April 2010
I have noticed that one of my rear tyres is wearing on the inside. The car has done 140K. Any ideas what it is and whether it is worth fixing? Read more
Morning All,
My best mate had just bought a crash pad close to his new job and was seeking some recommendations as to how to run a minimal set up for DVDs and MP3 music. He intends buying a decent TV, but wanted to run DVDs and MP3 straight from his laptop. He would need a decent amp / speaker system to support this but again he wants to keep size and boxes to a minimum.... Read more
I use about 2000 litres of home heating of oil each year, is there any way to find out what the equivalent usage in gas consumption would have been.
I am finding it hard to really compre the running costs. Here in N. Ireland we only have one gas company so there is very little competition apart from between oil and gas.... Read more
Thank you that is exactly what I had been trying to find out. I reckon that the oil over the last year was about £1400.
Given that our boiler is over 20 years old there will be savings no matter which type of boiler we change to....
Are they suffeering from the weak pound (same as Daihatsu)?
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I think Subaru have given up on the Justy. Was around 10 grand last I saw. No competition vs. Euro built city cars.
Hi,
want to get the rear windows of the firms 2 berlingo multispace 'blacked out'. How much does it generally cost for side windows and rear windows? Who sells it/fits it?... Read more
I would have thought darker glass reduces security.
Any low life will assume you've got something to hide and break a window to find out what it is....
You know the scenario. The car park is filled with the sound of rubber-graunching-tarmac, accompanied by that unforgettable siren-song as yet another hydraulic pump and 1,500 psi of mineral oil tries in vain to turn 450mm of stationary rubber, only pausing to let out that characteristic 'moan' as the rack finally reaches the end of its travel and the whole sorry cycle begins again.
Personally I only like to turn the steering wheel when the car is moving, even if only just moving. Maybe it's because I learnt on a car without PAS, or perhaps it's some subconcious 'mechanical sympathy' thing.... Read more
Power steering makes it easier to turn the wheel - and consequently easier to cause excessive wear and damage - when the car is stationary.
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Am I the only one who has to log in "every" time I come to this site ????? - is there a way to save log in details like on old site. Read more
I notice this site no longer 'remembers' my password, thus prolonging the login procedure.
Another 'improvement'?...
Where is the water temperature gague sender unit located. Read more
Normally in the thermostst housing.
Bizarre situation:
When headlights are switched on, fuse for brake light blows. ... Read more
My brother had this problem with his Escort. Pressing the break would bring on the side lights on front and back. I found a mesured a short between the break light cicuit and the side light circuit........here we go I thought.....
Turns out the idiot had forced a single filiment tail bulb into his rear lights and the single contact was sitting between the break light live and the tail light live......
Hi
Keep getting Orange Exhaust emmissions light coming on the dashboard.... Read more
the knock sensor codes are set when the oil levels get low on this paricular engine,in fact most of the earlier vauxhall engines,Regards TB
Browse
Is he considering Blu Ray at all - because if he is it may affect his choice of hardware?
I find my 3 year old top-of-the-range-then cinema amp struggles with some of the audio options available on some Blu Ray discs. I find some discs have to be set for more basic Dolby / DTS audio, otherwise it falls back to two channel stereo!...