April 2009
Hi,
been told that the outer cv joints on my 130PS Mondeo are worn, and need replaced. Oddly, my Haynes manual says that they are not separable from the driveshafts. But garage seem to think that they are.
Who's correct?
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what is the legal position as captain of the PO ferry canterbury if we just ram these blighters out of the way and berth
You're not going to convince me there's a motoring link here... Read more
I received a letter from the AA in reply to my query. On the flap of the envelope is the invitation : "If you would like this information in an appropriate alternative format, Braille or cassette, please call us on 0800 26 20 50".
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Hello,
Anybody know how to remove the gearknob to fit a new one?
I've tried unscrewing it but it feels as if something will break before it comes off.
It is a manual and the gearknob is the original hard rubber type.
Thanks.
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news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7998182.stm
Motorists should face fewer red lights following the relaxation of government guidance on the flow of traffic.
Local councils can adopt "green wave" systems of sensors, where vehicles at or just below the speed limit trigger a succession of green lights.
Environmental and motoring groups say carbon emissions will be reduced.
Previously the Department for Transport (DfT) had discouraged the systems which reduce fuel use, resulting in less tax being paid to the Treasury.
But now, rather than seeing green wave systems as a "cost" to the public purse, the DfT views them as a "benefit".
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There have been occasions when the road has really been empty of people.
Used to work a beat in the village here in the 60s. To break the monotony, we used to stamp on the rubber pads just when a car was coming along the other road and watch him squeal to a stop. There also used to be a garage with a big glass front window. The owner was a nasty piece of work and a police hater. He used to put up a huge pyramid of the old metal gallon oil tins in the window. A few taps on the glass with a staff had his alsation bringing them all down at 3 in the morning
Happy daze
Ted
hi i hope you can help on my way home my engine management light came on and i lost my rev counter. the light stays on all the time when i got home i took it out of gear and reved it up it the started to idle very badly can anyone help me please
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hi guys thank you for all your help it was a dead crank sencor you guys are brill and spot on
There is a small collection of words and phrases that drivers of my father's generation still use, and, curiously, they're all words I've consciously never used. (It's a generational thing... :-)
throttle (rather than accelerator)
trafficators
motor car
shooting brake
to "motor" (rather than "drive", e.g. we motored to the Lake District...)
wireless
drophead (rather than cabriolet)
Any more to add to the list?
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Gearshifts, " Three on the tree" vs "Four on the floor"
Just been reading the praises of Forte fuel treatment, Does it work? Is it a good idea to buy it on E Bay? Read more
Thanks.
Hi all
Renting a few cars over the coming months while on holidays - don't want to have to take out excess insurance each time. Have heard that one can get an annual policy, has anyone done this, have any experiences or recommendations?
Thanks
Lee
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Also check out hiring via Holiday Autos. Their collision damage waiver is cheap. You do initially pay the hire company and then claim it back from Holiday Auto. I used this in 2006 and they paid up about a month after the claim.
Same question but for scooters - my MOT is coming up on the 1st of June, and need a good garage for a pre-MOT check and service and also one that will book the scooter (I can take it there). It's a Honda Pantheon. Thanks. Read more
Anybody??
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The country has gone "PC" mad.
I think we need to diferentiate between PC and what is required to help those less well off (in a physical sense) to have a decent life. Since I've had to push my wife around in a wheelchair I've realised just how bad access can be for those not as mobile as I, and whilst its regretable that the Gov has had to enforce by law for businesses to provide for disabled people, I can see that without those laws things would not have changed anywhere near as quickly, if at all. It does create some anomilies (our Drivers rest room has a dsiabled toilet, though a disabled person couldn't drive a train for instance), but on the whole its been a good thing.
But then again I don't regard any of the Laws relating to provision of facilities for disabled as PC. Back to the OP, it is quite possible that the person paying for the AA membership is blind and someone else drives the car for them, in which case braile would be appropriate (and I know of a case where this has happened).
I'll go back to my original point, I don't regard what the AA has done in the OP as PC.