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Re: What the hell are Which magazine on about??
« Reply #15 on: 05 September 2006, 20:51:02 »
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Can't remember the last time i saw a meega with 2.8 V6 written on it :o

Just gonna nip outside with a marker pen.
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Just seen one now its parked outside  ;D

Like it again  ;D
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Re: What the hell are Which magazine on about??
« Reply #16 on: 05 September 2006, 21:12:47 »
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Can't remember the last time i saw a meega with 2.8 V6 written on it :o

Just gonna nip outside with a marker pen.
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Just seen one now its parked outside  ;D

Nice one Captain ;D
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Re: What the hell are Which magazine on about??
« Reply #17 on: 05 September 2006, 23:26:55 »
Which is rubbish, my best VCR got 4 stars for picture quality whereas the specialist press gave it 6 out of 5.

BTW it is a Sony Super Beta
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« Reply #18 on: 06 September 2006, 05:39:20 »
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Guys can i just say thats the volvo engine from an S80 2.9 T6 has 272 bhp and the others  :o

Hey hey, you hit the nail on the head.... over the page is the Volvo S80, with the Omega engines listed! 2.0,2.2 and so on.....

Well Done LSG!

See...said you were reading about Volvo  ;D ;D
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Re: What the hell are Which magazine on about??
« Reply #19 on: 06 September 2006, 06:32:25 »
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See...said you were reading about Volvo  ;D ;D

Johnny knowall ;D
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Re: What the hell are Which magazine on about??
« Reply #20 on: 06 September 2006, 10:08:53 »
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Which is rubbish, my best VCR got 4 stars for picture quality whereas the specialist press gave it 6 out of 5.

BTW it is a Sony Super Beta
You are mistaken Martin - being Sony, it should have had a minus mark  >:(
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« Reply #21 on: 06 September 2006, 11:49:28 »
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Which is rubbish, my best VCR got 4 stars for picture quality whereas the specialist press gave it 6 out of 5.

BTW it is a Sony Super Beta
You are mistaken Martin - being Sony, it should have had a minus mark  >:(

Nope Sony VCRs were far and away the best on the market for quite a few years I think 1990 is when they gave up.

I use a 1982 portable for capturing but the 1989 super deck is rarely used to preserve it
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Re: What the hell are Which magazine on about??
« Reply #22 on: 06 September 2006, 12:27:54 »
'Which?' magazine may have got their spec wrong, but I have been following their car reliability surveys for a few yaers now, what they do is send questioneers to readers regarding what they had problems with in the car and what they liked/hated about it. Based on that, they create their ratings (i.e. they don't pretend to actually test drive the cars).

So in fairness these are the dry facts, new Omega buyers were reporting a higher-than-average problems with their new car (I would have reported that my oil-cooler went while the car was still under warranty, yet nothing ever went wrong with my wife's 8-years old Toyota...).

I don't think 'Which?' are to blame for these results... Although they did obviously get the spec wrong as I said.

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Re: What the hell are Which magazine on about??
« Reply #23 on: 06 September 2006, 14:08:18 »
The other point to make is, if 10 Omega owners reply, and 2 report faults that is a 20% failure rate, whereas, if 100 Toyota owners reply, and 10 report faults, that is only a 10% failure rate.

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Re: What the hell are Which magazine on about??
« Reply #24 on: 07 September 2006, 12:09:53 »
IMO Which? have always slagged Vauxhall just like the old Top Gear when it was a proper car programme.

I agree that their surveys are generally rubbish.  They slated a Panasonic VCR which I have found to be the best deck around.  Indeed I have five of them.  They also slated a Bosch dishwasher which was given low marks for reliability etc.  We have the same model and it has proved to be totally fine.

In their latest report about Video Cameras they spoke, frankly, a load of rubbish.

To sum up, generally whatever Which? say take with a pinch of salt!
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Re: What the hell are Which magazine on about??
« Reply #25 on: 07 September 2006, 12:16:48 »
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They also slated a Bosch dishwasher which was given low marks for reliability etc.  We have the same model and it has proved to be totally fine.
Thats kinda odd, when up to recently, Bosch made most dishwashers, and resold/rebadged their models for other 'manufacturers' to resell.
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« Reply #26 on: 07 September 2006, 18:11:50 »
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They also slated a Bosch dishwasher which was given low marks for reliability etc.  We have the same model and it has proved to be totally fine.
Thats kinda odd, when up to recently, Bosch made most dishwashers, and resold/rebadged their models for other 'manufacturers' to resell.

My bosch dishwasher....10 years old now and 'touch wood' still going fine, in fact its on now, doing yesterdays dishes  :-[

My Bosch washing machine again 10 years old is the same.....except last year i changed the water pump....part cost about £25.....so carnt be bad  8-)

Funny how i can get stuck in and change a water pump on a washing machine, but when it comes to cars i take it to the garage  :-?
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Re: What the hell are Which magazine on about??
« Reply #27 on: 07 September 2006, 18:25:21 »
Our washing machine is 16 years old and has never had any mechanical parts replaced.
We just feed him and give him money. ;D
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« Reply #28 on: 08 September 2006, 07:18:05 »
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Our washing machine is 16 years old and has never had any mechanical parts replaced.
We just feed him and give him money. ;D

Be best to make him redundant and buy a machine......cheaper in the long run  ;D
Plus a machine never complains its watching summat good on tv  ;D
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Re: What the hell are Which magazine on about??
« Reply #29 on: 08 September 2006, 17:57:19 »
He's being converted into a complete kitchen appliance now, He's going to catering college.
I always wanted my own personal chef teehee.
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