June 2008
Most cars are designed for their parent countries mainly [eg. Mercedes in Germany, Honda in Japan etc.]
How are they tested in opposite side steering setup?
Most FWD cars have engine layout which is offset to one side - do they mirror the layout in case of steering placed on other side or simply switch the steering/pedals to other side?
And what about safety aspect - in the crash tests, do they crash both RHD & LHD cars?
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This is a really interesting topic! I've often wondered how our zodiac signs can influence our driving behavior. If the topic of zodiac compatibility on the road interests you, then I would recommend visiting the site https://asknebula.com/zodiac-compatibility. There you will find detailed information about which zodiac signs are well compatible on the road and which ones are best avoided as travel companions. I hope this helps you make a more informed traveler choice for your next trip! Read more
I had decided to change my old 'C' class Mercedes that has given great service for 4 years for a used 'E' class diesel but with the current promise of road tax hikes and fuel prices going through the roof I have changed my mind. My C class is reg in 2000 so keeping it will deny Gordon a few hundred £ s and I am no longer sure that diesel is making much of a saving. It,s 126p a litre against petrol at 115p round here so somewhere near 50p a gallon.
Got the old girl serviced and through the mot with no bother and hope now to take the present 135,000 miles showing on the odometer to 200,000. Of course dealer I was going to buy from has lost a sale too. I wonder how many people are reassessing their car buying philosophy. Read more
I've done quite a lot of research on this NC, and i have 2 fitting centres pencilled in.
One who gets very good reviews and who i have spoken to and feel confident, one other who i have delivered vans to for fleet conversions and he to is well thought of.
Both are 80 to 100 miles way, so a fair journey for any remedial or servicing work too.
My big quandry is whether to convert my 124 bearing in mind the well known fragility of the ignition side (it surely doesn't need any more electrical complications) as against the fact i really like the car for its comfort and pace and individuality, and till the gov of the day shift the goal posts, it has advantageous VED.
Difficult one as i do like the legacy 3.0R, they seemingly take very well to LPG, but of course i have to pay £455 VED to the the highwayman every year.
You can see my quandry.
LPGing a diesel is a whole new box of snakes and not something i've investigated., but it is very rare.
Thanks anyway. GB.
So, I've bought the wife a peugeot partner 2.0HDi.
Where are the best forums/info sites for these vehicles?
Also, I seem to remember a recommendation that the whole fuel filter assembly be changed rather than just the filter element. Is this the case? I stopped at a (rather unimpressive) dealer on the way home and bought a set of filters but they insisted that there was no need to do other than change the element. But a parts man that needs the VIN plate pointing out doesn't inspire confidence.
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thanks guys.
I'd seen the citroen club one but not the others.
cheers.
I have a Renault Megane Scenic Alize 1.6v (V reg) Automatic that has recentl;y started playing up, have just bought it second hand in December 2007, the problem is this:
Last Sunday i drove to Birmingham, it started to rain and then after a few miles my gear box started playing up, no power, sluggish and when stopped the car was vibrating, like a car that is idling but just managing to stay running, you know, close to cutting out/ stalling. The next day, no problems, its fine every other time, but today it is and was raining really, really heavy (Tuesday 3rd June 2008) and i only managed to make it to work this morning, the rain was heavier. No power in the gears, shaking when idle, only managed to make it up hill, just, and then 2 miles from the end of the journey my Gear box warning light came on, all this from rain. Has anyone else had a problem like this before?
Could this simply be a seal gone some where, i have seen emails on this site relating to broken seals.
Karl
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Further to a resent thread about problems with delivery of daihatsu sirion, I am hoping this thread will give others invaluable information before signing on the dotted line.
Time from purchase to deliver :
Purchase - Late March
Delivery estimate - 3/4 weeks
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Thinking of motoring in Europe this summer in the Boxster, has anyone got any experience of motoring in Poland & Czech Republic? I know Poland hasn't got many motorways but any further info is appreciated. I have experience of driving in Italy & France (where I think they're pretty dangerous drivers BTW). How do these countries compare? Read more
Just a thought, from a year or two back. I wonder if these countries have the nasty little gap in the concrete, between the two lanes. The main motorway, with two lanes, from Vienna to Budapest had this, and overtaking a slow lorry, in the wet, on a loaded bike was very twitchy. The Kawasaki750 I had a while back didn't have very wide tyres, and they hated this gap.
A colleague who works at Le Mans each year has been impressed by the performance of this year's Peugeot 908s. They have already put in laptimes seconds quicker than last years best.
What impressed him most however was that the driver walked away from this after hitting the barrier roof first: tinyurl.com/5sd886
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that's an impressive accident to walk away from
Had to go up to London for the day yesterday and as SWMBO is away until September I took her car, the Focus 1.6 Zetec I bought a short while ago for her. This car seems to get a bit of criticism regarding economy but I am not so sure. Usually on a mixture of A and B roads involving lots of bends, hills and gear work I get 36MPG - and I don't hang about.
However I filled the tank with unleaded on Sunday morning and reset the trip computer. I drove at a steady 65 - 70 MPH, operating the loud pedal very gently. Did a very small amount of slow traffic driving in Chiswick then headed back later in the day. No hold ups. The trip computer was saying 47 MPG when I got home.
I think that's very good. And the Zetec VCTi or whatever it's called is an absolute peach.
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I should have said Ti-VCT rather than VVTi, sorry about that, it's Fords own version of the VVTi.
The Ti-VCT was available in the Focus II but is not currently available in the Ford Focus III, it is now available in the new Mondeo in two power variants.
I'm just beginning to look into purchasing a new smallish 3 door car. I am interested in the Mazda 2 and Toyota Yaris, also like VW Fox & Polo, Corsas & Fiestas too.
Having just experienced a bad ordeal with a recently purchased car which I am in the proceeds of rejecting I do now need a good reliable car which also has good customer care (if thats possible!!)
Can anyone give me their views (all good and bad!!) on what they would recommend for me.
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If you're thinking VW Polo, do yourself a favour and vget a Seat Ibiza instead. Cheaper and much more fun. I've had two and the're very reliable and incredubly cheap to run due to their low insurance grouping. Why anyone would buy an overpriced Polo, which comes off the same production line and is essentially the same but slightly inferior, beats me. Badge snobbery. A fool and his/her money etc.
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Just made a comment about that on the "wiper blade spoilers" thread, Chris. BL cars of the period had the wipers "wrong" both for LHD and RHD! A lot of European manufacturers (Renault, Peugeot, BMW, VW, Audi,...) didn't, or more likely, couldn't be bothered, to change wipers over for RHD markets until the early 1980s.