheap (incorrect manual adjustment) through intermediate (faulty cable adjuster, faulty hydraulics).
JS
My 97000 mile Nissan Primera 2.2dCi T-SPEC cruise control appears to be faulty. I bought it a few weeks ago, private deal, and wonder whether it might be my misunderstanding of how it works. I have not owned a car with cruise before, but I use a Peugeot 806 at work that has it.
I switch cruise on, the light illuminates, but often I cannot then set it. It sets eventually, but I might have travelled ten miles by the time it does. I had thought it was a faulty switch, but once it is running I can use the same button to slow the car down. That seems to work every single time, without fail.
It doesn't appear to have anything to do with speed or gear, I have tried it when in 4th, 5th and 6th at speeds varying from 30 to 70mph. I keep my feet completely off the pedals.
Apart from that the car seems to be in extremely good order.
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I got it once I heard from the previous owner. Just before I bought it the car went in for a clutch check. I figured it was the switch on the clutch pedal. It's working every time now.
my passat 1.8t sport(auto) refused to start the other day, there was no clicking from thr starter solonoid as i would expect if the starter was on the way out, i ended up reattempting to start about 10-15 times then it started ok? any ideas?
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I tried moving the gear stick,to no avail.
i was thinking ignition switch as all connections to batt` and starter appear ok.
What oil would be recommended for my newly aquired HDi 110 (in a 406) assuming 6k changes?
I have a few gallons of Total Q7000 left from servicing its XUD predecessor which meets the handbook spec but would a fully synthetic 5w40 be more appropriate?
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Thanks all, looks like I can use either so perhaps I'll finish what I've got and then switch it to a fully synthetic later.
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A while ago I had my front drivers side wheel bearings replaced. Shortly after that the gaitor on that side split and leaked quite a bit of oil. This was also replaced by the garage. Since then I have had a noise coming from the wheel when I slow down to around 25 mph usually after having driven for about 15 miles. TThe noise is not a squeal but sounds more like a dry joint to me. The noise stops when the brakes are applied. The garage says there is no problem they can find. Could the oil leak after the gaitor split have caused a problem somwehere if the oil wasnt properly replaced? Any ideas as Im stumped.
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Generally if the CV-joint is worn, it will clatter / knock when going around corners. Find an empty carpark (supermarket?) and go slowly around in circles, first in one direction, then the other. Make sure you're on full lock when you do it. If no clattering / knocking then it's not the CV's.
By the way, it's grease inside the gaitor, not oil.
As the noise stops when you apply the brakes, that sounds to me like the garage haven't fitted the anti rattle shims to the brake pads, or applied copper grease to the rear of the pads and they're rattling within the calipers.
The results are here: (down at the bottom of the page, click on the league tables)
www.whatcar.co.uk/news-special-report.aspx?NA=2255...2
{please do not post direct links to 'What Car' , ie, leave off the http part of the link - DD}
A lot of the results are fairly predictable (Honda, Toyota, Lexus, Skoda at the top), but there are some unexpected ones. A few that jump out at me:
1) The most satisfying (or should that be 'satisfactory'?) Ford is the Fusion.
2) Merc A-Class beats every single Subaru.
3) In the manufactuer's league table, Jaguar beats Audi, BMW, Mercedes, & Volvo . . . and they all beat Subaru (who are in the middle of the table with Nissan, Kia, and Ford.) Read more
A general comment about surveys - whilst there are lots of interpretations that can be gleaned from the information that a (public opinion) survey gives, the only thing they prove is that they have been filled in by people who want to take part in a survey.
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Add a supercharger and propellor to produce a compact light weight unit that can power a paraglider in the rarified Himalayan atmosphere higher than Mount Everest.
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I didn't actually work for them; their hacks just weren't brave enough to take a pile of twisted green wreckage down the runway at Ridiculous speed and jumped at an offer of help from a passing volunteer [or idiot.....?]
It was quite amazing how well those metal rod reinforced temporary screens stood up to it. Even at a true 100+ [well as true as a Muniquip T3 radar gun can get!] they stayed put; you could even still use the wipers. The stick-on unreinforced ones didn't make it past 40.
Hi all,
Earlier in the year I posted about some joy riders trying to take my corsa so on the advice of the forum I bought and stuck on a disklok but my luck seems to be out as the car has been shunted while parked on the road in front of the house and the bumper is cracked open and this happened over the last bank holiday W-end that I was away. I came back to find the damage and a note on the windscreen, a scribbled name and a mobile no. and my fears were realised as the no. does not work and I am on TPFT :-/
I can only guess that it happened during the day and he tried to appear honest to any onlookers, but as I intend to scrap the car at the end of the year I am not so angry but this is the 2nd time it has been hit while parked outside my house in 4 yrs and it is a quiet residential road.
So before I get a newer car I am seriously thinking of getting some sort of CCTV camera to point onto the road to catch a no. plate next time it happens and I wonder if anyone has done this?
Do I need a special camera with say a certain no. of fps to catch a no. plate clearly? and are there any commercially produced systems for this purpose?
Any advice is much appreciated.
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Ashok is the fps per channel always equal to the total fps divided between the total no. of channels available or the no. of channels actually used with a camera? and is this limited by the lens used?
Hillman I intend to put it on a swivel joint so I should be able to attach it to the outside of the house and angle it down the road.
Hi i am wondering if any one can help me with my Ford Mondeo 1993 K reg Airbag light problem. It is always on not flashing just on i have looked for the yellow connector under the seats but there are none, also check all fuses but still it is on all the time :o( please can someone help me Cheers Read more
Thanks again but does any one else have any ideas ??
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