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General Discussion Area / Re: I may need a new FreeView box.

« on: 09 March 2009, 11:28:40 »

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BTW With Freesat nothing can touch the Humax HDR at present.

We have a Humax Freeview+ PVR 9300T. It couldn't be easier to use . My only gripe is that it's noisey ie the hard drive spinning.  

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General Discussion Area / Re: Manx Plates

« on: 09 March 2009, 17:07:40 »

Their free 'Historic' vehicle excise duty/road tax is still on a rolling 25 years .....  :-? Ours lasted just a couple of years before this shower stopped it.

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General Discussion Area / Re: Exporting the Miggy

« on: 08 March 2009, 15:36:10 »

I wouldn't even consider the expense of exporting a run-of-the-mill car like an Omega to a place where there are loads of cars with proper V8's  

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General Discussion Area / Re: 1980 VAUXHALL CAVALIER GLS SH AUTO BROWN

« on: 09 March 2009, 15:37:53 »

I had one of these when I lived in Bury 30 years ago - memories of driving to Cornwall with a pram on the roof. Paid £1800 in 1979  for a one year old one off Avis. sold it for £1600 in 1982. Great  car but tappets always a bit noisy.

2.0 100bhp cam in head engine, hydraulic follers on these so tappet noise not an issue.

But then I have never found tappet noise a problem on any GM engine in the last 40 years unlike bloody Ford ones!

But in 79 I suspect it was a 1600 or 1900 like mine which had solid lifters and required the 'tappets' adjusted with a running engine  :-?.

My later 2.2 CiH Carlton and 3.0 CiH12 v Senator had hyraulic lifters though.

It states its the 2000....both on the boot and in the cc  

I was refering to pscocoa's car and noisey tappets and his was was bought in 79 at a year old making it a 1600 or 1900 solid lifter CiH engined car!    

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General Discussion Area / Re: 1980 VAUXHALL CAVALIER GLS SH AUTO BROWN

« on: 09 March 2009, 15:23:45 »

I had one of these when I lived in Bury 30 years ago - memories of driving to Cornwall with a pram on the roof. Paid £1800 in 1979  for a one year old one off Avis. sold it for £1600 in 1982. Great  car but tappets always a bit noisy.

2.0 100bhp cam in head engine, hydraulic follers on these so tappet noise not an issue.

But then I have never found tappet noise a problem on any GM engine in the last 40 years unlike bloody Ford ones!

But in 79 I suspect it was a 1600 or 1900 like mine which had solid lifters and required the 'tappets' adjusted with a running engine  :-?.

My later 2.2 CiH Carlton and 3.0 CiH12 v Senator had hyraulic lifters though.

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General Discussion Area / Re: 1980 VAUXHALL CAVALIER GLS SH AUTO BROWN

« on: 08 March 2009, 22:54:24 »

I know some of you were talking fondly of these recently.

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/1980-VAUXHALL-CAVALIER-GLS-SH-AUTO-BROWN_W0QQitemZ300299148137QQcmdZViewItemQQptZAutomobiles_UK?hash=item300299148137&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=66%3A2%7C65%3A10%7C39%3A1%7C240%3A1318

It dooesn't look too bad.
I do prefer the booted coupe though.    

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General Discussion Area / Re: Googlemail / OOFMail Outlook Express question

« on: 08 March 2009, 20:17:20 »

is there a translator to simple English for this post? I've read & haven't even understood the question .......  :-?

 

Send an email, but sometimes it no workio....

Why didn't he say that in the first place?          

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General Discussion Area / Re: Googlemail / OOFMail Outlook Express question

« on: 08 March 2009, 20:01:25 »

is there a translator to simple English for this post? I've read & haven't even understood the question .......  :-?

 

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General Discussion Area / Re: sat nav

« on: 06 March 2009, 19:36:00 »

carin cant do postcodes!

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Depends how old your disc is.   Mine does partial - kind of.
But I can't discuss my disc here.      

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General Discussion Area / Re: Postal Services

« on: 09 March 2009, 10:03:51 »

In London, we often get post (at home and work) which is addressed to other addresses. If the house is nearby, I would stick the post in their letterbox. If it isn't, I just put it in the nearest red Royal Mail box.

Now the thing is that I am sure other houses/offices get our post from time to time... I just wonder if they are all as civilised as I m about this? I suspect that this is in part the reason why so mush of the post we send/receive is goes missing.  

On one ocassion I actually spoke to the postman about this, he aplogosied and explained that the last bit of sorting i.e. by house numbers and streets is done by the postman himself before he starts his delivery route, so admitted it was his fault. But he was not a RM employee, he was a contractor, and I neved did see that guy again... so no point in raising it again with every new postman.

The only time we ever get that is if 'our' postie is off & we get A N Other postie. I sometimes get letters with the same house number, but different street from around the corner. In 16 yrs of living here I had this happen half a dozen times though.

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General Discussion Area / Re: Postal Services

« on: 09 March 2009, 10:01:03 »

At least with the Post Office, if you're not in when they call, you have the option of going to a local sorting office to collect the item. When the other couriers leave a card, it's usually to say that as we couldn't deliver it today, we'll call at the same time tomorrow to try to deliver it. Chances are, that if you were at work when they first tried to call, you be at work the same time tomorrow, and their distribution depot will be miles away.

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General Discussion Area / Re: irmscher sports stars 8x18 ET30

« on: 09 March 2009, 09:00:15 »

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Wrong, Flakes.  

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Flakes are more suited to Astra/Focus to me.      

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General Discussion Area / Re: irmscher sports stars 8x18 ET30

« on: 08 March 2009, 22:13:15 »

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Its not for you, its for me! Come on, play...

       
Stars!

 

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General Discussion Area / Re: irmscher sports stars 8x18 ET30

« on: 08 March 2009, 21:20:38 »

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Anyway, which of the two. Stars or flakes?

Neither! Facelift Elites for me.      






Mine are still OK at 152k      

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General Discussion Area / Re: irmscher sports stars 8x18 ET30

« on: 08 March 2009, 21:01:43 »

..... But have you got the elbow bubble in the centre arm rest and bits of foam falling out? Banana seats?

It's getting there ... but I have a 'new' one ready to fit.
Banana seats? Not heard of that particular malady. :-? Mine are black leather