Omega Owners Forum

Please login or register.

Login with username, password and session length
Advanced search  

News:

Welcome to OOF

Show Posts

This section allows you to view all posts made by this member. Note that you can only see posts made in areas you currently have access to.

Messages - YZ250

Pages: [1] 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 ... 281
1
General Discussion Area / Re: scam phone call
« on: 22 July 2024, 15:47:36 »
anybody had a call claiming that you owe back taxes & there is a warrant out for your immediate arrest. ?

That’s hilarious.  ;D ;D  I feel I’m missing out by never getting these type of calls.  ::)  Is this on your landline or mobile?  Not many in our family have a landline now and our mobile phones just receive a text saying ‘suspected spam call blocked’.  :y

2
General Discussion Area / Re: Just stop oil
« on: 20 July 2024, 13:02:20 »
I believe a couple of the JSO girlies also received 4 years.

Yes they did, although the whole lot of them look like they belong in One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest.  ::)

3
General Discussion Area / Re: Just stop oil
« on: 20 July 2024, 12:48:13 »
I see a few Do Gooders are complaining that the prison sentences are too long in relation to the crime, and breach their human rights to protest.
I’d say the sentences are a pretty good deterrent to those thinking of disrupting the general public for weeks on end.  :)

4
General Discussion Area / Re: I can't believe...
« on: 13 July 2024, 22:48:10 »
That people actually voted for this shitshow :o

I know Suella Braveman wasn't everyone's cuppa, but the new Home Secretary is clearly soft in the head.

Basically, because the prisons are full, the Police won't be able to arrest anyone so they're going to let all the existing prisoners out.
……..

Oh I don’t know, from what I’ve seen/read of the Police over the past few years, the general public may be safer with the prisoners on the outside and the Police on the inside.  ::)

5
General Discussion Area / Re: What has P*ssed you off today?
« on: 30 June 2024, 21:20:56 »
Been feeling a bit meh since roasting on the beach on Thursday, and put it down to sunstroke, but have also been quite short of breath so planned to give the Quack a bell at some point...

And as the first question they ask if you present with anything from a bruised toe upwards is have you done a COVID test... I figured that I should probably preempt the question.

Obviously it came back positive  >:(

Ah, not good. The joys of your job I guess, mingling with thousands of unknown people. Hope it’s just a short term bout of it and you’re soon on the mend.  :y

6
General Car Chat / Re: James Bond Aston martin question.
« on: 28 June 2024, 21:14:07 »
https://youtu.be/O7H-cp1TrsY?feature=shared

From roughly 8.30 - 11.00 minutes. Looks like Aston Martin have form for being fibbers. ::)

If you read comment No.26, reply No.3 in the linked YouTube clip, the reply appears to explain the DB4/DB5 confusion in detail, if the reply is legit info. From the reply it appears that it was a DB5 prototype.  :-\

7
General Car Chat / Re: James Bond Aston martin question.
« on: 28 June 2024, 14:10:27 »
I'm sure it was a DB5.

8
…….
The handbrake gaiter just pulls up doesn’t it.

Still attached to its plastic frame obviously.  :y

9
Not seen a guide but they just pull up don’t they.

The note below is from a previous thread on here :
Lift the base of the gear surround and pull up (so that the gaiter ends up inside out) there is a rubber o ring at the bottom of the gear knob, roll it down/off the surround and then pull surround off over the gear knob.  :y

The handbrake gaiter just pulls up doesn’t it.

10
General Car Chat / Re: Buzzing from headlining/rear window
« on: 21 June 2024, 18:55:25 »
That has got to be airflow related surely, it’s so reminiscent of a dried out leaf stuck in a vent. What’s confusing is why it stops with pressure applied in certain places.  :-\  I’ve had tinnitus for years but that would really get on my tit.   :y

Hmm, I’m not so sure now.  :-\  Time to find some access holes and pack some sponge around the rear roof to see what’s resonating. If I can help in any way just give us a shout.  :y

11
General Car Chat / Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« on: 21 June 2024, 15:50:40 »
Yep, it’s still like that to this day.  ;D  It’s finding 12 satellites, which is probably as good as the shark fin, considering that the box is just thrown somewhere under the dashboard. Only issue really is when I do a code scan I get an open circuit fault for the shark fin but I can live with that.  :)

Shark fin will see more and with a higher signal strength but, you only need 4 or 5 in sight to get a half decent position.

I suspect the shark fin antenna has a DTC resistor in it so it would be possible to get rid of that but adding the same.

 :y
In fairness, I’ve no idea how many it see with the shark fin, as I had no need to check until it went wrong but I agree, the line of sight alone is better for the shark fin.  :y

12
General Car Chat / Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« on: 21 June 2024, 10:05:55 »
I was impressed with how the accuracy of the navigation system is with the GPS antenna disconnected.  Over 30 miles driven, and its still cock-on :)

A while back my shark fin aerial lost its bearings completely and because I needed it fixed quick for a trip away I replaced it *temporarily*  ::)  with a plug in dash aerial box plugged into the MMI system in place of the fin connection. I just placed it randomly under the dashboard behind the MMI and it worked a treat.  :y
Unlike yours, when mine was unplugged, the car thought that it was in Milton Keynes when it was parked on my driveway, so approximately 25 miles out.   ;D

*
Yep, it’s still like that to this day.  ;D  It’s finding 12 satellites, which is probably as good as the shark fin, considering that the box is just thrown somewhere under the dashboard. Only issue really is when I do a code scan I get an open circuit fault for the shark fin but I can live with that.  :)

13
General Discussion Area / Re: Granddaughter
« on: 21 June 2024, 09:15:11 »
Congratulations to her on passing her test.  :y  I taught both of my kids to drive from their 17th birthday, so they never paid a penny for official lessons. I was glad to do it and get them both through their tests. Contrary to some peoples opinions on my own driving style, I do still know what you are SUPPOSED to do.  ;D

14
General Discussion Area / Re: What has P*ssed you off today?
« on: 19 June 2024, 21:23:12 »
A jogger flying through your windscreen will also damage your roofline, which is not such an easy fix.   ::)
Being in Oxfordshire, I'm sure your county council will just make all limits 10mph* on the roads they don't ban cars on, so as to protect your roofline.


*Speed limits, like all other rules, obviously non-applicable to cyclists.

Exactly.  :y  As the condition of our roads deteriorate to infuriating levels, instead of the highways people sorting them out they just lower the speed limit.   ::)

15
General Discussion Area / Re: What has P*ssed you off today?
« on: 19 June 2024, 21:13:17 »
Yes my sister had a nice BL mini and some fat kid ran out from behind a bus and bounced of the roof, I fitted a new header rail and pulled out the roof with a G shaped air body hammer.

Talking of kids running out from behind buses!  :o

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n44L-SOI1I8

I watched that a few years back and it is an impressive stop.  :y  To my knowledge they’ve never really confirmed whether the Volvo AEBS kicked in at all or if it was just incredible driver reaction with no assistance.
Incidentally, I’m told that a lot of truck drivers turn AEBS off at start up because it can be bloody dangerous. On sunny days, the AEBS sees the shadow of a road sign, bridge, gantry etc. as an object and slams on the brakes.  :o  A family member works for DAF trucks and they are aware of this issue.
My various BMW’s had the same/similar system and it’s frightening. Just wait until it happens to Opti in his beemer. If he thinks that lane departure is dangerous, just wait until he experiences auto collision detection.   ;D

Pages: [1] 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 ... 281

Page created in 0.039 seconds with 16 queries.