May 2009
Thought I'd see what HJ has to say about these cars - which I believe are road legal - but strangely they don't appear in the CBC breakdown. Little mention of the company or the Atom in the forums either. Looking at the Ariel website, seems company has links, via some well respected cars and motorbikes, back to the Penny farthing of 1870. Read more
apparently not
petitions.number10.gov.uk/lanehog/
It's due to close today and has amassed a massive 20 signatures. Then again, that's more than the 6 people who want Taxi drivers to be tested every two years,
but an awful lot less than the 60,000 who want Gordon to resign :-)))
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Slip road joiners who are determined to join straight into the outside lane annoy me.
Some drivers are just not prepared to spend even a few seconds in lane one, or even two if it's a three lane road.
I think generalisations can be made here - they are usually male and driving late-model Audi/BMW/VWs, which they couldn't afford if the company didn't pay.
My 62K miles Mondeo SCI is rattling on idle and have been advised by local dealership that it needs a new timing chain because there is slack in it.
This will cost £550 all in ( 3.5 hrs labour including diagnosis time)
Does this sounds like the right fix and cost. I was under the impression that timing chains did not need replacement so early in life.
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Thanks for the responses. Definitely not the swirl valves - apparently Ford fixed this a year or so before mine was manufactured.
I've had the chain replaced today and it is much quieter. Still a slight rattle there but only if you lift the bonnet and listen carefully. Hopefully nothing to worry about :-)
Sat navs about to go on the blink apparently.
Marvellous news
www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2009/may/19/gps-clos...n
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Depends which goggle link you chose to read.
www.chm.bris.ac.uk/webprojects2002/mjames/chemistr...l
www.independent.co.uk/news/science/50-years-50-gia...8
Hi All
You may or may not know that ive just purchased a nearly new Vectra, but i have already got a few questions (Mods: i didnt know what was more relevent. Discussion or Technical, but please feel free to move it accordingly)
The car (1.8 16V) has recently been serviced, however on start up the oil light takes a good 3-4 seconds to go out, when its out though it stays out.
I Will check levels etc, however I just wondered if this was normal or not. as my 1.6 8V went out more or less straight away.
I think the parcel shelf is rattling which is slightly annoying and it didnt do this on test drive becasue of the "Tester Licence Plate" on the back. would it be just a case of it not seating properly or do they normally do this as well
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Ah yes Thanks DD Ill have a look on Vectra-c.com
:-)
What are the views on fitting wheel spacers ----- say 10/12mm max so fairly modest. I'm thinking of fitting some to my rear wheels in order to fill out the arches. There is sufficient clearance and this is alot cheaper than buying new wheels.
I'm a bit concerned that doing so will increase the load on the bearings and also have an adverse effect on handling/braking etc.
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Thanks for the replies-------
Paul -- yes I am aware of the need for longer bolts and the spacers I've looked at seem to have these included.
After further thought I think I'll forget the spacers - as you say BMW do know what they're doing when it comes to handling/balance etc and my 17" 225's do look pretty good even if the rear arches could take a wider offset.
I've seen a set of genuine BMW MV1's on ebay --- 18" staggered set up which would look the business and cause no issues with load/balance etc. Will have to save up a bit thou' if I decide to go this way.
i will start
just had the man with the van in my yard who sells all things car related,a bag of washer £9
well ive just been to screwfix and they are £4,so im not paying for his new jag anymore.
cheapest maf from my autofactor £65,just had one delivered of the internet £28
wheel trims local shop £18,im off to maccess in the morning £8
local car wash cheapest £1.50,at work 5 pence of cleaner,2 pence of water,bit of elbow grease total 7 new p
splined 1/4 drive set from my factor £19.99,same thing from aldi £5
any more ?on a cold very wet tuesday nearly lunch time
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Hi there i wonder if you can help me
I have been hearing a increasing noise in the rear side under braking or going over a big bump sounds like a fast drumming rumbling noise?
also i have had the rear brakes done 3500 miles ago 5months ago new shoes/brake cylinders and new hand brake cables and i also had the drums cleaned up.
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Could be the wheel bearing but I would have expected that to be noisy all the time but louder when turning in one direction.
My new Clio only gives a new Renault spec for oil performance. Previous cars used to specify A3 B4 10W40 or 5W40 but Renault only uses their own specs now. I plan taking the car around Europe for a few months and would like to take some oil with me in case I need to top up. Do I have to use Elf as this is the only oil I can find with the Renault specs on the bottle - it is almost impossible to find in my part of northern England ? By the way they still specify 5W40 as the viscosity. Will main dealers still bung in the cheapest A3 B4 10W40 they can bulk buy? Read more
Hi guys,
Just a quick question for those who may have a clue, I'm thinking of selling my MK2 Mondeo Ghia X V6 LPG. It's a 2000 model and in what I can honestly say is immaculate condition for it's age, with the rare factory fitted ST24 kit. The LPG kit is still under warranty for a year.
Whilst I can easily value it based on similar vehicles, I simply can't find one like mine to try and compare the value with!
So, what would those who work in the trade reckon that it's worth? Financially I know what I could do with, but I suspect that as is always the case, my figure is dis-jointed from reality. I'm aware that it's only a 9 year old Mondeo but in all honesty, I don't think there will be many better ones in daily use outside of a museum.
I was thinking of just banging an ad on Ebay but really don't fancy taking the chance of it selling for peanuts as I couldn't afford to replace it with a new car unless I get a set amount!
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If you wait till fuel goes back over a £1 per litre your Mondeo will go up in value because of the LPG.
It's a seductive little thing spikeyhead. I do hope you get one.
Very stark though, really a jewel-like two-seater gokart with proper suspension. I've seen a couple on the road now and you would get all sorts of debris all over you driving one. I bet the thing's ability is intoxicating though. Like beiong a dragonfly...