November 2009
Vauxhall Vectra B facelift 2.0tdi diesel i had the mass air flow meter changed yesterday and it ran like a dream went to work ok this morning and car was fine on way home the e.m.l was flashing then after a while it stayed on and the car is very slow at pulling away could this mean that my glow plugs need changeing please help Read more
You were rather taken with it weren't you ? Read more
What do you mean? How would you describe the feeling of the power from this motor? I have ordered 1.4T and i'm afraid it's too little for the weight of the car. And the long 6 manual gearbox makes things worst. Will it be quick for everyday driving or slow? As far as i know all 1.4T up to now have beeen pre-production models. Will there be any differences in quality/performance/consumption with the final production motors?
I would be more than glad to hear the opinion of anyone that has driven the astra with 1.4 Turbo.
Not been on for a while, since my lorry rant, but on a less ranty and more car-based question: what do the Backroomers think of Tesla, if anything? I believe the Roadster is now on sale in the UK, and the Model S is coming I think in 2012.
Just been having a look at the Model S on the website and it looks good... few details though. A friend of mine in that London tells me there was a prototype on display in the showroom, anyone see it? Read more
Its a step in the right direction. Id like to see more practical applications and for the price to come down to 'normal' levels ( or reasonable lease costs ), but if they can do that and provide both a 200 mile range atleast plus a 10 minute method of getting a decent amount of power, Im willing to give it a try.
Petrolhead I am and Im a climate-change skeptic, however I do think cleaner, alternative fuel personal transport is a must for the long term, regardless of why you think its needed.
In case anyone is interested BBC2 has a documentary on the steam car speed record this evening at 7. Read more
Documentary on BBC2 now (7pm).
A friend of mine is starting a new job and handing back his company IS 250. Tiring of his high pressure job and working 80+ hour weeks, he is taking a salary cut and now needs to buy& run a car privately.
His budget is £5k, and he estimates his annual mileage to be no more than 12k. The car has to be more practical than the IS250, so a hatch or estate is required...albeit with decent performance and similar build quality. Quite a tall order. I did suggest a Seat Leon 20VT. Supposedly great handling and performance in a practical package, but he is not keen, so any ideas or suggestions please. Ideally a 530 petrol Touring, but for this price it would be quite old, with large repairs bills possible, nor is he keen on my suggested 2.5 Outback suggestion! Read more
"Grab yer coat, Dipstick..."
Frankly, in this forum I never take my coat off.
to get lost. tinyurl.com/y9jymea
This guy got seriously lost on his own, without the aid of satnav.
A triumph of man over machine. It just goes to show what you can do with a little bit of effort. Trust an Aussie, an example to us all. :-)
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I hope I am as happy as he is when (if) I reach 80
There have been various threads here concerning attempts by half-wits to appropriate areas of public highway outside their houses.
These prats pale into insignificance when compared with local authorities and those paid handsomely to maintain roads and the water and other services under them.
The parking bays on both sides of my street in this block have been temporarily suspended since last Friday, today being the sixth day. No work of any description has been done.
Who gives the local authority the right to inconvenience people for an open-ended period (whatever it may say on the silly yellow notices) just in case some bunch of spivs and thieves can be bothered to start doing whatever it is? Apparently they can start whenever they feel like it. And we all know they can carry on doing it off and on more or less indefinitely.
When they do dig a hole, I hope they execute a random selection of local authority officials and contractors out of hand and bury them in it. That at least would give embittered Londoners something to smile about. Read more
Lud
To rub salt into the wound the contractor will be PAYING the local authority for the priviledge of suspending your parking!
The authority will also have a notice served by a utility under NRSWA who want to do work in the street. If you are in the wrong area and it is BT works there may be a wait - three of their area contractors change this weekend - including the London area!
A very embarrassed person !!
My daughter has just bought a MGZR 2004 model and I can't find the washer bottle filler, can anyone point me in the right direction ? Read more
Before the smash???
Be careful with your high NCAP rated toy:
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Probably cheaper to do like the guy on the other thread and take your Veyron for a quick dip. Read more
Made read only as it is already in another thread (as ON points out).
Also tweaked the title to make it more meaningful - i.e. the crash damage if a Nissan GT-R
On switching on the ignition the amber glow plug light refuses to illuminate and the engine will not start. Battery is in good order and fully charged.
I suspect that there is no power feeding to the glowplugs rather than glowplug failure as it is most unlikely that all the glowplugs will fail together.
I have ,as far as I am able , checked all connections and have ascertained that no moisture is present. I suspect perhaps that a relay may be at fault however I have no way of discovering which relay it could be or where it is located.......mind you I could well be wrong about the relay.!. !
Please help as vehicle is off road. Many Thanks............
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no the plug had slightly dislodged
make sure its secure
as i say i had changed the battery and if you ever have to on this car you will find its a bit of a pain as the battery wasnt designed for the hole so you take out the strut brace then have to fiddle a very heavy battery out
once youve checked this relay the one you mention sounds right by the way you should hear it clicking when you put your ignition on,if you cant hear it it might have gone duff
you really need to be c hecking things like glow plugs before throwing money at anything though
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