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Thread: Car you miss most?
Post: RE: Car you miss most?
Hey its not ugly enough to be sired by an Allaggro :)
On the way back from Harare (as mentioned above) we were all suffering a little with the temps ! including the SU electric fuel pump which packed... |
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maxaret |
The Couch
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29-04-2017, 08:37 PM |
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Thread: Car you miss most?
Post: RE: Car you miss most?
Ah yes - driving on a shoestring :)
I never owned an Austin 1300 but when I was working out in Zimbabwe I did have an Austin Apache for a year in 1984,this was a car built 1971 - 1978 in S Africa by... |
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maxaret |
The Couch
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29-04-2017, 07:46 AM |
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Thread: Rear beam ...the good and the bad
Post: RE: Rear beam woes
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Cheers Maxaret. Your beam sounded properly knackered!!?If someone could offer me a 2nd hand beam that was guaranteed to be good I'd be on it in... |
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Suspension, Transmission, Handling & Braking
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19-04-2017, 05:02 PM |
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Thread: Rear beam ...the good and the bad
Post: RE: Rear beam woes
Camber doesn't look that bad to me ;)
On my old 405 I had started to wonder why the damn thing was starting to 'wander' or tramline and feel generally unstable.
Anyway I had a look round the car and... |
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maxaret |
Suspension, Transmission, Handling & Braking
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19-04-2017, 07:00 AM |
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Thread: Should we be concerned about our diesels
Post: RE: Should we be concerned about our diesels
Too many people in certain areas of the country ! |
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maxaret |
The Couch
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16-04-2017, 08:59 AM |
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Thread: Should we be concerned about our diesels
Post: RE: Should we be concerned about our diesels
There was a huge headline about our main street being in the worst 10 in scotland for pollution,but when you look at the actual figures - they are not that bad and the mean figure never exceeds the l... |
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maxaret |
The Couch
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15-04-2017, 03:22 PM |
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Thread: Bank holiday weekend! (Thursday / friday thread!)
Post: RE: Bank holiday weekend! (Thursday / friday threa...
Nothing planned for this easter LOL
My missus works in a wee shop in town and her boss told her on thursday - ''we are not opening on monday'' - well thanks for the advance warning so we could plan... |
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maxaret |
The Couch
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15-04-2017, 06:22 AM |
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Thread: Should we be concerned about our diesels
Post: RE: Should we be concerned about our diesels
Yeah we ummd and ahhhd for a few months as to whether we would buy another diesel to replace our recently departed 306.In the end we got a low mileage 09 fabia 1.9 tdi PD but I am viewing it as prob m... |
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maxaret |
The Couch
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15-04-2017, 06:10 AM |
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Thread: water pressure (a very quick question)
Post: RE: water pressure (a very quick question)
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bigger petrols at 1.4 since early 80's.
bmw have run them at 2 bar for years.
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Normal running pressure or vent/relief pressure ?
And I did say I was talking about older cars -... |
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maxaret |
DW10 HDi section
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12-04-2017, 07:51 AM |
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Thread: water pressure (a very quick question)
Post: RE: water pressure (a very quick question)
Both the HG subtle failures I mentioned did not show any temp gauge rise/fluctuations at all - I just noticed evidence of the HG problem via symptoms in the engine bay,as I also previously posted the ... |
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maxaret |
DW10 HDi section
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12-04-2017, 06:47 AM |
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Thread: water pressure (a very quick question)
Post: RE: water pressure (a very quick question)
I dunno - it takes time for the cooling system to warm up - if you saw a pressure rise on a cold engine it would maybe give a warning of impending HG doom.
I have had very subtle HG failures twice wh... |
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maxaret |
DW10 HDi section
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11-04-2017, 08:14 PM |
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Thread: Stef's new car Turbo content.
Post: RE: Stef's new car Turbo content.
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maxaret |
The Couch
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11-04-2017, 06:12 AM |
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Thread: water pressure (a very quick question)
Post: RE: water pressure (a very quick question)
I guess if you know your normal running water pressure then if the head gasket goes - it will rise LOL - so therefore you will have early and definite proof that yer head gasket has gorn ! |
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maxaret |
DW10 HDi section
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10-04-2017, 10:49 PM |
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Thread: water pressure (a very quick question)
Post: RE: water pressure (a very quick question)
Yeah I had guessed why you wanted it Magenta,not a bad idea :) |
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maxaret |
DW10 HDi section
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10-04-2017, 03:59 PM |
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Thread: water pressure (a very quick question)
Post: RE: water pressure (a very quick question)
Water pressure a little OTT Magenta ? (or perhaps OCD LOL) :) |
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maxaret |
DW10 HDi section
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07-04-2017, 10:29 PM |
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Thread: its friday on merseyside
Post: RE: its friday on merseyside
Today - helped a friend get his boat to the Loch (Loch Earn) - then helped him rig the mast and launch the damn thing !
We then had outboard motor failure as we left the jetty and Rog had to sail us ... |
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maxaret |
The Couch
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07-04-2017, 10:26 PM |
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Thread: Car you miss most?
Post: RE: Car you miss most?
r3k1355 Wrote: (27-03-2017, 08:11 PM)
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maxaret Wrote: (26-03-2017, 06:21 AM)
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Nissan Silvia 1.8 turbo - it was what a Ford Crapi shouldha been - fast and comfy.
Trouble is it was so (effortless... |
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maxaret |
The Couch
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30-03-2017, 01:44 PM |
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Thread: CD Changer
Post: RE: CD Changer
Blimey - I have not used cd's in cars for years - we have a Pioneer in one car and a Sony Explode in the other (both bought cheap/second hand),both have hundreds of music albums on them by using mini ... |
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maxaret |
Interior, Exterior, ICE
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27-03-2017, 04:36 PM |
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Thread: Drill bits
Post: RE: Drill bits
Just a reminder that if anybody uses Cobalt drills - eye protection is essential ! |
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maxaret |
The Couch
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27-03-2017, 04:32 PM |
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Thread: Newbie 306 owner
Post: RE: Newbie 306 owner
Good deal there - bargain LOL
I lived not far from worthing for years and miss the warm weather : ( |
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maxaret |
Newbies
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26-03-2017, 06:55 AM |
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Thread: Car you miss most?
Post: RE: Car you miss most?
Nissan Silvia 1.8 turbo - it was what a Ford Crapi shouldha been - fast and comfy.
Trouble is it was so (effortlessly) fast I eventually sold it cos I was scared of losing my licence LOL
I was a ver... |
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maxaret |
The Couch
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26-03-2017, 06:21 AM |
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Thread: Bmw or pug
Post: RE: Bmw or pug
We ummed and aahed about what our new car would be after selling our 306.
Because of the growing anti diesel campaign I really was not sure what to go for.
We do not do enough miles to justify a die... |
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maxaret |
The Couch
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20-03-2017, 10:28 AM |
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Thread: SatNav
Post: RE: SatNav
Magenta Sunset Wrote: (19-03-2017, 06:44 PM)
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don't have that level of fone.
and yes drive/prod is an issue these days
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One of the advantages of using a dash top satnav is that you do not have... |
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maxaret |
The Couch
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20-03-2017, 10:14 AM |
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Thread: Help: fire stick / prime / Netflix
Post: RE: Help: fire stick / prime / Netflix
We are not using amazon video so much now because the prices for some movies are horrendous,there are some bargains for sure but not as many as there used to be. |
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maxaret |
The Couch
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22-02-2017, 05:35 PM |
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Thread: In Praise of Oldtech
Post: RE: In Praise of Oldtech
welshpug Wrote: (11-01-2017, 10:04 AM)
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done the same with a gti6 engined zx, dont know what this thread has to do with old tech?
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I took the thread to mean that with older cars it is easier to... |
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maxaret |
The Couch
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12-01-2017, 10:12 AM |