August 2009
What's the going rate for a replacement car key including the key, a transponder chip, cutting and programming? Read more
i have noticed a lot of motorway roadworks now have the temporary speed limits. i prefer these to the single fixed point camera as they seem to slow down the traffic for a greater distance and you don't get the person stamping on their brakes because they have seen a 'gatso'.
what i want to ask is are they a legal limit? i'm repeatedly overtaken by people doing atleast 10 mph more than my callibrated spedo shows.
do you know anyone who has got a ticket from an average speed camera?
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Well blow me - but he indicated left to exit and then carried on around the roundabout, all the while straddling the nearside and middle lanes. Then wondered why I started to pull out and got very cross indeed. I do despair sometimes. Read more
The only time I don't indicate on a roundabout is when there is no-one to observe it/ I use my mirrors y'see and am aware of who is around me. oh or if the car in front is a minicab. (i hate minicabs).
Hi there.
I've done some searching for answers to these questions but the answers found were conflicting.
Here's the background: a Range Rover was crashed at some speed into my parents' parked Ford Focus 2008 diesel and extensive damaged was caused. Although the inspecting technician recommended a write-off, the insurers have decided to repair the damage for £5500.
My parents obviously don't want to drive around in a car which was heavily damaged and then repaired, so they will have to sell it as soon as it is repaired.
Here are the questions:
1. Can my parents, as the victims (it was 100% the fault of the other driver) expect to be able to buy another Ford Focus diesel of similar mileage and age and condition and be reimbursed for the cost, rather than have to take delivery of their damaged and repaired car?
2. When selling a damaged and repaired car, is there a good chance it won't fetch what it would have if it had not been damaged?
3. If so, can my parents reclaim this discrepancy from the other driver's insurer?
Are there any experts or others who have been in this situation before, who can help?
Many thanks.
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Here are the questions: >>
fluffyfluffkins:
See if the answers here are of any use:
www.honestjohn.co.uk/forum/post/index.htm?v=e&t=77...8
I get a constant nasty whine increasing in pitch with engine revs. When the car is stationary, moving the steering wheel a gently against the pressure (not turning the wheels at all) to get the PAS to do a little work the noise is a lot worse.
I conclude this is my power steering pump making the noise. I assume the increase in pitch under revs is due to the aux belt driving the pump faster.
I checked the fluid in case it's a simple case of the pump run dry of fluid - there's not a lot of fluid but there's some so I can't see how the pump can be running dry. I'll top it up to see tomorrow.
I haven't physically looked yet and I haven't checked Haynes - am about to do the later, the former will have to wait for the weekend.
Questions:
- Based on the info above am I right to suspect the PAS pump?
- If so is it likely to be the Pump alone or is there a high chance it will need a new rack too?
- Ballpark what should I be paying for a pump/rack/both fitted?
- I quite enjoy working on my cars - is it a tricky task for the home enthusiast?
TIA.
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You may well have to remove the subframe to replace the steering rack so its a big job and awkward without ramps and lifting gear I guess.
Try the basics first eg. belt and tensionder. Then the pump
I'm about to sell one of my toys after much soul searching. It's going to a good home and I was made an offer I really couldn't refuse.
The thing is, do you have to tell the insurance company you no longer have the vehicle? The reason I ask is I only renewed the policy a month ago and if I cancel there is no refund. It's highly likely I'll be getting something to replace it in the not too distant future which would be a simple case of change of vehicle on the policy.
Any suggestions?
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You should treat yourself to another toy, Humph.
SWMBO was quite surprised when I told her I was letting my baby go.
I swear I could hear carpets and curtains cogs whirring.
Must sort out a replacement PDQ... ;-)
Police Bulldog fight 'to go on'
news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/coventry_warwickshire/...m
Can someone explain what is going on? Is it police funding cost? Read more
Sounds more like a high ranking officer wanting air time, maybe there's a high profile job in the offing.
Help! I've got a Ford Transit Connect fitted with the Ford 1.8 TDCi engine, 110ps.
It's done 10,000 miles.
The response to the throttle when the engine is at idling speed is terrible...I'd say bordering on dangerous.
If you are waiting at a junction, engine idling, in first gear and a gap comes up in the traffic.....put foot on gas and the engine does nothing for a half second, then lazily spools up....dare to let in the clutch at this point and you'll wait an eternity for any acceleration.
Likewise slowing for a roundabout, into first, engine idling, no cars....go!! But no, the engine is lazily lumbering up to 1500rpm again and there's a 2 or 3 second wait for power.
It's been back four times and all Ford can do is "reprogram the PCM". Is this a fault? Will it improve with mileage? (as some have suggested it might) or do I trade it in for a WV Caddy Van before it drives me mad! or kills me... Read more
hi
i have recently been getting a lot of white smoke from the exhaust on start up and pulling away.
if i rev the car up stationary it also blows out smoke, in which it never done before.
its only been the last two weeks this has been happening.
i only usually potter around local on very short trips but the other day i drove about a mile and thought there was a fine smoke comming from under the bonnet???
ive noticed a grey sludge around the neck of the water tank
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how do i get the Hyrocarbons sniffed???
Best take it to a garage ask them to do it or you could buy the kit but for a one off job it's cheaper to take it in.
If there is far too much drop the oil and change the filter then run it or take it for a good drive to burn off the excess oil, it can do damage to engines and blow out oil seals.
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But is anyone going to buy a car without some sort of prior experience of it? I think it's been said before on this forum that places where you can at least sit in the cars, if not drive them, are needed. And while you were there you could negotiate a sensible price. A "showroom" maybe. Staffed by people who know about the product (Stop laughing at the back!). Or is that where it all went wrong?
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......so I find it hard work to keep at the very low limits some of these average cameras are set to on the motorway.......
Its quite simple really......
Lift the right foot off the go faster pedal and press the brake until you reach the required speed...... :0)