January 2010
Can anyone help. Today I have had the car out and every time I have turned the engine off the engine cooling fan has run for hours and has obviously run the battery down to nothing.
I have checked all the books and also online to try and find what the prob could be but have gotten nowhere.
Can anyone please advise.
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Silly question, but I'm thinking it would be a good idea to try cleaning the ABS sensor on this car before I do go and buy a new one.
Even though the mechanic thought it needed to be changed, I've read much on the net about cleaning them off.
Where would I find it on the hub, and is it feasable to clean it on this car?
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Did you know there's an owners club? Perhaps a search of their forum?
www.almeraownersclub.com/
Jimmy Carr fined and charged £1860 court costs
Comic Jimmy Carr has been convicted of speeding for driving at 10mph over the limit through a village in Suffolk. Mr Carr, 37, drove his Bentley GT in Boxford at 50mph on 30 April 2008, an earlier hearing was told.
Mr Carr, of north London, who did not attend the hearing at Bury St Edmunds Magistrates' Court, was caught by police using a speed gun. Mr Carr was awarded three points on his licence, fined £300 and ordered to pay £1,860 prosecution costs.
Harriet Harman
Harriet Harman fined approx £300, 3 points & £75 costs
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Point count on the day of the original offence not when the court deem them appropriate. Regards Peter
The snow chains on the rear (of the A class Merc) got me thinking about daft drivers over the years.
Back in the days where I was selling cars a disgruntled customer brought his Golf back complaining about it pulling to the left, I took it out for a spin and couldn't find a fault. I handed the keys over saying it's fine, I even slammed the brakes on without holding the wheel ? no probs. The guy became very irate saying there's definitely a problem and he'll turn up with his ?bros? if I don't fix it. So I offered to sit in the passenger seat while he demonstrated the problem, no sooner had we headed off we nearly collided with cars on the left hand side of the street. ?See? he exclaimed triumphantly. It transpired the steering wheel had been replaced slightly pointing to the right (or the tracking had been adjusted and the steering wheel had not been reseated) and this guy had it in his head that you hold the steering wheel so it's pointing straight ? regardless of what the wheels are doing! Somehow I don't think this guy had a license...
Any similar stories?
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in 1960s a small garage in Ewell, Surrey, Triumph agent, had Herald customer who complained about poor fuel consumption. Couldn't find problem with set up, so works manager went out with her for drive. First thing she did was to pull out the choke knob and hung her handbag on it - because, she explained, it displayed a handbag symbol; it was supposed to represent a bank of cylinders!
Six months ago I pre booked a 4WD to collect on the 28th Dec in SF prior to a ski trip to Lake Tahoe. We duly turned up at the office the day after flying in only to be told ''sorry, we have nothing''. I was informed that double booking was de rigeur during the holiday season. After 2 hours they located a Chevy Tahoe from another office, and after a quick inspection I realized that this beast of a vehicle only had 2WD. The hire company did not permit the fitting of chains...to do so would invalidate the insurance. I declined the vehicle and an hour later they 'borrowed' a soft top Jeep Wrangler from another hire company, advising us to drive to Sacramento airport to change it for a more suitable 4WD. This we did. They had none and advised us to drive to Reno in Nevada! No chance.
We kept the Jeep for 3 days.....it was awful on Freeways, freezing driving in blizzards, had no grip on its summer tyres and no security at all. Just unzip the canvas and walk away with our luggage thank you very much! Finally we got a compromise at 3pm on New Years Eve..a Ford 150 twin cab pick up. Oh dear...as I drove away the low tyre pressure monitor was lit. Three tyres were low, one especially...15psi instead of 40psi, the others at 22psi. I returned the vehicle and the 'mechanic' took it away to put air in. One hour later the light was on again and I found a large screw embedded in said tyre. This time when I returned, at 4.50pm just before they closed on New Years Eve, they gave me a Dodge Ram pick up. Oh well, at least our baggage was secure, the tyres were excellent for winter conditions and we could use the Freeways without having to shout to one another!
Next time I shall both phone and email the rental company the day before collection..and use Hertz. Three out of nine wasted car hire days. Bother. Read more
I've not read all above.... stopped when I read the hire company did not allow snow chains.
My brother lives just south of SF. He used to do a bit of skiing at Tahoe so got a 4x4 of his own at the time to not rely on friends. Not only was it a good idea to use snow chains (you needed them at times) but he got a 5.2l V8 instead of the next model down Jeep.
As some of you may recall, I was hit by a council worker back in June.
I got onto my insurance company who will only tell me whats going on if I ask and their latest trick made me laugh.
They have told his insurers that they are starting legal proceedings and could they have his version of events. These were received and they informed me that this will go down as a 50/50 even if taken to court.
I have since pointed out that his version of events shows my offside front hitting the rear of his van, not my nearside front disappearing under the side as he came over me. I thought this might be worth pointing out as it was the nearside front that MY insurance company paid to get repaired. I also told the insurance company to keep hold of the panel that was removed as this was evidence. There was something about the bozo that hit me that I couldnt put my finger on at the time but looking back I should have called the police and had him drink/drug tested.
Maybe this bozo has a habit of hitting other people and got me mixed up with someone else.
1. Why didnt the insurance company pick up on the fact that he has shown the wrong side of my car being hit by his van?
2. Why do they insist it will go down as a 50/50.
3. Wont the court take into account the fact that this bozo has already lied to try and cover his back and will therefore lie again? Read more
What am I meant to get for the £20 or so that I pay each year for "Legal Protection"?
Reposted from another forum (ie, not me):
Just received the renewal notice for my car insurance. Pleasantly surprised by the premium - down about 20% on last years premium.
However, they have added a new clause to the excess that I have never seen before. Excess £250 as before but an additional excess of £200 if I do not use their approved repairer.
Car is a 3 year old Audi so would obviously prefer to have any work done by a VAG approved shop.
Insurance company not named for obvious reasons.
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Ref Workshop tech's comment - happens here too, although not many make it to the courts. One was a new Honda-Rover that was rear-ended. The repair was done by cutting the rear off a scrapped car and welding it on to the new one in place of the bent bits. Badly done, but somehow sneaked it through MoT. Owners complained about the workmanship and demanded a new car, but neither the Insurance co. nor the repairer would budge. A Rover Engineer condemned the car as unsafe, and the court took his word, so the owners got their new car. { And full costs, as I recall.}
Im trying to find some decent tyres for my nans astra. Currently she has 155 x 80 x 13 tyres.
I was wondering if I could swap the tyre size without upsetting the gearing or speedometer becuase there is more choice of tyre in the 165 x 60 x 13 for example,
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Quick look at eytyres shows 155/80 x 13 isn't rare and is essentially the same price as a 175/70 x 13 (which is the correct equivalent size). About £50 for a 'known' make.
JS
This is unfortunately only a sound recording, but still great.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=wRSYTw9IBxg
Listen to the drive by around 2 mins in. Near the end there is an onboard sound recording. I can't believe this engine is only 1.5L.
Has anyone got any personal favourites sound wise. V8 perhaps?. Or straight five?
Any thoughts?
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www.youtube.com/watch?v=SZo1KBPKa7c&feature=related
Pity this is not real but cgi stuff but these sounds do it for me
than any car or f1............
I love this clip of the Mustangs in Empire of the Sun. Great low flying and Merlin sound effects.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=02BBtN-P0lc
Hi,
I have purchased a new throttle body for my 2004 C-MAX 1.6 Zetec and need to know the process to be followed after fitting, in order to allow the ECU to learn the new closed throttle position, can anyone help?
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Nat. Read more
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Failsafe mode ?..............ebt