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General Discussion Area / Re: Why do some people behave so stupidly.

« on: 05 April 2024, 10:51:16 »

On our most recent cruise, we heard that some old chap had been taken seriously ill so when we saw the Ambulance in port from our balcony we thought it was him being taken away. There was also an old lady sat crying in her wheelchair on the dock so we assumed it was her husband being taken away. We then heard that the old lady was nothing to do with the old chap, and that she’d been thrown off the cruise ship for being violent towards her own family and other passengers. 

If ever I went on a cruise, knowing my luck, I would be couped up on a floating hotel with people like that.

I contemplated a cruise, but the more I think about it, the more I know its not for me.  I mean, I hate hotels with a passion.  A hotel you can't really escape from all day, every day, is just a prison

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General Car Chat / Re: 1.6 Zaff

« on: 05 April 2024, 10:46:47 »

I would definitely class the 2 rear seats in a Zafira as occasional use only, the Zafira is too small to be a full time 7 seater.  With 4 "little darlings" and the associated crap that has to be carried, I would start to suggest something a little larger.

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General Car Chat / Re: 1.6 Zaff

« on: 05 April 2024, 10:44:09 »

I thought this would be a B, well he is going to look at it. Needs a 7 seater as his partner has 2 girls from a previous and now they have 2 between them.Not much room for a buggy behind rear seats!

May I suggest 2 bricks clouted together with his gonads in between?

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General Car Chat / Re: Grandland X

« on: 05 April 2024, 10:40:33 »

Did a run to Durham last year. My average speed was 68mph over 4 hours which included a stop off in a town.

Averaging 70mph.  What happened to the laid back useless student of yesteryear

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General Discussion Area / Re: What has P*ssed you off today?

« on: 04 April 2024, 16:15:23 »

Looks like yesterday I hit the wrong button on a well known online retailer.  I thought I was getting a pair of DJI Mini 2 batteries, but a paddling pool turned up.  Upon checking my orders, that's what I clicked.

Bugger.

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General Car Chat / Re: 1.6 Zaff

« on: 04 April 2024, 16:00:36 »

Thats probably a Zafira-C (aka Zafira Tourer).  Tunnie had a couple of them and could probably state what they are like to live with.

I had a Zafira-A, and can't fault its versatility or reliability.  Despite being completely unloved by me and abused, and often left for months on end abandoned in various places, it was doggedly reliable and fairly rust free aside from front subframe that stupidly sits in damp sound deadening all its life.

We actually looked at Zaf-B's to replace it, due to its versatility, but everything around 2012 I looked at were rot boxes underneath, apart from one very cheap one that had zero documentation and I didn't trust the seller.  We were looking at diesels due to economy, and most also had the unmodified M32 gearbox that seems to have reliability issues - all 4 I test drove had the usual telltale signs of the well known bearing failure.

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Omega General Help / Re: Plenum chamber needed , 3.2

« on: 04 April 2024, 15:53:20 »

3 different plenums used on Omegas.

2.6/3.2 - long plenum (no EGR)
2.5 and early 3.0 - short plenum (EGR)
later 3.0 (approx MY98 IIRC) - long plenum (EGR)

Hope that clarifies.

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General Car Chat / Re: Grandland X

« on: 04 April 2024, 11:40:24 »

Do need a good bit of power sometimes ALWAYS.

Fixed that for you, student


I know the Zafira is a better load lugger, but a decent sized saloon is needed on longer runs.  And, in fairness, I bet there is little difference in economy on that run, as the silly little 1.4 with its pathetic little turbo is a bit of a gas guzzler when pushed and dragging a full car along.

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Omega General Help / Re: Plenum chamber needed , 3.2

« on: 04 April 2024, 11:35:41 »

All 3.2 plenums are the same

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General Discussion Area / Re: What has P*ssed you off today?

« on: 03 April 2024, 17:52:27 »

But to make up for that, our 20+ year old doorbell failed.  Managed to get a replacement from the local DIY place that had the same screw hole locations.  What's the chances of that?  And change from £8

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General Discussion Area / Re: What has P*ssed you off today?

« on: 03 April 2024, 17:51:08 »

My 3D printer. Again. Poxy Creality shite.  Will take a lot to persuade me to buy any more of their crap in the future, grrrr.

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General Car Chat / Re: Grandland X

« on: 03 April 2024, 17:43:28 »

And I grumble about the pathetic 163bhp (allegedly) in hers

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General Discussion Area / Re: Gas & Leccy Bills

« on: 03 April 2024, 10:03:30 »

Just shows what utter nonsense can be put out, I'd sooner spend a fortnight at any of the islands we visited, than a weekend in any English coastal town , the UK has become a total disgrace. We visited Jamaica in 1979 & it was pretty bad then it is the only place I wouldn't go to now. We felt absolutely safe on every island we visited & were not hassled on any of the beaches.

Not sure it is utter nonsense.  Most Caribbean islands have extremely high crime rates, often around theft and mild assault and muggings. Very often you are advised not to leave the hotel unaccompanied, and only use official tours.

The root cause is often down to poverty rather than greed.  Which is why many of those islands have beaches that are secured from the locals, and discrete but heavy armed security around the hotels.  No matter what excursions you book, you will never get to see the "real" island.  Same goes for other places, like the Red Sea resorts.

I'm sure the lefties will claim similar for our run down towns in the UK, but we know that's utter 'dangle berries'.  We have a welfare state that, rightly or wrongly, keeps our lame and lazy in fags and lotto tickets.

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Omega Electrical and Audio Help / Re: Central locking inoperative using key fob.

« on: 03 April 2024, 09:54:46 »

I agree, put donor one back in, and keep it in for a considerable period (months), and if it doesn't cause issues, keep it in.

Generally when a circuit board has suffered water ingress, you can't just dry it.

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Omega Electrical and Audio Help / Re: Central locking inoperative using key fob.

« on: 02 April 2024, 18:07:35 »

Oh, and the amount of varnish applied to the PCB on the ATWS makes repair probably not worth it.  Esp as you have a working donor, and the codes from that donor