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General Discussion Area / Woo-hoo!
« on: 25 March 2012, 13:30:14 »
Apparently now I'm senior......not sure I wanted the forum to remind me I'm old 
Still, 4 stars is nice
Still, 4 stars is nice
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Car Parts, bits For Sale & Wanted / WTD spring assistors
« on: 18 March 2012, 18:13:06 »
The kind of rubbery gizmos to keep springs apart & car higher......
Anyone?
Ta muchly
Anyone?
Ta muchly
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General Discussion Area / 4G Network
« on: 10 March 2012, 16:00:02 »
Test in a few places round the country recently, underneath the actual Marble Arch in London, 4G USB dongle, speeds of 40mb are being reported.
Is this the end for cable? Why would you pay virgin/bt/anyone for service at home & a wifi router, when you have that speed on a stick anywhere?
Obviously usage limits are to be expected to keep speed up, but still, 40mb anywhere?? (unless you are TB in the back end of nowhere apparently)
Looking forward to a rollout....
Is this the end for cable? Why would you pay virgin/bt/anyone for service at home & a wifi router, when you have that speed on a stick anywhere?
Obviously usage limits are to be expected to keep speed up, but still, 40mb anywhere?? (unless you are TB in the back end of nowhere apparently)
Looking forward to a rollout....
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General Discussion Area / Dartford Crossing
« on: 10 March 2012, 14:49:23 »
So, since it opened, assuming a pound per vehicle as an average, it's taken over £1.3 BILLION. so why in f*ck are we still paying a toll at dartford?
?
http://www.highways.gov.uk/roads/projects/4070.aspx
The first Dartford tunnel was built at a cost of £13 million
The second tunnel cost £45 million
The bridge cost £150 million (as has an expected life of 120 years)
So by my reckoning, we've been overcharged by £700 million
At to make it worse, they sold it to the French, so it's not even as if it's going to a good use
?http://www.highways.gov.uk/roads/projects/4070.aspx
The first Dartford tunnel was built at a cost of £13 million
The second tunnel cost £45 million
The bridge cost £150 million (as has an expected life of 120 years)
So by my reckoning, we've been overcharged by £700 million
At to make it worse, they sold it to the French, so it's not even as if it's going to a good use
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General Discussion Area / What a nice pair of chaps!!
« on: 26 February 2012, 16:15:55 »
Got to meet Twiglet again today as he has bought my car, and as an added bonus he brought Albs.
Would just like to say it was a pleasure to see both, friendly & honest, as I have come to expect from OOF.
Even if he did nearly forget to pay........
Highly recommended to all
Many thanks
Would just like to say it was a pleasure to see both, friendly & honest, as I have come to expect from OOF.
Even if he did nearly forget to pay........
Highly recommended to all
Many thanks
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Omega General Help / Powerflow Exhaust
« on: 19 February 2012, 19:14:48 »
I know they make a noise, which may be to your taste or not, but being stainless it should last forever.
Question is, do they make any difference to the fuel economy?
Cheers
Question is, do they make any difference to the fuel economy?
Cheers
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Omega Gallery / And here's number 4.......
« on: 19 February 2012, 19:12:00 »
Ok, so she needs a damn good clean, but at 73k, for £1200 with cambelt, service & new battery in the week before collection, I'm rather chuffed!
Full elite leather, Bose, CID + telematics- that all work perfectly.....
All I need now is TB's services & I'm away
She's called Floozy.......no reflection on me, honest
How is the engine bay cleaner than the car???
Yes, I know, I drink too much red bull...
Full elite leather, Bose, CID + telematics- that all work perfectly.....
All I need now is TB's services & I'm away
She's called Floozy.......no reflection on me, honest
How is the engine bay cleaner than the car???
Yes, I know, I drink too much red bull...
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Omega Electrical and Audio Help / NCDC2015/phone etc
« on: 05 February 2012, 00:33:32 »
Finally found a new car, details & pics to follow when I pick it up- but i'm rather happy about it & I promise not to treat this one the same way as the last 3 (that's mainly for Al )
Currently have a full nokia kit with the autoleads adapter in a 2013(thanks to daveDND as always- sorry I bought another BOSE ), but the new car has a 2015 with the phone box in the glovebox. Really can't be doin with seperate sim cards for the car, so wondered how easy it would be to remove the phone module & put my nokia kit in? does it wire in the same way via the multipin behind the glovebox?
Will removing the phone affect the HU in any way? I know the glovebox is small, but with that in it's useless!
Sorry for all the questions, but I'll only have 2 days to swap all my bits over as poxy work in the way as usual, so want all the info before I get stared
Cheers all
(that's mainly for Al )Currently have a full nokia kit with the autoleads adapter in a 2013(thanks to daveDND as always- sorry I bought another BOSE
), but the new car has a 2015 with the phone box in the glovebox. Really can't be doin with seperate sim cards for the car, so wondered how easy it would be to remove the phone module & put my nokia kit in? does it wire in the same way via the multipin behind the glovebox?Will removing the phone affect the HU in any way? I know the glovebox is small, but with that in it's useless!
Sorry for all the questions, but I'll only have 2 days to swap all my bits over as poxy work in the way as usual, so want all the info before I get stared
Cheers all
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General Car Chat / Anyone familiar with this one?
« on: 31 December 2011, 00:22:40 »
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2000-X-Vauxhall-Omega-3-0i-V6-24v-Elite-Auto-/370568422992?pt=Automobiles_UK&hash=item5647996650#ht_1869wt_937
Wondered if this has ever come across anyone's path, or if anyone is local enough to pop along for a quick look?
Cheers
Wondered if this has ever come across anyone's path, or if anyone is local enough to pop along for a quick look?
Cheers
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Car Parts, bits For Sale & Wanted / Bose driver wanted
« on: 23 December 2011, 21:27:56 »
It would appear the passengers front Bose driver from the lower door card has developed a hole- and no, I've not been playing full-on nasty techno through it!
Anyone got one?
Cheers
Anyone got one?
Cheers
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Car Parts, bits For Sale & Wanted / Wing Mirror (again)
« on: 23 December 2011, 21:25:10 »
Due to a low flying industrial wheelie bin, I now need the plastic surround (front & back bits) for my drivers side mirror '01 F/L
Black if poss, but will consider any colour
Cheers
Black if poss, but will consider any colour
Cheers
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Car Parts, bits For Sale & Wanted / Wanted.. A Couple of bits.....
« on: 21 December 2011, 11:15:36 »
Hi all
Anyone got a pair of front wishbones & a drivers side rear self-levelling shock, for an 01 f/l elite saloon?
Cheers
Anyone got a pair of front wishbones & a drivers side rear self-levelling shock, for an 01 f/l elite saloon?
Cheers
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Car Parts, bits For Sale & Wanted / Wanted - Expansion tank
« on: 05 November 2011, 01:18:51 »
Dagnammit 
Expansion tank has cracked halfway round the bottom of the cap thread, anyone got one for sale?
'01 F/L 3.0
Has anyone seem this before?
Don't bust a gut, am away working all week
cheers
Expansion tank has cracked halfway round the bottom of the cap thread, anyone got one for sale?
'01 F/L 3.0
Has anyone seem this before?
Don't bust a gut, am away working all week
cheers
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Omega General Help / To fix or replace?
« on: 01 October 2011, 02:01:37 »
Mine is getting tired, love it as I do, it needs service, cambelt, pads & discs, & probably a new rear o/s shock judging by the fluid falling out of it!
01 3.0 Elite Bose Leather, but with approx 150k, and I don't have time to do any of it myself- I have a friendly mechanic, but still think it's maybe not worth it as bodywork is getting shabby & interior is possibly beyond cleaning.
So, anyone guess what this'll cost to fix? (not cosmetics) & what it may be worth as a scrapper to anyone on here, as oppose to a replacement y or newer in slightly less than OOF condition?
ps. just had new water pump!
01 3.0 Elite Bose Leather, but with approx 150k, and I don't have time to do any of it myself- I have a friendly mechanic, but still think it's maybe not worth it as bodywork is getting shabby & interior is possibly beyond cleaning.
So, anyone guess what this'll cost to fix? (not cosmetics) & what it may be worth as a scrapper to anyone on here, as oppose to a replacement y or newer in slightly less than OOF condition?
ps. just had new water pump!
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Omega Electrical and Audio Help / Mast question
« on: 16 March 2011, 09:20:52 »
Mine has the rear-window FM/AM ariel as standard.
As this is cr*p, and I have the combined GSM/GPS twig (of which I use neither part), has anyone tried putting an FM on the roof where the other one is, & take the cable from the rear window to it?
Am getting rather bored of 5 different frequencies of the same Heart FM, and don't really want to be bothered with DAB, or not 'til I have no choice anyway
As this is cr*p, and I have the combined GSM/GPS twig (of which I use neither part), has anyone tried putting an FM on the roof where the other one is, & take the cable from the rear window to it?
Am getting rather bored of 5 different frequencies of the same Heart FM, and don't really want to be bothered with DAB, or not 'til I have no choice anyway