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General Car Chat / too much oil?

« on: 14 April 2012, 14:24:33 »

Hi, Im just checkin a few things on the smokey vectra, the breathers all seem clear, bit of oil around the throttle body so its a heavy breather lol
But, i just checked the dipstick, the car is sloppin back just very slightly (so this would make it read less?) but the oil is thick black and looks to me too be well over the max by a inch? would this cause the blue smoke at higher revs?

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General Discussion Area / Oh balls lol

« on: 12 April 2012, 17:24:44 »

So, thinking the vectra would be cheaper to run and handy hatch, paid to swap insurance over, then went and taxed it...
Thought it was feeling a little sluggish but wasnt sure if it was just me, finaly got somewhere i could give it a good blast and it turns out its a massive fan of the red arrows! blue smoke everywhere so that'l be the piston rings then and money down the drain. 
God knows what its worth now 

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General Discussion Area / Bye bye hermes

« on: 10 April 2012, 14:04:52 »

Well, hopefully soon lol just listed my omega. Ive had a mk2 cavalier hanging around with no mot since last may needing work, a mate wanted it and swapped for a 1999 vectra 2.0CD hatch, its got mot til nov, so ive swapped my insurance over from omega and will use that til end of june when the policy runs out for running around, I really needed a hatch anyway and its a bit cheaper to run around here with! Ive popped a listing on here, but will try autotrader for a week then ebay, I think its a very fair price so should be good. I do plan on getting another omega, but an estate around june time.

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Cars for Sale & wanted / 2001 X 2.2 manual CD hants

« on: 10 April 2012, 13:59:03 »

Right, Ive decided to sell my omega thought Id do a quick Ad...
X plate 2001 (I think,but its the old tax system) 2.2 CD manual (dont see many manual) 90k miles full history upto date (cambelt @83k), all books etc, mot june (might be later will check) tax end of may (will check  ) tow bar, all usual CD bits, dual climate, heated seats, factory CD player, remote alarm, 4x electric windows, interior is like new no marks and everything works, body is very good, no big scratches or dents, tiny rust bubble starting to apear on one arch but very presentable. alloys have gone a bit funny    mechanicly good, comfy ride no noises.
selling due to swapping a old cavalier i had for a older vectra  but its a hatch and better on fuel for running around which is all the omega has been used for, I think Ive done 3000 miles since last may/june!
£795ono 

pics are from last summer, but its still looking the same, I can get more pics if there is any interest on here.

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General Discussion Area / ever pulled a muscle?

« on: 06 April 2012, 18:06:55 »

No  not that one   
I think ive pulled a muscle in my chest, it dont half bloody hurt! sharp pain every time i breath in and total agony when i caugh or sneeze.

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General Discussion Area / mobile broadband

« on: 05 April 2012, 15:20:55 »

Couple prob silly questions lol
So, while on the boat I use my fone to share out its 3g for internets i get about 1.5meg speedings, I keep hearing something about 4G is this actualy availible yet? is it just faster? will i need new fone or dongle to use it?
also, what the hell is edge?
And any ideas on how to get quicker net on my boat. I have to keep my network with vodafone to use my suresignal box at home for a signal so Id have to get a second system which i could just leave on the boat.
thanking yous 

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General Discussion Area / tax on rentals

« on: 22 February 2012, 00:20:32 »

quick question, if your paying 40% tax, do you pay that on any rental income?

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General Discussion Area / xbox suround set up question

« on: 16 February 2012, 14:03:42 »

OK, bare with me i have a massive hangover!
I think Ive confused myself already.
Ive always had ps3 with hdmi to tv, optical out to suround sound.  but couldnt work out how to get the xbox to play through suround sound without buyin that extra cable, so i just plugged the optical cable from ps3 into the tv, so now its optical from tv to suround, hdmi from each console.
so its playing through fine, but does that mean it wont be 5.1 sound from consoles?   

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General Discussion Area / Woop holiday time

« on: 04 February 2012, 10:53:24 »

off to cornhole shortly, woke up about 3am and seen it snowing here! not much luckily and its just very frozen now. So hold the snow!
Ment to be some near dartmouth but after that i shouldnt see anymore. Staying down nr the lizard again forecast is much warmer down there next week.
Just waiting for some shiney new tyres, been told they are more expensive now due to a worldwide rubber shortage     
will have broadband so im sure to get some bored moments to fill with oof!

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General Discussion Area / next door strikes again!

« on: 29 January 2012, 17:14:50 »

Grrr, right heres the situation, for some reason i have some land other side of next doors property, with a wide path that leads along, he has some land and a garage other side of the path, i just went out to see theres a pipe been dug into the ground going right across my path, he even tried lieing to my face, wouldnt say what it was for said he didnt know his builders done it! erm didnt notice the massive concret platform for an oil tank either? hes such a bloody liar, then says 'well i dont want a oil tank in my garden' well tough shit! lol then says 'i will put it there then (behind my workshop on my land) cus thats where its been historicly'    actualy no, that was when both houses were owned by the same person, hes had a lpg tank in his garden for 3.5 years that ive been here, theres no way im having the pipe under my path or a his tank on my land. maybe if someone knocked on the door and asked for a solution id be more helpfull!
rant over lol already had to get his builders in to change the side of there new extension thats along my garden, the bloody facial and guttering was right over my workshop lol

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General Discussion Area / Tell me about....induction hobs

« on: 26 January 2012, 15:03:10 »

Please   
I seem to be on a roll of replacing stuff!
my electric hob is one of those built into a island, Ive managed to crack the corners leaving sharp bits i like to catch myself on, and it sometimes just decides its had enough of cooking and turns itself off. Its a bit pants in the temp settings either all or nothing it seems.
Anyway, Im going to replace it and wondering if its worth getting a induction hob? i dont know much about them other then its totaly black magic how it works!
Ive cooked on one before that was fun.
Any ideas on decent ones to go for? fully induction or half n half? Ive never changed a hob before is it something i can tackle or get someone else in?
thanks for any advice!

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General Discussion Area / RIP mr washing machine

« on: 22 January 2012, 19:10:50 »

Yup me washing machine had enough of my socks and comited suicide, only about 4 years old but very hard water area stopped pumping out, was a bit crap anyway tbh. just ordered one from tesco a Beko, seems a good enough deal only 1200rpm tho but 9kg load.
anyone know much about Beko? 

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General Discussion Area / ipad rival

« on: 30 December 2011, 15:36:20 »

1st off Wooop 500th post.

Anyway, I gotta get someone a pressie was looking at ipads, argos seem to have the what i guess is ipad 1 32gb for £220, but whats the differance with a ipad2?
and more importantly whats the android version that are worth buying?

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General Discussion Area / spoke too soon

« on: 14 December 2011, 23:14:45 »

Seems my suresignal box has given up the ghost! the only way of mobby signal here.
next doors builders have built over my boundary so ive got that to look forward too aswell lol
Hopefully some happy person will just come buy my house in jan and i can draw a line under/over it all
Got 3 old cars (will remain nameless) to try sell, but they dont seem to go, watched worse cars sell for more on fleabay.

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General Car Chat / saabs future?

« on: 13 December 2011, 23:38:14 »

Any ideas on what will happen to saab at the end of the week? been given a deadline to secure new funds to save themselves, or its bankrupcy.
Owned by spyker at the moment, GM supply engines, but the chinese seem to be heavily involved, owning older platforms and the uk dealers. I bet it goes down the MG/Rover way, bankrupt, then the brand gets used by the chinese using outdated models or totaly differant cars. (GM wont supply anything to chinese)