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General Car Chat / Re: Favourite car you've owned

« on: 27 February 2012, 11:47:18 »

1994 Peugeot 605 3.0 V6 SVE

Ab-so-lutely beautiful car! 40k miles, one Doctor owner. I picked it up for £1000 in 2006. Seriously regret the day I sold her on...

Oh James, I always wanted one of those!!!

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General Discussion Area / Re: I'm in deep poo :(

« on: 21 February 2012, 15:28:28 »

Is it possible that the only way the copper can get the cost of repairing his car is to prove somebody else is culpable?

I'm sure 23 years of clean driving will speak volumes, and I'm even more sure that if there is any justice in this world, this will also turn out ok in the end. Even if it is a ball ache at the moment!

Good luck...!

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General Car Chat / Re: Favourite car you've owned

« on: 20 February 2012, 12:02:39 »

As much as I just love my current Omega, sentimentally I have to say my favourite was a white peugeot 405 diesel, my very first brand new car! It would run forever and it made me realise that I just loved longer wheelbase cars! I saw it just once after I sold it, a few years later, it was totally wrecked, after all the love I showed it too, nearly made me cry!

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Omega General Help / Re: Headlight removal

« on: 01 February 2012, 05:04:41 »

I guess I was lucky to have been able to remove it without having to remove the bumper on mine then, just needed a bit of force and a long screw driver for a bit of leverage though. Mind you it did take me a few hours to change the xenon light bullb and re fit.

only reason why i had to change my headlights was because a main beam bulb blew & tryin to push new bulb into them poxi rather clips i managed to brake the headlight adjuster!! so a 5min job befor i went out turned in to a 2hour job because sum smart arse police mechanic!! had cable tied the washer jet pipes to the headlight & to bumper crash panel so bumper had to come off!!! so while off uprated the fogs to ice blue 80w bulbs  that saved my knuckles!!

That's typical sods law isn't it!

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Omega General Help / Re: I need coolant on tap...!

« on: 31 January 2012, 11:07:14 »

I'm a little confused now because I topped up my coolant about a week ago and so far I haven't had the warning displayed! Is it possible it has fixed itself...?

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Omega General Help / Re: Headlight removal

« on: 31 January 2012, 02:12:15 »

The guys that design these cars are probably great engineers but rubbish mechanics!

While I was under the car straining to reach the fixing, some old guy with a stick and a dog came by chuckling and knocked some odd bit of tat he found in the gutter toward me with his stick, and said "is what you're looking for?", my subdued reply was something like "f**k off, plonker!"

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Omega Gallery / Re: Changed my interior

« on: 30 January 2012, 12:22:04 »

What a clever idea!

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Omega Gallery / Re: Changed my interior

« on: 30 January 2012, 11:38:25 »

All that black leather looks well classy - nice job! I've got the tan leather interior and it takes some looking after! The tan seat belts get very grubby very quickly! Whhat does the autodim mirror do, I've just noticed a dot on my mirror, which is amazing considering how many times I look at it!!!

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Omega Gallery / Re: Before & After ( Boot Spoiler )

« on: 30 January 2012, 11:19:33 »

Very smart! Where did you get it from?

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Omega General Help / Re: Headlight removal

« on: 29 January 2012, 23:58:02 »

I just did mine and got it sorted fairly easily, apart from the removal of the fixing thats well hidden under the headlight! What a daft place to secure it!

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General Discussion Area / Re: fuel prices

« on: 25 January 2012, 18:45:22 »

I don't really track the fuel consumption of my 3.0, but i generally reckon on about 200 miles on a tank. This is just mostly around town because Plymouth is all about steep hills!!! On a good run on the motorway, i'll get over 300 miles at 70mph! However, there is no way I'm gonna walk up those hills...!

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Newbie Welcome Area / Re: Old Omega Owner, new on forum...

« on: 25 January 2012, 16:51:11 »

Hi there matey, welcome!

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Meetings, gatherings, parties etc / Re: devon

« on: 25 January 2012, 15:36:39 »

Your right! I just feel theres nothing else here for me, bored of the same thing everyday. If i dont go for it im going to end up staying here regreting it for the rest of my life

Spoke to them today, its more likely going to be paignton, theres one in Colin Road for sale they will go for if their house sales soon

Think im going to take the omega for a cruise down there at the end of the month to have a look round etc. so if any of you are up for a little meet let me know

Cool! I'm up for that! Let me know if I can help any?!

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General Discussion Area / Re: fuel prices

« on: 24 January 2012, 14:42:44 »

Cool! I've started using the advice, I hope it is saving me dosh...!?

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General Discussion Area / Re: fuel prices

« on: 24 January 2012, 14:27:09 »

I got the following from a friend - hope it helps!

Here at the Shell Pipeline where I work, we deliver about 4 million litres in a 24-hour period. One day is diesel the next day is jet fuel, and petrol, regular and premium grades. We have 34-storage tanks here with a total capacity of 16,800,000 Litres. 

Only buy or fill up your car or truck in the early morning when the ground temperature is still cold. Remember that all service stations have their storage tanks buried below ground. The colder the ground  the more dense the petrol, when it gets warmer  petrol expands, so buying in the afternoon or in  the evening....your litre is not exactly a  litre. In the petroleum business, the specific gravity and the temperature of the petrol, diesel and jet fuel, ethanol and other petroleum products plays an important  role. 
 
A  1-degree rise in temperature is a big deal for this business. But the service stations do not have temperature compensation at the pumps. 

When you're filling up do not squeeze the trigger of the nozzle to a fast mode  If you look you will see that the trigger has  three (3) stages: low, middle, and high. You should be pumping on low mode, thereby minimizing the vapours that are created while  you are pumping. All hoses at the pump have a vapour return. If you are pumping on the fast rate, some of the liquid that goes to your tank becomes vapour. Those vapours are being sucked up and back into the underground storage tank so you're getting less worth for your money. 
 
One of the most important tips is to fill up when  your Petrol tank is HALF FULL. The reason  for this is the more Petrol you have in your tank the less air occupying its empty space.  petrol evaporates faster than you can imagine.  petrol storage tanks have an internal floating  roof. This roof serves as zero clearance between  the Petrol and the atmosphere, so it minimizes the evaporation. Unlike service stations, here  where I work, every truck that we load is  temperature compensated so that every litre is  actually the exact amount.

Another  reminder, if there is a petrol truck pumping  into the storage tanks when you stop to buy  Petrol, DO NOT fill up; most likely  the petrol is being stirred up as the Petrol is  being delivered, and you might pick up some of  the dirt that normally settles on the  bottom.