July 2007
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hi,
I am currently driving a Mk3 Golf TDi Estate.
Bought the car cheap with 12 months MOT on it in March for £350.
Car has got 155000 miles on a M reg.
Yesterday I noticed the water temperature light starting flashing as I pulled up at home (lucky!!!)
Opened the bonnet to see and what did I find....
the small hose that goes from the expansion tank to the top of the radiator hose is squirting out water. This is a small diameter hose that's attached to the radiator and expansion tank with jubilee clips.
Its made of rubber I assumed and covered in a cross woven fabric type material.
Went to VW today thinking its going to be a couple of quid..how wrong I was
Part is sold is 5 meter lengths and costs...wait for it............£55 plus VAT!!!!!!!!!
No I cant drive my car for long as it risks overheating.
Is there any cheap solutions or can you guys recommend another pipe which would do the job....
Thanks
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....electric cars catch on in a big way. By electric cars I mean the sort you can plug in at home. The treasury will lose in a big way, no VED and no fuel tax. You can't tax the electricity more because how can you differentiate between an electric fire and your Wizz plugged in? So the only fair way to tax them (if you think taxing cars is appropriate) is to tax the use of them and the only way to do that is road pricing which has the political advantage as being able to be dressed up as addressing 'congestion', however you define that. VED is just a tax on possession, so I don't think could be morally justified at the level that would be needed to replace fuel duties.
So if battery packs get better, get used to the idea coming to a road near you. Read more
You do realise, of course, that the most efficient form of hydrogen production involves burning natural gas? ;)
Hi
My freind at work has a problem with his car, where it needs new sensors.
It is an Avensis.
Does anyone know websites / brands / places where pattern parts can be purchased that are Pattern Parts. I know Blueprint do them. Can someone give other manufacturers / websites.
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Thanks for that link to buypartsby Aprilia. Its a good site easy navigation and more to the point = STOCK.
Happy Motoring Phil I
Do try the video.
www.ronsusser.com:80/vehicles.asp?c=a&id=857
The best windows in a pillarless saloon
I wonder why it did not go into production? Read more
Doors aside, what a stupid looking car!! Why can't Americans design proper cars? What's going on with those back lights? Do they actually LOOK at them before signing them off?
Anyone got any idea how many cars are caught per year without MOTs, or any idea how I can find out? Cheers Read more
Your post tacked onto a similar thread from 2002 that was over in Tech has been deleted and the the original post put back in its box ! - PU
`Will a risk/cost gap continue to widen in future diesel engine design, when compared with petrol`
About 15 years ago diesel had it for simplicity and reliability,but how many of us are still buying diesel from the `inertia` of that initial experience?
Its well documented about misfueling, putting petrol in diesel cars. But there is also increasing evidence on the web of concoctions of cooking oil being put in common rail diesels.
Then there is FAME biodiesel at over 5%. I came across one such pump in Calais, it looked (felt) great. from a (psychological perspective)
You know, green, save the planet and all that..... It was the different EN spec that stopped me in my tracks. But how many will know that outside an enthusiasts forum like HJ?
You can bet a *lot* of cars are going to get it. Now add on the petrol misfueling, some getting cooking oil, then increasing complexity and repair cost of diesels.
Is owning diesel, in particular buying used, even less viable from a cost/risk perspective as every year passes?
Even with perfect fueling are diesel complexity and repair costs going to *continue to widen the gap* on petrol?
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once there's general awareness of the impact of Euro-4 on diesel running costs; then the
idea that diesels are cheaper will be dead.
I have to say there is a lot in what you say. My Euro 4 Audi A4 2.0 TDI is looking to be a good bit more thirsty than my old 1.9 TDI A4, and all indications and info show that this is a general trend, even down to the Audi dealer telling me "nah mate these 2.0 engines aren't as frugal as the old 1.9". However there is still a significant gap between a petrol car with equivalent performance on MPG.
Regarding reliability, personally I have never had any engine related unreliability issues, although I do think that common rail technology has gone through a difficult adolescence which is largely now mature. I still think there is a place for diesels, especially as diesel is now the same price as petrol (as it %^&*&* should be).
revolutionised the carbuying process.
They appear to revolutionised their website, but not the actual buying process.
Very sleek, and lots of good looking video, but I couldn't find specification (they type of stuff printed in the back of a brochure).
I'll bet they aggressively edit their forum!! Read more
hes very well thanks JH, though he has a bit of a cold coming ;-(
I was looking at a new Megane cabriolet the other day and idly looked in the boot which with the roof down left enough room for a regular briefcase and not much else. Are there any cabriolets with a decent boot that would take a set of golf clubs?
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I used to get 2 sets of clubs into an MG Midget. Mind you, if I'd braked sharply, my brother would n't have gone on to father 4 kids.......
Hi All,
While rotating the tyres on my MX3 last w/e I noticed that the shock absorber rubber covers had gone (pretty much completely in terms of them being any use).
In the interests of sustaining them as long as possible, is this a worry? Should I be greasing them or providing some kind of protection? Or even replacing the covers?
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Should have added - all four boots were well shredded, but not a single mention at MOT time in the five years I'd put it through before replacing them.
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Cut the pipe either side of the split and insert a piece of metal / copper pipe and 2 worm drive clips....Jobs a gooden
;O)