September 2009
I am thinking of buying a new red (non-metallic) Audi A4.
The paint on the last red car we owned, a 1995 red Fiesta, faded badly and I see lost of older cars with faded red paint.
Any views on red paint being used on new cars now - will it still ffffade away?
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Appears that DriveTheDeal.com are no longer selling BMWs (atleast, the drop-down-list on their website no longer allows BMW to be selected). I can't find an email address for them on their website.
Does anyone know why they no longer deal with BMW dealers? Shame, because the last time I looked, perhaps 3 months ago or so, the discounts appeared to be in excess of 15% for e.g. 330d 3-series coupes. Read more
Looks like BMW is reponding to the observation that 'BMWs are as common as muck'!
The question occurred after I saw a marked Ford S-Max today.
Why would the police want a people carrier, I thought, until I got a bit closer and saw the legend: 'Police Dogs' written on the side.
The two rearmost side windows had been replaced with glass with three ventilation louvres.
Another thread makes mention of a police VW Polo.
What police cars or vehicles have you seen?
Marked or unmarked, it doesn't matter.
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Humberside:
Protons, Protons and Protons :-[ for normal beat duties. Volvo Estates, Skoda VRS's and a smattering of EVOs.
Just one redeemer:
www.lincah.com/2009-lexus-is-f-police-car
have a 2003 Renault Clio Dynamique. I have a digital display on the dashboard and the temperature seems to have gone wrong. No matter what the weather is outside cold or warm the temperataures are always in the 20's and 30's.
Also the red light indicating that 1 of my doors are open is on constantly.
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Hi es,
Had the same prob with temp on my 52 plate 1.6 Clio Dynamique +. Last winter when it was 4 or 5 degrees my car was showing 27-30! The temp sensor for the clio is in the LH door mirror, if you look at the mirror from underneath it will be black piece of plastic. I picked up another sensor from my local salvage place cut the old one out and taped the new one in! All ok now.
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I've been attempting to download a reasonably large file (Virtual Box for Windows, 68.3Mb) on my Windows XP PC, but although it all appears to go ok ie. the downloaded size reaches the download size, the download doesn't actually complete - Firefox say 'a few seconds remaining'. IE7 and Chrome fail in the same sort of way.
However, no problem downloading the same file using Firefox under Linux on my laptop (same modem/router).
I tried disabling the Comodo firewall/AV, but that didn't seem to make any difference. Any other suggestions?
Before looking to buy one of these I was wondering if i'm making the right choice.
I drive probably 90% motorway journeys and usually at a steading 70 mph. I'm hoping to get around 60mpg from this car ? Is it possible ?
If not I'll probably look to an older 320d.
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The only thing I'd mention is that the Econetics (I don't know if you're thinking of one) have longer stopping distances, because of the narrower tyres, I think.
May not matter to you but it was something I factored into my considerations.
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Just looking for some advice, just got the car on the cheap from the car market, seemed like a great deal except when we first got it the engine light was always on. So after having it a while we put it into a local garage who has done various checks on it and came back saying after putting it into the computer that it is the timing belt!DEVASTING news!
The car runs great, the only thing is when you are starting in the lower gears its quite jerky, kinda bumpy...anyway I just wanted to know if it is infact the timing belt would the car even run at all? I was led to believe the car wouldn't go if this was nackered is that the case?
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I just got a quote from a garage in Leicester: £627 (including VAT). The chap I spoke to said they get a kit and replace the timing chain which will take 8.5 hours. Another garage said it takes only 4 hrs.
I'll keep you informed.
Is it me, or do more motorists drive more aggressively towards small cars. Normally I drive largish saloon cars although last couple of days I have had to use my sons Citreon C1.
I have had more cars cut me up, drive inches from the rear bumper, and refuse to give way
more times than i care to remember. Back to my normal car today and no more problems.do drivers have something against these small cars, or was I just unlucky.
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If I drive a Ka,people-particularly in BMW and Volvo do not pull over,but when I drove my old Allard,people pulled over whether I wanted to pass or not!!
Does anyone know if my 2005 focus tdci would have 'bulb out' warning lights or has a Canbus system as I am looking at installing some HID lamps.
Seen some on Ebay for around £50 with a 2yr warranty..........anyone know whats the best?
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I notice some ebayers selling these kits are selling them as legal ....
A lot of the kits I have seen being sold, have "for off road use only" in the write up of the advert.
To quote from one website:-
"Please remember that it is your responsibility to ensure that the items purchased are suitable for your vehicle make/model and that the use of said items complies with all applicable laws in your Country. In the UK, fitting an aftermarket HID kit is not technically road legal as you are replacing a halogen bulb with an HID bulb, because of this the HID bulb cannot be E marked, which is a requirement for it to be road legal. Therefore our HID kits are sold for off-road use only."
can anyone help me, my 525sport has been smoking recently when driving at high revs.i've had misfiring problems aswell so i changed my plugs. it drives fine if i take it easy, but the problems still there. i think i have a fuel injecter problem. has anyone had any problems similar to mine? Read more
further into my investigation the engine management light is on and is smoking quite bad. i've had a diagnostic done and it turns out to be a damaged wire harness which needs replacing.
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Had two red cars and, as has been implied, if you wash and wax regularly, red stays red.