February 2009
Hi, sorry I don't have the manual to check to see what the problem is ? This warning light (!) is flashing red on the dash, can someone tell me what it means ? Cheers Simon Read more
In fact, it doesn't actually have to be a clone. Having the same registration number is enough.
Interesting story about woman in Nottingham who owns a Toyota car was given a ticket because a white van was seen parked in a bus lane with the same registration.
Raises interesting legal issues.
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'many people do very little to help themselves at times of difficulty, then moan like hell when officialdom starts chasing them'
I think you will find that those who moan. i.e the innocent ones, do so because they are unhappy with the change in law that means you are guilty until you prove yourself innocent something you can only do by taking the time and trouble to fill out the forms that land on your door mat. Would you be happy to fill out a form once a week giving all your movements over a 7 day period so as to preclude you from any reported crimes in your town ?.
Hey,
Basically I am an absolute novice. I am trying to add some oil to my engine, it is a endura-e, the oil cap is a push fit (not screw).
The only way i can get it off is when the whole cap comes away from the engine, surely this is not how it is meant to be done as you would be bypassing the two pipes that feed into it? or is that the idea.
Sorry for my terrible explanation here is what it looks like
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you dont have to get the oil in to the breather pipes that are attached to the cap.. just trickle oil in the hole that appears when you remove the cap.. and dont add too much keep checking with the dipstick
We hear all about the large stockpiles of brand new cars, but who buys a new car that has already been manufactured? All of mine have been to my own choice of specification and with factory fitted options. Doing it that way guarantees that it's not stood around in the open for ages, and not been sat in or pawed over or been driven by all and sundry whilst at the dealer. I can't get that excited or impatient about a new car that I can't wait a few weeks for it to arrive from the manufacturer. Read more
If they came down the line with that code a coke tin went behind the
trim!!!
I'd be surprised if coke tins were allowed anywhere near a production line nowadays.
Walked down to the garage this morning and picked up the Suzi V after a cam belt change. Past the garage runs a bus lane, but only in the direction I wanted to go so pulled off forecourt, crossed the bus lane and turned left into the car lane. It was in prohibited hours. Fair enough, no problem. 50 yards up there was a private coach, the type with the big 'sticky out ears' ( mirrors ) parked on the opposite side of the road.. I don't think there is any parking restriction there. Rattle will know where I mean.
Now, it was rush hour and traffic was pouring towards me in 'my' lane to avoid the coach. I would have put up a fight but the first one was a double decker bus and it was followed by an unending stream of other vehicles. Would I have been allowed to go into the bus lane at this point ? I didn't risk it, as when I had dropped the car off the day before there was a Smart car with cameras on the roof parked on the forecourt of an 'KFC' (Colonel Sanders best ), monitoring the lane. I waited, with a queue of cars behind me until it was clear, no-one else tried to pass using the bus lane.
Ted
slight edit Ted. You'll know where and why ! Read more
Wow thats very good of you Ted, legally I am sure you didn't have to do that, I suppose if its a neighbour and you sell them a good car in good faith it is the nice thing to do.
I think with the bus lanes you cannot get points on your licence, only a fine.
The biggest joke I have with the bus lane in question is I get beeped for going in there even though its out of hours! All the other people are stuck in traffic and I am wizzing past them just before it ends at Beech Road.
I am torn between buying a 2004 Honda Accord 2.0 VTEC petrol or a 2004 Accord 2.2 CDTi, my dilemma is that the DMF topic seems to be a fairly hot one at the moment, for those that don't know what a DMF stands for it is a 'Dual Mass Flywheel' it's a part of the drive train in many modern diesels and when it requires replacement it can mean a new starter motor and it is also recommended to get the clutch replaced too meaning a potential £2000 bill.
Q1: is what is the typical life of this group of parts ie replacement intervals and
Q2: Do DMF's fail at random mileages?
Q2: does anybody have stats on how many CDTi Accords were sold in the UK?.......just wondering as you can gauge the size of the problem against the amount of DMF failures on that figure.
Q3:is there any stats on DMF failures on Accords?
I'm open to any feedback on the DMF topic as it's making my decision difficult, I want the CDTi but want to know how bad this problem is before buying one and using all my money up!
Thanks
C
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I have finally decided on a new car - Ford Fiesta 1.4 Zetec 96ps and am in talks with Happynewcar.co.uk as they do Part-Ex.
Has anyone used them as I've never purchased a car via a broker before and am a little nervous!
I hope that Fiesta is a good one to choose?
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My neighbour has had her handbag snatched containing her car keys for a 52 reg Corolla. The insurance company have said that they will pay for replacement keys and replacing (or reprogramming) the immobiliser at a total cost of £2500.
One consequence of this theft is that she will loose her no-claims discount, not to mention some peace of mind.
She has been quoted £180 for a replacement key, but given that the thief has a key, the only secure option is to change the whole security system and this does seem outrageously expensive.
Can anyone offer any suggestions as to how she could proceed on a more cost effective basis i.e. any way of keeping NCD and or cheaper ways of securing her car?
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Remember that there was nothing in her handbag to tie the keys to the car
or her home address.
Not that I disbelieve that you've been told that, but seems astonishing to me.
What do people here think of the huge, bulbous front-ends now common on most modern cars? I presume that pedestrian safety legislation must have tightened severely in recent years, the space between the bonnet and engine must be huge now. This is obviously a good thing if you are unlucky enough to be run over, but it has made some cars monstrously ugly. A case in point being the Peugeot 308, take a look at one side-on and you'll see what I mean.
It's funny, y'know. Cars these days are much better to have a crash in or to be hit by than their predecessors but I feel that all this passive safety comes at the expense of active safety. They are all, pretty much without exception, harder to see out of and all those sacrificial structures at the front must surely compromise handling. It also seems that there is little scope for a designer to pen a clean, coherent shape either as he is bound by regulations that necessitate a bulbous and ungainly body. Read more
That Zephyr didn't have a bonnet, more a helicopter landing pad.
My dad had one. The front of the car arrived home several seconds before he did!
With unaccustomed recklessness I am allowing myself to bunk off for a day next week with the intention of ending up at a work-related conference in Leicester on Thursday. Clearly the route in the tin box should be simply A1 M1 and get to a bar in Leicester as quickly as possible but I shall be taking the bike. Any interesting roads or stop-offs that I could take in on my way? Any cafes offering spectacular £ per calorie value? Any roads that I should visit to have fun on? Sights to be seen? Over to you ... Read more
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Yes but that goes off after a couple on minutes where as the fluid level dos not. Check the fluid level and report back. Regards Peter