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General Car Chat / How much?!

« on: 05 March 2014, 13:57:21 »

I've just dug out all (well, the vast majority of) the receipts for things spent on & bought for my omega since I bought it in Oct 2003. They all add to almost £6600 ... added to that would be the cost of 10 MOTs & insurance. Not bad really 

227

General Car Chat / 14 plates

« on: 01 March 2014, 23:55:41 »

My lad phoned me earlier to say though he'd not been looking for one, he'd spotted a 14 plate car.

I always used to look out for new reg plates 1st Aug every year, but these days forget about the new plates coming out.

Anyone else seen a new car today .... or even remembered to look out for one?   

228

General Discussion Area / Michael Schumacher

« on: 01 March 2014, 21:46:15 »

It's not looking good for him 

229

General Car Chat / legally & sensibly driven .......

« on: 27 February 2014, 23:42:38 »

Apparently the garage technician was driving it legally & sensibly ..............

As if!!!!!! 



http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2568392/Distraught-driver-tear-eye-hapless-mechanics-crashed-170-000-Mercedes-routine-test-drive-taken-garage-minor-computer-fault.html

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General Discussion Area / Humax HDR FOX T2

« on: 22 February 2014, 20:35:02 »

We've had this for a few years now, no problems till last night. We watched something that'd obviously had a bad reception when recorded, badly pixilated  at times ..... anyway, when we tried to delete it, it's locked up - showing *deleting in the corner of the screen.
I've tried the usual turn off & on ...... didn't work. Turned off all night, turned on this morning ...... didn't work. Downloaded what I think is the latest software 1.02.32 to a pen drive (didn't note what was already installed  ), stuck pen drive into the back (broke the HDMI cable  ) (replaced HDMI cable ) turned Humax back on, it booted up off the pen drive, it installed restarted and ................ didn't work!

Any sensible suggestions please

231

Omega General Help / Rear blind

« on: 22 February 2014, 15:20:18 »

While I was giving my Omega a clean I wanted to clean the rear window, but the blind seems to like being a blind & is staying put. I've had the blind out once .... ages back .....
Is there an easy way to get to the motor to help it? I'm guessing not .... but thought I'd ask anyway.

This is what happens when you leave a car on the drive without using it for months. 

232

General Car Chat / trim removal tools

« on: 11 February 2014, 20:10:07 »

Does anyone have any of these? http://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/i.html?_trksid=p5039.m570.l1311.R1.TR10.TRC0.A0.Xcar+trim+&_nkw=car+trim+removal+tool&_sacat=0&_from=R40

I've just ordered a pair of the pliers type the other day, but was also considering a set of the plastic pry bar type. They seem to range form 15 piece down to 4 or 5.

Any views one way or the other? 

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General Discussion Area / words fail me

« on: 06 February 2014, 13:14:51 »

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2553012/Mike-Baillon-Policeman-quit-smashing-pensioners-car-baton-admits-430-000-payoff-MASSIVE-money-insists-attack-wasnt-top.html

 

234

General Discussion Area / Runaway pupils

« on: 20 January 2014, 13:08:28 »

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-lancashire-25809395

Glad to see they've been found safe & well, but apparently they'd gone there to get away from the wet UK weather .... can't knock their thinking     


I wonder what Mummy & Daddy do to afford to spend £30000 a year on edumafacation      That's earning c£50k gross just for school fees              

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General Discussion Area / RIP Trigger

« on: 16 January 2014, 13:04:30 »

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-25762006   

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s1VNNbSYdt0     

236

General Discussion Area / driving test anyone?

« on: 09 January 2014, 13:46:08 »

https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=T_-Rcqq39x4       

237

General Discussion Area / Benefit St

« on: 08 January 2014, 22:39:26 »

It's on at the moment ..... not seen it before but heard of it. And they say there's not an under class .......... 

One idiot got out of gaol in the morning & was shop lifting later in the day.

 

238

General Discussion Area / Crimbo smilies

« on: 07 January 2014, 17:49:59 »

Can we get shut of them now please? ..... pretty please 

239

General Car Chat / battery drain

« on: 07 January 2014, 14:02:26 »

Not an Omega, but a Fiat Seicento. Re the Halfords battery thread, my daughter's car has had some starting problems. The battery checks out OK .... two different testers.

The car's using 185mA with nothing running at all ... key in my pocket, doors closed  (boot light goes off  ), no alarm fitted. Any opinions as to whether that's too high or not    before I start pulling fuses.

TIA

240

General Car Chat / Halfords batteries

« on: 30 December 2013, 15:23:42 »

My daughter's car needs a new battery. It's not started a couple of times now, always as she needed to be off somewhere, so the car's been jump started & off she's gone. Her journeys are then far enough that there's been enough charge to restart it to come home. Anyway ... I thought I'd take the easy route of pricing up a battery from the comfort of my armchair & see how much Halfords want. It's only a 40Ahr battery but they want £85        It's cheaper at the main Fiat dealer. My local friendly motorfactor has just priced me a Yuasa at £32+vat