May 2007
Can anyone tell me where the paint code is on my 99 T reg GLS 1.0L Corsa(3 cylinder)
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Am starting to wonder if i have been too narrow minded in my search - if anyone has any alternative suggestions i would be grateful - this is what i'm after
1.4 - 5 door - petrol
Nice looking -both inside and out- i am a girl and this matters a lot
Plenty of boot space for my shopping bags
Suitable for motorway, town and country driving
No more than 13k
And its my only chance for a long time to have a new car so i dont really want to be going for something used Read more
As an alternative to the Focus there is always the Mazda 3 -- based on the Focus but with better build quality and cheaper. It's a bit of a Marmite car looks-wise but ticks all the other boxes. The 1.8 is really a rather quick little car, and not too bad on the insurance either (0-60 in 8.5 seconds, insurance group 8).
I wouldn't bother with the 1.6 Focus/Mazda diesel though -- the usual diesel turbo problems apply; a friend's '3 just had its turbo let go at 2 years old/38,000 miles. Peugeot unit, personally wouldn't trust it.
Hi all,
I am selling my car on the net and have recieved an e-mail from a company who have seen my add and want me to use them to sell it. The e-mail reads:
Advertise your Volkswagen for sale for only £7.50 at ******************
Your Advert will stay active until you have sold your car and the price includes a photo if required. You can also change the Selling Price online as often as you want.
We noticed your Advertisement on the Internet (we do not use mailing lists) and we are writing to let you know about an offer we are running for people selling Cars like yours.
Our Website has been open since 1999 and we are listed on over 1500 Search Engines World-Wide.
The site is interactive which enables you to create the best Advertisement for your Car and change your Selling Price whenever you want.
If you respond to this e-mail we will discount our normal Advertising fee to £7.50. To claim your discounted Advertisement please change the amount in the payable box to £7.50 on the page where you enter your Card details. We will then activate your Advertisement as soon as your details are received.
We apologise if this e-mail has caused any inconvenience or offence, but please be assured that we do not buy or sell e-mail lists, and you will not be contacted again.
We look forward to hearing from you.
Has anyone got any experience from using these companies - is it worth it?
Does this have scam written all over it??
Cheers
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Have changed it again, hopefully for the last time! Thanks again,
Jon
how do you find it to drive on motorways ? have read mixed reports about its performance and was hopeing to get some more feedback Read more
it would be the new design with a 1.4 petrol engine
My '95 turbo diesel produces clouds of white smoke and a bit of mis firing on start up but settles down nicely after about half a minute or so.
I am sure there is a lot of air in the system after an overnight rest because when I pump the rubber priming pump it is very soft to start with but only gets moderately harder after a few squeezes. If I leave it a minute, the rubber bulb goes soft again. Does that mean the priming pump needs replacing?
Is there a non-return valve in the pump? Read more
It sometimes depends if you have a Bosch or Lucas fuel system.
Duff glow plugs on either fuel system on the car will cause it to spew alittle white smoke and run roughly for the first few seconds, then smooth out.
Best search this site for Glow plugs as its been mentioned so many times on how to test for a faulty plug or two.
If your system is a bosch, then if as you say you think air is getting in into the system. Then you will have a problem in starting whether you have good or duff plugs. And this is normally due to the rubber cotton braided leak off pipes between the injectors and fuel pump that are cracked and need replacing. If you replace these, make sure you get a good brand of kit as the cheap ones don't last at all.
If its a Lucas system, then this leak off pipe problem does not apply as it does not effect the starting on this engine, only duff plugs as above.
I have recently noticed a recovery vehicle parking at night with what is obviously a car on its way to the scrap yard on the back. It is the type of truck where the vehicle on tow has its front wheels suspended in a cradle and its rear wheels on the road.
I realise that these old cars need to be transported to the scrap yard but is it legal to park them in the street overnight? Read more
i agree most builders skip the waste ticket only a hundred quid or so but now the law states you cant dump building waste without a ticket you cant enter a couincil dump with a commericail vechile
I had my RAC membership renewal yesterday. I tried to check something on the conditions but all the operators were too busy. I did look at other firms and noticed that you get a better deal for being a new customer, so I rang the RAC again. Got through this time and after asking to cancel, got a 25% discount. So I renewed.
Same thing happened with car insurance, and, I believe, does with satellite TV. Threaten to cancel and a good reduction is forthcoming.
I'll remember that for next time. Read more
Direct Line £120 inc No Call Out Discounts for 5 yrs £120 for 2 cars
Green Flag (same Company as owned by DL) £92.40 for new customers
I am now a "new customer" and saved £27 even without the New Customer discount GF were less expensive
Just been browsing around for something else and found this website, and thought some of you might be interested. Features renderings of Mk1 and Mk2 Escorts and Mk1 Capris; which look really rather cool IMO...
www.dmmultimedia.com/escort_01.htm
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Superb though strangely unlike the rest the white std Twin Cam has rectangular lights, IIRC it was only the GT and XL that had rectangular lights.
Great and I travel it every day.
www.eveningtimes.co.uk/news/display.var.1398557.0....p Read more
Nothing new there. It was a death trap when I used to use it 40 years ago.
I am about to replace the wiper motor and linkage. Does anyone have any tips or warnings about pitfalls that I might encounter please?
Is it a reasonably straightforward DIY job? Read more
Yes, the wipers on the E300D were a bit sluggish until I gave the mechanism a good oiling. I found that most of my time was spent fighting with layer after layer of rubber sealing strips and plastic trim panels - when I finally got to the motor and linkage, it was all quite straightforward.
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Well done D.D. ......Found it, and found the additional info' from the website you mentioned.Many Thanks ! mally434