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19321

General Discussion Area / Re: handy tips

« on: 16 January 2008, 22:07:42 »

Epic stuff !!  

19322

General Discussion Area / Re: That plane stopped quick

« on: 17 January 2008, 15:46:28 »

If you look at the pictures on the beeb

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/in_pictures/7194201.stm

Picture #4 especially, you can see that after the undercariage has sheared of the lower edge of the engine intake has "gouged" the ground .. this is a bit like using a bulldozer blade as a brake .....   darned effective !

Reports that the undercarriage was "up" are clearly wrong as picture #5 shows the nose gear down and intact... ..and this probably saved far more serious damage

19323

General Discussion Area / Re: That plane stopped quick

« on: 17 January 2008, 15:30:10 »

I'm not pilot, but that plane from impact to standstill doesn't look far.

Well done to pilot I guess.

Somehow I think landing 100 yards SHORT of the runway, on a soft surface, such that you rip the main undercarriage off, when in front of you is 2 miles of prepared surface, does not deserve a "well done"

At least he/she managed to miss the perimeter road or it would be a much much sadder outcome .. but I think someone will have some very serious questions to answer on why they were so short.

19324

General Discussion Area / Re: TC oil offer

« on: 16 January 2008, 23:39:14 »

I had a letter with a card, then I used the site to email the admins, use the contact us link, then I explained who I was using the number from the card, I then got an email with my log-in details .....  

http://www.tradeclub.co.uk

Just found my original from them .. this is what I wrote .. ediited to remove personal details  ... ... some bits are from the drop down page .. I'm sure you'll make sense of it ..

Subject: Response from the contact us webpage

Name: *****
Address 1: ******
Address 2: ***
Address 3: *****
Address 4: Wilts
Address 5:
PostCode: ******
Telephone:
Fax:
E-Mail: entwood@***
Comments: Hi. I have recently joined The Autobahnstormers Car Club, my
membership number is ****. Part of the membership is Trade Club status,
Trade Club number is ******. Could you please advise what details I
require in order to "log in" to the Trade Club site. Many thanks for any
help you can offer

Regards

******

edited with extra info  

19325

General Discussion Area / Re: TC oil offer

« on: 16 January 2008, 23:31:18 »

ABS membership will give you access to some areas. not all. You can peruse the "red book on line" but I don't know how up-to-date it is kept.

The site said the oil offer finished 31 Dec, however when I asked my dealer on 8 Jan he said it was still running.. yup I was truly pleased ..

I see it has now been officially extended ...

The TC card not only gets you "red book" prices on TC items.. but my dealer gives me full trade prices on other non-redbook items every time... saved me a fortune so far ...

19326

General Discussion Area / Re: EPC

« on: 15 January 2008, 22:42:50 »

Legally .. you buy it from Vauxhall ...

any other method, such discussions are against site rules, sorry ..

19327

General Discussion Area / Re: 99 Posts!!!!!

« on: 15 January 2008, 22:31:08 »

EP has some special "hidden" posts that may or may not resurface at any time, subject to Admin whim .....

There are certain subjects that certain Admins take exception to and deal with in a certain way.. this often involves loss of post count which may be temporary or permanent depending on said Admins mood ....

Now I hope that has passed the info without actually saying much .....  

(watches post count with trepidation ...   )

19328

General Discussion Area / Re: £700?????

« on: 15 January 2008, 22:32:33 »

His idea of "mint" condition and mine are somewhat different it seems  

1 owner from new mint condition with orignal alloys t&t pat service history

19329

General Discussion Area / Re: Buying an Omega

« on: 15 January 2008, 22:00:14 »

Doodley .. thanks for that ..

Kevin  . bought the existing one from DK ... they don't seem to get many miggy's in now    Roger Budden had a nice one last week but I got called away and it's sold now .. as is the one I was after on autotrader ...

Main problem I have is SWMBO doesn't like silver cars ... she wants another "dark" one or I'd be interested in the one at RB

Still, this one works and works well .. just have to keep watching ...  

19330

General Discussion Area / Buying an Omega

« on: 15 January 2008, 21:38:30 »

Other than Here, Ebay and Autotrader, where else would folks recommend ??

Looking for a 03  3.2  Elite ......  

19331

General Discussion Area / Re: OnStar?

« on: 15 January 2008, 22:41:30 »

The link I put up in post #1 has the latest bumpf from USA ... seems it is going ahead big style there .. including automatic accident reporting stuff .. !!

19332

General Discussion Area / Re: OnStar?

« on: 15 January 2008, 22:24:12 »

That is based on the fact that my 1999 Elite is only analogue telephone and is limited to Vodafone and some other SIM card ...

Nope, phone is GSM 900Mhz (Vodafone / O2) digital as it uses a SIM card, what the CCRT700 doesn't work with is PCN 1800Mhz (Orange / T-Mobile).

Analogue was the old TACs and later on ETACS network.  

Thanks for the info .. you learn something new every day on this site ..

THis is all I can find on UK OnStar .. bit old now I think ..

http://www.carsource.co.uk/news-Vauxhall-Vectra/The-On-Star-Navigation-System/3000121

19333

General Discussion Area / Re: OnStar?

« on: 15 January 2008, 20:49:37 »

All the info on the LATEST version of onstar is here ....

http://www.onstar.com/us_english/jsp/explore/onstar_basics/helpful_info.jsp?info-view=tech_equip

you may have to search a bit for the older version info ...  

but the FAQ's give a bit

http://www.onstar.com/us_english/jsp/explore/onstar_basics/faq_popup.jsp

My guess is you come under this one ...

Analog-Only:
OnStar-equipped vehicles with analog-only equipment were designed to operate only on the analog cellular network and there is no digital upgrade available. Vehicles with this equipment will no longer be able to receive OnStar services beginning January 1, 2008. At this time, service is available only through dual-mode (analog/digital) equipment. (Refer to Question #7 for additional details.)

That is based on the fact that my 1999 Elite is only analogue telephone and is limited to Vodafone and some other SIM card ...

19334

General Discussion Area / Re: West Mids cambelt day

« on: 08 January 2008, 18:15:15 »

Working both those weekends .. .. not that I need a cambelt .. but was hoping to get some software upgrades and just meet a few folks ..

I'll get to one soon .....  

19335

General Discussion Area / Re: Limp home RPM. Are you joking?

« on: 08 January 2008, 23:18:37 »

Nostalgia time ...

http://www.lotuscortina.net/Story1x.html