March 2008
tinyurl.com/273227
Photographed by a "Mirror reader".
more interesting is the car he's driving - a classic 6.3 litre V8 Mercedes 600 - a Chrismas present according to the report! Makes my socks/beer/books look pretty dull!
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Car drives perfectly. Idling is perfect. BUT engaging drive the lever baulks and when forced in causes a horrible crunching noise. The button on the side of the gearlever is fine. The crinching noise comes from the gearbox rather than the base of the lever. Also hard to move out of drive. You need to hit it, then it goes. There is no problem from park to reverse. Only really into drive. The car has done 62,000 miles and is worth less than a gearbox, even 2nd hand. Does anyone know what the problem is?
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Was your problem solved anyhow?
I hope so, it was sixteen years ago.
I have had the car since new, it has now done 40,000 miles. Ever since new but only occasionally, say 10% of starting attempts, I wait for the Glow Plug Indicator Light to go out then turn the key, the starter attempts to start the engine, no response. I release the key and see that the GPIL is flashing, the engine will not start if attempted. But turn the key to off, then start again, the GPIL is steady, goes out, turn key, engine starts. Is this a problem or just an irritation, please?
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Dear Kith & Screwloose,
While in France for a month with hot weather the starting problem was pronounced. Got as bad as every second start. Better when home during this winter called August. On Screwloose's recent advice elsewhere I bought the camshaft sensor and fitted it on Friday (8th), yes there is another and larger clip on the underside. It has been a revelation, better low speed pickup, no bogging down at low speeds and to date has started first time each time. I have not been able to check codes, my reader is elsewhere! A well invested £16-73. Thank you for your help.
lilley
There is a proposal to put in place a congestion charge in Cambridge.
Just in case any county residents or visitors are not aware, there is a Council survey being carried out at present.
I have no idea whether the results will be taken into account at all or whether it's just a bit of cynicism and the end result is already decided.
Anyway, I've filled it in and made some suggestions; if you are interested and want to as well, it's here:
tinyurl.com/36mczq
Closing date is only a week or two from now I think. Read more
The tinyurl link works fine for me.
And it's got a Subaru engine -where do I sign?
news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/7289220.stm
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'Replica Ferraris' made from non-Ferrari bits really shouldn't have the word Ferrari used about them (although in deference to helicopter's BiL I don't doubt that some of them are decent, good-looking vehicles for what they are).
Fake Ferraris are another matter. Either they are sporting or 'lightweight' models forged using a more cooking version as a basis, or they are whole cars built using Ferrari bits along with fabricated bits. In some cases chassis and engine numbers were forged or changed, and fabricated histories were provided with the car. The unfortunate, if foolhardy, Lord Brocket got into quite bad trouble over some of these when prices were very high. Obviously though such cars would only be bought by posers, or the very dim. Doubt if many of them were up to much as cars.
BBC reports
The luxury carmaker BMW has announced it will invest $750m (£373m) as part of plans to increase production in the US. The investment at the Spartanburg plant, South Carolina, is aimed at increasing capacity from 160,000 to 240,000 units by 2012.
The move is set to create 500 new jobs and comes after the firm recently said it would cut 7.5% of its German workforce in 2008.
The firm is facing both rising costs in Europe as well as slowing US demand.
Since last September, the dollar has tumbled against the euro, hurting firms that pay their costs in euros but receive payment in dollars.
The euro touched an all-time high of $1.546 last week after punching through the $1.50 level at the end of February.
BMW is not the only European firm affected by the swings in exchange rates.
Seems it is not Just GM & Ford suffering.
Crunch affecting even the HIGH flyers as well as the laggard! BMW GB might be looking for brokers to shift some iron in contrast to their stated position of not liking discounters.
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I don't know what the "right" price for a BMW (or a Merc, or an Audi etc) is, but looking at the pricing on their US websites is enough to make any European customer (and the manufacturers bean-counters) weep profusely.
Not only are the cars a good third cheaper than here, they're way better spec'd (entry level 3 series is the 328i for example), and they hold their price better too.
Are they getting cars at bargain prices, or are we being ripped off? I guess the truth is somewhere in the middle.
Diahatsu Fourtrak 2.8TD 1992 - Excessive Engine Vibration at idle
As the title states, Diahatsu Fourtrak 2.8TD 1992 - Excessive Engine Vibration at idle 800/850rpm.... it goes when the revs get to approx 1100/1200rpm....
I brought the car for a good price from flea bay... the vibration is not 'Really Bad' but it is a lot worse then anything I have every had before... it is going to used as a run about for the wife to the farm and horses etc........
I have checked all the mounts etc and everything looks tip, top... there are no knocks or bangs, just that the engine is 'rolling' quite aggressively......
It starts fine, does not smoke too much (no more than other Traks I've had), drive cool and stops in a straight line.....
Does anyone have any idea's why? I was thinking the belt may had jumped a tooth throwing her out slightly?
Any thoughts would be greatly appreicated.
Regards
Hayden Murray Read more
Cheers DD.
I did a really 'quick' check (could not resist) but it is wet and cold... it appear the valve clearance (when cold) are about 0.6mm... the book states 0.25mm when warm.. so this means).
I need to put the rad back in etc tomorrow then warm the engine up, then I will check and Set the clearances... fingers cross..
laters
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Hello, does anyone have any information on fitting an LPG kit to a 2003 honda accord 2.4i vtec type s. Not taking into account the cost of the kit etc, Is there any reason it wouldn't work, I have been looking on the net at different kits and one company does a sequetial kit, with independant injectors and being run from the cars own ECU? etc etc Does anyone have any advice on which kit to go for if at all. Thanks, Mick Read more
Thanks for that, Looking at a photo of the engine bay (haven't bought the car yet!) it's an alloy inlet manifold. Cheers. Any tips are welcombe.
Helloo.
The boot release button on my Scenic has stopped working. It presses in and out smoothly but fails to open the boot lid. There's no internal or remote release so I'm unable to establish whether it's the button mechanism or the closure catch itself.
Access into the boot for repairs is feasible over the rear seats but without opening the boot in the first place I'm at a loss how to remove trim panels/ locking components etc whilst minimising damage. Any guidance appreciated as garage claim unable to MoT without boot access and ticket expires in a couple of weeks.
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Hi, I have a problem that has got worse in the last few days.
For a while the starter motor has not instantly cut in the moment I turn the key. All of the lights come on in the dash.
Tonight it has taken me 5 turns of the key before the starter kicked in, I have now decided to leave it in the garage and we will just use our other Civic until I decide what to do.
Short of taking it to the garage is there anything I could check or do?, would it be an easy job to replace the starter motor if that is what is faulty?. Is there a relay I could check.
Cheers Mal. Read more
£1000-£1200 should of course read £10,000-£12,000 :-)
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Given that he was stationary and would probably be willing to pay for the right kind of legal representation I can't see the police taking this any further.