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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?
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r3k1355 Wrote: (27-03-2017, 08:11 PM)
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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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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
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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
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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 |
