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General Car Chat / Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« on: 01 October 2020, 14:23:52 »
I always found the fastest and easiest way was to get Daz to do it for me .... 
Never failed !!
Never failed !!
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General Discussion Area / Re: Track & Trace
« on: 29 September 2020, 22:54:45 »
expert ??
ex = once was .....
spurt = drip under pressure
Getting very fed up with all these self-appointed "experts" who suddenly appear from nowhere ......
ex = once was .....
spurt = drip under pressure
Getting very fed up with all these self-appointed "experts" who suddenly appear from nowhere ......
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General Discussion Area / Re: Oh Dear - I Am In Trouble
« on: 15 September 2020, 10:30:26 »1st thing I ever do is click on the senders email, the most ridulous one qare from the paypal scammers.That and links/attachments are the last thing I click on. Like after I die kind of last...
Don't "click" the link .. hover your mouse over it .. you can then read the "true" address rather then the crap it is pretending to be ....
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General Discussion Area / Re: Rear of the year (NWS)
« on: 13 September 2020, 22:46:55 »Funny , no mention of Diane Abbott 😀
Black arse'smatter.are big:)
FTFY
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General Discussion Area / Re: 19 Years ago today where were you ?
« on: 11 September 2020, 15:24:14 »
At home on a day off as it was my 50th birthday, big family "thing" planned for that night .... never happened ... work (RAF Aircrew) put us all on standby so no drinking, and didn't feel like it anyway ... RIP all those who lost their lives. 
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General Car Chat / Re: Replacment for the omega
« on: 09 September 2020, 21:25:05 »Do you really need an Allroad? It's just a jacked up A6 estate, the same mechanical bits are easily found in the 'normal' cars too.
For pulling a tin-tent as he does, I can only report how good the Allroad is. The self levelling suspension is brilliant, the "offroad" option gives excellent ground clearance in some rutted fields, (stops the van nosewheel digging in) and the all wheel drive goes a long way to ensuring you don't get stuck in mud .. although the road tyres are obviously a weak point in really muddy conditions
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Omega General Help / Re: Help! Both Radiator fan and Ac fan are not working Omega Estate 2.2 dti 2003
« on: 09 September 2020, 20:16:02 »
There used to be a guide to testing the fans/switches .. it came from t'other place .... not sure if its in the guides here .. I'll go searching ...
that was far too simple ... https://www.omegaowners.com/forum/index.php?topic=133825.0
that was far too simple ... https://www.omegaowners.com/forum/index.php?topic=133825.0
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General Car Chat / Re: Replacment for the omega
« on: 09 September 2020, 20:06:05 »2014 Audi A6 Allroad, 3.0 ltr V6 turbo diesel here .. as a replacement for the omega... and in 18 months I can't fault it to be honest ... pulls like a train , very good economy solo, decent economy towing, probably the best towcar I've had, handles my 1700Kg van with ease.
And I've not put a spanner or a screwdriver to it at all !!
If I was being VERY picky then the "boot" space with the rear seats "up" is somewhat limited, due to the very sloping back, but with the seats "down" it's a veritable chasm !!
Very pleased with it
Hi Nige
What sort of mpg are you getting ?
On solo runs it's averaging around 35 mpg ... best is 43.2 mpg .. that was a trip to londoninium and back when it was limited to 50mph most of both ways !!
Towing it's around 23 mpg ...
the spreadsheet at the moment shows an overall 28.1 mpg, over 7762 miles of which 5820 have been towing.
I know that over 18 months that's a very small mileage .. but between 13 February 2020 and 17 August 2020 she only did 740 miles !!! also... as I don't want to wreck the DPF we are now using the wifes cl-i-o for journeys of less than 20 miles each way.
HTH
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General Car Chat / Re: Replacment for the omega
« on: 09 September 2020, 18:12:41 »
2014 Audi A6 Allroad, 3.0 ltr V6 turbo diesel here .. as a replacement for the omega... and in 18 months I can't fault it to be honest ... pulls like a train , very good economy solo, decent economy towing, probably the best towcar I've had, handles my 1700Kg van with ease.
And I've not put a spanner or a screwdriver to it at all !!
If I was being VERY picky then the "boot" space with the rear seats "up" is somewhat limited, due to the very sloping back, but with the seats "down" it's a veritable chasm !!
Very pleased with it
And I've not put a spanner or a screwdriver to it at all !!
If I was being VERY picky then the "boot" space with the rear seats "up" is somewhat limited, due to the very sloping back, but with the seats "down" it's a veritable chasm !!
Very pleased with it
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General Car Chat / Re: Decided to bite the Bullet...
« on: 27 August 2020, 11:08:05 »
This one perhaps ??
https://www.motors.co.uk/car-56942791/?i=1&m=sp
Luis sola tuned 834HP !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
https://www.motors.co.uk/car-56942791/?i=1&m=sp
Luis sola tuned 834HP !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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General Discussion Area / Re: Please sign. PC Harper petition
« on: 23 August 2020, 22:54:27 »
Whilst I understand, and sympathise with, the feelings of the family (and many others), my understanding is that the definition of "murder" includes the requirement that it is "premeditated" ... ie "planned for" or "considered" ... in this case, it was not proved that they "intended" to cause his death. Therefore the conviction of "manslaughter" was probably the correct one.
As to making offences against "emergency workers" more severe than against "normal" people .. at what point do you draw the line ... is an off duty, in civilian clothes, policeman an emergency worker or not
Is a civilian who is giving first aid, or pulling an injured person from a burning car NOT an "emergency" worker ?? Opens up a very large "can of worms" that may cause more problems than it solves.......
As to making offences against "emergency workers" more severe than against "normal" people .. at what point do you draw the line ... is an off duty, in civilian clothes, policeman an emergency worker or not
Is a civilian who is giving first aid, or pulling an injured person from a burning car NOT an "emergency" worker ?? Opens up a very large "can of worms" that may cause more problems than it solves.......
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General Discussion Area / Re: OOF Shop no longer available
« on: 22 August 2020, 17:48:44 »
and me .....
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General Car Chat / Re: 'professional drivers' .....
« on: 22 August 2020, 11:54:36 »
I find it interesting that, although the majority seem to agree with Andy that the LGV driver who tried to force him to "modify" his driving was a complete "dick", there is still a huge amount of time and effort being spent it trying to "prove" that Andy did something ... anything ... wrong .. ...
Is it not possible to simply accept that the LGV driver in both his, and my, incidents are complete idiots
All this just seems to consolidate my opinion that the idea of LGV drivers being the "gentlemen of the road" died many, many years ago ... now they are simply out to do what they want, when they want, with complete disregard for others.... and the law.... and all other LGV drivers actively support them
Not my idea of "professonalism" at all.
Is it not possible to simply accept that the LGV driver in both his, and my, incidents are complete idiots
All this just seems to consolidate my opinion that the idea of LGV drivers being the "gentlemen of the road" died many, many years ago ... now they are simply out to do what they want, when they want, with complete disregard for others.... and the law.... and all other LGV drivers actively support them
Not my idea of "professonalism" at all.