October 2009
The plastic key tags a dealer uses to identify keys to stock. You know the ones, large enough to write on and colour coded.
Does the colour mean anything? Eg does a RED tag mean stock has been lying around some time and extra effort should be made to sell. Does a green tag mean good stock so no discount?
Any pros shed some light on this?
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news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/8299079.stm
It is interesting, I mean I am all for saving energy though I am getting more and more fed up with heinous taxation justified by what is perhaps a naturally occuring phenomenon.
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>>Agreed there is an incredibly vocal minority at either end of the argument.>>
The most vocal minority are the man-is-causing-global-warming brigade they have taken the moral high ground
and put massive resources in to countering what they call "sceptics" accordingly it makes it
very difficult for anyone with even a balanced view yet alone contrary evidence to make
themselves heard without the risk of being denounced as a crackpot.
In the USA, it was the other way around until quite recently. If there is an imbalance now, it's because of where the consensus of scientific opinion now is. I'm not going to try and change your mind on that. My personal opinion is that a people are still sceptical about the need for action because (i) they mistrusts politicians - understandably, (ii) they mistrust scientists - and given the way science mishandled things like MMR, BSE etc... I can understand that and (iii) if they accept it, then they are also accepting the need for radical change too the UK energy system (including transport) and most people are scared of what this might mean - because they think it implies a reduction in standard of living compared to today. However, it's possible that the reverse will be true.
In the end though, it doesn't matter what you think, or what I think. The policies of all 3 parties are pretty much aligned, so energy and other markets are being regulated and restructured to deliver the 2020 and 2050 outcomes (that's one of the beauties of being in government). The only disagreements are about the roles of different energy technologies, and the policies that are required to get the rate of change required.
What car article
www.whatcar.com/car-news/vw-promises-better-servic...0
{no clickable links to one of our competitors, hence why the swear filter kicked in}
The draft of the recession must be blowing through Wolfsburg & your local VW Crystal Palace!
Free fitting of bulbs, wipers etc - Halfords charge say £5.00 for this
Offering to match local quotes assuming use of genuine VW Parts - now that is an offer that shows issues in their current practice.
My local Indie charges me £35 / hour - VW rates are normally around 2+x that rate.
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I thought VW had done this for a while
www.volkswagen.co.uk/owners/service-promise/like-f...e
Are there still new Rover's left for sale? If so where can one get one? Read more
Thanks for the info
Hello
Further to my previous posts (radiator fan problems www.honestjohn.co.uk/forum/post/index.htm?t=78863 ), there's still something not right, as the temperature either stays very very low (needle only a little off the bottom of the dial, and it takes an age for even this to happen) or occassionally shoots up to the max (seems to be when idling or going very slowly) only to settle back to very low when you get going again.
I initially though the temp was low because the radiator fan switch was broke and the fan was on all the time, but tested it with the fan unplugged and it still hardly flickered, and now have a new fan switch.
The fuel gauge works fine, as does everything else on the instrument panel (just to rule that out).
Does anyone have any ideas what this could be?
Always grateful
Minsk
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it makes a hell of a lot of gurgling when the accelerator is depressed?
This might just be a simple air lock but does it use any water?
Have you tested the gauge like i said above?
A new temp gauge or sensor might be required.
But the 8v astra do run cold it's well known. good luck.........
According to the BBC the Government is planning to sell off the Dartford River crossing along with some other assets.
So any hopes that the Government might make the crossing free of charge - as originally promised - will probably be dashed.
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If the Conservatives were doing this it'd be called 'Privatisation', but Labour don't do privatisation - they 'sell off assets' instead. Classic doublespeak/spin.
It should remain in public ownership and be made free of charge.
which code reader should i buy for this car?? the glow plug light flashes on and the car lacks power, idles a bit lumpy too. Might have an injector out, but as i like tinkering with cars and buy and sell a few i need a code reader anyway, just one that will also read the ecu on my 02 tdci 130 mondeo. Dont really want to spend any more than £100 and im not familiar with the OBD, OBDII stuff. What does that mean?
Any advice?
cheers
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IF you have to ask maybe you shouldnt bother.
You can completely screw up your car if you dont know what you are doing.
The code reader is one thing then you need the code interpretation so that you know what the problem is, then you need to understand the problem.
Technicians ( good ones) have to do a lot of training before they are recognised as competent.
Today, I paid a deposit of £500 for a Volvo XC90 T6. (Purchase price £11k)
When I test drove the car, there was a strange noise when putting the car in reverse. The dealer said that he wiuld investigate and fix it.
However, I have now looked on the internet and fond that the car is prone to gearbox failures which generally cost in the region of £5k to resolve. I cannot take the risk of buying the car but can I get my deposit back?
The noise only happened once when I was driving it so it could be argued that the car does not currently have a major mechanical fault. Is there anything I can do other than appealing to the good nature of the dealer. Read more
I assume you know you are buying a £35k car, and also assuming for your £11k you have got a 70k miles plus, 5+ years old example, you know it wil come with £35k type car repair bills?
Here is a video demonstrating the stupidity of the government's scrappage scheme:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=feadbYB55mw
I think this is a disgraceful destruction of our motoring heritage, and should never have been allowed to happen.
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It has needed about £300 - £400 spending per year for last few years
If that amount bothers you (or your wife) then consider that any new car will immediately depreciate about 3 times faster. You know the foibles of your (t)rusty vehicle because you have looked after it. If it suits your needs, keep it. Forget scrappage - it's too good to throw away.
hi new to forum recently bought a old cav as a winter hack while motorbike comes off the road for the winter.was running perfect when i bought it.parkesd it on the drive about a week later replaced rocker cover gasket as it was leaking,topped oil up with some 15w40 semi synthetic.started it up and now there is a horrible vibration when inside the car and the engine is slightly misfiring.removed plugs to find out which cylinder was misfiring seems to be no.4 as plug is a soot black colour where the other 3 are tan.replaced all plugs and leads but still with no joy.is it just co incedence that this occured when i changed rocker cover gasket.also cyl no.4 lifter is tappy which it wasnt before i changed gasket.the old gasket was a cork one and had to be scraped off,if a bit of old gasket flung intothe top of the engine.could this cause the misfire.or is it a sticky lifter as it had sat for 2 weeks before i bought it.i have put some hydralic lifter treatment in incase it is a sticky lifter but cant drive it as am not insured yet so can only rev it on the drive to work the treatment round.
any help suiggestions greatly appreciated as unsure what it could be
it is a 94 lreg cavalier 1.8 auto fitted with c18nz engine and it has the ignotion where there is no dizzy cap.thanks Read more
A good place to ask is these two sites.
www.vauxhallownersnetwork.co.uk/forumdisplay.php?f...2
www.vodc.co.uk/index.php
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More likely it's what Staples had in stock that week!!