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    Car Parks

    I hate parking in the supermarket at the best of times but out of necessity had to make a dash to Sainsbury's. Pull into the parking space, baby and child as had the wee boy with me, and was cleary not in the space and so had to reverse a bit to straighten up. Some complete bell end had seen me...
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    Tar Spots

    Was giving the Subaru its bi-annual wash when i was over and fond, to my horror, that up to about the lower window line its had tiny spots of black tar everywhere - when it was dirty it was visible to the naked eye but after washing you could feel the roughness across the paintwork. Had to T-Cut...
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    Insurance on a SORN'd vehicle

    The insurance on my escort is due in a couple of months and as it failed the MOT in about November its been put on SORN already. This is on my second insurance policy, i run two and thinking about a 3rd. now the question is can i insure a SORN'd car doing 0 miles per year or will the insurance...
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    Impreza Front brakes

    Dont waste gbp125-150 per front caliper and be off the road for 4 working days, while waiting for the refurbished ones, when they start sticking (as they surely will because all Impreza's seem prone to this). you can buy a replacement rubber kit from the main delaer for gbp30 that does both...
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    Car Insurance 2011

    Great way to end the year by thinking about next years car insurance but just read and article in the FT that advises premiums may rise by up to 50% next year!!!! due to the massive increase in claims that motor insurance companies have been receiving due to the "no fee-no win" lawyers who are...
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    Vietnam Driving License

    thought this might be of interest. Contrary to TG's experience about the motorbike license in Vietnam obtaining a car license is very much harder, in some ways, more so than in the UK. My wife is currently trying to get hers at present and has just sat the first, of two, theory tests...
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    Average Speed Cameras

    they have these on the M74 outside Glasgow at present, was driving on this at around 37-40mph and every single other driver overtook but i kept it in check and wouldnt go over the 40mph limit. What was really amazing was home many people must have been doing about 60mph and then jammed the...
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    Auctions

    Seems things must be very bad in the car trade at the moment, went to the auction last week and masses of cars around the 3-4 year old range plus a far few that were only 2years old. Why would you sell these in an auction???? 2006 Mondeo, good condition (imo) sold for only GBP2650! Seems...
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    Turkish Taxi Drivers

    have just returned from a conference in Turkey and have never had so many borwn trousers moments in one day. The taxi drivers are completely insane, regretfully i ended up sitting in the front at one point and after the initial excitement of going flat out through very narrow cobble stone...
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    Escort Cosworth

    Have seen an advert for one of these for sale at GBP9500 which seems like a bargain and claims to be 100% original, no mods. Now presuming that all is in order and it hasnt been smashed/crashed/stolen etc..... i would be very tempted to buy this as an investment - just for driving on summer days...
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    MOTs

    Understand that these are currently under review and maybe cut to every two years insetad of every year. This, imo, seems ridiculous as most people are too lazy to do any work on their cars except when it comes to MOT time so this will surely result in many more 'unroadworthy' vehicles driving...
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    Rallying, Nova eating a Scooby

    Very funny vid but warning on the language: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JsqO4ZfTFbo&feature=related
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    Electric Vans

    Any one know if they produce this - was thinking of something as a simlar size to the old Ford Escort vans? ir maybe even as big as a transit?
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    Alloy Pricing, Help?

    Have a guy interested in a set of 19" Chrome ADR Emotion alloys that i have still boxed lying in my garage, but hes asked what price i want for them. Am not in need of cash but have no use for them and just want to give him a fair price. Wheels are in first class condition, never used. For a...
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    Broken Dreams

    A while ago (quite a few years now) i always used to think wistfully of owning an Escort RS Turbo (Series 2) and that they were a good car with some grunt. Was so disappointed the other day when I came up behind one in the Impreza (obviously on a runway and not on the dual carriageway) and just...
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    Driving in the Rain

    Why do people slow down so much in light rain? Speed limits are well within the cars capabilities (and hopefully the drivers) so why do people slow down, why not just leave more room between you and the car in front?
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    Chance of being caught

    Have just finished a two week trip to the UK. 4 hours before my flight, in a rush back to the house, think i was pinged by a van camera possibly exceeding the speed limit - not sure as i tapped the brakes when i saw the van parked up in the layby but woulod have been around 80-85mph on a lightly...
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    Car Clocking

    Does anybody look out for this when they go and buy a car? This is one thing i look for, even from a showroom. Normally concentrate on the rubber pedals, steering wheel, gearbox gater, gearknob and in worst case the seats (often people are lazier about sorting these parts than sprucing up the...
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    New Mondeo

    After faffing around for the last 6 months got the finger out and the Musso is finally going and being replaced by a new Mondeo2.3l. This is the only model available in Vietnam - but leather seats, everything electric etc... as standard - and its a damn auto as they dont produce manuals in...
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    GPS and/or Tracker

    Do you have either or both in your car? Being a bit of a conspiracy theorist i wont have either - in my view its just a way for those in power to keep tabs on where everyone is at all times.!
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    Alfa Sud - engine and boxes

    Doubt much interest but worth trying. We have one Alfasud 1.5l engine, 26000miles only (has been lying in a garage for at least 25years), and 3 gearboxes to fit the same. any interest in this?
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    Damaged Water Pump

    Surprise surprise, something else has broken on the Musso. Was driving back home a couple of days ago and the temperature gauge started getting excited so did the usual and whacked the heater on full while turning the air conditioning off and turned the engine off when the traffic had stopped -...
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    If you were the Chairman of Toyota?

    What would you do now? The letigious US system is now chasing them and class action lawsuits are looming, do you think that everyone now just has the knives out for them? If me i would withdraw all further investments in the US, stop all parts manufacturer and have everything made overseas...
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    Unleaded Petrol

    Why is it called unleaded and super unleaded? Lead isnt in petrol naturally (might be wrong on this but didnt think lead was in oil) and only started to be added in the US in the 1920's to reduce engine knock. So therefore they havent removed any lead, why not just call it petrol? this is...
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    Exhaust sytems

    Reading the article of exhausts (i.e. from the back pressure thread) the other day brought this to mind: Seems that a number of exhaust manifolds have a 4-2-1 configuration, if you had just 4-2 with the two pipes running to two separate cats and then on through two separate systems out of the...
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    Speed Bumps

    Is their a maximum legal height and slope to speedbumps? often i find that due to poor construction they develop potholes at the bottom making the situation worse when they arent easy seen (especially on the "down" side of the bump)?
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    New Car

    Am getting that itch to get something new, looking for something thats not too shabby off the line and has 4 doors - baby on the way so need to be practical. Currently am still undecided but wavering towards a 2008 Evo, FQ360 - (insurance full comp about GBP600). either this or buy the latest...
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    Stainless Exhausts

    Does anyone know what grade of Stainless Steel is used to make Stainless exhausts? Am presuming it is 316L (anti-acid) type material but has anyone done this work before? Additionally, how is the stainless welded? Feed type material for the seam? Also, and this may be a bit of a stupid...
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    Audi TT, ABS Light

    My sister picked up a 2002 Audi TT last week, next day it was back at the garage (not a VAG garage) as the ABS light had come on, they cleaned off the sensors etc.. and it was fine for two days then the light has come back on again. VAG experts any ideas on this? (dont really want to just take...
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    Wing Mirrors

    Do you even use them as a tool for hitting others wing mirrors - this isnt such an issue in the UK but when driving in Vietnam the lanes constantly disappear, are very narrow and everyone fights to get into the furtherst out lane (i.e. away from the police) and so often we engage in wing mirror...
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    moving battery

    Re: How to: Relocate a Battery. if running the main cable along one side of the floor is it wise to shift the other cables (if any) to the other side or centre of the car so they arent running alongside or doesnt it matter?
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    Nuts Torque

    Got this idea of another thread. When tightening up nuts (wheel bearings etc,) does anyone take account of the torque or just do it as hard as possible? When doing wheel bearings on Mk4/5 Escorts used to just use guesswork and a large bar to do them as hard as possible - the manual had a...
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    WIP Sunbeam

    Didnt realise the photos i had taken were quite so bad so will get somemore when an next over but here is the current WIP. Rear arches need done again but like the classic Sunbeam shape. This shell is actually on a modified Sierra 4x4 floor plan, shortened. Full 4wd with Cosworth Engine...
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    Car Showrooms

    Have been visiting a number of car showrooms recently looking at trade-ins as my sister wants something new - seems she has decided on an Audi TT after disuaded from buynig a mini - and amazed at how unhelpful the sales people are. The only decent one was a guy at the Mini showroom - the others...
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    Scrappage Scheme is a Con

    Well, just my opinion but what seems to have happened is that ALL manufacturers have raised the prices of their basic and small end models (those which the scrappage scheme targets) significantly since the beginning of the year. My understanding is the car companies must contribute GBP1000 and...
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    Breakdown Cover

    Got this idea off Waynes thread about insurance. Does anyone have breakdown cover? Have you ever had to use it, who was it and were they any good? i used to take our AA cover every year, but only a policy where, if i broke down away from the registered address they would tow me home. Actually...
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    Goodbye Musso hello ?

    So finally have been told that the Ssangyong Musso is going to be replaced (i.e its the office car) but need to find something to replace it with. Cannot go for the usual range of cars as Vietnam dosnt have that many available so think have narrowed it down to two, both Toyota for the...
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    Engine Blocks

    Ok, so this may sound a bit silly but trying to think of ways to get a modified engine block on the cheap. Does anyone know if you can just buy an alloy lump (literally just a large rectangular block) of alloy that can be machined out to produce an engine block from or are they all produced...
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    Mini or?

    My little sister is in the market for a new (well 2nd hand) car, she wants a Mini Cooper but think that once the reality hits of the price that she is going to change her mind. Shes look for something thats max the size of a mini with ok performance, any suggestions welcome - budget max GPB5k...
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    Chinese Made Cars

    Would you buy a Chinese manufactured car (not from an international brand but from an actual Chinese automaker) like Geely etc... imo i wouldnt, i just dont trust in the quality of build and reliability.

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