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*******Motors Chat - Round 7*******
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Oh yeah. Never had any problem with them. :cool:
And funny thing - I had their "wows" recorded (dashcam footage) over my car's mods last time I NCT'd it. I LOLed when I watched a movie after the test.
Never been there.
Are they a type of crowd that would compliment one on their car? Never struck me as that. Never said anything to me before, and my cars are always in perfect condition for the test...0 -
So i'm messing about on the ol liberty insurance, when this makes me laugh
A v12 bmw would set me back 1200 a year to insure, with 300 odd bhp, rwd, preferred car of choice in bank robberies and the transporter films
A ford focus 1.4 will set me back 1700, with its furious sub 100bhp, powerful fwd, and the car of choice of the average person, we all know which is clearly the more dangerous car here
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toastedpickles wrote: »So i'm messing about on the ol liberty insurance, when this makes me laugh
A v12 bmw would set me back 1200 a year to insure, with 300 odd bhp, rwd, preferred car of choice in bank robberies and the transporter films
A ford focus 1.4 will set me back 1700, with its furious sub 100bhp, powerful fwd, and the car of choice of the average person, we all know which is clearly the more dangerous car here
Go onn get the focus! You won't regret it :pac:0 -
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Noccy_Mondy wrote: »Are they a type of crowd that would compliment one on their car? [...]
Surprisingly they are. My car's been failed on that day (long story short), so went back to them a week after. The one who took keys off me was the same guy who's been called to take a look at my car on the 1st time. He said: "ahh, you're the one with that spotless corolla, right?"
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Noccy_Mondy wrote: »Naa as bad as things are with the 9-5, they'd only get 50 times worse with a weedy 1.4 focus...
I highly doubt that :pac:
I just want to get paid soon so i can sort out the 900s leaky sunroof and get this thing sorted once and for all
then the turbo will blow 0 -
toastedpickles wrote: »[...] i can sort out the 900s leaky sunroof and get this thing sorted once and for all
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Noccy_Mondy wrote: »I tried that once with a tail light on the 206, with a lack of a gun, just shoved a screwdriver in the end of the tube, as you can imagine, the results weren't the best.... never found the source of where the water entered.
A bodge job would annoy the hell out of me, especially with that kinda thing, I'd know its fixed but not how I want it to be 0 -
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toastedpickles wrote: »A bodge job would annoy the hell out of me, especially with that kinda thing, I'd know its fixed but not how I want it to be
FREAK!! :pac:
What annoyed me more is that I couldn't for the life of me determine where the water was getting in, tried everywhere, dried it out and blasted the suspected areas with the power washer to see if water was coming in. Must have dried that boot mat about 20 times.....0 -
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Try.[...] Was thinking of getting a space saver or a smaller diameter wheel and tyre and swapping them over to get it rolling.. What do people think?
Ahh, sorry. I didn't know which one we're talking about.toastedpickles wrote: »Not my 900 noooooo, that's here to stay 0 -
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Sister had a tip this evening in the frost, bent the wishbone. Car is currently a mile from home on backroads but won't drive as the wheels is rubbing the arch. Any ideas of getting it home without having to get a trailer. Was thinking of getting a space saver or a smaller diameter wheel and tyre and swapping them over to get it rolling.. What do people think?
Had the exact problem a month or so ago with a family member, tried the space saver idea, some genius even thought of putting the rim on backwards, so that the wheel would be outside the arch
Thankfully that was a non runner. Car wouldn't go nowhere, as your's wont, wheel will keep getting pushed into the arch as you try to force it forward. Only way to get it moved is by getting a trailer, it's even hard enough to get it up on one, or one of them tow trucks that just lift the front axle.
Could try the space saver idea, but there really wouldn't be that much difference in the diameter of a space saver, just the width, and if you were to get a smaller wheel altogether, you would need to ensure that the hub and bore are the same fitment.
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Talk about having a complete pain in your ass with a car.
Changed the battery in the car. Did a DIY job that took me about an hour, as Halfords sh*tty ratchet set is a waste of time, and it took me far too long to figure out how the bracket (that holds the battery in place) worked.
Eventually got the battery out. Had the new one in the boot. Tried to open the boot but realised battery was disconnected. So reconnected old battery and still the boot wouldn't open. Eventually dragged the new battery through the back of the car by folding down the back seats. :rolleyes:
Connected the new battery. Boot still won't open (either by pressing the button on the boot itself or using the key fob!).
Can someone reassure me that this is a simple, minor, tiny issue, that's directly related to changing the battery, and not an actual problem that's going to cost me an arm and a leg to get looked at!?
(Car's a 2006 Peugeot 407. Al the other locking works fine, and the boot itself has never given any trouble before).
Due to the timing i'm assuming it has to be related to the battery change. I had the boot open and closed 2-3 times about 3-4 minutes before it suddenly stopped working (was giving the bonnet a wipe and took cloths from the boot, etc. then suddenly a couple of minute later it won't open).
And I was so happy finally getting the battery into it.. 0 -
Deleted User wrote: »Talk about having a complete pain in your ass with a car.
Changed the battery in the car. Did a DIY job that took me about an hour, as Halfords sh*tty ratchet set is a waste of time, and it took me far too long to figure out how the bracket (that holds the battery in place) worked.
Eventually got the battery out. Had the new one in the boot. Tried to open the boot but realised battery was disconnected. So reconnected old battery and still the boot wouldn't open. Eventually dragged the new battery through the back of the car by folding down the back seats. :rolleyes:
Connected the new battery. Boot still won't open (either by pressing the button on the boot itself or using the key fob!).
Can someone reassure me that this is a simple, minor, tiny issue, that's directly related to changing the battery, and not an actual problem that's going to cost me an arm and a leg to get looked at!?
(Car's a 2006 Peugeot 407. Al the other locking works fine, and the boot itself has never given any trouble before).
Due to the timing i'm assuming it has to be related to the battery change. I had the boot open and closed 2-3 times about 3-4 minutes before it suddenly stopped working (was giving the bonnet a wipe and took cloths from the boot, etc. then suddenly a couple of minute later it won't open).
And I was so happy finally getting the battery into it..
There's most likely a sequence to reset the key and boot lock after a battery replacement.
I had something similar in my old Merc. I had to reset the traction control, central locking and electric windows after the battery was changed. I almost needed three hands to do it. Hahah :pac:0 -
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Some of the back roads were slippy this morning. There was one part really bad just literally a sheet of ice and it was a bit of hill too I was going slowly anyway and bearly touching the accelerator the traction control was still having a panic attack flashing away but I still got up it ok at least all the main roads were gritted anyway. 0
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ba_barabus wrote: »You're probably right, and a second better look tells me it's a Caddy not a Berlingo.That's the clampers van.ba_barabus wrote: »The other side
The car on the RHS of the photo. Sorry I don't have the eagle eyes of others here :P
He is, but if it was caused by the other car then surely the other car's bad parking should be clamped too.To be fair he's in a space he shouldn't be in. I don't even want to know what the stereotypical clamper comment is about.
Not that I agree with private clamping anyway. It's a legal grey area atm. It is illegal to interfere with private property and specifically to interfere with a car.
The stereotypical comment was both (a) related to how clampers are depicted on TV generally, and (b) that it alligns with the opinion that all clampers are thugs.0
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