France.
*Motorway services
*toilets there ( never a seat to wee on)
*coffee too strong and bitter
* French people
* the price of everything
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on: Yesterday at 17:18:44
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| Started by Varche - Last post by Varche | ||
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on: Yesterday at 17:17:25
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| Started by Darth Loo-knee - Last post by polilara | ||
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MOT today Omega 2001. All ok. When lifted up engineer realized that rear brake brake tube in right side had started to leak perhaps during brake test in dynamometer. Brakes were ok. So not accepted. Have to change both of those long tubes from ABS to rear. Good
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on: Yesterday at 15:23:54
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| Started by Doctor Gollum - Last post by Viral_Jim | ||
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I'm reasonably sure you could change the speed that it switches off at, but also probably not the wisest thing to have the TV playing while you drive along...
 For example the Carly app supports this feature on some cars |
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on: Yesterday at 14:29:50
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| Started by Doctor Gollum - Last post by omega2018 | ||
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What did you decide on TV/Carplay? I'm toying with retrofitting a TV tuner to my CL500 using the glovebox RCA sockets. Big pain though is it would switch off above 6km/hr.
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on: Yesterday at 13:26:05
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| Started by Mister Rog - Last post by Field Marshal Dr. Opti | ||
Stanley Baxter 99, I thought he'd gone years ago. My thoughts exactly. About forty years ago.  |
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on: Yesterday at 13:16:53
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| Started by Mister Rog - Last post by Rangie | ||
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Stanley Baxter 99, I thought he'd gone years ago.
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on: Yesterday at 11:58:30
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| Started by Mutha Jugs n Speed - Last post by TheBoy | ||
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Ideally if you do get a replacement ECU, get the security code with it - that gives options around pairing it to immobiliser.
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on: Yesterday at 11:54:38
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| Started by Andy B - Last post by Mr Skrunts | ||
A manual Desmond was a bit more spritely than the Auto, but it has enough oomph to get out of its own way. Obviously it's never going to be as smooth as a V6 and it's a fair chunk of torque short of the 3.0/3.2, but it will get the job done. So was my 2nd car = a Chrysler Alpine 1400 with twin carbs |
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on: Yesterday at 11:28:17
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| Started by Andy B - Last post by Field Marshal Dr. Opti | ||
A manual Desmond was a bit more spritely than the Auto, but it has enough oomph to get out of its own way. Obviously it's never going to be as smooth as a V6 and it's a fair chunk of torque short of the 3.0/3.2, but it will get the job done. Even the 2.2 is close to being a 130MPH car. Similar to a Jensen Interceptor from the sixties and seventies. Mind you a boggo MK2 Cortina 1300 was out of puff at about 85MPH. |
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on: Yesterday at 08:01:08
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| Started by Andy B - Last post by RallyArde | ||
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What I´ve found out Omega is always pretty slippy/taili happy mainly to due that semi-trailing arm rear suspension
Few expamples:https://youtu.be/3YOsoQGfQeo (3.0 litre V6) https://youtu.be/ZI207qabQ44 (basic 2.2 litre manual) I think the beginning of the corner feels pretty much same as you turn in and start to rotate, but V6 (because that extra power and torque) has just more wheelspin at end Both of those cars had a limited-slip-differential  |
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