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General Car Chat / Re: Oil on painted floor garage...
« on: 09 April 2016, 22:47:03 »
Bicarbonate of soda.

Make a thick paste (toothpaste like) and chuck a load on and grind it onto the surface. Leave for 24 hrs and scrape/wash off.

We're using it to draw a bad oil stain out of the butchers block in our kitchen. Works a treat but it's deep enough in that it's taking a few applications.

4127
General Car Chat / Re: Corsas
« on: 07 April 2016, 23:23:44 »
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In fact, just today I tried (and failed) to replace the sidelight bulbs in my 9-5.

Ah yes. Seem to remember tho N/S is a cheeky little rascal.

I spent longer trying to get the radio to work again (after disconnecting the battery) than changing the fizzing headlight bulb.

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General Car Chat / Re: timing chain longevity
« on: 07 April 2016, 23:14:08 »
Ah, good knowledge! I only vaguely know about the 2.8T, 2.3T is my power plant of choice, but only because of the car it gets attached to.

Once again GM taking a Saab idea and making it worse :P.

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General Car Chat / Re: Corsas
« on: 07 April 2016, 22:53:27 »
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clit isn't as flimsy as you may think - My Mother had a 2006 model which served her very well - It's now in the hands of my Niece, and it serves her very well too.  (Very thirsty for a 1.6 though).


Are they the ones where you need the hands of a double jointed 5year old in order to change the headlight bulbs?

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General Car Chat / Re: timing chain longevity
« on: 07 April 2016, 22:49:50 »
Oo, that reminds me, any Saab/GM 2.8T (looking at you M'lud Opti) can suffer stretched chaos screwing the timing.

Lots of info on the insignia vxr fora about it.

4131
General Discussion Area / Re: Panama
« on: 07 April 2016, 17:28:41 »
 ;D We won't

In all seriousness though, the world is now a very small place now and I'm less and less sure what the benefit of being in the UK is if you earn good money and don't want anything off the state. Especially considering under 35's like myself won't be getting a state pension, or at best it'll be means tested.

This is the bit that Corbyn and his merry band just don't get. HMRC is neither well resourced, nor smart enough to extract significant tax revenues from the 1%. Much less the big multinationals. People will just up and move - or more likely, just move on paper. When you are that wealthy, what country you live, work and invest in is a choice, and no-one got to be that wealthy by choosing to give it away.

So, where will the burden of paying for the Corbynite Bright New DawnTM fall? It'll be on those under that 1%, anyone earning £40-100k, the 10% if you like. Those who are seen as less geographically mobile and an easier target, while still being "rich enough" for no-one to care how much they're taxed. I'm already at the stage where I see little point in pursuing a better job, because any gain I make will be (nearly) half due to the taxman. Corbyn's policies make the choice of whether to stay or go really very simple for us as a family.

I know that my wife & I, and others like me are seen as the "its alright for you" crowd who should just get our hands in our pockets and contribute a bit more and "don't let the door hit your ar$e on the way out" is a common attitude. That's fine, but for everyone that goes, the tens of thousands of pounds of tax revenue that gets quietly contributed every year goes with them. I've talked about this with a number of mu colleagues and friends, many of whom have worked abroad at some point before and will again if Corbyn gets in.


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General Discussion Area / Re: Panama
« on: 07 April 2016, 14:02:33 »
Thing is, reverse the roles. You have millions of quid in the bank, would you not do the same, hide as much as you can from the tax man?

I get hacked off enough with my tax bill, so I don't blame anyone trying to hide their hard earned loot.

If everyone  paid there dues, tax liability's would be less.
Nah, it'd be squandered on the same tosh that New Labour squandered it on in the fat years.

Agree 100% with both of these, having received my P60 for the past year earlier in the week I'm feeling a move to Dubai coming on!

Considering some of the carp we spend money on in this country:
- Homeopathic hospitals
- NHS Artwork
- International aid to india - which has a space programme btw
- Index linked DB public sector pensions
- Blair's tent in the thames

I can't blame anyone for avoiding paying into that shower!

4133
General Car Chat / Re: timing chain longevity
« on: 06 April 2016, 15:40:58 »
how long is the life of timing chains. my window cleaner has just rang me asking if I know of any cheap motors for sale. apparently his Astra car has broken down with a snapped timing chain. he cannot even change a bulb so was not aware of what had happened so kept trying to start it. but the call made me think what can I do so I'm never in that situation. if anything ? :-\

I ran saabs before moving to the mig. Their Achilles heel was oil starvation caused by problems with the breathers. That said, if correctly serviced the chains had a very long life - I'm given to understand that 200-250k was usual on the 2.3T engines. Certainly the last one I had (bought at 160k sold at about 190k) showed no signs of chain wear.

In short, change your oil regularly and listen for any rattle from the chain - particularly on a cold start. Also, a bit of googling will highlight if a particular car model has issues. For example I think some of the Jag v8's from around  1997-2000 had plastic chain tensioner/guide parts that could fail and a number have been replaced under warranty.

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General Discussion Area / Re: Sold my vinyl collection.
« on: 05 April 2016, 23:18:36 »
I suspect you've just done the blokes at the tip out if £420. The mob that run my local can only be prised out of the portacabin/tea hut if you a) turn up for with a trailer "you'll be needing a permit for that" or b) if you have anything old/interesting "just pop that over here mate".

When I turn up with anything that looks heavy; they're generally harder to find than Lord Lucan riding shergar.

Great result though and a top choice for spending the cash!  :y

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General Car Chat / Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« on: 05 April 2016, 23:09:32 »
Crawled under the TD to check the brake pipes before Thursday's MOT. Bugger, middle exhaust section has a small hole in it just before the join to the rear box. Shouldn't moan I suppose, 17 years old, and 130k. Two rear sections on order for tomorrow, and I am gritting my teeth at the fitted cost.:o Yes I could do it myself, but its one job I prefer to farm out. :y

100% with you on exhaust work. Pita without a ramp or pit. I only did the front section on mine as no one would give me a price. Only a price "as log as it all goes smoothly sir and no difficulties sir, but it's a 13 year old car sir" yadda yadda yadda. What they basically meant was "please write us a blank cheque sir".  ::)

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General Discussion Area / Re: Having a laugh?
« on: 05 April 2016, 08:04:14 »
I realise this might get me shot down on most street corners in the UK, but I'm confused as to why everyone is so attached to steel production in the UK.

The plant is (supposedly) losing £1m/day and even Tata who have a good domestic use for all that steel (JLR) aren't making it profitable so why keep it? Yes I know all about the UK being great and making stuff and all that jazz, but steel is a commodity product and making it isn't all that clever or hard to do. So, that said, why would you choose to make a commodity product somewhere with (comparatively) high wages, high energy costs and in a location where you have to import all the raw material. Just seems like a poor business model.

The UK should be focussing on the kind of manufacturing we excel at - the difficult stuff - like bits for the Airbus A380 & JSF, Rolls Royce Aero engines, trick AWD systems, let the dirty simple manufacturing go to parts of the world where it makes more sense - BRIC countries for example.


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General Car Chat / Re: New pickup truck for aaronjb?
« on: 04 April 2016, 17:08:38 »
What a wonderfully bonkers chap!  ;D

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General Car Chat / Re: Buying an investment classic.
« on: 04 April 2016, 14:56:05 »
In a similar vein (ish) to the M3/BMW, I've always thought an alpina B10 has future classic potential.

OK so this one is a little over budget at £13,750, but looks a cracker! Strikes me as 80% of the M5 with significantly less than 80% of the expense. Also it has a Proper Gearbox  :P

http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C702549#

oooh - rare silver too  ::)

Considering only 221 B10 V8 were made in UK spec - yes, rare silver  :y

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General Car Chat / Re: Buying an investment classic.
« on: 04 April 2016, 12:21:01 »
In a similar vein (ish) to the M3/BMW, I've always thought an alpina B10 has future classic potential.

OK so this one is a little over budget at £13,750, but looks a cracker! Strikes me as 80% of the M5 with significantly less than 80% of the expense. Also it has a Proper Gearbox  :P

http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C702549#

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General Car Chat / Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« on: 01 April 2016, 11:26:15 »
Bizarre isn't it! It used to be headlight bulbs for me. Thankfully no longer now I've got xenons  :)

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