August 2009
Are scare tactics more effective?
Just seen this link posted on another forum.
It's rather hard hitting (no pun intended) and also quite graphic.
Use your own discretion before clicking on the link - it's not for the faint hearted.
www.liveleak.com/view?i=323_1250531763
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hi i had a rotten exhaust so i put a new middle and rear section on. the exhaust is fine but now the engine light is showing. i know i probably should get it code read but does anybody have any ideas before i do. i was thinking that possibly the oxygen sensor may have had a knock or something in the fitting of the new exhaust and may need replacing. just reluctant to pay £80 to get it read after paying £91 for the exhaust.
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yeah come on as normal during the ignition process and then goes out with no probs. fingers crossed eh?
This Sportwagon has done approx. 71,000 miles. Periodically over more than a year there is a loud "canary" or "football rattle" type noise from the rear wheels/brakes. This noise is not present whilst the brakes are being applied. My Alfa garage has been unable to solve the problem and has changed the rear brake calipers. Any ideas please? Read more
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How easy is it to accidentally knock off a hanbrake. I've no idea how the handbrake in a Picasso works, but are they that easy to "knock off" ? Read more
allegedly better trained - with "meedja" studies degrees and everything?
They are not much help to a person who can't read, write or think straight.
Learner driver here! Any other learners on here? Just wanted to find out what people think of BSM (British School of Motoring) as I?m thinking of joining them for lessons?
I read they?ve just done a deal with Fiat so you get to learn to drive in Fiat 500s! Am a big fan of this car ? would quite like one when I eventually pass and they are also giving discounts on it as well?so seems like a good idea to me?
Did anyone else learn or is anyone else learning with BSM? Would be good to know your thoughts?
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support your indipendant !
someone who has worked hard to keep HIS buisness running , not working for a franshise , and not giving two hoots , coz the next job is there.
an indipendant guy , goes off word and mouth recomendations , if he,s crap he doesnt get more work.
regarding discounts on new fiat 500s , prob better get a better deal without them and being "locked" by having to take there insurance out etc etc
most (but not all) BSM instructors hav,nt got the bottle or buisness acruments to go alone even when it states on there website "earn upto 35k a year"
blimy after 12 mths i,d be on my own with a new learner car.
Just had a towbar fitted to my Skoda. Because it is an "invisible" installation with a detachable hitch, the rating plate can not be seen easily. Will this cause me any problems? I've been told that the load capacity is meant to be on display.
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I guess it is on display, if you stick your head under the bumper with a torch. Same as mine, actually.
There a fewer "New car sales franchises" for Subaru in Scotland - some gone, some service only. Even those still about have few cars for sale.............
Dealer 1 has 36 2nd hand cars for sale but only 6 x Subarus
Dealer 2 has only 7 x Subarus 2nd hand
Hardly main dealer stock IMO
Is the writing on the wall for the Franchises?
What would you do to sell more through a Franchise or would you close the door and take on another make? Read more
My father-in-law picked up his new Forester this week. His fourth IIRC - he is the type to swap as soon as the warranty runs out.
What amazed me was that the car (which I'm guessing has a list price of circa £18-20k) came with plastic wheels trims. This suits my retired father-in-law just fine, but I was amazed Subaru could get away with such an obvious penny-pinching spec. at this price level.
Anyone usefully adjusted the rear washers on a recent Octavia? The two jets seem deeply recessed behind two small holes near the pivot point. At present very little fluid gets as far as the wiper blade.
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Mine too needed adjusting, (but why?).
You can carefully pull off the plastic moulding to get at the jets.
SQ
I`ve thought of central locking on small two door cars like our 1.9D Mk2 Punto as being unnecessary rubbish for years. Forced to have it as it was standard spec (another reason for buying the van without it) on the car - and that was that, just had to tolerate it.
On it`s dozens of openings and closings a day it must have run up 30 years or more of typical use. Useless or what? - when there exists a far more elegant (simple) mechanical linkage on the van, which of course has the same doors.
I noticed the passenger door didn`t unlock itself a few days ago. It`s been OK since but it looks like a new central locking unit will be needed that side.
A chance to start to upgrade it to a more satisfactory type and I think I will look into stripping off a mechanical assembly from a breakers car and convert that side to manual.
Then, If the drivers side goes, that too.
What tripe - they will be electrifying handbrakes next......... - Read more
I want more evidence of failure before I go for it though.
My limited experience of these things:
Peugeot 505 - two rear door actuator failures (same door!?) in 8 years
Skoda Felicia - no actuator failures in nearly 10 years (RIP)
FIAT Punto - no actuator failures so far in coming up to 4 years.
Having said that about the FIAT, it does very occasionally have a rush of blood, which generally involves a random reset of the trip counter to zero, which seems to be more or less coincident with the "plip" refusing to work.
The only other "plip" failures have been in areas of high RF.
Well, after visiting many dealers, none offered me sensible deal and none called back as promised. So, I am now thinking about selling me jamjar privatly and using Drive the Deal to order a car.
A few Qs, would the supplying dealer hold the car once its delivered until I've sold mine?
If it took a while, could I insure both cars whilst I sell my old one?
I need the money I'm getting for my old car to pay for the new one, so ideally I'd either need a bridging loan or pay the dealer when I've sold my old one.
Just trying to get it all straight in my head, I could just keep my current jamjar, I thought the car business was going through hard times!
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Indeed.
I'm getting a 17" spare to carry in the boot anyway, especially as I tow a 'van....the lack of it nearly put me off, off to ebay now to see if a nice neat bag is available for such a thing...
Browse
That's the aspect of it which people who do it don't seem to understand. They spend half of their time looking down at their keypad whilst driving. It's the same as driving along and playing at "close my eyes for 5 seconds...open my eyes for 5 seconds...close my eyes for 5 seconds...etc etc"