January 2010
anyone test drove the crv with the uprated engine, 148bhp/258 torque?
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Reading a piece today where its now the norm to teach people to slow down with the brakes and not to use the gearbox.
Well i have a message for these new world teachers of fashion---
--------how many accidents have you caused with this bad teaching this last week with all the snow we have had had?
If people as pupils of driving schools were taught that in certain situations ie in snow that the gearbox could be their friend then i reckon a lot of claims could have been avoided
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I use the brakes to slow down and then change gear as required.
Most drivers are asleep and you need those bright lights on at the back so
they dont run into you.
It works both ways, if you have some idiot touching their brakes unnecessarily every 5 seconds I guess you'd zone out and ignore the brake lights after a while.
I've put this in Discussion rather than Technical as it is for interest sake.
Not to be advised.!!
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If it was a fanbelt where was the fan?
On the other end of the generator, inside the fan housing?
Wonder if that bloke has lots of bent screwdrivers and a few dents in his head....
Could anyone tell me which haynes workshop manual covers the VW Caddy is it the polo. Read more
Just general maintenance details.
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I've got up to £6000 to spend and am after something with a bit of poke and is fun to drive. I would value feedback and experiences of the following especially around the area of reliability and running costs (excl. fuel)
Peugeot 206 GTi 180 2004
Renaultsport Clio 182 2004/05
Ford Fiesta ST 150 2005/06
Citroen Xsara VTS 167 2004
Mazda 3 Sport 150 2005
Seat Ibiza FR 1.8T 150 2004
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Id add a honda civic type r to the list, reliable revvy and really fun to drive.
Simple question. Does anyone know whether the emergency vehicles and police cars in the UK are ever fitted with winter tyres? If not one would ask why, given that it seems important for these people above all to be able to get where they need to be in safety.
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Good question, I don't know. I have seen good comments on the web, and although I have a friend here who has a set in his car he hasn't tried them yet. Like many people we have chains in the car, but the winter tyres make such a difference that the chains are rarely needed.
Have just purchased a new battery for my Focus. 6 years old - interesting to read Ford batteries don't seem to last long! Battery is calcium but not sure if this is silver calcium as there may, it seems, be different types. Is this likely to cause problems. Handbook says original was silver calcium. Replacement is however greater capacity. Read more
I used a Halfords calcium battery on my 1999 1.8 without any problems once the original died. The original battery had lasted around 8 years (80k+ miles IIRC) - pretty good IMO !
Not sure whether difference between calcium and calcium silver is important - I got the impression that the important thing was not to use a standard lead battery, due to the high voltages produce by Ford's smart charging system.
Does anybody have experience of changing the bulb in the foglights on this model. There are no obvious screws etc on the outside and the manual suggests that you take it to a dealer ( where they willcharge for 2hrs to fit a £6 bulb !). Read more
Best left until warmer weather - less danger of splitting cold plastic parts?
hiya, can the plastic connectors that connect to the top of the fuel filter be replaced with jubilee clips, also can the rigid plastic pipe be replaced with rubber, what pipe connectors should be used? Read more
Just bought a JVC cd player from a very reputable E.Bay seller, and have installed it in my Peugeot 406 along with a new facia panel.
However, it won't keep the memories that I have programmed, and strangely when I open the door and the interior light comes on, so does the cd player!!! I would rather it came on with the ignition, as it also doesn't switch itself off when exiting the car.
It is wired straight to the existing iso lead, barring the steering wheel controls, so does anyone have any ideas? Read more
Is there anything that will turn my teenage daughter's ipod OFF when she gets in my car? :-)
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As it happens I am test driving one tomorrow afternoon