August 2009
Good evening
I am thinking of buying a new Fiat Panda Active 1.1 Eco and apparently Fiat have just introduced a re-vamped version "Series 2" and I was wondering if anybody knew how this differed from "Series 1"?
Thanks
Mark
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Hi,
does anyone know where we can get parts lists for 05 diesel and early S type jaguars as we have to repair the suspension on a diesel and want to know if they are the same.
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No part numbers but you might want to grab an old copy of the Jaguar Technical Information System from here:
tinyurl.com/ne4qoc
It only covers up to the 2003 MY but does have the recommended procedure for removing and replacing front suspension.
Kevin...
Got a 51 reg courier van (fiesta) with a rumble on the O/S drivers side drive shaft,it's the bearing that's bolted to the engine. Can I repalce the bearing or do I have to replace the entire shaft?? I'm driving the van over to the south of Spain and this is very annoying as it's causing bad wheel wobble and vibration. Had it checked and it's defo the bearing. Forgot to mention, this van is a 1.8 TD. Read more
Don't really know about the Ford as I have never had to replace one, I would think you could just replace the bearing although it would probably be easier to replace the whole shaft. You should be able to get one from the scrappie if they are expensive new.
Honda has published a picture of a facelifted CR-V, details of which are to be announced on 17th September, the first day of the Frankfurt Motor Show. See here:
www.honda.co.jp/CR-V/catalog/
So far there's no information about specification changes, although there is gossip about the i-DTEC diesel engine, automatic transmission for the diesel and a rear facing camera that doesn't rely on the navigation/hands free phone option.
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What type of automatic gear change.
just saying. contractor's van parked in the carpark of the signwriters. Read more
Saw three 59s this morning all black passats (saloon estate and coupe)
My first 59 (this morning) was a blue Passat estate on the M9.
My two-week-old 09-reg car has suddenly aged :-(
Car :- Pug 1.9 D-turbo 1997.
Hello,
The other day I put the electric drivers side window down. As the glass got about a 3rd of the way down, the front of the glass fell downover. I stripped the door card out and the glass was not sat in the front runner. I re-inserted the glass into the runner and tried it again but the same thing happened.
Looking at the rear runner, there is a small plastic piece in connection with the bottom of the glass and the runner. The front runner however, does not have one. As the window has previously worked okay I searched in the bottom of the door to see if it had fallen off, but there was nothing present.
Also, when the glass fell I noticed a small drilled hole in the top left corner (as you look from the outside). Not sure if this is relevant?
Any advice greatly appreciated.
Kind regards,
Gary.
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Thanks for the advice everyone.
The cause was a broken small grey plastic clip which attaches to the glass and retains it in the door pillar.
I had a spare door and glass anyway so just used the clip out of that.
Regards,
Gary.
Fascinating piece of info from a chap who serviced my car. i mentioned my car needed rear springs recently and he said that when he worked in Basingstoke springs on Merecedes were a common replacement job but in Guildford they are quite a rare job. Apparently our air in Bstoke is affected by being nearer to the sea than Guildford which is not so saline. Any vagaries in your area? Read more
All you can ever hope for?
One of my great ambitions is to achieve more pensionable (years) payments from my employer than I did salaried one's.
I've got to make it to 89 before I'm in the black!
has anyone done this
My parents own an apartment in France and have recently registered their 4 x 4 there, cheaper insurance, no tax, MOT every two years. Although they live more over there now then here i wondered if anyone else has thought of registering their car abroad
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In most European companies you are obliged to register your overseas residence with - for example - the local town hall.
Within this process, you define your residence as primary or secondary (eg.residence secondaire in France; zweiter Wohnsitz in German-speaking countries).
Julie's parents will have done this if they own a property or are renting long-term (say, more than 3 months) .
As far as vehicles re concerned, the simplest thing to do is take your car along to a local MOT -equivalent testing station BEFORE you register it overseas.
They will advise on modifications, if any, required to meet local regulations.
To register the car abroad you will have already defined your residence, and be eligible to use that country's plates. In some countries you need at least a day off to go to the office to collect the plates, as the motor trade is obviously less trustworthy than civil servants !
As other posters have noted elsewhere, it can take months to get your registration fully processed eg in Portugal.
I,m trying to change the rear pads and discs on myGolf MK4 53 reg. I can't get the piston to rewind i've disconnected the handbrake cable and loosened the bleed nipple. I,m turning it clockwise using long nosed pliers but it's just not going in. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Read more
Thanks bigtee&Peterd. You're both dead right, I was following the advice of my Haynes manual which says the piston can be rewound using circlip pliers. I ended up making a tool from an old socket ground down to leave two lugs to fit into the grooves in the piston enabling me to turn and push back the piston at the same time. Thanks again.
My previous car was a Mondeo, bought at 4 years of age and I kept it for six years. In that time I never had to replace a single light bulb. Is there anyone on here who can claim a longer "bulb replacement free" timespan on a car they have owned? Read more
I suspect (but do not have proof) that diesel engined cars light bulbs will last
longer as the voltage on the battery / alternator is more constant.
If the voltage is constantly fluctuating then the bulb life will be lower.
I have found the complete opposite to be true. I had a FIAT Coupe I covered almost 100,000 miles in less than four years and had to replace the offside dipped headlight bulb once.
I then had a Peugeot 206 petrol in which I covered about 50,000 miles in less than three years again one front offside bulb required replacement.
I now have a Volvo S60 diesel which has covered 22,000 miles in the last three years. It is on its fourth SET of dipped headlight bulbs.
All three cars were driven with dipped headlight bulbs on pretty much constantly the only difference being the petrol engined cars I switched the lights on after starting the engine, the Volvo DRL's came on as soon as the ignition went to position 2 so were on while the engine was turning over.
I have since had them disabled so I can switch them on after startup.
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Thanks for this link I have found the information I was looking for.