February 2008
As yet I have not seen a Citroen C6 on the road at any time. Citroen are in the midst of a heavy advertising campaign but I note not a mention of this model. Has it bitten the dust or is there another reason.
It is clear that will never be a quantity seller however they seem to be denying its existence since the various road tests in the press some time ago. Read more
Well in my defence, it was all down to the wife, One of those well intentioned Xmas pressies which seemed destined to languish unused in my garage along with all the rest.....
Anyway today I got so fed up with the state of my trusty MPV which looked like a tip that I decided to clean it for the first time in about 6 months. I'd already started untangling the coiled hose when I saw the Proshine box. The lazy lobe of my brain told me to try it - it had to be better than water, shampoo, wax etc. etc. on a bright but freezing day after all. Deeply cynical about its ability to clean off all the grime without scouring the paint I decided to try it on the rear bumper which has had one of two scrapes and where any damage to the paint wouldn't notice too much. I sprayed it on, rubbed it in with a microfibre cloth and wiped it over with another...... The result was truly amazing!!! It cut through all the dirt and left a wonderful glossy shine where previously there'd been months of grime. Encouraged, I decided to try it on one of the rear side panels and again it cut through the grime, tar spots etc. and restored the finish to what looked almost a showroom standard. I carried on and finished the entire car in about and hour, including the awkward roof which to my shame I think I've only ever cleaned properly once in the 4 years I've owned the vehicle. This bit took a bit longer and required 2 applications to remove some really tough dirt but the result was just as good. Not only did the Spray & Shine leave the paintwok looking great, the chrome, glass, black trim and clear plastic lights have come up shinier than I've seen them since I got the car and entirely scratch free so far as I could see in the hazy sunlight.
I've always been very cynical about 'miracle' motoring products but having now tried it I can honestly say that it's fantastic stuff. No more hoses, gallons of wasted water and those annoying calcium residue drying marks for me - I'm sticking to this stuff and will have no hesitation in using it on the wife's new Focus.
For those who may be interested she got it via a tv shopping channel and it cost about £20 for 2x32oz bottles which, judging by how much I used today, I reckon will do my MPV about 6-8 times. A great product and excellent value for money I'd say, especially if we have another dry summer. Read more
I was slipped some used fivers by a man in a shiny car ! :-)
Hi all ? I call on your expertise
I have yet another issue with my Astra, just recently the full beam (forward on, and flash) have stopped working I parked the car overnight at work, whilst on a business trip recently where temperatures dropped down to about -4, and when I picked up at night the following evening I started to drive my car, and put it into full beam ? the full beam warning light, and the lights (full beam not dipped) started to flicker, and would flash , I switched off full beam and pulled the stalk back (flash) and it did the same sometimes not illuminating at all, however you can hear the relay clicking ? now either full beam, or flash (inc warning light on dash) fail to illuminate however when pulling the stick back you can hear what I assume to be the relay clicking
TBH I have been totally disappointed with this version of the Astra, I have had issues with clattering hydraulic valve lifters, the thermostat is gone ? because the temp gage barely comes out of the cold zone, and when the car is cold it?s so sluggish, and clumsy.
I can?t replace the thermostat myself because instead of putting it next to or near the radiator they have hidden it at the back under the timing belt cover
Setting off when the car does get warm is no better, set of in first then the seems to be no power, and then suddenly it surges forward, its just not smooth, I used to own a MK1 Astra and have never experienced anything like this (apart from the engine running cool, which I could do the thermo myself as it was at the top of the engine bay next to the rad ? very easy to do)
I don?t like the way you have to replace the bulbs at the back by removing the entire light cluster from the back of car instead of removing the bulb holders out of the back.
The Car has only done 40K and full serviced to, I expected a lot better from Vauxhall TBH
(Sorry didn?t mean to rant) LOL!
I really appreciate any help - Thanks in advance
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Hi Fuse looks fine, while "testing" it looks like one of the bulbs has gone, so im guessing that it was on its way out, wich may have casued it go wierd
I remeber my alternator whent on my Cavalier and instead of just lighting the battery warning light it casued the dash to light up like blackpool illiminations with all manner of warning lights coming on, i didnt realise it at the time but a electrical imbalance casues all manner of weird things, so im hopeing thats what this is - i will change the bulbs and report back though
Many thanks
Ten days ago, I parked my car in a residents' parking space in Westminster - in W1 (for which I have a valid parking permit).
This morning I noticed the car had two parking tickets on it. I had managed to park partly on a spot which had a single yellow line between two areas of residents' parking. It was dark and the portion of the yellow line I had parked on was so badly worn that it is scarcely visible.
I consider myself hugely lucky only to have received two tickets - on 11th and 12th, and not to have been towed away.
Equally, how often can one receive a penalty ticket? Every time a parking attendant passes? More often? And how come no other of those rather efficient parking attendants in Westminster managed to give me a ticket during this period?
::Fuming:: Oh yes, and I get to pay the congestion charge too for the privilege of moving my car this morning.
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According to the parking attendant I asked this morning - who covers this part of Westminster, one every 24 hours.
Given the second was issued only 22 hours after the first...
I have owned 7 cars of this general type to date, MGTC (2 examples) TD, GT, tf and Sunbeam Alpine, Volvo P1800. I would now like an MX5. There don't seem to be many recent model, low mileage examples around so I guess I will have to be prepared for a high price. Can anyone with a post-2005 example kindly comment on what to look for please? I would buy from a Mazda franchise. The Mazda Approved system seems to cover a lot of points. Is it trustworthy in practice?
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Re "Mazdz say it's perfectly normal.It only happens when the car is warmed up but it doesn't sound very good on a 20000 pound car." Its only a £20,000 car here: in Japan its cheaper by far:) Say £13,000 - judged on that basis you'd expect rattles.....
Hi - I have purchased a 2005 Rover 75 estate today and was really pleased with it. The clutch was harder to operate than the car that I usually drive, which is a Fiesta, but was not a problem for me on either the test drive or driving it after delivery today.
My wife has tried it and tells me that it is too hard for her to operate, and as she would need to drive it every day, this means that we cannot keep it. This is the only time she has ever had a problem with a clutch on any car so I am wondering whether there could be a fixable mechanical or hydraulic reason why this cars clutch is hard to operate or is it just a feature of all 75s???
Regards
Steve
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"That's not up to your usual standards IJ " Thank you RichardW glad to know someone appreciates my efforts. I had almost given up after the sarcastic remarks from one or two. Unfortunatley in a nut shell the clutches are quite heavey. When brandnew there not bad for about 6 months but after that not the best of cars unless you have legs like a body builder.
IJ
After reading the bollards thread I was reminded of a word my my grandmother used to
describe a kerbstone on a pavement - she used the word "parapet" she had no French connection but a strong connection with family that fought in WW1 (the word is used to describe the leading edge of the trench and parados being the rear edge of a trench). Anybody else heard it used in this context....?
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During ANY dusty operation we use 1 or 2 mobile extractor fans
MD, have you considered an air helmet? I'm not trying to be rude, BTW. These things are the dog's PFD.
Hi to all, second post today, and again any help would be appreciated. My left rear indicator works fine, maybe a little dim. but is ok for turning left and hazard lights turned on. However if I apply the brakes while turning left, the light rapid blinks as if on of the bulbs in the system is blown. As above tthe bulbs are all fine. I removed the unit at the rear and checked the connections an could see no apparent short in the unit. Any body help a not to savvy on car maintainance guy?? Read more
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Good little tool.
If I can suggest an enhancement - it could have the new groups (1-50) on it as well? Read more
It keeps telling me there are more models that meet my criteria but this is
at the bottom of the screen out of my view unless I go and look
for it
What model are you looking for (make, model, engine size, petrol etc.)?
The reason we ask is that while testing we found that if we filled enough of those things in the list got down to a sensible length, and we didn't want to use a "next page" type control.
We have increased the number of matches to a max of 50 from 20 and put the list in a scrolley. That should help.
Can the 'model' box be made a drop-down - you've managed it in the CBCB
Not really as this is a different database and has some 30,000 models in it. Within the make there are sometimes thousands and so the dropdown would be a bit long.
The drop-down boxes should retain their value when used then you'lld know what you had
selected - they appear to keep reverting to 'any' even if the filter is working
As the page isn't refreshed there isn't anything to retain. What browser are you using? The boxes get reset according to make/model so that only the relevant information for those matching models is shown.
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Stephen Khoo
www.khoosys.net
Has anyone had trouble here? Peugeot tell me that the filter only needs changing if it gets blocked (does this happen?) but that a fluid needs replacing at a cost of £80 plus labour every 40,000 miles. Is this a diy job and can "equivalent" but cheaper fluids be used? all replies gratefully received. Read more
You should join and look at the following owners club www.peugeot406coupe.com. I believe that £80.00 is fairly standard, it is the addative that is the majority of the cost.
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They may have stopped importing to the UK but its still on Citroen france web site and you can still order any model and any combination of trim not due to be replaced until late 2013 according to Citroen.Maybe the lack of them is due to the 57500€ price tag.