May 2009
Having tried out a couple of group 1 (9kg-18kg) infant car seats at my local Halfords I was advised there arn't any which safely fit the rear of my Peugeot 306 (1999). Apparently it's the seat belt buckle which could potentially 'pop out' in an accident. The chap was very helpful and called Britax for advise, however (contrary to Britax online 'fit finder' which recommends their First Class Plus model) their customer service centre could not recommend a suitable seat. We tried a 'Maxi Cosi' seat but it did the same thing.
I need help - my daughter is outgrowing her current seat and, apart from buying a new car, I need to find a seat which fits safely using a seat belt system. Is there a seat out there...? Read more
a bit of brilliant car antics , who caused the accident
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How many LHD Moggie Minors were made?
Hi I have a great 900 soft top however just as its getting sunny the roof isnt working, Ive just had a Auto electric man out to look at it and he works more with BMWs so not expert on SAABs. He said its best to start with a reset on the hood as we already know theres power to the switch. However as he doesnt work with these cars often he doesnt know how to reset it, He is looking into this for me but i thought id try and show off abit and find out the details for him myself. So can anyone help me
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Just partially rebuilt the bike, unused for a year, but prior to that used to tour the continent. Started up OK and today used to go to the MOT station where it failed for loose handgrip only. On way back after ~10 miles, with water temp at 80C and no problems it suddenly died.
Fault traced to fuel pump relay not functioning. It works if we earth the yellow & brown cable which goes from connection 85 of the relay to connection 7 of the ignition control unit.
Manual suggests "fuel supply will be shut off" if there is a high water temp, or other fault which turns off ignition, but I assumed this would mean isolation of the injectors usually. Certainly the injectors will be turned off on overrun until the revs drop to 2000, but not the fuel pump?
Ideas before we try bypassing the ignition unit?
Pig to work on, as access to the relays means tank removal etc
Crinkly Dave (new and improved with Italian aortic valve!) Read more
Glad to see a K100 still on the road - I did like the design, but like the Porshe 911 series, the boxer twin just had to come back - just too much of a classic I suppose.
Finding a poor connection can be very difficult - I hope you resolve it.
This has to be the quietest bike caff I've ever been in ! Especially if the weather's wet.
When an advert for a business lease reads as this : 3+35 payments of £200
... i gather that the ' 3' months is a downpayment but is that a deposit you get back?
or is it basically 38 payments over 3 years?
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No, its just an upfront payment - you wont see it again.
Worth remembering that many quotes are ex VAT so you need to check on that to.
hi room, i was a having a flashback earlier whilst watching the "champions" on itv 4, i remember as a kid we used to get petrol adverts on the telly, tiger in your tank, and shell "you will, go well with shell shell shell , i used to have a collection of football "coins" from the 1970 world cup ...question is , why dont the petrol companies advertise on the telly any more? Read more
Ham,
Looked quite up to date. The 80s definiately looked different to that. Elaborate?
Went out motoring today - A speed hump jangled the springs - then a rash of cameras pointed at my number plate. Later I had the thought that because I had driven over a canal bridge - I would be on a data-base that grouped my number plate with canal barges including those big ones going up the Rhine.
A few days later a discount voucher for `Cod & chips` came through the door
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Road humping is a serious sexual offence and not only should you be prosecuted and jailed but also you should feel the wrath of the piece of cod that passeth all understanding.
I had a driving experience this morning and would like other BR's opinions please.
I was driving along a newly resurfaced road with a car in front of me, we then had to stop because in front of us was the yellow lorry that was repainting the road markings. At this point it was stationary doing some wording on the road, but it had parked inbetween the curb and a small central island (the ones with the blue and white keep left arrowed sign on it), now unfortunately this was at the brow of a small incline so any on coming cars where hard to spot.
The car in front clearly was very hesitant about going around the island onto wrong side of the road but this was the only way to pass the vehicle unless we had waited until it had moved.
Eventually we both indicated and passed on the other side of the island, did we do anything wrong?
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what would you do at a red light that was stuck on red?.....same principle, no one is going to expect you to sit there for ever
Parked in a quiet road in Stretford to get the tram. I was no where near anybody's drive and was parked 100% legally, I actually spent a good minute straitening up to ensure I was not causing anything like a remote obstruction. This busy body gets out and the conversation goes as follows:-
Woman: Can you move your car please
Me: why?
Woman: Because I live here
Me: I am parked perfectly legaly and I can park where I want, however I don't like the look of you and don't trust what you might do to my car so I will move it.
Woman looked shocked and didn't say a word :)
I causally then move my car having a joke on her.
Why do some people seem to think they own the road? People park outside my house all the time and I would not dream of going out and asking them to move.
The problem is I now feel she has got away with it :(. Read more
Me: I am parked perfectly legaly and I can park where I want however I
don't like the look of you and don't trust what you might do to my
car so I will move it.
A pleasant and reasoned conversation would have done you more credit, instead of supercilious sarcasm.
I have had Explorer crash a couple of times on me in the last couple of days. The non-responding file has been the popup that comes from here. IE blocks most of mypopups, but sometimes the ones from here creep through, and they're normally fine. I obviously have no idea whether this is the fault of the HJ popup, but circumstantial evidence suggests...
Running 7.0.5730.13
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Point noted and reported to site admin - thread locked.
I had the same problem a few years ago with a Primera - shape of the rear seats meant almost every seat tried led to "buckle crunch". In the end Mothercare fitted a seat which overcame the problem due to different fixings on the seat - I think it was a Britax, but can't remember which one I'm afraid.
I can recommend a visit to Mothercare though - I've always found their staff to be very good with selecting and fitting car seats.