January 2012
Long time lurker/old member of the HJ forums (about 4-5 years ago but lost the access details to the old account)
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I have just seen a red MG TC Midget. What a lovely looking car. The man driving it had a Biggles hat and goggles on. It's a nice day for a drive up here. Read more
I had a pre war MG TB Tickford as a student. It was a heap so I scrapped it - and raised a lot of money (for then)
i have ordered a skoda from a main dealer and paid a deposit. I was given a delivery time of 12 to 14 weeks. The dealer is now telling me its 22 weeks. this is a major change to what i signed for is there any recourse as waiting nearly six months for a car is ridiculous Read more
new model not due out untill the end of the year the new model will preview at the paris motorshow in september 2012
I've recently bought a 2007 Audi A4 Cabriolet. The fob on the spare keys won't unlock the car by remote, and if the keys are used physically in the lock the door does unlock but the alarm goes off. Any ideas about what's happening please? Read more
Does the spare key have a remote function? My Toyota spare has no remote function and if I use it to open the doors manually having previously locked the car using the (main) remote key the alarm goes off. It's a bit meanof Mr T not to supply 2 keys with remote functions!
That was a mistake, the Tip instead of Top but I left it because its appropriate. The show has run out of ideas and is getting tired, much like JC.
Indian diplomats have complained to the BBC about a "disgusting" episode of Top Gear filmed in the country.... Read more
Yeah, who cares. The banners gag was engineered, but amusing. Otherwise it was a bit dull. As an American author said on R4, every group should have its spokesperson, so why should stupid people be any different. We all know they are three lads, playing up to their image. Unfortunately we are heading towards a dumb politically correct HSE obsessed world where we all live in fear of saying the wrong thing.
As for the Mexican business, I found it hilarious, and I thought they were making fun of parodies of Mexicans, such as the sleeping poncho'ed, sobbrero-ed, Mexican in newspaper cartoons. You would have to be terminally stupid to think they thought that we thought Mexicans were lazy, flatulent .... blah blah.
Just clicked on the 'How to spot a banger' video and it's left me rather puzzled. The only real difference between the two cars is that one has been tarted up to sell-and the other hasn't. Doesn't give any indication of the soundness of the car at all!
With that in mind, I thought that I'd start a thread on tips for buying a cheap car.... Read more
Sure sign of a lemon. Good tip!
The VW Up. I do feel sorry for the Seat and Skoda versions. Maybe they can all win!
NB Its only the What Car? Car of the year. Oh, well at least the Evoque can still win the other one. :)... Read more
I think a lot of old bl cars had built i immobilisers....
over my 35 years of car ownership and an awful lot of bl/rover/mg rovers minis metros marinas 45's 75's 25 mgzt, 820, 827 vitesse, maxi , I had one breakdown in those cars, the ignition pack failed on a ................ honda engined 216... the maxi used to eat wheel bearings but the rest were just average.
had problems with engine cutting out all lights came on ,wait 2 minutes then it starts ,but now got to a point where it wont start ,been in garage 8 weeks been to vauxhall they cant figure it out,will start with easy start,have replaced cam sensor as advised by aa ,any one out there with a clue!!!! Read more
,any one out there with a clue!!!!
With the lack of information provided, no....
A paint sealant is primarily supposed to protect one's vehicle properly from damaging enviromental impacts. They are engineered to bind together with the paint so that they provide protection for a period between 3 and 12 months, a period significantly longer than the length of the period of paint protection offered by a carnauba wax. Read more
Does this mean that Autoglym Gloss Protection is now obsolete? That is, it used to be recommended in addition to Autoglym Super Resin as a sealant according to the Autoglym Website.
The most important thing is check you all light is working properly, avoid to drive too fast, do not break any traffic rules, inflate all wheel properly. Read more
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I've driven a Toyota Lucida (1992-2000), imported secondhand from Japan, which had them. That would suggest that similar Toyota models, which were sold new in the UK, had them too.