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General Car Chat / Re: Any sorento owners?

« on: 21 February 2017, 19:08:00 »

Darn it you lot have been busy.

I would love a Range Rover but the price is crazy and the older ones are a electrical nightmare, I've seen a few issues with the sorento but not in huge numbers or common to all.
Theres a local one forsale that I've been told had a engine rebuild due to blown turbo so asked him for details on who did it and got nothing back so I guess it was bodged to sell.

The newer sorento doesn't tow much at all, the 07 year and similar can do 2.8 or the titan spec 3.5 iirc

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General Car Chat / Re: Any sorento owners?

« on: 21 February 2017, 14:34:58 »

It can tow the trailer with one horse, that's pretty much the limit but she wants to tow 2. Plus my cars lowered so the rear trailer wheels are barely on the ground, doesn't make for a comfortable ride.

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General Car Chat / Any sorento owners?

« on: 21 February 2017, 12:05:21 »

Has anyone ever owned or had experience with a Kia Sorento 4x4? I'm basically having to sell my omega to accommodate her horse hobby

We're looking at 07 plates as they have the facelift and 168bhp standard, and xe model as they have 2wd and 4wd on demand. Everything else seems permanent 4wd and a very sensitive torque on demand system which can go wrong.

Just want to know anything else to be looking out for? Unfortunately the xe is the more basic model so not many have leather seats or cruise control.

I'm not excepting any automatics this time! It's just not for me

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Omega General Help / Re: Mot Day and It Passed Just !!!!!!

« on: 21 February 2017, 08:12:53 »

Mot guys like to just advise anything that has a hint of rust and any bush that looks used just to cover themselves these days.

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General Car Chat / Re: You can say "I told you so".......

« on: 21 February 2017, 08:09:16 »

They look even better with the factory lip kit on 

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General Car Chat / Re: 10 ton press

« on: 21 February 2017, 07:47:55 »

That must have gone with a good bang.

With bushes I just hole saw out the rubber then quick hacksaw through the outer ring and knock it out, rarely take the complete arm off the car.

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General Car Chat / Re: 10 ton press

« on: 19 February 2017, 13:45:20 »

I take no credit for that genius example 

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General Car Chat / Re: 10 ton press

« on: 19 February 2017, 07:49:07 »

I find the biggest problem with a press is having the right size spacer to fit the bush. I think you can buy full kits so I'd recommend them aswell. Personally I have unlimited sizes of sockets so they work perfectly.

There are other ways if your thinking outside the box

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General Car Chat / Re: 5 months after I broke the multi-rams...

« on: 19 February 2017, 07:12:12 »

 Better late than never I always say

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General Discussion Area / Re: Another fridge problem..

« on: 18 February 2017, 08:21:28 »

Just leave the door open.....job jobbed 

I like it, problem solved

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General Discussion Area / Re: Suggestions on a postcard...

« on: 18 February 2017, 08:15:51 »

I can't believe that's a actual thing.

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Omega General Help / Re: Front flexible exhaust section blowing on 2.2.

« on: 18 February 2017, 08:07:36 »

There's no way I'd remove the flexi for straight pipe, it will just lead to stress fractures in the rest of the system.
How much did they want to weld in the new flexi? Just wondering if a new down pipe would be cheaper.

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General Discussion Area / Re: New computer

« on: 18 February 2017, 07:33:00 »

Maybe it's goin to be free to anyone with windows 10?

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General Discussion Area / Re: new house

« on: 18 February 2017, 07:28:38 »

You can get proper artex remover and it looks very safe and easy to use

http://www.ecosolutions.co.uk/homestrip-xtex/

Unfortunately for anyone in building trade or ship building they were all told asbestos was totally safe so no one gave a crap, I've heard stories of snow ball fights with lagging and one guy eating it to prove it's safe! Sadly many more people are yet to die from it and nothing can be done about it.

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Omega Gallery / Re: my 3.2 estate

« on: 17 February 2017, 22:07:03 »

I wish they did all red rear lights, think it would go well against the red wheels, sorry if I missed it but did you use origional white or go for something newer?