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General Discussion Area / Re: Parfum de Dexron III

« on: 18 April 2008, 20:54:01 »

in the old sennys the ar35 had a dipstick for checking the level and iirc this was also used for filling as well,dunno why they didnt carry it over to the mig.-lack of space perhaps  :-/

Progress?  

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General Discussion Area / Re: Parfum de Dexron III

« on: 18 April 2008, 20:50:55 »

When I changed my ATF I'd done really well & didn't spill a drop untill I came to refilling the bugger. I filled mine via a tube running up to the engine bay & a funnel. All was well untill the tube came out of the side of the 'box.  

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General Discussion Area / Re: I must stop offending Police officers...

« on: 18 April 2008, 21:19:22 »

           
If I said WHY? I think I'd get into trouble!      

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General Discussion Area / Re: mot

« on: 18 April 2008, 20:46:54 »

...I may be wrong but I didn't think a garage could do any work without permission! Just you of interest, what do they charge for the test? Is it the full DoT rate or discounted?

A local motor bike shop fitted new pads for me twice at MOT time without asking & charged me for the privilege. They just quoted safety at me. I let it go the first time but the 2nd time I put them right. It's them who's lost further trade

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General Discussion Area / Re: Does anyone have....

« on: 18 April 2008, 11:22:18 »

funnell, bucket, screwdriver, hammer......

only works the once per tank though....  

I was going to mention the screw driver trick but thought against it .....        

38316

General Discussion Area / Re: Manual or Auto

« on: 16 April 2008, 23:52:03 »

horses for courses then  

  The pro's & con's of each have been debated to death a few times here.  

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General Discussion Area / Re: Manual or Auto

« on: 16 April 2008, 23:43:17 »

I'd say if theres nothing between the two cars when you see them (ie assuming that one isn't a dog where the other is fine..)go for the manual.

The auto box is well known for trashing its thrust washer (replacement 'box time) - the box on mine went at about 88k (previous owner had a second hand box rebuilt and installed).

Don't know of any issues other than obv having to replace clutches, but I'd say the driving experience will be better with the manual, and you'll get marginally better consumption.

But I'd say go for the auto every time. There's 150 000 miles on my car & the thrust washers in the gearbox are still where Vauxhall put them. The driving experience is far far better for me without fannying about with 3 pedals.
I can think of issues with manuals. There's been a few requests here for another dual mass fly wheel. They're only about £800 a pop new.

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General Discussion Area / Re: Manual or Auto

« on: 16 April 2008, 23:22:36 »

Hi i have got 2 3.0L V6 estates to look at tomorrow one is auto one is manual i am not really bothered what i buy but would like to know what is more reliable and best to go for?

Is our resident auto/manual guru still a member? I've not seen any posts from him for a while?    

You'll get as many answers for either. Horses for courses ....

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General Discussion Area / Re: MPG

« on: 13 April 2008, 00:45:30 »

get about 22-23 out of my 3.0 knocking about, 28-29 on a run

I get about the same

.... and me too. Although when we towed the caravan to Devon (or was it Cornwall?) I got :-

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General Discussion Area / Re: Do we need to keep quoting each other?

« on: 16 April 2008, 00:59:32 »

I've just been reading through a 4 page thread, and it is driving me nuts that everybody quotes the previous comment, so even just adding a smiley to the thread generates up to half a page of quote each time

Quotes are useful at the right time and place but not required for every reply.

But a lot are!  

And yes - I do know what you clever bar stewards are going to do to my little rant now...........

Are we that predicatable?  

You'll quote me wont you

Us? No!      

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General Discussion Area / Re: todays kids

« on: 16 April 2008, 12:30:38 »

......and I don't see why kids have to have mobile phones either.   I'm not against progress but I had a hour journey back home from school which I managed without a mobi.

We didn't 'ave no tellies or shoes or bedclothes.  We med us own fun in them days.  Do you know, when I were a lad you could get a tram down into t'town, buy three new suits an' an ovvercoat, four pair o' good boots, go an' see George Formby at t'Palace Theatre, get blind drunk, 'ave some steak an' chips, bunch o' bananas an' three stone o' monkey nuts an' still 'ave change out of a farthing.

We'd lots o' things in them days they 'aven't got today - rickets, diptheria, Hitler and my, we did look well goin' to school wi' no backside in us trousers an' all us little 'eads painted purple because we 'ad ringworm.

They don't know they're born today!!!  

Captsick Comes Home

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General Discussion Area / Re: todays kids

« on: 16 April 2008, 09:23:41 »

....
My Son had a set amount of lessons for his 17th  and we bought him a car for his 18th, some would see that as being too generous but what he got was a 12 year old car that was MOT'd and roadworthy, the rest was up to him.

Similar to us then. He paid for his own lessons - he was working by then. The car is a £500 M reg Astra F & we put a bit towards the scandelous cost of insurance. He has though been a classic example of why insurance costs are as they are.  

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General Discussion Area / Re: todays kids

« on: 16 April 2008, 09:09:27 »

......
As for scooters.....cant say I am convinced that a 16 year old has the common sense to bet  loose with one :-?

I suppose each kid should be taken on his/her own merit however it was a mistake to put my lad on the road at 19 yrs. He's been sadly lacking in any common sense at all.  :-?

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General Discussion Area / Re: How much!!!!!!!

« on: 16 April 2008, 10:18:23 »

I commented on that the other week. Tesco'scooking oil had gone from about 74 pence per litre to almost £1 per litre inside a fortnight.  

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General Discussion Area / Re: Mig v Sonata

« on: 16 April 2008, 10:24:01 »

Very expensive parts, in my experience.. :-/

Exactly what we said when SWMBO had a Lantra ...
Cheap cars made from expensive parts.