February 2014
So guys here is probably a post that has been debated many times in bars, canteens, livingrooms, barbecues or indeed anywhere people gather and socialise. The burning question is does allegiance lie in Luton or Dagenham? , Bedfordshire or Essex? Is it with the Griffin or the Blue Oval? Are you VIctorious in your Vauxhall or Fabulous in your Ford? Find vigour in your Viva or fun in your Fiesta? Cool in your Cavalier or ecstatic in your Escort, we could go on and on unlike most of the cars of the 60's & 70's. It would seem the loyalty shown to both brands was indeed very strong and where car making no longer occurs at Dagenham loyalty to the blue oval carries on and if course as a centre of excellence in diesel engine technology Dagenham lives on in the current diesel range of cars. Over in Luton we have the Vivaro van and in Ellesmere Port the evergreen Astra flying the flag for The Griffin. The glory days for both makes may have gone along with the Cresta, the Cortina , the Wyvern , the Zephyr, the Victor and the Granada but where does your loyalty lie? Consul or Chevette? Carlton or Capri? Who is the winner going to be? Me myself I am very true, to the iconic oval thats royal blue!!!! Its Ford for me I have to say Essex trounces Luton any day!!!!
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Ford have never been British, they were a UK subsidiary of an American company and Vauxhall have been on GM hands since I think the 1920s, although it is has been said when the once mighty Dagenham plant was at its peak it put more money into the British economy per square foot of land than any other industrial plant in Britain and even though the strike happy workers never realised it , they were a good employer as was Vauxhall for that matter, GM was well regarded as a good firm to work for, close to where I live they had a factory producing dump trucks & earthmoving equipment, Terex GM ( Terex being Latin for earth king) , it was dead mans shoes to get a job there and their employees were well looked after, unfortunately the US equivalent to the monopolies commission insisted GM off loaded Terex then it went pearshaped however the factory is still there!!!
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http://www.autocar.co.uk/car-news/new-cars/vauxhall-targets-dacia-sandero-new-budget-city-car
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Well, people poo-poohed me when I said that Chevrolet leaving Europe was bad news for Vauxhall, and yet here it is.
Daewoo are the new Vauxhall for smaller vehicles, and this is the start.
Before Christmas I noticed the car was not always starting first time when turning the key, it seems it turned over, started and for a few seconds felt like it was going to stall before recovering and running as normal.
A few weeks later I tried to start the car to go home after work and was met with the immobiliser light flashing a sequence, a lot of relay chatter from passenger fuse box and a ticking/whirring from under bonnet - after a few attempts it died completely as if the battery was flat.... Read more
Just an update...
Got the car jumped, it started up but went straight into limp mode with "Systems engine fault" on dash and restricted speed to 20mph....
I have a Nissan primastar van 07 1.9 and it lose power at 2.5000 revs and now the glow plug lights has come on while driving any now Wat problem is Read more
Sounds as though its stuck in limp home mode, you will need to get the fault codes read. Use a diesel specialist rather than a dealer, they usually know what they are doing and likely to be cheaper.
Anyone know someone in the Basingstoke area who fits radios in cars, it's a Toyota import so might need the wiring altered. Read more
Hi All
Long story short needed to drive asap so went for auto short course about 1.5 years ago.
but now looking to upgrade car but would have so much more options with a manual as well as save a bit on fuel also I have been asked to drive the work car and haven't been able to, So I want to learn to drive a manual car has anyone on here done this before gone from automatic to manual not the other way around? if so any advice/tips ?
Thanks
p.s anyone considering automatic I strongly recommend against it. take your time learn manual as then you have the option of both for the future and if you haven't got a big budget auto cars are limited and hard to find.(I learnt the hard way) Read more
A "good" driving instructor should be able to convert you in a short time - ask around locally.
Hi after reading about the g/box on grand picasso can anyone help me?
My problem is that sometimes it sticks in second gear and you have to flick it up a gear the same thing hapens in fourth. Manually it woks perfectely. any ideas? Read more
A 1959 Picasso sounds more like a painting.... What year should it be?
Surely even an early Insignia would be worth more than £4,000?
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