October 2010
Hi People,
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Er, yes! Old ones are interesting but slow, expensive and tend to rust. Also they are a bit small for camping. Later ones are better but ignore the VW badge and you will get far more for your money. Like Golfs you are paying for the badge and nothing else! Read more
I think fast tracking at theme parks and other attractions is unfair. Having seen the queue today for the Millenium Wheel, and the short fast track queue I came to the opinion it should be scraped.
I totally see why the disabled should be merged in at the front of a queue. And that should remain. But if I'm going to have to wind my way around the barriers for an hour or more, so should everyone else. Just because the richer amongst us can "pay" their way to the front shows this to be a discrimatory way to allow people onto a ride.... Read more
Very soon after buying my 05 Focus 1.6 Zetec Climate 2 years ago I experienced engine problems and was recovered by tow truck . The breakdown man told me that one of the spark plugs had blown out of the engine and wasxsplit in two. The dealer I had bought it from expressed surprise but after a check in his garage he replaced the full set of plugs which was apparently the only problem.he could find.
Six months ago on turning the ignition key I heard a bang coming from under the bonnet and lost everything.
On this occasion no.s 1&2 plugs had blown out and there was orange coloured water splashed under the bonnet.
This time the breakdown people took me at my request to their own garage where they removed the cylinder head rebored the plug seating, fitted new gaskets, bolts, cam belt and satisfactorily tested it. It cost me over £1,200 for the repairs.
I have now discovered the 05 model was the first of the new shape Focus and is fitted with a Mazda engine which does not have an engine cover, subsequently rain water gets through to the cylinder head and is a well known problem. The main Ford dealer for my area informs me Ford know of this defect but have done nothing about it.
Can anyone advise me of any practical way in which I can waterproof the top of the engine or indeed any precaution I can take to avoid this happening again. ?
That sounds good thank you I will get cracking tomorrow - weather permitting
Spyker, which was already a loss-making supercar manufacturer, bought Saab, which itself is now making bigger losses under Spyker ownership. What is the opposite of a win/win situation? Read more
Hmm. Don't remember Red Robbo as a Thatcherite. The demise of the British motor industry in the seventies was down to complacency and a superiority complex. The japanese did for us and the Americans. Nobody to blame but ourselves. The writing was on the wall when the Japanese made motorcycles that didn't break down and leak oil all over your garage floor. Sad but true.
Hypothetical question coming up. Volvo recommend a 96k cambelt change, My 2.5diesel has done 86k so what would Volvo do for me if the belt snapped before time?
Unless you're going to keep your car to an exact multiple of 96k miles, change it. Now.
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I say 'rare', but that's only because i've had SO MUCH trouble on getting my hands on them. Ive found a couple of sites specialising in custom wheels, but they either dont stock them anymore or have never heard of them.
They're made by 'Veloche', are called 'Spike 520'. A quick google search will bring you up pictures, but heres a link in case you don't know which one's mine : custom-wheels-car-rims.phatkars.com/images/520%20S...g
As you can see the centre cap is far from ordinary, and it has proven difficult for me to source them, so i have decided to try my luck on some motoring sites to see if someone can point me in the right direction.
I live in the UK, so unless dealers can ship quickly and cheaply from overseas, then the dealers will have to be in the UK also.
It is just the centre cap that i am after. (The spiky bit in the centre)
Thanks in advance for any advice/help you can give me. Read more
in reply to Stu, i agree the wheels are a bit over the top, but that's why i got them. They're perfectly in keeping with the rest of the mods on the car ('in keeping' used loosely). Bought it a couple of weeks ago because i wanted something a bit crazy, and i think i achieved that
My buildings and contents insurance is coming up for renewal and I have got a few quotes. The company I am with at present is in fact the dearest at £314 but I can get about £30 off this I know for a fact, so making it about £285. However all the quotes I have obtained all vary greatly - some are around £250, some £230 and some £210, a couple are really low at around £155, the lowest £142. Now bear in mind these are all very similar policies in what they cover and are all big name companies. I'm tempted to go with the cheapest but as we all know cheapest isn't always the best way to go.
Am I right in assuming that these very low quotes are hiding something nasty if I came to claim on the insurance?? Read more
Looks good Diamond £100 excess have to have a look at these when renewal is due.
All i can think of the low premium they have a lot of customers....
The wrong time of year for heater problems. Temp on gauge normal, air cold. Blower works on all speeds. Have flushed matrix with garden hose. I dont think there is a water valve for the heater on this model, so why doesnt it work??? Have just come back from 300 mile non-stop drive (faultless apart from being cold) so surely not water pump?
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The heater matrix hot water valve is not opening its either ceased or the linkage is faulty.
I'm having an idle surge problem with my 89 VW Golf II. It's a 1.8L 8V manual. Car seems to start fine, and seems to idle fine first thing in the morning, but after I put it in gear and start driving, it goes into surging nearly every time I stop. There are times periodically when it doesn't surge when stopped, but very infrequently. The car seems to run down the road fine. I don't notice any surging at speed on the road, or any lack of power, so my guess is that it isn't a plugged fuel filter. It's an American spec car as far as I can tell, as the speedometer is in MPH.
So far I've changed the spark plugs and plug wires. I have a new distributor cap/rotor on order. I just bought the car so I've not had a chance to take a really good look under the hood. Wondering if it's vacuum related. Any ideas on where I should look? Read more
6670charger- you said- " I have a new distributor cap/rotor on order"
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You can let go of the bone now, AS ;-)