July 2007
Nsar is off on his jollies. Any recommendations for a cheapo car-hire deal at Pisa Airport? Read more
just moved a fiesta mk 5 v reg ,not turned a wheel for 4 weeks and i heard the usual boing noise of a front spring breaking.
The interesting thing on this occasion is if you look at the roadspring it was actually corroded halfway across the break and you can just see on the shiny part to the right the bit that was holding it togrther prior to the boing moment.
I think this is the 3rd 2000 year road spring ive had break in the last 12 months now and they cost £25 a piece plus all the hassle.
Could you imagine selling the thing and the customer drives it 3 feet prior to the front end dropping.
the photos from the camera was only £18 so no moaning mind.
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Had front springs on my 51 plate Citroen Xsara Estate go without warning overnight. Were fine one day, then the next when I used the car they were broken, the creaking noise giving it away. I was lucky they didn't pierce the tyres.
Typically this happened the day before I was due to drive long-distance to see a friend I'd not seen in 25 years, for his 40th birthday party, so I had to cancel the trip :(
My Honda Africa Twin motorcycle has twin headlights. Both have dip and main. One has had a small hole (1.5cm) punched in it by a stone. I have used a repair kit on the hole and also installed clear acrylic protectors. There is no effect on the illumination from the light. Will this fail an MOT?
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Thanks for the replies. As an aside and for interest - its actually a French import that I bought new in 1998, consequently the lights dip the wrong way and its never failed any of its 6 MOTs so far! (It has not been tested by the same place it got the bike)
I have a 1998 318TDS touring E36 for the past 6 years I have given the car an oil and filter change every 6-9 months using Mobil 1 semi-synthetic at Kwik-Fit. I have the car full serviced by an independant BMW garage when neccessary.Kwik-fit say that their computer states that Mobil 1 is now not recommended for my car,I am now confused whether to use Mobil 1 or not. can
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There are a large number of Toyota, Mercedes and VW owners, in the US, who had engine failures due to sludging. In most cases due to using low grade oils, which might be OK on a large American with low output per cubic inch! So, "oil is of variable quality" would be more accurate. No doubt the tribologist went on to explain that the product is a package of oil and additives suspended/dissolved in it?
M62 then M66 or cut across the A646 Travel time 2:00PMish Wednesday
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perhaps new drivers ( and those of us who may feel invincible) should view the pictures on this web-site so they know what they're getting themselves into...
www.wreckedexotics.com/newphotos/bad/
caution - no bodies, just cars but not for the faint-hearted. Read more
Perhaps bodies and body parts would have been more to the point... in the case of the texting girl driver for example.
Looking at those wrecks I can't help feeling that there may have been a few bodies.
As some of you will have seen in a couple of previous post, I'm wanting another 4x4. Having tried going back to a car, I miss the drive of the Terracan (or more precisely its space). Therefore I now have a shortlist:-
Nissan Patrol 2.8TD - 99/00 ish @ £5-6K
Isuzu Trooper 3.0D - 99-01 ish @ £5-7K
Toyota Landcruiser 3.0D - 98 - 00 ish @ £5-7K
Range Rover - 98-00 ish @ £5-8K
Others that I thought about
Navara Pickup - bit too basic
Ranger/L200/Hilux - ditto, for the year
Does anyone have any experience of running these?
What are the autoboxes like?
Servicing costs?
Any reallife experiences would be nice to hear, especially anyone who has used one off-road!
Thanks
Phil
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wonder if this driver was over the edge
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Doesn't mention if the car was an automatic or not.
It wouldn't suprise me if it was mentioning his foot slipped!
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Why is this sign displayed on the back of security vans collecting money from banks?
Does it mean:
a) a warning to thieves that the vehicle is being actively followed by policemen? Can this really be true?
b) an instruction to any police who might be handy, as in "Follow that cab!" Why, and what happens if there aren't any police around?
Either way it seems a bit optimistic to hope that the police might be in a position to take time off from filing paperwork in order to attend to bank robberies that haven't actually happened. Read more
We had a similar system promoted by the local paper some years ago.
We had green triangular stickers, front and rear with "25" written on.
If the car was out in the small hours with someone apparently under 25, the Police could stop it just to check.
No proof that it ever worked.
No good for geriatric twocers!!
Neil
followed a big camper van yesterday, instead of the usual smartcar or micra, this one was towing a trike. It got me wondering what the point was:
it's as wide as a car so no use for filtering through traffic.
you sit low down so you get all the fumes
you're exposed to the weather
maybe I'm getting old
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Such as Rewaco, Boom, TrikeTec ...
Ultimately it's a minority interest that appeals to enthusiasts. I'm not pretending any different but "if there was ever such a thing as a good 3-wheeler" sounds unnecessarily negative. Horses for courses etc. - I'm not trying to persuade anyone they should get one, just answering the question of why they appeal (to me). Anyway I'm off for a spin ...
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Just add my thoughts on this now I am back. I found that the shuttle bus service didn't work at all well when you have luggage + pushchair + wife and 3 children in tow! Fortunately FiL met us at the airport with his car, who drove me over to the rental place leaving said 'baggage' with MiL at the terminal building. Doing what everyone else seems to do in Italy (see my other post about driving in Italy) we parked with no bother in the taxi rank and loaded all into the rented Galaxy. Repeated the operation upon return. With little luggage and on your own, I would be tempted to do what others seem to be doing and walk over to the car rental offices and not bother with the infrequent, crowded bus. DB