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General Discussion Area / Has Greta got it all arse about face?
« on: 02 October 2019, 08:42:20 »
No arse/face jokes please, this is a serious point. Use of the words I/we/you refer to society rather than anyone individually.
There are alot of discussions surrounding fulfilment and overall happiness at work and in general. Granted, some of those things that make work miserable are down to the way employers treat their slaves workforce... But what about the rest? I know we all would like to believe that we work to live, but factor in the pressures of trying to keep up with the Joneses and it invariably ends up the other way around...
We simply have to have the latest phone or car or kitchen. Not to mention drink the right coffee or eat the right brand of organic tofu ands so on. In fact pretty much everything we spend our hard earned on is either buying life's must haves or servicing the finance to do so.
Borrowing is such a normality that we haven't even realised what harm we are inflicting on our youth by way of crippling student loan debt...
These debt encumbered millions, bearing in mind not all of them complete their studies, spend their entire working lives being targeted to buy things they don't need in order to impress people they don't like, and because by and large they are clinically depressed from constantly slogging away to be 'normal', they end up trapped in this endless cycle of consumerism. Which does the world no good.
Remove the normality of this debt cycle, and people would not only spend their time actually enjoying the fruits of their labours, but also the labours themselves, thereby becoming a far happier and more fulfilled society, without the need to constantly buy crap 'because you deserve it'.
This in turn would help the environment by generating less consumption of resources and less unrecyclable waste.
So rather than making misguided grand gestures as a political pawn of the environmental brigade, perhaps Greta, and society as a whole, could be starting a paradigm shift in a far better way? After all, people tend to be more worried about servicing their bills than polar bears and plastic beads...
Incidentally, I am not suggesting that existing student loans should be wiped clean, but rather that we stop adding to the debt. How this might be achieved is a whole different issue, but could reasonably include commercial sponsorship and PAYG.
There are alot of discussions surrounding fulfilment and overall happiness at work and in general. Granted, some of those things that make work miserable are down to the way employers treat their
We simply have to have the latest phone or car or kitchen. Not to mention drink the right coffee or eat the right brand of organic tofu ands so on. In fact pretty much everything we spend our hard earned on is either buying life's must haves or servicing the finance to do so.
Borrowing is such a normality that we haven't even realised what harm we are inflicting on our youth by way of crippling student loan debt...
Quote
Currently more than £16 billion is loaned to around one million students in England each year. The value of outstanding loans at the end of March 2019 reached £121 billion. The Government forecasts the value of outstanding loans to be around £450 billion (2018‑19 prices) by the middle of this century.
These debt encumbered millions, bearing in mind not all of them complete their studies, spend their entire working lives being targeted to buy things they don't need in order to impress people they don't like, and because by and large they are clinically depressed from constantly slogging away to be 'normal', they end up trapped in this endless cycle of consumerism. Which does the world no good.
Remove the normality of this debt cycle, and people would not only spend their time actually enjoying the fruits of their labours, but also the labours themselves, thereby becoming a far happier and more fulfilled society, without the need to constantly buy crap 'because you deserve it'.
This in turn would help the environment by generating less consumption of resources and less unrecyclable waste.
So rather than making misguided grand gestures as a political pawn of the environmental brigade, perhaps Greta, and society as a whole, could be starting a paradigm shift in a far better way? After all, people tend to be more worried about servicing their bills than polar bears and plastic beads...
Incidentally, I am not suggesting that existing student loans should be wiped clean, but rather that we stop adding to the debt. How this might be achieved is a whole different issue, but could reasonably include commercial sponsorship and PAYG.
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General Discussion Area / Do you think she will appreciate the irony...
« on: 30 September 2019, 12:59:49 »169
General Car Chat / Trolley conundrum.
« on: 26 September 2019, 18:17:34 »
Have previously had the occasional starting issue with fuel pump not priming. Has happened three times over the last six months. Always started OK with a slap of the tank whilst cranking. Happened again on Sunday, restarted OK, but struggled under load, eventually stalling. Wouldn't restart to better position it on the drive. Conclusion being that the fuel pump finally rolled over. Ripped it all apart, (including draining the couple of gallons in the tank) to liberate the fuel pump with a view to swapping out the actual pump with an used replacement.
Obviously hit an immediate snag
The pump, housing and plumbing are completely different. Current one is a VDO unit and replacement is Pierburg, (sold as spares unit due to a busted external spigot).
Tested original pump off the car and it spins up just fine, reconnected it electrically as it should be and tried ten times. It dry primed every time. Doesn't mean the fuel pump isn't weak to the point of cutting out.
So, to the conundrum...
Do I:
1. Throw it all back together and hope it works properly.
2. Obtain a replacement fuel pump assembly with the delay that entails.
3. Take the £150 and run.
Obviously hit an immediate snag
The pump, housing and plumbing are completely different. Current one is a VDO unit and replacement is Pierburg, (sold as spares unit due to a busted external spigot).
Tested original pump off the car and it spins up just fine, reconnected it electrically as it should be and tried ten times. It dry primed every time. Doesn't mean the fuel pump isn't weak to the point of cutting out.
So, to the conundrum...
Do I:
1. Throw it all back together and hope it works properly.
2. Obtain a replacement fuel pump assembly with the delay that entails.
3. Take the £150 and run.
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General Discussion Area / Thomas Cook no longer trading.
« on: 22 September 2019, 23:04:37 »
Hardly a surprise following their issues earlier this year...
But is now official*.
*According to The Unindependent.
But is now official*.
*According to The Unindependent.
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General Car Chat / Is the current Disco Sport family...
« on: 10 September 2019, 01:51:31 »
A rebodied Ford Edge? 
It would seem that the 2.0t petrol engine/drivetrain is pure Ford...
It would seem that the 2.0t petrol engine/drivetrain is pure Ford...
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General Discussion Area / Andy B inbox emptying services required...
« on: 02 September 2019, 19:57:47 »
As above 
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General Car Chat / '09 Zaf B 1.6 petrol Cat D breaker...
« on: 22 August 2019, 01:08:57 »
Not specifically an ad for the car/parts, but rather a heads up as a mate is soon to be breaking one if any one daft enough to have one (or the Astra version) needs any bits and bobs. 
In the rarest of colours... Z247
In the rarest of colours... Z247
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General Discussion Area / Muscle memory...
« on: 27 July 2019, 22:46:48 »
Is impressive.
Just cleaned my first aircraft in 13 years and hadn't forgotten any of it
Just cleaned my first aircraft in 13 years and hadn't forgotten any of it
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General Car Chat / Mercedes W168 A160 cranking but not starting.
« on: 22 July 2019, 14:54:18 »
Scanned through and following codes...
B1000
B1100
B1101
B1701
Tried both keys same result.
B1000
B1100
B1101
B1701
Tried both keys same result.
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General Car Chat / Vibration and intermittent brake squeal.
« on: 10 July 2019, 21:24:04 »
Mercedes w168 A Class 186k miles.
About a year ago it had two new Dunlop tyres and new Apec discs all round along with genuine Mercedes pads.
When I bought it, it had a bad vibration at speed which I put down to the crap front tyres. Replaced with Dunlops and better, but still gets a shudder going from 75 (indicated) and only obvious on the fronts.
Additionally, it has recently acquired an intermittent squeal from the NSR brake, goes when pedal is pressed and not speed related. Investigating this, I discovered that the disc on that wheel has a 5mm diameter discrepancy as the disc spins. This doesn't cause the squeal as the noise isn't constant, but it might make pads sit crooked which could cause the noise as they rock. There is zero hub play or bearing noise so clearly the disc is faulty.
It has occurred to me that if the front discs might be just as out out of round.
Question 1. Could an out of round disc cause the same sensation as an out of balance wheel?
Question 2. Fitting genuine would guarantee round discs but will also double the value of the car. If I take advantage of one of ECPs generous price corrections, my choices are Eicher/Pagid/Brembo with respective new pads.
Of those three options, which discs are most likely to actually be round rather than oval?
TIA
About a year ago it had two new Dunlop tyres and new Apec discs all round along with genuine Mercedes pads.
When I bought it, it had a bad vibration at speed which I put down to the crap front tyres. Replaced with Dunlops and better, but still gets a shudder going from 75 (indicated) and only obvious on the fronts.
Additionally, it has recently acquired an intermittent squeal from the NSR brake, goes when pedal is pressed and not speed related. Investigating this, I discovered that the disc on that wheel has a 5mm diameter discrepancy as the disc spins. This doesn't cause the squeal as the noise isn't constant, but it might make pads sit crooked which could cause the noise as they rock. There is zero hub play or bearing noise so clearly the disc is faulty.
It has occurred to me that if the front discs might be just as out out of round.
Question 1. Could an out of round disc cause the same sensation as an out of balance wheel?
Question 2. Fitting genuine would guarantee round discs but will also double the value of the car. If I take advantage of one of ECPs generous price corrections, my choices are Eicher/Pagid/Brembo with respective new pads.
Of those three options, which discs are most likely to actually be round rather than oval?
TIA
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Car Parts, bits For Sale & Wanted / F/S Heated Rear Seat Relay Loom and Switch Panel...
« on: 09 May 2019, 11:56:29 »
As above.
2 Sets. £15.00 posted.
2 Sets. £15.00 posted.
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Car Parts, bits For Sale & Wanted / F/S Sunvisors and Radio Adaptor Frames...
« on: 09 May 2019, 10:18:49 »
As above.
Pair of Illuminated Sunvisors in good condition. £20.00 posted.
Facelift Radio Adaptors...
2 x Vauxhall to Single Din.
1 x Vauxhall to Double Din.
£7.00 each posted.
Pair of Illuminated Sunvisors in good condition. £20.00 posted.
Facelift Radio Adaptors...
2 x Vauxhall to Single Din.
1 x Vauxhall to Double Din.
£7.00 each posted.
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Car Parts, bits For Sale & Wanted / F/S Pair of Leather Front Headrests...
« on: 09 May 2019, 10:15:00 »
As above. Cut out for screens.
£30.00 Posted.
£30.00 Posted.