January 2010
Two held after frozen canal drive
news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/8454242.stm
Please do not try this at home ? :-((
Lucky it was an estate car?
The case has still to come to court.
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Need to get a couple of new tyres - front down to 3mm and rears 5mm - Assume the best thing is to put the new ones on the rear as this seems the recommended procedure on safety grounds. All agree? Read more
Why would anyone not take a simple measure to reduce the likelihood of (problems).
When the reduction in likelihood of the problems is approximately 0 and it's not worthwhile.
ie a 2WD Yeti
or an Octavia?
, perhaps a 4*4 to get better ground clearance/ robustness?
We do NOT need or particularly want a 4WD ( with the fuel penalty)
as I can drive perfectly well with 2WD, despite current conditions
oh and diesel, diesel, diesel
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M Read more
Ok Guys thanks for all above
I kinda liked the older style CRV, cant warm to the newer one with the horrible( to my eyes) styled rear end.
Subaru= expensive for adolosents to drive
the Yeti is good on the low insurance
Though prob just get an Octavia
sigh
boring sensible old person that i am
Hi all!
Been a while, hasn't it?
I'm after a cheap source for an ABS Sensor for a Nissan Almera 1.6 SLX Auto. It's my wife's car and it's MOT time :( I'm looking at over £200 from the Nissan dealer. The other suggestion I've had is a 2nd hand hub, but there is no guarantee that the Sensor is OK in there.
Could anyone please advise? Was there not a member of this Back Room who imported Nissan parts (Aprilia IIRC)? Read more
It looks like I may have sorted it.
The dealer was brilliant!
I found a 1.4 N15 that was immaculate that had come into a yard some 3 miles away from me under the scrappage scheme.
We tested the ABS. The light came on then straight off when the ignition was turned on.
Then I took the registrations of the doner car and mine, phoned the dealer parts department. The parts person confirmed that both cars would have been fitted with exactly the same abs sensor and hub.
So I phoned the breakers and asked them to remove the part. Unfortunately they cut the ABS lead to get the hub out (numpties!) :(, but I managed to get the rest of the lead from the car and the mechanic is confident he can fix it.
Anyway, I also had the 2 nearly new front tyres from that vehicle, which are the same size as mine, so that's another £70 odd saved. They also gave me the key fob for it, which can be programmed to work with ours - we've only ever had 1 of these.
It's been a tough month for s financially. We usually have a lot going out this month but this year it's been much worse
My focus has started to Rev high on its own.
Normally the car will start fine and drive away Ok but after a short while usually after a gear change the revs will rocket up to around 4000rpm. I can then feel the car pulling itself along. The car will eventually sort itself out. It can happen at anytime and on occasions can go weeks without a problem.
Its a problem several other people have mentioned but I have never found a definite fix.
Has anyone had this problem, Found a fix or have a solution?
thank you.
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Im having the same problem. Ive done a bit of research and found a common fault on our cars are the Idle Speed Control Valve or the Throttle Position Sensor.. Having replaced both at more money than I wanted to spend, I'm still no better off. My next step is the Vehicle Speed Sensor. I get the feeling it may be wiring though, but tracing it will be difficult. I've sussed that if you unplug either your TPS of the Air Flow Meter on the air fiter box the car runs fine.. go figure.. Im just curious as to what damage running with either disconnected will do..
Did you manage to get yours fixed yet?
I nearly fell foul of a certain online only Car Insurance firm (they say they are quick by the name!) and their "print your certificate at home" instructions... so here's the story and a warning!
It was just after i bought that old Escort Auto in December... I insured it, printed off the certificate (as instructed by their email) and took it along to the local post office to tax it... When I got there they found that as it had been registered as a "disabled person's car" (ie nil tax) they couldn't tax it and I'd have to take it to the local DVLA office at Worcester to get it taxed... They very kindly checked all the stuff I'd given them (including the certificate) and said it was all ok...
So on the Monday I toddled off to Worcester, waited in the queue and then presented everything to the guy behind the counter... He gets hold of the certificate and says "where did you get this from", so being a good boy I replied that I'd printed it off my printer... "Can't accept it" he says... So I told him that the PO had checked it and said it was all ok, "No good, we only accept originals" says he...
At that point I asked to speak to his boss, and after giving my side again (PO said it was ok, and email from Insurance Co says its ok) she very kindly said that I could phone them up, they confirm that the car is indeed insured to the DVLA and I eventually got my tax disc...
Moral of the story... even if you use one of the online only companies make sure you ask them to post an original copy of the Certificate... Seems they have several a day of these, and only the fact that the PO had checked it beforehand presuaded them to allow me the phone call... normally they just send them packing... without the tax disc!
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I'm renewing SWMBO's insurance. The, erm prompt sounding, place she's currently with won't renew because she'll be retired but require business use.
I've found someone who will but they won't accept an e-mail version of renewal document and proof of NCB.
Let's see if I can get the, erm rapid sounding, company to post me what I need before I run out of synonyms.
Bit posh innit,pity they couldnt clear the access road of snow though seeing as we are all going there to pay road taxes
more like an airport terminus than a cash cow machine or is that the same thing?
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You not got many PO's in your part of the world then BellBoy?
Does anyone know the max weight one of these can carry ?
Have searched for hours on the net but no joy.
Hoping someone may remember ?
2001 reg and Vanette Cargo LWB 2300 diesel.
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Look at the weights displayed on the Manufacturers plate.
Gross and axle weights not to be exceed.
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Can you please explain how to release the glow plug connector leads model is 2.2 DTI Read more
Well I've just changed mine this morning. At the top of the connectors there are two 'Grip marks'-opposite each other,you need to squeeze them together and pull.I had to use thin nosed pliers to get a good grip but they came off quite easily.Then a long reach 10mm socket.Mine came out with no problems and the new ones went in with some 'Copperslip on the threads.' If they are the older type plugs,then you need to take off the nut and washer that holds the wiring directly to the glow plug. good luck.
Anyone know if these people trade by another brand name? I have Googled but can't seem to find another name other than the holding company.
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depends how deep it is silly