June 2009
Hi,
I really hope someone can help. I have recently bought an 04 Streetka. The car has been sent to Ford x2 and they have said nothing is wrong. However when I am sitting in traffic with all my feet OFF the pedals and the car is in neutral the rev counter shoots up to over 3 all on it's own. It makes such loud noises that I have had to switch the engine off :-(
The rev counter also goes daft when I depress the clutch to change gear. please help Read more
In addition to the re-instatement of MOT inspection in relation to VRM's that do not conform there is more:
Thought some of you might be interested in this which I spotted in current edition of Police Review, the official journal of BritPol.
Agreed by NPIA, ACPO, DVLA and ANPR, a new system started last week where if Plod pulls you for a 'dicky' number plate they will send a photo of the plate with a short form to DVLA.
The driver of the offending vehicle has 28 days to fix the defect and send a photo to DVLA to prove it has been done.
Those that do not comply will have their VRM revoked by DVLA and details fed onto ANPR intelligence.
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I am having problems buying after market front and rear brake pads for my 1.8 mx5 sport as all dealers need to know the diameter of the front and rear disc's other than taking my wheels off measuring them and putting back on, then going to the suppliers. Could you advise me what are the diameter of the fornt and rear brake disc's.
Thanks very much
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or buy both sizes on the understanding that you return the ones you dont need, i do this quiet offten as the supplier cant tell me exactly whats fitted to which model so i cover all angles obvosly if they tell you which part number is what size then you wont even have to open the boxes,Regards TB
Anyone know how to get the headlight alarm buzzer working? It used to work then stopped for some reason. It should sound when you leave your lights on and open the drivers door. The little "pin" button on the inside of the drivers door seems to press in and out freely..any ideas? Read more
My home town in north Essex like many others has had an influx of Polish residents many of whom brought their cars over with them.
I'm curious to know if their cars need to be re-registered on UK plates after a certain period of time?
Would the vehicle need to be MOT'd to UK standard and if so when would a new MOT fall due?
Could a Polish car on Polish plates get a road fund licence in the UK?
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i like the poles
i like the way they conduct themselves
Me too bb. Polish jokes American style seem pretty wide of the mark.
When I was minicabbing in South London got a call to the Polish Club just down from Clapham Common there. A regular punter, old gent, builder or something. He had his wife and another lady with him. They had been at some sort of big Polish hooley at the club.
He ushered them into the back of the car, an estate, and then moved back a yard and scrabbled at the rear lower quarter panel. Eventually I realised he was so unbelievably drunk that he thought they were in the front, and he was trying to get into the back like a gent. I ushered him gently into the front seat. He behaved with gentlemanly, impeccable old-style East European courtesy at all times.
I wish we were a bit more like that sometimes, I must say.
X type estate 2.2 diesel auto SE.
We wanted something larger and considered Octavia, A4, A6, Legacy all estates.
Wife didn't want an Octavia, Legacy wasn't auto, A4 and A6 were both multitronic autos and both the revised A4 and A6 are too new for there to be much choice and spec of those available was pretty low rent.
So we looked at the Jag, very few and far between (only three within 100 miles of home and one of those had sold) but a local dealer was advertising one which looked the part.
One owner, 8 months old, 8,500 miles. SE spec so not much it doesn't have and sensible 17 inch wheels and softer suspension.
Only driven it from the dealership home but it's much quieter than the A3 and just wafts along. 70mph is about 1800 rpm.
Just need to RTFM now to learn all about it!
More reports as the miles stack up - I'll be doing about 1,000 next week so that should be a good test.
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To answer some questions raised:
Stu - car was on for £21,999. 10% off forecourt price wasn't difficult to get, plus years tax, service and a full tank. List price is nearly £30k, but heavy discounts on list are easily found.
Pedal box is tight - with the auto it's not an issue, but I could see me having a problem with a manual.
Never considered BMW - the interior of the 3 doesn't seem to offer much more space over the A3. The old A4 had the same problem, new one is slightly better.
Does anyone know if the Exeo will be sold as an estate?
Thanks
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I know what you mean. I'll probably need to replace my wife's car in the next year or two. I'm currently toying with getting rid of her Seat Ibiza diesel, keeping my Octavia estate for driving to work and back - it runs perfectly acceptably on biodiesel which I can get for between 70p & 90p per litre - and making the new one a family petrol estate.
I want a Legacy, wife doesn't like them and so we're off into the realms of new Citroen C5, Mazda 6, Exeo maybe the Insignia, Honda Accord etc. I just don't know! That's why I opted out of the company car scheme and bought the Octavia I had under it, I just couldn't be bothered to make a decision!
I'm about to renew the rear pads on my Golf. Is it necessary to buy a special tool to rewind the pistons or is there a cheaper way? Read more
Get the right tools and don't bodge. Without the piston winder you stand to cause damage to the piston or the dust boot.
Keep the pedal locked down whilst you retract the pistons and expell the fluid via the bleed nipple. Forcing dirty fluid back through the ABS unit is unwise. Then bleed the brakes and top up the fluid.
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The +ve battery terminal was furring up.
I went to clean the fur build-up off & noticed there was a coating of like a Red Oxide underneath.
It didn't come off easily, I had to scrape it off with screwdriver, file & sandpaper.
I have never seen this Red Oxide like build-up before on this car or any other car.
Looks like a chemical reaction of some sort has happened.
Previously I did coat battery terminals with Vaseline (petroleum jelly)
I haven't seen this before.
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If your terminal is brass or plated brass it's likely that the zinc has reacted
and left a copper rich surface (brass is an alloy of copper and zinc). Not
a real problem as copper is conductive.
Yes, the +VE terminal now looks a golden brass colour where it reacted & I rubbed off the red oxide type coating.
Before the reaction, I think it looked silver colour (like the -VE terminal where there was no reaction).
I didn't notice any problem starting car when this thick red oxide type coating was present on +VE terminal.
If it happens again I'll check its conductivity with multimeter.
I remember seeing this video few years back. Does anyone know if it was ever used in mass production cars?
Are Mercedes or BMW using this technology?
www.youtube.com/watch?v=eSi6J-QK1lw
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But just think how big they then have to build speed humps to slow down the traffic!
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Why mess around, seize the car and crush it. One less BarryBoy to deal with.
Real private plates like a TCH1 and such I don't mind but all this self deluding junk that people think are private...