August 2007
HI,Put my lawn mower in back of car by folding down left hand back seat.It now is jammed solid and will not go back! I think perhaps the seat belt has perhaps locked on and will not release.
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www.livevideo.com/video/Maxxi/E737D6A3377A4C66A864...x
This a disturbing but well-made & educational video (about 13 minutes long) about motor-cycle accidents. It is posted on what I would consider to be a 'mainstream' web-channel.
At 6:07 there is an image of a motorcyle literally driven inside a car, shockingly demonstrating the energy of the collision.
It certainly made an impact on me!
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Enjoy it while you can, I have no bike now (but I still enjoy a thrash on four wheels).
Hi Chaps,
Wonder if anyone can help. Just recently I've been having trouble turning the key in the ignition of my Astra and last night I spent nearly an hour unsuccessfully trying to turn it but it wouldn't budge. Luckily an off-duty AA guy was in the carpark and finally managed to get it turned before I had to get it towed but this morning it won't turn at all. He said there is a problem with the "tumbler" and that everything is loose inside the ignition. He also said this is a common problem on this car?
Can anyone advise what the likely cost is of getting this sorted and does it need to be done by a Vauxhall garage and is there anyting that will make it better in the meantime as I am now nervous about turning the engine off once it is going!!
Many thanks
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Had this problem on a vectra sorted it by getting it turned to position 1 here you can put a piece of stiff wire in a small hole at the top of the barrell and pushing down will release the inner barrell. What I did was to lubricate the barrell with a light oil and smeared around the barrell and inside where it locates with a silicon grease. this rectified the barrell and have had no problem since 18 mths later hope this helps nige.......
Bit of background first, in case anyone doesn't know Weston Super Mare the main route into town is down a long, straight dual carriageway from the M5, punctuated by roundabouts for about 3 miles or so. Drove to the local sorting office on Friday along this route. Just going past the local sports centre spotted someone trundling along in his mobility scooter at about 5 mph.
What made me so incredulous was that there is a very large combine footpath/ cyclepath running parallel to this road. Does this gentleman have a death wish or just completely oblivious to the danger he was exposing himself to? The road can be like a racetrack at any time of day, and following traffic completely blocked any view of him to approaching traffic.
Subject line adjusted a bit - PU
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The same AC though !!!
Neighbour is buying a new Mazda CX7 and has for sale his 4 yr old Mazda 6 Sport4 - AWD 2.3 automatic estate car with 20K mls.
They are almost as rare as hen's teeth - does any BR have one / had experience of in the past. If you have the TS2 model this must be similar apart from the 4WD - what are your experiences.
I would get it for the trade-in price offered by the dealer - it has done just under 20K mls in the 4 years.
I have an 9yr old Mazda Xedos6 and it has been nigh perfect in the 8yrs I have had it so my Mazda experiences have so far been 99% positive. Read more
Wasn't the only UK Mazda6 with 4WD the MPS with 2.3 turbo petrol and a manual gearbox. This sounds like an import or am I wrong? All sorts available in Japan and easily imported as they drive on the left too. In fact their MOT writes off cars around 3 years old.
Rob
Hi all
The subject spells it out really.
At high speed (>60mph) the engine intermittently stutter for a second and then regains power.
I have checked the normal fluids (I am not a mechanic by any stretch) but wondered if it is something obvious
I am currently running a couple of mile to work and on short B road runs it is fine
please help
Booted over from discussion -PU Read more
thanks for that bell boy
My old Clio (1171 cc type "E" engine, poverty spec "Oasis" model) has started showing red (charging) light on dashboard sometimes. Goes out usually if engine is buzzed, but eventually comes back on. May be worse when wet, and has been getting more frequent. Drive belt is secure /tight. When light is out my multimeter shows that the battery is getting charged (14.4v ish), including when loaded (lights on etc) if engine is buzzed.
I suspect alternator (brushes?).
- What do you think?
- Where can I buy alternator brushes?
- if its the regulator is that included in an exchange alternator?
- and how on earth do I get the alternator out without removing the engine? It is sandwiched between the engine & bulkhead, Haynes says take it out over top (after removing wheel arch liner etc), but that would mean removing the inlet manifold! I am speechless .....
Appreciate your wisdom thanks. Read more
Thanks again to all for your help. All sorted with a replacement alternator. Thanks to those nice people at GSFCarParts who supplied the alternator at a rather decent price. And it all came out / went back without remove of the driveshaft - took the battery off, and squeezed the alternator around the back of the engine / over the steering rack up & out over the gearbox. Yippee!
Having three kids the youngest of which is now on a booster seat I was surprised at HJ's advise reagarding child seats in Sat's DT, I quote:
"Never, ever rely on an inertia-reel belt to locate a child seat"
Having researched and invested in childseats over a 13 year period I am really not convinced that this is sound advise because this is how the majority of child seats are designed to fit into cars and we have many friends and relations that locate child seats in this way.
HJ, a clarification would be appreciated? Read more
HJ,
Any comments?
Thanks.
Does anybody know about this? I have been in an incident recently where I think somebody may have tried taking a photo of my number plate with a camera phone with the intention of using it for cloning purposes. I have let the police know and i'm also planning to write to the dvla to inform them.
Just wanted to know if anybody has any knowledge and if my worries are warranted. Read more
Me I tke pictures of everything and anything if it looks interesting (not done any of car number plates though), you don't even know that your cars been cloned. Stop worrying and enjoy the extra days holiday !
my idle seems to be getting rougher every week, it is getting quite noisy now (small knock/rattle) and seems to have a very small wobble/vibration.
there also seems to be a lot of noise from within the exhaust while accelerating.
once i get on the motorway the noise levels seem normal, its only in the lower RPM's.
i also suspect my VSS is on the way out as the speedo occasionally goes a little haywire and i have had to turn off AVC on radio cos of the volume issue.
Any suggestions? before i get shut of it!
wish i had fixed my head gasket on the scenic now, instead i got this thing instead!
Its had New CAT, O2 sensor, plugs, oil & filter, Air filter. still runs like swearing deleted Read more
Ford Focus Zetec 1.6 2002 model
Apparently it gets mistaken for a triumph mayflower! you know the one.
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i could be wrong then...happy motoring