May 2010
My children, 8 and 6, won a goldfish at a fair and since saturday has been swimming around a pyrex dish - now never having had one before -what is their life expectancy in such an item
Should we go to the expense of buying a tank and will a filter be needed and get him a few mates or are they more hassle and worth telling the kids it died and actually give it away... Read more
January 2017
Took our son for the driving experience in Mini’s at Goodwood – probably got off to a bad start as he started 10 mins late (when you consider its over one pound fifty a minute!) but no time is allowed for the hand over, so you and your predecessor loose time here.
The track and heritage make this a great setting, but our son was not enthusiastic after his drive as he explained the tutor kept stopping him to fill in his progresses book, so if we are very generous he may have just got the 50 minutes they state behind the wheel (well he didn’t!), actual driving was very limited and totally unexciting.
I suppose it’s your level and our son is luckily quite competent behind the wheel and we expected an experience for him, more than just a slow expensive driving lesson. It is advertised as a thrill, but my wife and I watched from the stands and said he will be bored with this, as we watched the car motionless at the side of the track, having done a full 100 yards from the start line. Unfortunately that just continued, a short drive and stop (the stops appeared longer than the drive) so we were bored watching as well !
There are vastly better experiences at airfields and alike, not with the heritage or the fantastic setting, but I would recommend you look around and not get enticed by the marketing – disappointed is my sum-up.
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the sunroof is not working on this vehicle checked for voltage at switch with ign on to-day
checked all fuses all ok. Maybe engine has to be running for voltage at switch... Read more
I recently got a 10.2ft glideroll roller door with a merlin 430r electric operator. I was going to get my builder to install it but he said it was better to get it done by a garage door dealer. The builder is widening my garage to enable the new door to be installed. It currently has a 7ft up and over door. The garage is approx 11.5ft wide and the door is approx 11ft long including the rods on each end so its going to be a bit of a squeeze.
I got 2 prices for installation; £205 and £280 incl vat. Does this sound reasonable or should I try to convince the builder to fit it? The building work to widen the garage had included fitting of a 9ft up and over door but I changed my mind and got a auto roller door. The builder has an auto roller door himself but he did not fit it. He thought it would come in "a million pieces" but the parts only consist of: the door, electric operator, 2 brackets and 2 metal guides and about 20 screws and bolts. Should I be safe and get a garage door dealer to install it? Is there anything important I should know? Read more
Googling gliderol roller door gives a site that shows manual door installation in photos and the glderol site has installation instructions under 'support centre'. You may need to run in an electrical feed though.
Alternatively £280 laid out will give you some sort of warranty on the installation....
Hey all, I have a big issue with my picasso the battery terminals touched the bodywork and sparked now I dont have any power the central locking does not work when I put the key in the dash and turn it i get nothing but I have checked with a test light some fuses on in the engine bay and its getting power. Is there a master fuse that controls everything ?
any help would be great regards stew Read more
There will be a master fusible link near the battery positive, its possible that its blown. Had it on a Scenic recently, about £45
Can anyone advise me how to preform a diagnostic check on my Ford C-Max 1.6l 56 plate? Read more
Hi H.J
Just bought above a couple of weeks ago, but have noticed some sort of Damp looking foam on the Oil Cap, a friend said it could be the Cylinder Head Gasket.... Read more
Look at the car review for this model. There are many potential faults, but being a vauxhall they are well documented. I am sure vauxhall dedicated forums can give a better idea about these vehicles: on potential problem that comes to mind is the EGR valve faults!!
I have a late 2002 Mazda MPV 2.0 turbo diesel.
Not sure if this is a problem or if it's normal as we've not had it long, but sometimes when it started from cold within the first mile or so there's a noise like a vacuuum cleaner coming from under the bonnet, close to the bulkhead, it lasts for about ten minutes or until you turn off the engine.... Read more
The blower only works on full speed wihich led me to believe the resistor pack is faulty. Please can you tell me where is the resistors located?
I'm trying a save more than a few quid when I found out the local MB service quoted me over £300 to replace it.
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On the previous model A -class,the fan speed resistor is located on the drivers side ,very low down ,by the clutch pedal footrest in the side of the heater box.Not sure if this will be the same on this later model.hth
Hello, can anyone help me or give me some advice please.
About 3 weeks ago whilst taking the kids to school i noticed a ploom of white exhaust fumes coming from my 406 hdi, i got home and sure enough mayo in oil filler cap, head gasket! The next day i cleaned the oil filler cap out, topped the coolant up with water and it started fine, no white exhaust smoke. I drove it to the garage who said it didn't seem like the head gasket had gone. They told me to change they thermostat, which i did.... Read more
Just keep putting off he investment in a tank and extras. As soon as you buy a tank the fish will die. You are then into a spiral of spending to get replacements to support the spending on the tank.
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