January 2010
Brand new Corsa today, looked different, slightly better IMO, and i realised what the difference was, it was on proper old fashioned high profile tyres with steel wheels...haven't seen 70 aspect tyres on a new car for ages.
These were 185/70 x 14 Continentals, really high sidewalls that must have plenty of give for coping the third world bodged up roads increasingly common here, certainly rode up the decks smoothly where some cars will shake your fillings out.
I would imagine they'd be quiet too.
I wonder if we might see other makers following this very sensible trend. Read more
While strolling down to the shops this pm, I noticed that a car parked in a side lane had a handwritten note tucked under the windscreen, so couldn't resist nipping across and having a look (I'm like that)
It said (all in scrawled capitals): Dear Meriva Owner, if you park here any more I am going 2 burn your car to the ground
The car was parked against a garden fence adjacent to a driveway but on the opposite side of the driveway to the property to which drive and fence belong, so not in view from the windows and not causing any obstruction to anyone entering or exiting the driveway.
This lane is lined by mostly terraced properties, very few of which have off street parking, so there are huge parking problems but, to make the issue interesting, the surface is gravelled so the lane is probably unadopted.
In this case I think the residents *do* actually own the road, presumably the bit outside their property up to the centre of the road so, leaving out the question of whether in any case Meriva buyers deserve to have their vehicles torched, are they entitled to claim the bit outside their houses for their own parking purposes?
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Since Friday I have been anxiously listening for the sound of sirens, but I am able to report that, as of last night, the Meriva is still in exactly the same position and the note, despite the snow showers, is still hanging on to the wiper blade.
The recent snowy weather has in fact highlighted how some cars are not used from one week to another. This begs two questions, why keep a car if it's not in regular use, and what would happen if every car owner decided to go for a drive at the same time :-(
Hi, I have just registered with "Honest John" today but I have been reading it for years!!!
The best forum on the internet!!!
Now to my problem, I drive a 1997 mitsubishi carisma 1.8 petrol and my car just failed its MOT on "lambda reading after 2nd idle outside specified limits"
I have beed told by the mechanic that it might be a lambda sensor or a catalic converter!!!
The car is running perfect in every way, it is got 135.000 miles but the engine is fine, no lock of power, no misfire just a month ago "check engine" light lit up for a minute and then it never showed up again!!!
I am thinking about changing lambda sensor becaouse I don't think it is a catalic converter!!
What do You think??? Any help Would be greatlly appreciated!!!
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I would not just throw money at it. Best to find a local garage that is good with diagnostics and get them to spend an hour of their time to check it over. I still cant see how this is going to be a CAT/Lambda sensor fault.
My 2005 1.8 vvt Verso manual gearbox with FTSH has just had a catastrophic gearbox failure (RAC description)having covered 60k.
My Toyota dealer will not be able to look at it until Monday but doesn't hold out much hope of Toyota contributing anything.
I have seen on other forums that there are reports of both MMT and manual box's failing at this sort of mileage. Does anyone have any advice or experience of this problem? Thanks. Read more
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" is there one called Parking Carnage 3? " Hee hee!. No, but there will be when someone spots your suggestion.
I'd like to try reverse parking a Sherman tank between two Maybachs with a gap 2 feet longer than the tank :-)
JH
My rev counter is eratic on tic over and whilst driving, seems to be worse under 50miles an hour the overall performance is very poor engine management light is on continually had diagnostics twice first one was intermittent misfire and was suggested a valve was sticking new oil and additives were added to the engine but to no avail second diagnostic cam shaft sensor fault,replaced it, but no change,I have been told it could be the lambada sensor is not working I have disconnected the plug on the wiring harness while the engine was ticking over no difference was noted on engine tick over and rev counter was still operating eraticaly took it for a drive round the block no difference was noted, if the lambada was working correctly would I have noticed a difference after unplugging it.I hope sombody can advise me it has been going on for a long time and I have spent a lot of money on false leads. Read more
Thanks for your time ille let you know the results
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Hi i havea pug 306 diesel with a DW8 engine and lucas fuel pump. I havebought a service kit off ebay and want to swap the oil, air and fuel filter. The oil and air are easy but how do i swap the fuel filter? it's an oval size with fuel lines coming off the top, a drain at the bottom and a plastic strip around the top to hold the lid on (not the four bolted variety) any help would be great. Read more
Sorry, the Haynes manual I have (93-99) doesn't help.
It covers D9B, DJZ, DJY, D8A and DHY engines, and both Bosch and Lucas injection systems. However, it says that the fuel filter assembly (four screw type) is common to both fuel systems, and that type is the only one covered.
Sorry I couldn't be of more help.
obviously the safest thing to do before the new switch is fitted is not to sleep in your cars
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werent these switches all changed in another country about 2 years ago?
oh and well done honda
This is prompted by seeing an ad for a 200,000-mile plus BMW from the late `90s. Most retrospective reviews on V12 engines of earlier decades state they are wonderfully smooth, powerful, adrenalin-producing (insert your own cliché) but then add that they are horrendously expensive to maintain and give the general impression that they suddenly become hugely temperamental and unaffordable after very few years. Leaving fuel costs aside because no one expects a V12 to sip petrol, are the Mercedes/BMW/Jaguar V12s really so much more expensive to run at 10-15 years or more old than a big European or Japanese V8 of the same vintage? The horror effect among acquaintances of admiring a well-engineered `90s Mercedes 600 is much greater than that of lusting after a Bentley Mulsanne valued by the trade at much more. Why? Two hundred thousand miles for a 1997 BMW V12 suggests a pretty sound motor to me. Read more
Original 2CV and Fiat 500 come to mind....
Where roundabouts are only marked by white central markings cars often cut across the markings. I sometimes will on empty roads but some drivers will drive straight over the centre in heavy traffic.
However the HC says you MUST pass round the central markings.
"188.Mini-roundabouts. Approach these in the same way as normal roundabouts. All vehicles MUST pass round the central markings except large vehicles which are physically incapable of doing so. Remember, there is less space to manoeuvre and less time to signal. Avoid making U-turns at mini-roundabouts. Beware of others doing this."
What do you do?
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That could have been me, SS. Several times a day sometimes.
Ted
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Non-turbo Forester III is on 215/65, so although lower profile than the old model, also wider so there's still virtually the same amount of cushioning