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General Discussion Area / Re: Saving for my new car
« on: 26 February 2007, 21:19:47 »Quote
Works OK for me with Firefox....
'bout time I updated this machine by the sound of it...
Kevin
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'bout time I updated this machine by the sound of it...
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General Discussion Area / Re: Saving for my new car
« on: 26 February 2007, 19:57:22 »
Given that they've failed to make the site render on either Firefox or Konqueror I guess it's for Micro$oft users only.
The bit of the @rse end that wasn't covered by the Mercedes add looked nice though
Kevin
The bit of the @rse end that wasn't covered by the Mercedes add looked nice though
Kevin
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General Discussion Area / Re: A strange query....
« on: 21 February 2007, 09:36:44 »Quote
What are BMW about ...
that look crap from every angle.
Not to mention that when you see one on the road you wonder what stupid piece of driving you are about to witness, and they rarely disappoint. So when I was after a nice rear-drive saloon BMW's were out.
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solid, non-nonsense, down-to-earth, reasonably-priced, non-showoff, well-engineered machine
Yep. Emphasis on the non-showoff. I don't care what anyone thinks when they look at my car. As long as it's a good car from my POV that's fine. Others buy a car solely for what other people think when they see them driving it. Not for me.
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I would love to see who are the members of the Prious Owners club…
Yeah, how up their own @rse do you reckon they'd be? Battery changing parties with carrot juice and nut roast laid on!
The other issue is that I can't name a (middle of the road) modern car I'd want, even if I were prepared to buy new and suffer the depreciation. They've all gone FWD, which isn't my cup of tea in a powerful car, they're all styled like a Ford Focus - again not my cup of tea, and there's very little to choose between them.
The Omega marks the end of an era of comfortable RWD saloons that aren't vulgar fashion accessories and that's why (remembering the 1992 Senator 24v my dad used to own) I wanted one before they're all gone.
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leather frying pans,(Casts mind back to yesterday's pancake making session) I think I'll "stick to" Teflon coated steel if it's all the same ;-)
Kevin
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General Discussion Area / Re: Tony Blair's reply to congestion charging peti
« on: 21 February 2007, 11:03:36 »Quote
Sorry guys but this make perfect sense to me... no doubt congestion charge, road tax, toll roads, fuel duty, council parking permits, etc will kill the economic prosperity much before 2015, and so presto traffic problem solved. Where's the problem then?
On the other hand, if the government don't meddle with it, business will find its' own solutions to avoiding the cost of congestion before things get desperate by moving out of the congested areas, working more flexible hours, etc. etc.
Kevin
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General Discussion Area / Re: Tony Blair's reply to congestion charging peti
« on: 21 February 2007, 09:48:24 »
One sentence stood out for me (well, got bored and gave up half way through):
In other words, "You're all too rich and that's why you're clogging up the roads. So what you need is a good taxing, and it doesn't matter what I spend it on." .
Kevin
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This is being driven by economic prosperity.
In other words, "You're all too rich and that's why you're clogging up the roads. So what you need is a good taxing, and it doesn't matter what I spend it on." .
Kevin
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General Discussion Area / Re: Brackley Cam Belt Events catering
« on: 23 February 2007, 21:46:28 »
Have we got any LPG powered Omegas coming?
Oh, and a length of hose....
Kevin
Oh, and a length of hose....
Kevin
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General Discussion Area / Re: Paperclip test ??
« on: 23 February 2007, 19:08:04 »Quote
as far as I know, a single point takes a feed from the lambda sensor to monitor it's feed, it's a little strange
It could be that the strategy for Lambda control is slightly different between the gas system and the petrol system, i.e. it operates over a slightly different load / rev range. This might result in a small part of the fuel map where the petrol ecu thinks it's in closed loop but the gas ecu is not, therefore the corrections for that part of the map go out of range.
It's not a problem except that it might run a bit ropey when you switch back to petrol after using gas for a while but the ECU should re-learn the petrol settings pretty quick.
It might be worth taking it to an LPG specialist. The gas system probably creates a "false" Lambda signal for the petrol ECU when running on gas to keep it happy. Maybe the gas ECU settings can be tweaked to stop it. Then again, the petrol ECU probably won't go into closed loop until it's fully warmed up so why it complains at start-up I'm not sure.
Kevin
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General Discussion Area / Re: Paperclip test ??
« on: 22 February 2007, 20:18:11 »Quote
by chance I have figured out my EML problem, it is due to the gas conversion, I have ran now 500 miles purely on gas so the EM has lowered the oxygen sensor reading, therfore when running on the expensive stuff my car complains (and it's not the only one Grin)
That figures. The petrol ECU doesn't know it's not providing the fuel. Over time it will adapt the fuel map based on sensor readings and its' adjustments may evenually hit the limit because it's not actually controlling the fuelling. Does the LPG system take an input from the Lambda sensor or the fuel injector outputs on the petrol ECU or does it just use a fixed (open loop) mixture?
Another way of clearing it might be to disconnect the battery for a while (or just disconnect the petrol ECU). It depends on the type of non volatile memory used by the ECU but this could well clear the correction values and restore it to defaults.
Kevin
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General Discussion Area / Re: Paperclip test ??
« on: 21 February 2007, 22:24:33 »Quote
Its hard to tell what she is thinking (like all women!)
Yeah. Imagine the riches awaiting a man who can design a fault code reader for one of those
Kevin
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General Discussion Area / Re: Parts for tomorrow
« on: 23 February 2007, 15:39:27 »
I'm short of the two plastic clips that hold the panel above the driver's feet on.
Guess someone pulled out the trafficmaster and couldn't be @rsed to put them back.
If they're the same clips I'd be glad of them...
Cheers,
Kevin
Guess someone pulled out the trafficmaster and couldn't be @rsed to put them back.
If they're the same clips I'd be glad of them...
Cheers,
Kevin
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General Discussion Area / Re: Question for Mr McBurger? Maybe others?
« on: 22 February 2007, 14:24:30 »
One point to add about overtaking (thinking more of the single carriageway case here). Why do so many drivers overtake from a position of tailgating? They don't have a good view of the oncoming traffic from this position and can't judge how quickly they'll get past the vehicle ahead. They'll also do all their accelerating whilst exposed to danger on the other side of the road.
I was always taught to start the manoevre from well back, accelerate towards the vehicle in front whilst checking behind me and for oncoming traffic ahead of the vehicle in front. You arrive behind the vehicle with a good idea of the space you have in front, a good idea of how your vehicle is accelerating and therefore a better feel for how quickly you'll get past. You reach a point where you can decide to continue the overtake or drop back armed with much more information, and you probably have an extra 10-20 MPH on the vehicle in front before you're exposed to danger.
I agree with the minimum time of exposure to danger too. If the overtake is obviously going to be a leisurely affair then there's no need to go mad (I.E. very slow vehicle and plenty of space). If you're going to have to break the limit to get it over with then you probably shouldn't have started the manoevre in the first place but facing the oncoming traffic is the wrong time to hesitate or speedo-watch.
There's a lot of envy in some drivers' responses to being overtaken too, IMO.
Kevin
I was always taught to start the manoevre from well back, accelerate towards the vehicle in front whilst checking behind me and for oncoming traffic ahead of the vehicle in front. You arrive behind the vehicle with a good idea of the space you have in front, a good idea of how your vehicle is accelerating and therefore a better feel for how quickly you'll get past. You reach a point where you can decide to continue the overtake or drop back armed with much more information, and you probably have an extra 10-20 MPH on the vehicle in front before you're exposed to danger.
I agree with the minimum time of exposure to danger too. If the overtake is obviously going to be a leisurely affair then there's no need to go mad (I.E. very slow vehicle and plenty of space). If you're going to have to break the limit to get it over with then you probably shouldn't have started the manoevre in the first place but facing the oncoming traffic is the wrong time to hesitate or speedo-watch.
There's a lot of envy in some drivers' responses to being overtaken too, IMO.
Kevin
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General Discussion Area / Re: Colour, a moving taste violation
« on: 21 February 2007, 09:44:00 »Quote
yeah, but the Dolly Sprint is same kind of era and class as the Rs2000 was , probably the same Orange as well
Ahh, those were the days. You could have any colour you like. As long as it was dayglo orange, cack brown, baby puke green,...
Kevin
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General Discussion Area / Re: Hideous squealing from front turning corners.
« on: 21 February 2007, 11:08:09 »Quote
A new pump needed perhaps?
Not necessarily. Could just be a worn or loose belt. It's normal for the load on the belt to increase due to steering input and it may just be slipping because its worn.
Is there any sign of fluid leakage from the pump? Another possibility is that fluid has leaked and contaminated the belt. Often you can see a trail of fluid on the surrounding components at a tangent to the pump shaft where it has been "thrown off" the rotating pulley.
Kevin
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General Discussion Area / Re: Hideous squealing from front turning corners.
« on: 21 February 2007, 09:54:49 »
If it was in for an MOT why were they working on it at all? MOT testers are not permitted to dismantle anything during a test, even if it is necessary to reach an item they need to inspect.
If they managed to shear off bolts removing the cam cover they're incompetent. I can understand a decent mechanic sometimes shearing an exhaust manifold stud, for example, because they're liable to sieze, but a cam cover bolt?
Edited to say:
Before I started ranting about incompetent mechanics I meant to ask if the noise you're getting is the aux drive belt? Maybe the load from the PAS pump is causing it to slip and squeal?
Kevin
If they managed to shear off bolts removing the cam cover they're incompetent. I can understand a decent mechanic sometimes shearing an exhaust manifold stud, for example, because they're liable to sieze, but a cam cover bolt?
Edited to say:
Before I started ranting about incompetent mechanics I meant to ask if the noise you're getting is the aux drive belt? Maybe the load from the PAS pump is causing it to slip and squeal?
Kevin
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General Discussion Area / Re: 44% reduction in road use - new car/road tax
« on: 20 February 2007, 21:04:52 »Quote
lets rememebre it was us folk maybe not every member on this site that put Labour into power, not that any of the rest of them are any better for that matter.
This is true. Not much green grass on the other side at the moment. However, I believe that government just needs to change every so often. Our current lot have become stale, arrogant and have forgotten who put them in power in the first place. (Just like the last tory govt did IMO) If they thought they'd have a battle on at each general election they would at least get a sharp reminder to pull their socks up every 4 years. As it is they will descend into the mire until they are unelectable at which point the balance will eventually tip.
We've also got a PM who will be well out of it at the next election, of course, which makes matters worse.
They will also, of course, pull a few token rabbits out of the hat just before the election, everyone will forget all the cr@p and everything will smell of roses again.
Just glad I didn't buy the ex-HM government Elite that I test drove. The thought of that slimy lot having been all over my back seat wouldn't be nice to live with :-/. Well, that and the fact that it was only firing on 4 cylinders!
Kevin