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General Discussion Area / Re: SNOW!!! in APRIL????? whaaaaa!!!

« on: 06 April 2008, 10:29:07 »

We've only had a little attempt of snow, with no settling.

I know that 2 years ago some of my friends had troubles getting home from my wedding on April 9th... Blizzards on M25!!!

Drive safely people.

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General Discussion Area / Re: Gran Tourismo 5

« on: 06 April 2008, 18:10:35 »

I'd decided I wouldn't get a PS3 as I don't have a HD telly... Changed my mind when I saw GT5 being released and am just trying to convince the wife we need it!!!!  

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General Discussion Area / Re: Old tools

« on: 06 April 2008, 10:38:39 »

Good price... I'm determined to have a sort out of my tools because I've got 2 virtually complete sets! It's not all Snap-On but all quite good stuff.

Now I don't need a set in a van for breakdowns and a set in a workshop for day to day use I must have a thinning session!!

 :-/ :-/ :-/ :-/ :-/

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General Discussion Area / Re: Fly or Drive to France ... Ryanair AAAAAGH!!!

« on: 06 April 2008, 10:53:43 »

Definitely drive... Ryanair couldn't PAY me enough to fly with them after a previous experience!  

A few years ago the wife and I went camping right down in Narbonne, which is virtually on the Spanish border. Admittedly I had a Diseasel Vectra then, but, left off from Dunkerque at 0700 ish and were sat on capsite, all set up with beer in hand, by a little after 1730 without going excessively fast... Just sat at 130kph (just under 80mph) all the way!

If you're going to drive then look at Norfolk Line's ferries from Dover-Dunkerque... They are a lorry drivers ferry company who also take cars to make up numbers. I'm not saying that they are luxurious, because they aren't, but you get a good crossing at a good price!!

Oh, and take all the figures for the journey with a pinch of salt... There can be variations!! But definitely make use of the Autoroute's as they are well worth the toll fees for the ease of journey!

 

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General Discussion Area / Re: Ive  just had my mobile phone bill

« on: 03 April 2008, 11:46:45 »

Is it definitely correct?

I had a bill from the company who took over Sainsbury's Mobile a couple of years ago (best not to name them!! ) for £17,777.12!!!

Needless to say I complained and it was wrong! I actually only paid £45 for the period of 6 months!!!

 

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General Discussion Area / Re: ZEEMAP - OOF  having problems

« on: 03 April 2008, 11:51:57 »

Do I need a special password to get in??

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General Discussion Area / Re: Service and cam belt

« on: 02 April 2008, 22:11:23 »

Can you arrange a bulk purchase AND a meet in your vicinity ??  methinks he'd have quite a queue !!!

I'll ask him if he's interested but i doubt it!

When you can find someone that cheap there's no point in getting dirty! Might get him to do the wife's car too!

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General Discussion Area / Re: Service and cam belt

« on: 02 April 2008, 22:06:13 »

The £30 extra is labour to do full service, so yes... All the filters, plugs etc. Don't think it's worth me getting dirty! It'll be a gates kit instead of a vauxhall branded gates kit! They've never let me down over the years so i'm happy with that. I'll post up his overall price when i get it.

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General Discussion Area / Service and cam belt

« on: 02 April 2008, 21:25:30 »

Was going to do a full service and cam belt change until someone recommended a chap to me. He used to be a plod mechanic and he's just quoted me £60+kit to do cam belt or £90+parts for full service! He doesn't mark up his parts prices either or i can supply my own!

I'm looking at it like this... I've got to either buy or hire a locking kit (he does have one!) and i'll probably only need to do it twice, perhaps 3 times in my ownership. Then set aside the time to do it and then get my hands dirty, which i'm not sacred of, whereas he can do it whilst i'm at work!

I'm not concerned about doing it, as i used to make a living on the spanners, but am seriously thinking at that price i might as well get him to do it for me!

What do you guys think?

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General Discussion Area / Re: Lighter nights

« on: 02 April 2008, 21:36:19 »

It's been my experience that unless you can hear the chain rattling badly it's unlikely to be a problem! Don't forget the mod have been using that engine for years!

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General Discussion Area / Re: Lighter nights

« on: 02 April 2008, 20:10:01 »

Just to wander off topic again slightly. Don't trust the timing marks on the rover v8... They are rarely even close! Probably better to time it by ear... That's how i did mine and it ran like a dream. You may find it interesting to check it with a light when it's running!

If it runs better cold have you checked the mixture? Just a thought.

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General Discussion Area / Re: LPG (again)

« on: 02 April 2008, 20:42:36 »

Definately use ngk plugs... And don't get talked into buying the posh ones... You'll still need to replace them just bp often! As for temperature... The engine bay may get slightly warmer because the exhaust gasses will be slightly hotter but not really anything to worry about.

That's my experience anyway from running my v8 rangey on lpg for 40k with very few issues! Just keep on top of ignition system components!

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General Discussion Area / Re: Omega Light Brows = Tacky or Tasteful?

« on: 01 April 2008, 14:08:44 »

I personally grew out of the idea of that kind of mob around about when my voice dropped... Quite a few years back now!!

Definitely tacky!