May 2008
Been trawling the classifieds on e-bay today - some excellent misuse of language:-
A white Supertouring Vectra.
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Hi to all you Pug experts.
Can anyone give me some tips in changing out my Alternator on my 51 Pug 206 Hdi 2.0 ltr.
I have removed the top and bottom black plastic covers but there seems very little space to remove the alternator. I'm sure some Pug experts out there can assist.
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Took a visit to the local Audi dealer today to see the new cabrio. No idea what it drives like, but it looks quite smart, very quick roof (but only on the top two models), has plenty of room for two adults in the back seats and has a good sized boot, roof up or down, alloys on Sport model are pleasing to the eye.
Downside - the price.
Three models - standard, sport and S-line. Standard has a semi auto roof, which I think means you have to unclip it at the front before it opens electrically.
Other two models have fully auto roofs and for me that would be a must.
The spec across the range is very basic and you need to tick a lot of options to get many features which I have come accustomed to on my A3.
I priced a sport with a spec as close to to my A3 Sportback SE and it came in at £28,000 - this only had a 140PS diesel, no 170PS yet so this model will be even more - touching £30,000 and this without the expensive options such as leather, sat nav etc etc.
A well specced 2.0TFSi in the showroom was over £35,000 and this wasn't a full spec.
At this price I don't expect to see many.
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At this price I don't expect to see many.
The A3's a nice car, and no disrespect intended, but can it ever be worth £35k?
A colleague of mine recently picked up a new 330Ci SE for £35k on the nose.I can't see who wouldn't quite honestly. If you were comparing A4 with 3-series, at least it's a like for like comparison.
Maybe the real world prices will be cheaper.
Cheers
DP
A recall notice from Renault's Director of Services and Quality was received by registered post this morning. Apparently there is "a potential for an immobilising breakdown caused by a blockage in the air conditioning compressor" which has affected some Scenic models, and they're asking us to book the car in with our local dealer at the nearest opportunity for a free inspection and any remedial work.
They then go on to explain how they got our details from the Renault UK customer database.
Problem is, the letter is titled "Scenic - injection reprogramming", and the registration number and chassis number of the car are wildly different to ours.
I will be calling them Monday to check, but if they've got these details wrong, there could be other cars affected whose owners are not being notified.
Just a heads up for other owners. Might be worth a bell to Renault customer services to check.
Cheers
DP
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Parkers have a useful "find the VED cost" search engine on their site. Useful if you're thinking of trying to save and don't want to find you haven't.
tinyurl.com/5snmn3
tinyurl.com/6pftx5
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Beaulieu Autojumble is next weekend - May 17/18th - and this year, for the first time, a whole field is being devoted to Landie enthusiasts - everything from a washer to a complete vehicle. This is being re-located from its normal venue at Newbury. Read more
Electric windows rattle when anything other than fully up or down. I think it's because they're quite large and little supported at the front because of the door shape.
Any thoughts on a fix, permanent or temporary?
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Does the recall include the keyless entry ones which have an ignition switch but you don't put a key in it.
Thanks.
The folks out here are starting to hurt with the fuel prices. Here in Placerville the cheapest regular unleaded is now $3.98, with premium at $4.45...diesel is also $4.45 US gallon. There was a front page article in USA Today yesterday about how the latest increase is having a major impact on how people are changing their driving habits...big trucks sales are taking a hammering, and even my friend with her 2.5 Outback now remarks on how expensive it is to gas up.
If only it was as cheap in the UK!
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You have to remember that while some in the US earn very good salaries, there are large numbers who don't. It's accepted that in the UK many items will cost in £sterling what they cost in the same number of US$, and that's because for many people in the US a salary of $30,000 is not bad.
Remember, in the US they've had cheap Latin-American labour for far longer than we've had cheap East Europeans, and before that they had cheap Afro-American labour.
just wondering if anybody can help me as my renault clio 1.4 auto diyed on me as i was driving down the road the "breakdown" idiot told me it was fuel problem which was rubbish it turns over then wont fire up checked the sparks only got a spark on plug 4 gearbox side so ive cahnge all sparks ht leads distruboter cap and rotory arm and got sparks from 2 somtime 3 and 4 plugs so replaced the coil pack but not shaw if i replaced the ht leds right on the distruboter end if look straight down at the destributor put spark 1 on bottom left corner then spark 2 on top left corner then spark 3 on bottom right then the 4 on top right eny way i change them round it doesnt fire up and start if that isnt the problem wat will i do next as im glue less now yet when spark 3 was out it nearly fired up plz could up help with my problem yours thankfully matthew davies
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As some of you regulars may know, i drive a large car transporter for my sins.
This week i came very close to being in a nasty accident, closest for some time actually.
Coming south on the M6 one afternoon, usual amount of traffic, i'm doing 54mph (on the limiter), overtaking another large articulated truck travelling at about 50mph, no problem so far.
As i draw alongside the cab of the other truck, he starts to come closer to me, it happens often, we've all seen it and normally just a slight deviation.
He continued on the same course, and was by now probably 2 feet into my lane still on the same track.
I had to put my offside wheels onto the third lane , and leaned on the horn (pretty loud), which i'm sure the driver of the astra going by me at the time must have cursed me, as he probably didn't have a clue what the cause was (i left him enough room but it must have been scary)
The other truck suddenly and violently swerved back onto the nearside, but did it too much and i watched him veer almost onto the armco on the hard shoulder, however he recovered and we all carried on ok.
Now i'm convinced the other driver had dropped off, and the sudden waking up caused the heavy reaction.
For myself, i could have braked hard, but two things in mind, if he had carried on course, he would have been fully in my lane before i could have dropped back enough, probably pushing me and whoever else onto the central reserve, apart from that i didn't want a full bore panic stop with a truck on the motorway, that itself would have caused mayhem.
If we were going to connect, i wanted it to be cab to cab, so at least i could control the stop, and possibly his route if he'd had a heart attack or something.
Thats the closest i've come for many years to a potential very serious prang, and i've replayed it over many times.
What would you have done different to me? Criticism gladly accepted. Read more
>>(anyone who thinks its all skill is deluded and dangerous IMO).
Very fair comment GB.
Ebay item 300224058557
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