December 2009
Any recommendation for parking at or near Heathrow for 10days. Regards Peter Read more
A former Strathclyde traffic officer tells us of the cheekiest motorist he ever stopped.
After flagging down a driver who went through a red light, the police officer asked him: ?Didn?t you see the red light??
?The light, yes,? the driver replied. ?But you? No.? Read more
oh sorry RR i thought he said speed camera?
I have a problem with my heaters. The fan is not working. How do I fix this, what parts would I need and how much do you reckon it would cost?! Read more
If the graduations on the fan display are working ok,then there is a very good chance the fan speed electronic regulator is faulty.Access from passenger footwell.(also known as a "hedgehog")hth
Hi folks, I have seen a previous thread but it didnt go as far as i need it to.
i have a 98 306 D non turbo L, no AC EW or anything like that
The rear heated windscreen wont come on, when i depress the switch i hear a click and the light comes on while switch is depressed but wont stay on?
I have checked fuse 5 (meant to be for fans and timer) and also fuse 27 (meant to be for screen itself)? and they are both fine.
could it be a relay? i have some at the top of the fuse box but a: i dont know which is what and b: where to buy new ones
any and all help appreciated
Thanks
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The wires sometimes burn out in the hatch where the wires join to the heater connection wires.
In the Mondeo TDCI thread, Workshop Tech suggests 'For the family man who pays his own way a popular car that is easy to fix is the best proposition'.
So what is a popular car that is easy to fix these day?
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Discovery has to be one of the most unreliable cars of the last few years.
Must be true HJ says so:
www.honestjohn.co.uk/carbycar/index.htm?md=689
www.honestjohn.co.uk/carbycar/index.htm?md=815
My dad has a 97 300 TDI auto Disco and it's been brilliant. 145,000 miles on it now and apart from a noisy lift pump and split fuel hose, not a single thing has gone wrong with it. A bit of rust here and there these days, but still feels unburstable.
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What a shame, one less beautiful car on the roads. I bet they're not popular with their mates, no more "toy" to play with.
JH Read more
Fastest I've been in a car was probably that police car. And with the blue lights going he was fast approaching traffic that then got out of the way. Scary when I'd been in a collision with an HGV earlier that day! Started out without a seat belt on (due to neck collar) but soon fastened it!
... and all whilst he was chatting on a hand held mobile phone.
Went there yesterday on a whim (well in an Astra actually) - bit of a disappointment really, Honda weren't there - crowds were thin (useful in a way but a little sad) - trip more than paid for in targeted shopping of kit, now the owner of a beautifully made Schubert S1 Pro in matt black and miscellaneous bits of kit (Blackberry allowed me to bargain against on-line prices) - the most memorable thing was the Wall of Death - truly Health and Safety dubious and truly impressive.........I was drunk on the fumes from the 1926 Indian they used. Read more
It is just an overhyped market these days, just like the Manchester GMex ones...
Over the past few weeks I've asked for experiences of various cars as we struggled to find a perfect replacement for our completely reliable Xsara TD of 3.5yrs. Here's the feedback on what we bought.
Astra, Focus, C4, Fiesta, Fabia, Corsa, C3 etc were all considered... as were similar size Japanese and Korean cars. Looked from 2005 at oldest up to new with scrappage. Scrappage looked attractive but the value examples were often on the the cheaper petrol models so by the time you'd gone for a decent spec diesel the price to change had risen.
Used cars we looked at had anything between 12k and 72k recorded. The more we looked the more we became attracted to the supermini size for the hope of 60+mpg and a £35 VED rate.
After test drives and extensive searching up to a radius of 60mls we chose a 2006 C3 1.4HDi with 22k recorded as the most suitable for SWMBO. The fact that we had owned Citroens on and off for 30+yrs was obviously a factor but we wanted the best car for our needs and the C3 came out tops on merit. Bought from the local Citroen dealers in the end... mainly for the assurance of a genuine car well prepped and warranty free of get out clauses. Read more
You would be right I expect on long motorway inclines. We very much chose the car for our particular use. 90% running around the flat fens locally and 10% travelling to relatives in slightly more hilly country but with no motorways so only 60mph roads.
My uncle who had a 2002 model went for the 1.4HDi 16v which was 92hp... and when he changed it in 2008 chose the 1.6HDi which I think is also 92hp. I'm sure they pull a bit better at speed.
The freezing conditions reminded me today just how much I like the gadgets on the CC3.
Got in this morning, turned the key, and the car has already turned on the heated screens for me.
Turned on the heated seat, and after opening my remote controlled garage door, off we go.
No need to worry about the lights - the car's turned them on.
The windscreen is clear in a couple of minutes, as are the door mirrors, thanks to electric heating.
A dashboard display informs me the outside temperature is around freezing, so set the cruise control to a nice steady 50mph, even though I don't think it's slippery.
A car going faster comes up behind, but his headlights don't dazzle me thanks to my auto-dimming rear view mirror.
There's some road dirt on the windscreen, no problem, my heated washer jets make sure I can clean the screen effectively.
Arrive at the car park - manoeuvering into a space is ever so easy thanks to the electrically assisted steering and the rear parking sensors.
Take netbook out of the boot, the lid if which is pulled shut electrically.
Last thing, lock the car and arm the alarm with the remote control keyfob.
And I haven't even mentioned the electrically operated roof.
There have been some rather po-faced posts about gadgets in cars on here recently.
I think they're great.
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Heated washer jets? never needed them as I have sufficient anti freeze in the
washer water
I think the problem can be that methanol antifreeze in washer fluid can evaporate at the jets (aided by engine heat from below), leaving behind plain water to form ice bungs in the jets.
Found fuel leaking behind starter motor, traced to the mounting bracket for fuel filter (where it bolts onto block with three bolts) When I pumped with the primar it literally gushed. Sooo, I took off the filter and housing, to see what gives after undoing the middle allen bolt (the long one) it became obvious this is a pre-heating device and that allen bolt has to seal in the housing to stop fuel leaking past....got a new bolt new copper washer..fine for a while then leak again..new metal gasket..........Peugeot guy at main dealers had asked me if i had the fuel filter housing with the holes in the bottom that allows the pre-heat to work when i went for bolts......which has led me to believe that some dont have this badly desiegned pre heat system....and if so are they interchangable??? It aint ever that cold here and it dont pre heat the diesel till the water is hot anyway, and by that time the cars up and running so its unnessacery to me....does anyone know if there are indeed two differing housings and fuel filter types???? any info would be greatly apreciated... Read more
Try lucas see if they have a fuel filter primer pump, those pre heaters i presume it's a webasto heater they make all the differance in cold weather starting plus hot heaters first thing in a morning, id use it!
Maybe any standard fuel filter primer pump with filter will work you just will have to T off for the heater?
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I used the meet and greet service with Heathrow Secure Park, and it made my life much easier not having to worry about the tube and luggage
Try - www.heathrowsecurepark.co.uk