January 2008
When I brake only the high vis light in the roof works.
All bulbs look fine.
What could cause this? And how do I solve it? Read more
Ebay item 150202935930, GM engine oil, 'can be used in Diesel and Petrol vehicles'.
Is it me or is this incorrect.
Cheers
CBG
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www.vauxhall.co.uk/vx/owners/engineoils.do
Same 10w/40 semi synth listed there for petrols & diesels.
Hullo,
I'm after a new motor in the next couple of weeks, since my old MKII Golf Driver is on its way to the great big scrapyard in the sky. I have a number of requirements and ideas, but I'd be grateful for any feedback! My feedback is *about* £2000, but there's a bit of flexibility there.
First and foremost, it has to have room for at least two mountain bikes and two people. This limits things to an estate or hatchback, nothing much smaller than the Golf. It has to be fun to drive - I'm not bothered about silly power or speed, but something I can chuck round corners would be good. Economy is of less note as I don't do *that* many miles, but I am quite aware of the silly price of petrol. Insurance... Up to about group 15ish, at the most. I'm not really bothered about toys as coming from a car with three working doors and one working windscreen blower anything is going to be a step up. Reliability is - of course - a concern.
With all this in mind, the one car that's really caught my eye is the phase 1 Subaru Impreza 2.0 Sport, non turbo version. Not stupid fast, but it should go on for a while and AWD should make it a good laugh to drive. I've also been looking at 1.8T Octavias, but they're a few hundred quid more.
Any ideas?
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The Aerodeck sounds intriguing... I do like the sound of a screaming Vtec!
Hello All,
Vaguely thinking of changing the Mondeo, what is putting me off is that the p-ex price is not great, the car it is worth more to me that I am likely to get for it, though I am not up for selling it privately, I would rather drive in one car and drive out another.
While I am mulling that over I have another quandary, I am (again vaguely) thinking of an X-Type, would really quite like a 2.2d estate though I reckon the spec I want would be more than I really want to spend.
Its not quite bangernomics though having a 5.5 year old car that has done 125k and drives pretty much as new has lead me to believe in running an older car that has already largely depreciated.
So I am thinking possibly of a slightly older V6 saloon, not the 2.1, I have driven one, it lacks torque, the 2.5 is much more flexible yet alone the 3.0. I am working from home now so mileage/MPG less of an issue than it was, I have done 12k in the last 12 months.
SE or Sport - I am not too fussed, depends on the spec of the individual car.
The question is manual or auto on this car, the manual is 5 speed which is fine, not too high a top ratio, and I think the Jaguar "J" gate auto offers a Tiptronic type function?
Any thoughts / experiences / comments?
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IJ, perhaps you could look at my Q in the X-Type Impressions thread, thanks.
I never trusted his judgments anyway. He is a good entertainer - but his knowledge, better not discuss that :)
Off topic:
Our banking system is inherently un-secure. Any one can set up a direct debit for nearly anything with just sort code & a/c number. There's no other verification. This is total shambles.
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I purchased a 2004 Nissan almera Tino SEover the weekend and I keep noticing (several hours apart) a beeping when inside the house. Any ideas what might cause this?
Could it be vibration from passing traffic causing a partial alarm to sound or a malfunction?
Appreciate any ideas.
Thanks
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Is it factory fitted or an after market alarm? (Like Moss etc.)
I just rang my local FIAT dealer to arrange for them to check out an electrical problem under warranty. They say they have been told by HEAD OFFICE not to book in any more jobs!
I couldn't get any more sense out of the girl on the phone, and she gave me the names of two other local dealers.
This is my first new car since 1965 ( a MINI COOPER. LMB 472C £590) and I'm somewhat taken aback to find a Franchised dealer just saying "we can't do it, go somewhere else". Should I just "go somewhere else" or try contacting FIAT UK? Read more
"Correct.....
collect your coconut at the exit. "
In that case, the reason is they went in to administration yesterday.....
Hi
My Scenic (2003) has a central console that shows information such as CD track, time and temperature. Over Christmas we noticed that the left side of the display had dimmed... duly followed by the right... I'm assuming there are bulbs behind it (the information is still displayed, and is correct, but is very dim).
How the hell do I get in there to change the bulb?
Any advice would be appreciated.
Thanks,
Rick. Read more
Last Thursday in Germany my cylinder head gasget decided to go went down to a small family owned ex rover agents now Lada in Dresden and asked if they could look at it with the statement "Please do not laught but I intended on travelling to the UK on Saturday"they confirmed my thoughts and that I could pick the car up Friday afternoon I nearly fainted.
The cost for labour was 288 euros which was for 6.5 hours plus parts I had the cam belt done at the same time the dearest part was the new set of headbolts at 113euros they they skimmed the head, new water pump,oil filter,antifreeze and all the various gaskets all old parts were there for me to examine the total bill was 1102 euros including 19%vat totally amazed.Super friendly excellent service so hard to find these days anywhere. Read more
43000 miles, yes and it got back no problem thankyou.hopefully now with the modified parts it should last sometime,I hope so as I intend keeping it as I like it so much.
Does anyone know where the fuses and relays are, and what to check to find out why nothing happens when you press the button for the roof to come down.
is there another way to do it.??????
{Txt talk edited out this time. However, the next time I won't be so generous and will just delete as it is so much quicker and easier. DD} Read more
Are we talking a sun roof or a convertible roof?
A forum search reveals the latter, so header edited to reflect this.
Your text speak post is a little hard to understand!
Also been edited.
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