December 2003
Halfords are selling some larger items at half price today - Boxing day only.
Obviously tempting people in who still have Christmas cash to spend.
e.g.
Their fully synthetic oil.
Kiddy seats
Snooper S6-R
K650 pressure washer
Top boxes
CAR MATS half price.
The are ads in Daily Mail.
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i seem to have a problem with my central locking on the rear off side door it use to unlock and lock but since the cold weather has come it does not seem to work i was wondering if anyone has got any sugestions which would be helpful i would be pleased
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I had thought the same myself, but had refrained from posting!
Mech - Don't worry, keep posting...we don't mind`
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The festive response would be "Now that's a cracker!", but trade descriptions forbids me from telling porkies. That was terrible! Read more
Merry Christmas to one and all (albeit 21 mins late). Well, have a happy new year anyway!
Still lurking.... ;-)
Lee.
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Lee
MINI adventure in progress
Mk2 golf 1.3 1990
During the past month i\'ve noticed a occasional slight grinding sound from my passenger side front wheel when I brake. This has got more frequent and now occurs each time I brake. I jacked the car up to inspect the pads they were fine. But I discovered that the the cv boot must have a split in it because the grease is leaking out all the way around the rubber boot.
To sort this out do i just need to replace the rubber and is this a simple task? Will any damage have occured to the joint itself?
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I have also broken a 1/2" (push through) drive on my Britool torque wrench on a mk2 Golf driveshalf nut but luckily obtained a replacement.
Some years ago, I took the office mk2 Golf for it's mot, it passed, but the test centre said there was some play in the os front wheel bearing. I investigated and found the driveshalf nut was only finger tight. Now when I have to renew a cv boot on my own golf I use the old nut as a locking nut instead of discarding it.
It\'s Christmas day.
Therefore I expect best behaviour ;o)
Anyone that feels this is an opportunity to take the proverbial can expect to have their account disabled. No warnings, no deletions, no \"please see the small print\". You know the rules by now. I don\'t expect to have to wave the big moderating stick in the next 24 hours and I\'m sure Mark and Dave share that sentiment.
On a more festive note, happy yule, y\'all. You\'re a great bunch of people, without exception, so enjoy the festive season and look forward to resuming hostilities on 26/12/2003......
Happy Christmas from the No Doshes
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Quite old, but still hugely funny. The joke that is!
Xmas regards.
We are aware that the latest Volvo Pop-up is causing a few technical problems; such as being difficult to close, and that it can sometimes obscure text.
Like most companies, our advertising agency is closing for Christmas and nothing can be done over the holiday period to resolve this technical glitch.
Rest assured, the matter is in hand and will be dealt with ASAP.
Please try to remember though, (and to quote HJ) Volvo is paying for you to be here at all, so please respect that.
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Dynamic Dave
Back Room Moderator
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Today's Telegraph reported that for the first full week of the M6 Toll road it was used by an average of 34,612 drivers per day - 20% of the traffic.
According to other news reports nearly all were private cars @ £2(with discount) per trip. Accepting it is early days yet, if that turns out to be the normal usage this will be a gross revenue of approx £25M a year.
I am no economist but on an investment of £900M an income of £25M does not make it a viable commercial proposition. I have no idea what it costs to run and maintain the road out of that revenue but it must be considerable.
I believe however that after the first 10M vehicles have used the road the £1 discount goes and cars will be charged £3. - that should be in about 9 months time. However with increased charges the law of diminishing returns comes into play.
So if it turns out to be commercially unviable it will hardly encourage other privately funded roads.
What is the betting on a Government subsidy? It will still be cheaper than publically funded roads - won't it??
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I used the M6 toll on 18th Dec, at about 1400 hours. I was very impressed. Was almost completely empty. The way all motorways should be. It did shave about 30 mins off the journey time.
I have a 1994 106 Key West 1.4D (stop laughing) that i use just for running to and from work. It seems to be leaking fuel from the pump somewhere. If I get stuck in traffic for any length of time I get smoke from the engine block where the fuel has leaked or been splashed onto it. I have checked the fuel lines, they seem ok but I can't pinpoint the source of the leak. Is it very difficult to remove and strip the pump? Does anyone know a solution? Read more
It's probably the pump throttle shaft bush gone.
A specialist job, not overly expensive.
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Sorry to be morbid at this time of year but a relative of mine recently died and his son now has the job of selling his car.
My question is will he be able to drive it under the third party all car extension clause in his own insurance policy? Usually it includes the sentence "with the owners permission" but technically as his father is deceased would this cause any problem in the eyes of the law?
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I think this has cropped up before.
The 'owner' is now the estate so I think an executor could give permission. The original policy will now be invalid, so don't park on the road - there may be a chance of cancelling the policy with a refund. Phone the insurance company involved, there is a possibility they will change the name to the son if the car is going to be sold and his risk status isn't too bad.
As Mark always says - It's never worth risking anything with insurance policies. Let them know all relevant facts. They are human after all (it's alleged).
Unbeleivably the Vauxhall Belmont has been named as the most at risk car for being stolen in the uk, with 99 stolen per 1,000 registered.
2nd place is the mk2 Astra, 95 stolen per 1,000 registered.
3rd place is the Nova, 62 stolen per 1,000 registered.
Full list and report here:-
www.homeoffice.gov.uk/n_story.asp?item_id=747
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It would take a dedicated thief to seek one out. When
did you last see a Belmont (Astra with a boot?)?
About 6 months ago, just before the one belonging to my neighbour was stolen. ;)
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I'm "impersonating" No-Dosh at the moment - no money until I get paid on 31st Dec, then what I do get is needed to pay off the credit card bill due in January:-((
Come March, maybe I'll be solvent again! Oh, reminds me I must get the car MOT'd in January too.....