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General Car Chat / Today been in...

« on: 24 November 2015, 18:34:15 »

A Citroen C-Crosser-I will stress this was for work purposes not for the idea of buying-no wonder you don't see many around,what a truly,truly awful vehicle,even by Citroen standards On the other hand I was also in a Volvo S80,I know they're designed for different purposes and all that,but the Volvo was a really lovely car,I could see myself owning one of those-and I'm not at all fussed about modern cars!

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General Car Chat / Re: Anyone in 'the trade' can give a valuation?

« on: 24 November 2015, 18:28:13 »

In fairness to them I've been insured through Swinton for quite a few years now,and when my Senator was wrecked in 2010 they couldn't have been more helpful!

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General Car Chat / Re: Cheap as chips (or much cheaper)

« on: 24 November 2015, 18:14:58 »

Don't know the exact price of scrap,but it's certainly fallen a heck of a lot.Thought it was because of cheap Chinese steel imports though.

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General Discussion Area / Re: Watch out

« on: 24 November 2015, 18:10:11 »

Yes indeed congratulations to him,took me two bites of the cherry.What I'd make of test now the lord only knows

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General Discussion Area / Re: Vlad has overstepped the mark

« on: 24 November 2015, 18:06:47 »

Let me get this right.Turkey start the ball rolling by claiming their jets have brought down a Russian jet for being in their airspace and say they have evidence to prove it.Russia says its jet was never in Turkish airspace and was brought down 4km inside Syria and they have evidence to prove it and that this is akin to being stabbed in the back by the Turkish.Meanwhile Syrian rebels they brought down the Russian jet using ground launched stuff and that they also shot dead the aircrew as they came down on their parachutes.Russia then say that their aircraft was indeed brought down by ground fire and was in fact 1km inside Syria and they have evidence to prove it,and that this is akin to being stabbed in the back by the Turkish. .So clear as mud then.

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Omega General Help / Re: Further info

« on: 23 November 2015, 19:04:52 »

No sadly most meets[if not all]take place too far away for me to "do" in a day.Having said that what with one thing and another I've not been to any shows with the ABS either this year-a first since the late 90's

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General Discussion Area / For those interested

« on: 23 November 2015, 18:54:15 »

Sunday 29th[this coming Sunday]Channel 4 at 7.30p.m Guy Martin presenting 90min programme about the Vulcan,with I believe footage of her last flight.A must watch for me

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General Discussion Area / Re: Fill up and go

« on: 22 November 2015, 18:32:57 »

Obvious plus point for this system going by the cartoon is that as you fill up it also dispenses a knock out gas into vehicle to shut noisy kids up

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General Discussion Area / Re: Its that time of year again

« on: 22 November 2015, 18:24:31 »

Bah.Humbug go away you're too early,come back Xmas eve

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General Car Chat / Re: Curiosity

« on: 22 November 2015, 18:21:11 »

See that's the sort of thing I didn't know.I thought thermostat would be akin to a tap in  as much as as it opens you get a trickle and then a greater flow the more you open it.Just one of those things that grab my attention from time to time.

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Omega General Help / Re: Further info

« on: 22 November 2015, 18:09:34 »

Yes I suppose they could've caused a cooked motor.however I have no proof that the fuse was there before and then not after,so I see no point in doing my fruit over it.It's a lesson learned and I shan't be using that garage again.Trouble is on the odd occasion that car is used at this time of year so it's hardly up to temp never mind overheating-,why it did so the other night I don't know as subsequent trial took nearly an hours running to come close to same point-so I'd not generally notice lack of cooling fan until next summer!!

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Omega General Help / Re: Further info

« on: 22 November 2015, 12:37:21 »

Hmm,you could have a point there as it was in garage other week for mot repairs[bottom balljoint and front to rear brake pipe]so I suppose they could've "borrowed" it,seems only explanation that makes sense.A least it was a cheap fix

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General Discussion Area / Re: How do you use your central heating?

« on: 22 November 2015, 12:30:50 »

I don't bother with mine in the mornings,so if I feel it's needed [like last night] I put it on for an hour or so when necessary set thermostat to 18 degrees-or thereabouts-soon plenty warm enough for me and dog and then shut it off again.

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General Car Chat / Curiosity

« on: 22 November 2015, 12:21:30 »

With latest coolant temp problems I've been looking up a variety of things.One thing that's come to light is that most owners seem to report their temp gauges read in the 85-95 range,which is fair enough.However figures given in the gospel according to Saint Haynes the thermostat begins opening at 92 and is fully open at 107.On the face of it then most owners are running about with thermostats either shut or at best only partially open This clearly cannot be the actual case,so can someone explain to a thicko like me how this is so?It's just curiosity on my part and merely of academic interest.

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Omega General Help / Re: Further info

« on: 22 November 2015, 12:11:51 »

Now I really am stumped! Got handbook out to find out which fuse/what rating controls rad fan.Ok so fuse 4 15amp job,right off out to car open fuse box and check fuse,er......... what fuse?There was no fuse of any rating where it should be nor any sign of one where for some reason it may have fallen out I've never opened fuse box before,yet I know for fact that the rad fan has worked in the past,so what's going off? Anyway put new fuse in and ran car up fan now kicks in and keeps temp in check,so all good until next breakdown Mystery of missing fuse never likely to be solved