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General Discussion Area / Re: Now I Know I'm Getting Old
« on: 09 November 2007, 14:24:18 »Emma bought me 2 seasons of "Life On Mars" on DVD recently. I've been glued to the telly.
Kevin
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Emma bought me 2 seasons of "Life On Mars" on DVD recently. I've been glued to the telly.
Kevin
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General Discussion Area / Re: Now I Know I'm Getting Old
« on: 09 November 2007, 14:20:55 »
This got me thinking (unusual for a Friday afternoon). My first car did about the same fuel consumption as my MV6. The MV6 has just under double the engine capacity, is 2.8 times as powerful, does 0-60 about 5 seconds quicker and has a top speed 51 MPH faster.
IIRC a tank of petrol was about 20 quid and got me 300 miles back then. 7p a mile near as makes no odds.
Now a tank of petrol is about 65 quid and gets me 400 miles, if I'm very lucky. 16p per mile
There's progress for you.
Kevin
IIRC a tank of petrol was about 20 quid and got me 300 miles back then. 7p a mile near as makes no odds.
Now a tank of petrol is about 65 quid and gets me 400 miles, if I'm very lucky. 16p per mile
There's progress for you.
Kevin
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General Discussion Area / Re: How much should I be asking for an MV6 manual
« on: 09 November 2007, 23:24:06 »Quote
I bl*dy hate ATF, it's nasty stuff......
I'm sure it won't be the last time I get a shower with it, though!
There's nothing like having your hair styled with something that smells about as attractive as cat's pee!
The special oil for my Ford manual box is worse. Just as smelly and rank as ATF but almost as thick as EP90 so you try getting it out of your hair
Kevin
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General Discussion Area / Re: How much should I be asking for an MV6 manual
« on: 09 November 2007, 23:17:27 »Quote
I've even driven brand new cars that suffer with this, I think it's just "one of those things"
I wonder if a different / revised oil that might help? I've only ever used the right VX one in it though.
I've heard it makes a difference, especially when cold shift quality. Vx seem to have changed the spec. several times. I wonder if that was in response to complaints?
Might be the usual drivel that accompanies the "o" word. Who knows? :-/
Kevin
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General Discussion Area / Re: Forte Coolant Flush
« on: 09 November 2007, 10:01:00 »
Omega last used to transport one uncooperative witness and a spade into the woods? :-?
Kevin
Kevin
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General Discussion Area / Re: Winter Camping
« on: 09 November 2007, 09:59:23 »
I must admit after one night in the Black Forest in September we chickened out and got a B&B. Camping in Italy was great but a bit of altitude and it was a different story. Hot during the day, 2 degrees at night We both had reasonable quality 4 seasons sleeping bags and a duvet on top of that (the luxuries of camping out of the boot of an Omega!) but Emma was shivering so much it woke me up!
Kevin
We both had reasonable quality 4 seasons sleeping bags and a duvet on top of that (the luxuries of camping out of the boot of an Omega!) but Emma was shivering so much it woke me up!Kevin
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General Discussion Area / Re: Is the post on go slow ???
« on: 07 November 2007, 20:16:02 »
Just got a red bill that I paid in the middle of last month. Red bill was dated middle of last month 
Still, Machine Mart Christmas catalogue arrived today. Passed on to SWMBO with subtle hints...
Kevin
Still, Machine Mart Christmas catalogue arrived today. Passed on to SWMBO with subtle hints...
Kevin
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General Discussion Area / Re: Just Seen The News
« on: 08 November 2007, 22:17:16 »Quote
Have you noticed that the Def-plum status changes daily.....
Who got the unenviable task of being on "plum detail" then? :-?
Kevin
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General Discussion Area / Re: 3.2 Injectors
« on: 09 November 2007, 10:33:36 »
The 3.2 throttle body is fly by wire, which means that rather than being controlled by a cable directly from the accelerator pedal it is controlled electronically by a servo motor driven by the ECU. This means you'd need to replace the whole engine management system and wiring loom to the throttle pedal to make it work. Not worth it.
I doubt any of the parts from a 3.2 would improve a 3.0. Injectors may well be the same but if not will just put the calibration of the injection system out. Pouring more fuel into an engine does not give you more power.
A 3.2 engine only has 10 BHP more than a 3.0 so even if you swapped the whole lot you'd barely notice a difference.
Kevin
I doubt any of the parts from a 3.2 would improve a 3.0. Injectors may well be the same but if not will just put the calibration of the injection system out. Pouring more fuel into an engine does not give you more power.
A 3.2 engine only has 10 BHP more than a 3.0 so even if you swapped the whole lot you'd barely notice a difference.
Kevin
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General Discussion Area / Re: Love it
« on: 08 November 2007, 17:38:37 »Quote
Believe me, there is no place on this Earth, that i would prefer to be at Christmas other than Britain
Oh, I couldn't agree more. But that's on December 25th. It's November 8th. Long time to go before I start thinking about it.
Kevin
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General Discussion Area / Re: Love it
« on: 08 November 2007, 17:32:53 »Quote
All soggy and battered to bits, and realise on christmas morning you forgot the turkey
I know someone who ordered the turkey and everything online and the man from DH-Hell nicked the lot!
Beans on toast it is, then
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CHRISTMAS IS COMING
Chris who? :-/
Kevin
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General Discussion Area / Re: Love it
« on: 08 November 2007, 17:17:34 »Quote
I love this time of year, bonfire night is over, christmas is coming.
Can't stand it myself. Miserable weather. Always dark. rather plastic santa claus gnome things dancing away and blurting out sh!te in every shop - already! One day I'll take Sammy Sledgehammer shopping with me and wipe out the lot! It's nowhere near Christmas yet FFS!
Call me a miserable b'stard but I'd quite like to hibernate until about March, TBH.
Kevin
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General Discussion Area / Re: New job - the news
« on: 08 November 2007, 22:15:11 »
The other angle to this is that the agency will be hungry for their commission too. They will be just as eager as you to get the deal done now they've sniffed the possibility of a result so if you give them the impression that you're going hell for leather to get another offer they'll be pressing the company to pull their finger out or lose you.
Kevin
Kevin
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General Discussion Area / Re: New job - the news
« on: 08 November 2007, 17:03:21 »
Well, good news that you made the grade. What a stupid way to go about hiring someone! I'd make damn sure you go to as many interviews as possible over the next 2 weeks, make sure the agency knows you're actively pushing for more interviews and not putting your life on hold while they waste 2 weeks. You never know, something better might come along.
It'd serve them right if you got snapped up by someone else in the meanwhile.
Kevin
It'd serve them right if you got snapped up by someone else in the meanwhile.
Kevin
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General Discussion Area / Re: Nags Head - official photo
« on: 08 November 2007, 17:20:05 »
I think I ended up there once. Really odd to start with but after about 4 pints it all started to make sense. Until I went out and started sumbling round the car park! It's in or near Kingswinford IIRC.
Kevin
Kevin