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General Discussion Area / Re: General election, possibly 4th July

« on: 23 May 2024, 17:36:33 »

Net immigration figures out today of 685,000.

A 10% drop from the year before:

Net migration to UK fell 10% last year, ONS says https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ce99y7l741po

Adding context to a big scary number? It will never catch on. Nobody wants to know that 685,000 in a population of 68million is a terrifying 1%....

So in thirty, forty, or fifty years where does that leave us?.........bearing in mind where we already are regarding cultural change especially in our 3 largest cities London, Birmingham, and Manchester.

Simple answer: we'll be dead


A better answer requires a question: to get an idea of what's going on, what are the numbers over the last fifty years? The answer to that is they were pretty stable for thirty years from 1960, increasing slightly from 2000, doubling in 2022/3 and dropping again. That's an impressive spike, which must have a reason. Any ideas?

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General Discussion Area / Re: General election, possibly 4th July

« on: 23 May 2024, 12:56:55 »

An important question is why July, and not closer to the deadline in December?
Is there some disaster the PM is expecting in December that he wants to dump on someone else?
Perhaps he's been offered a multi-million £ bung salary in a job where he doesn't have to face a critical public and justify a lack of results. A bit like the Tony Blair Institute

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General Discussion Area / Re: General election, possibly 4th July

« on: 23 May 2024, 12:51:42 »

Net immigration figures out today of 685,000.

A 10% drop from the year before:

Net migration to UK fell 10% last year, ONS says https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ce99y7l741po

Adding context to a big scary number? It will never catch on. Nobody wants to know that 685,000 in a population of 68million is a terrifying 1%....

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General Discussion Area / Re: General election, possibly 4th July

« on: 22 May 2024, 22:31:51 »

Tory MP,s are now trying to oust Sunak, replace him with someone else and then cancel the election.
They have a week to do it before Parliament is dissolved.
Cant see it working tbh, but I would like to see the little sh1t turfed out on his arse.
He is THEY are a waste of space, skin and fresh air.

Fixed that for you.


Electing a new leader is the real reason for the Conservative Party to exist, as it's the only thing they've accomplished or even been interested in for the last 10 years

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General Discussion Area / Re: General election, possibly 4th July

« on: 22 May 2024, 17:50:52 »

Labour with a smallish majority is my guess.
God help us. 

Look around you. It's already beyond God, even if he could be bothered to exist

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General Car Chat / Re: Starting issue

« on: 22 May 2024, 17:49:12 »

If presented wth a cam timing fault code, I would be physically checking it. Yes, I know that's not simple.

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Omega General Help / Re: 2.6L V6 engine dies with out any clues

« on: 22 May 2024, 17:46:35 »

Crank sensor is a very real possibility, but it's such an irregular, intermittent fault that it's difficult to diagnose and know that you've fixed it. A good quality replacement is a worthwhile start. Order of preference for good quality: brand new collected from a GM dealer, removed from a running engine and immediately fitted to yours, new branded from a reputable supplier, used that you removed from a running engine some time ago, whatever new that your favourite factor supplies.


If the car just stalls, it could be the air flow meter. That is easily checked by disconnecting it and seeing if the problem improves. If it does, you need a new one. The management light will be on all the time the AFM is disconnected and will go out when you plug it back in.

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Omega General Help / Re: Steering box leak

« on: 22 May 2024, 09:46:09 »

Gearbox cooler lines are in the same location and can corroded, like wise the power steering lines.

And as they all use the same fluid, it's not a surprise that any leaks in the area will be presumed to be the box as it's bolted to the rusty part that all the rusty pipes run over.

If you're really lucky**** it will have been leaking long enough to prevent the steering box mount and surrounding metalwork from corroding.




**** You won't be

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Omega General Help / Re: Micksgarage and cheap wishbones

« on: 20 May 2024, 11:56:44 »

Sorry, I seem to have been blind for a while

Hi Nick, any update on when suits?
Many thanks

Yes, I can still help with this. Is there a particular date that would suit you?

PM'd you.


Finally

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General Car Chat / Re: R50 Bini

« on: 13 May 2024, 17:00:19 »

They're definitely not suitable for most people - you have to be able to fix cars yourself. Parts are plentiful and cheap, working on them is pretty decent. If someone else is fixing it the labour will add up and in no time be more than the value of the vehicle. They're a bit like a little tiny Omega!

You're the only person I've come across who thinks working on them is pretty decent   The usual reaction to suggesting any job on a Mini is either a firm no, or enhanced with workshop Anglo-Saxon.

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General Car Chat / Re: Motor Factors?

« on: 12 May 2024, 11:36:22 »

Does the old adage 'you get what you pay for' still hold true these days? 

No more or less than it ever did. Just because something is expensive does not mean it's worth buying. And that's true for whatever metric you use for value.

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General Car Chat / Re: R50 Bini

« on: 10 May 2024, 19:51:50 »

The Prince engine is a PSA BMW blob.

The earlier petrols had a Tritec engine developed with Chrysler

The early engine is rubbish and gearboxes made of cheese,believe it or not the French engine /box is better !!

Add the common steering rack failures, BL quality trim and electrics, horrific ride quality and the verdict is simple: they're utter shite

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Omega General Help / Re: Micksgarage and cheap wishbones

« on: 09 May 2024, 18:59:20 »

Sorry, I seem to have been blind for a while


Yes, I can still help with this. Is there a particular date that would suit you?

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General Discussion Area / Re: Alzheimer's disease

« on: 09 May 2024, 08:12:43 »

It's not uncommon for me to walk into a room and then wonder what I went in there for. 

Is this normal?        

It's so common that it has a name - the doorway effect.

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General Car Chat / Re: Project anyone?

« on: 01 May 2024, 08:22:17 »

Astonishing how prices like that are being paid for fords😱

Boyhood aspirations or boyhood memories.

Proof that marketing can still work decades after it was paid for.