July 2006
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I have just noticed that the bikeseen website is no longer available and that is where I got my flourescant strips from.
Does anyone know where I can get this from i.e. a different supplier? It is jsut blue sticky stuff that reflects really well.
Thanks in advance.
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Been disqualified every year for the last 18 years.
His solicitor says he's a likeable idiot - wonder what the boy of 12 he mowed down while doing a getaway thinks?
Deport him to Sark or at least London where he won't make any difference
news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/wiltshire/5216422.stm
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Local papers coverage
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I know production of the old-shape Beetle continued in Mexico until just a couple of years ago. Does anyone know if they were fitted with five-speed gearboxes before being retired? Or where would I get such information? My trike is based on an old Beetle chassis and has the gearbox to match. It's only a four-speeder and sometimes I feel as though it's not getting the best out of the engine above 60 mph. In an idle moment, I started wondering if I could get a five-speeder to fit it. Alternatively, any other five-speed gearbox suggestions? FYI, this one has been linked up with the 1.5 diesel engine out of a Peugeot 106, which is mounted at the rear of the trike.
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Hi,
just come across this post.
Did you find a 5 speed box for your trike ?
Im asking because I have exactly the same problem. My trike is fitted with the 1.4 peugeot so its most proberbly the same set up.
top speed is limited by the really low gearing.
If you have any thoughts on the matter they would be apreciated.
cheers
Mark.
Hi,
As you all probably know my FIL has bought a Rover 825 sterling Auto.
As this is his first ever auto, and as I have never had an Auto I have been asked by him to ask how does one drive an Automatic car properly.
Obviously N is for Neutral
R for reverse
D for Drive
1 and 2???? I dont know what they are for!
Questions is on a motorway or speeds above say 60mph which gear does noe use.
At traffic lights do you leave the car in D with the foot on the brake or put it into neutral.
Whats 1 and 2 for.
What gear would you use for a traffic light drag race (not that he would ever do that)
Any other suggestions of how to drive practically using an autobox?
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My Renault auto has a sizable footrest for your left foot, after driving manuals I find I keep pushing down on that, saves alot of unintend heavy breaking.
Also there is another use for the 2 position, if third gear stops working!
For anyone who has a PSA HDI that requires a replacement particulate filter at some stage, make sure you ask for an exchange unit. For our C5 it is around £139, plus a gasket costing about £11. If you get a new one, it will set you back more than £400 (just for the part), and the dealer won't be likely to tell you about the exchange unit, unless you ask about it. Read more
The amounts I quoted are not including VAT.
Hi all, I'm new, so apologise if I'm raking over old ground....please point me in the direction of previous answers in that case! I have read DaisyH's thread, but didn't want to hijack it as my questions aren't quite the same.
I am getting a second hand car. I know NOTHING! With the help of Which reports I've narrowed my search down to a Focus/corolla/civic.
We have a 98 corolla already, and when we bought that we considered a civic, but found them difficult to find. And we quite like the look of the focus (there ya go, told u I know nothing! lol!)
So, if we settle on a focus, can you give me some advice please. We would be looking at about 5 or 6 years old.
Are there any of the engines I should avoid, or any I should be looking for?
Is there much of a difference between the economy of the different ones? Is the diesel engine worth considering? (It will be used for about 270 miles a week)
Is there any particular spec/colour which will sell well in future/be more fun/comfy to drive whilst we own it.
BIG thanks in advance for any help you can give to a poor confused newbie, who knows nothing but is trying hard to not end up buying a mistake!!
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Never heard of any particular problems with later model Focus Autos, although the new ones with the CVT box are a bit iffy by all accounts...
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Can anyone answer this subjective question? I'm not sure how smooth and floaty it should feel. It doesn't seem much better than my 405 estate.
Any comments from owners/drivers welcome.
Thanks.
Steve.
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Xantia HDi. Read more
>>maglev railway in Shanghai you'll find it's surprisingly rough and noisy
Well I never. Who'd have thunk it?! Thanks for the tip, I really had it down to being non-friction and thus smooth, but have never been on one so there you go. Guess that's another childhood illusion destroyed along with the hopes of a jet-pack.. :-)
Lee -- There\'s no place like 127.0.0.1
A colleague is off to France for a couple of days and needs his headlight beam adjusted accordingly. It has the projector style lenses, which I assumed would have a lever to switch the beam across, but I can't see it.
The book says to visit a Vauxhall dealer to have the beams adjusted, but I'm sure all they'll do is stick a screwdriver in somewhere and twist something to flip the beam across.
On my old Alfa, which had the same projector style lens, the lever was just in the rear of the headlight housing, but I can't see anything on the Vectra.
If it exists, where is the lever, or what needs to be done to switch the beam across? Read more
To quote from the handbook:
Headlights when driving abroad
The asymmetrical dipped beam increases the field of vision on the passenger side of the lane. This causes glare for oncoming traffic if the vehicle is driven in countries where traffic drives on the opposite side of the road.
Do as follows to prevent glare:
Vehicles without Adaptive Forward Lighting (AFL)
Place covers on both headlights. We recommend that you consult a Vauxhall Authorised Repairer.
Vehicles with Adaptive Forward Lighting (AFL)
1. Open and remove the cover of the fusebox in the engine compartment ? see page 216.
2. Fit fuse (maxi-fuse) (with designation "Transport") in slot 38. Fuse positions ? see page 214.
3. Switch on ignition.
After the conversion, the AFL control indicator lights for 4 seconds
(or you could try my suggestion instead) Try adjusting the headlight height adjuster in the car down to it's minimum setting (No.3).
Hi guys and girls
I have a very budget but very reliable 1994 1.4 Golf. Over the last month it has developed a rattle coming from underneath the front of the car - sounded 'exhaustey'. Took it down to my local garage and they diagnosed a cracked downpipe. They reckon about £75 for the part plus fitting and VAT. Does that sound reasonable? Would it be cheaper if I could source the part myself, and where might I get one?
Hope you can help.
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Could be one of the baffles gone in a silencer - same thing happened to my old Polo. Low milage / short journey cars are more prone to this as condesation collects in the system.
I'm upset after finding one of the rear reflectors on my Accord Tourer has been removed.
Was this theft or sheer vandalism? The paintwork has been scratched where they have used some sort of implement to remove the reflector. Read more
Vile people; lucky they didn't go under the car with some cutters and do your brake pipes!
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Can't even hear them. Apart from chainsaws, rubbish carts, screaming loonies and drunks and general traffic noise, it's a rare twenty minutes that passes here without plod or the fire brigade, conveniently placed half a mile and 400 yards on either side of our house, hurtling past with all guns blazing. You get used to it. And it makes you deaf.