March 2021
Hello
Do someone know how to adjust the needle jet on the carburetor. I’ve got a carb that is the same as the original VV, but it may have sat on a Sierra 1.3L. I could use an estimation of how many turns from the inside, so I know what to start from when adjusting. In addition, maybe I should set the mixture screw the same as my original old VV carb? Read more
MOT revealed wear in the ball joints on the inner end of the rods behind the rubber bellows. Job is simple but cannot find a supplier of the part other than MB themselves. Has anyone found otherwise? Read more
“Over the years you have put enough bad advice on this Forum, perhaps the new Mods will do what Avant did and advise you to stop.”
Oh dear...........
Hi guys. im just after a bit of advice. ive got my new car coming next and need to sell current 2013 astra asap.
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Then any friends who are looking for a car will know about it ?
NO! Never sell a car to a friend or relative. It will go wrong eventually and they'll always blame you.
Probably a long shot.
Looking for a used petrol car for a 20yr old driver. As she does some motorway driving she would prefer a 1.4 unless someone can suggest a powerful enough 1.2 ( she has been on our insurance as a named driver on 3 different cars even a used golf gti so she's a very good driver )... Read more
Thanks for that great detailed reply.
I will give it a thorough read over a beer in the sunny garden this evening...
I just bought a used car privately. Bought one day insurance Friday to bring it home.
Saw a good deal for annual insurance with Aviva, but the Aviva site is throwing an error and saying I need to call up on Monday.... Read more
<< I suppose if driving you might be scanned by multiple CCTV, but parked on a suburban street? >>
Police cars have ANPR cameras. Watch any police documentary and you can hear the pings as they detect untaxed, unlicensed and uninsured vehicles. It seems they only bother about insurance lapses, unless they're bored and run out of doughnuts.
Hi all,first time poster but have followed this forum for many years,l am in need of some advice please. I am looking to purchase a new car,just me and the wife avg 3000mls per year mainly urban with an occasional run up north. Have had my present car for nearly 14yrs from new ,Renault Modus 1.2 tce which has been great but fancy a new hybrid and am thinking of a new Yaris or would l be better with a standard petrol? Thanks for any advice budget is around £20000.00 thanks for any help.
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For that koney, you can almost any “regular” car after negotiating. Depending what you’re going for, you could look at brand new, even if list price is in the high £20ks...
But like others said, a petrol engine is what you want here.
Heard from an owner who was avictim of a team operating in Northampton that he was changing the car for another Toyota with a cat converter located in a position where it is difficult to steal easily.
Surprised to learn that this is a selling point !
Heard that the Jazz is another car targeted.
But what other cars are on the Hall of fame ? Read more
Teslas are safe.
BCM has been affected by water leak from washer pump via wiring loom..
Can anyone recommend a Ford independant/specialist in the Notts/Derby area please ?... Read more
Many thanks for the advice.
This is a message to anyone with time on their hands - fake stupidity and engage with them. I often amuse myself while doing something else by keeping them on the line for as long as possible, with painstakingly slow speech and random clicking while they think I am downloading their control program. This temporarily saves someone else possibly more vulnerable. When I eventually ask them how it feels to be such a shameful evil human being, they usually hang up immediately but are often amusingly abusive. But my question is, why do they all, without exception, have a south asian accent? Are they yet another phenomenon of the failure of the UK brand of 'multiculturalism'?
If lots of people did this I think they would soon give up. Read more
Re accents, one of the “BT” ones has a recorded message from a very plummy older gent who sounds like a native English speaker. Spoils it a bit by offering to “fix up” the problem.
maybe he is a hostage playing his own game with the spammers. ;-)
If a used car is bought privately, one is supposed to immediately tax it in order to drive it home.
But, thinking about it, if the V5 slip hasn't even been posted at the point of sale/ownership, surely there would be a few days until DVLA have received and processed the change?... Read more
<< That only works legally if the vehicle is parked on private property during the SORN period, or with all 4 wheels on a trailer/transporter - it can't be used if the vehicle is parked on public highway. >>
Yes, but it looks like a valid arrangement, unless a SORNed car can only be retaxed by the same owner. As things are now, DVLA gets double VED for any month when a car changes hands, which I think is a low-key swindle. It didn't happen until recently, as any remaining tax could be 'sold' with the car, and the residue of the current month always remained in effect.
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Apart from what RT said if your going to try it you could turn screw from where it is and adjust from that point turning clockwise will give weaker mixture and opposite to make richer, it is possible it will run rough as they dont always work on the fiesta engine
it was in my experience always better to fit new, though probably not worth it, but finding a carb to run it smoothly will be a bit of a challenge, but if it doesn`t anyway not much to lose. ...