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Revised Easydiagnostics Discount Procedure

by GiveMeABreak » 03 May 2018, 17:22 » in Forum News, Announcements and Issues

Please note that there is a new procedure in place for members wishing to take advantage of a 15% discount off products from Easydiagnostics.

The old discount code that was entered into the checkout is no longer valid, as a result of the code being propagated over the Internet.

After discussions with Jim from ED today, we have agreed a new...

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03 May 2018, 17:22
New Diagnostics Forum

by GiveMeABreak » 18 Mar 2018, 13:26 » in Forum News, Announcements and Issues

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Please note the new ' Diagnostics ' sub forum that has been added to the main page.

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Link to New Diagnostic Forum

As some of you will be aware, we had merged all the Lexia & Diagbox related threads. This was kept in the Citroen technical forum. However because this topic has grown significantly over the years as the software and...

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Please note that if you want to see new posts from the Diagnostic Forum, you will need to SUBSCRIBE to the forum. Just scroll to the bottom of the page and click the Subscribe button.

This needs to be done because it is a new sub-forum, and therefore will not be in your existing subscriptions.

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26 Mar 2018, 00:38
Member Email Addresses

by GiveMeABreak » 13 Oct 2017, 18:06 » in Forum News, Announcements and Issues

To All Members

Members are kindly requested to check their profiles to see if their email addresses are current and please update these where necessary.

Some of our members have noted that email sent to others on the forum are bouncing back as unrecognised. We appreciate that people change their email providers / addresses over time and don't...

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13 Oct 2017, 18:06
The French Car Wiki

by xantia_v6 » 18 Jul 2015, 09:54

We are very happy to announce the new French Car Wiki, bought to you by the administrators of the French Car Forum.

The French Car Wiki will provide a long term repository for user guides, how-tos and useful information of the sort that we all know is in the forum somewhere, but can never find!

What is a wiki?
A wiki is a website where the...

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Joke I found funny...

by MikeT » 26 Sep 2010, 20:14
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A burglar broke into a house one night. He shined his flashlight around, looking for valuables when a voice in the dark said,

'Jesus knows you're here.'

He nearly jumped out of his skin, clicked his flashlight off, and froze.

When he heard nothing more, after a bit, he shook his head and continued.

Just as he pulled the stereo out so...

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Many years ago on a long transatlantic flight, an elderly lady asked if she could visit the cockpit. When she got up there, she found four crewmen.

She asked the first what he did, and he explained that he was the navigator and what his responsibilities were.

She turned to next one and asked what he did. He explained that he was the engineer and...
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15 Jun 2018, 09:30
Funny pictures and videos

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Lets see what you've found, but as always, keep it family friendly :)

Optical illusion

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At a loss to find a home for this. I mentioned to a colleague that we should have a Tesla self-driving fork lift at work and he showed me this on his phone:

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13 Jun 2018, 21:11
Spotted Xantias! (and other French stuff)

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Hi All,
Seems I have a new neighbor with a lovely silver Xantia with personalized reg plate.

Have not seen up close yet, so not clear on the specifications, also due to vague parking arrangements I don't know exactly which house is theirs either.

Is this anyone on here living in HP1 area with a Silver Xantia on a personal plate?

Admins, sorry...

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verr, verr interestig! (if only i could work out to translate it).

Yes now I see the front of the van, it's obviously a Pug* (but which of their J-types I really wouldn't know) but I'd only seen it from a sort of 3/4 r. view - AND made an assumption. I've only seen it parked almost off that picture, to the left.

That's a different traction...
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07 Jun 2018, 01:34
French cars in films

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Just casting my my mind around the various films in which I've see French-built cars. Comes to mind:

2 CV in Pink Panther with old Peter Sellers

Then only vaguely are the cars in the Day of the Jackal, but there have to be some in Manon des Source, Les Regles du Jeu (sp?), but I don't recall any in The Duellists.

Any more/amplification?

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Netflix now have all the Prime Suspect series, so watched the first one last night and Helen Mirren has a new (at the time) BX 19 GTi 4X4, while the others are running around in their Cavaliers and Astras.

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The car is actually SORN at present.
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14 May 2018, 10:02
Lidl and Aldi Car accessories

by Hell Razor5543 » 04 Oct 2012, 20:24
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Hello all,

You might want to check out Lidls' website. Next Thursday thay are doing car accessories, some of which you might find useful. I have got a set of the axle stands and they have not let me (or Gracie ) down!

It is worth going back to their site regularly, as they have special offers (on various things, not just car bits) usually...

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I don't know if the Lidl ones are any good but miniature Lithium Ion booster packs in general are the real deal and will start a car with a flat battery.
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06 May 2018, 13:29
Total Discount

by myglaren » 17 Jul 2013, 18:35
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The nice people at Total have generously offered a 15% discount on their full range of products purchased through their new online store.
All items are postage free.

The discount available is 15% on all purchases from our online store: . Another thing which may be of use to your members is a tool we have created, named Lube Advisor, which...

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All the major producers now only supply via distributors ( Shell, Fuchs, Castrol, Total etc). The distributors are rated gold, silver and bronze and you can only buy from the distributor based on your annual spend.i.e. don't expect any favours on price!.

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03 Oct 2017, 22:26
Bah humbug! A retreat for those lacking in Xmas spirit

by Xaccers » 07 Dec 2013, 01:46
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One for Jim this time of year

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Assuming that it is an android device then there should be a "settings->application manager" menu (the actual path depends on the manufacturer and android version), which lists all the installed apps. You should find tapatalk there and there should be options to delete cache or application data. If that fails, try uninstalling...
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13 Jan 2017, 04:28
Sending Parcels (May 2013)

by Old-Guy » 02 May 2013, 17:33
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Strictly speaking, this isn't specific to French Cars, but as members often need to send 'bits' to one another, the following may be useful.

To send a Xantia radio, which is just a bit too large to be a Royal Mail 'small' parcel, the cheapest my local Post Office (very obliging) could do it for was £8 :shock: second class parcel post.

However, I...

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Everything I buy from Japan, China, Taiwan, Singapore and Greece I always get them to declare the value as <£15 so there are no customs charges.
Most of them do this automatically now anyway.
Same from USA & Canada but rarely buy from there now.
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17 Jul 2016, 21:37
Electric Vehicles: What have you spotted?

by NewcastleFalcon » 30 Mar 2017, 18:48
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If EV's are going to progress towards a little section on the FCF to call their own, (subject to a referendum of course :) ) the first stage could be more than one thread :!: :) (There is Simon's blog on his Peugeot Ion in the blogs and galleries section too of course in the members area)

So keep it simple....

What EV's have you spotted? And to...

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Followed a Leaf down the M5 yesterday - drove just like a real car. :wink:

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Today, 10:31
Buying new car vs. maintaining an older one.

by Deacon » 01 Jun 2018, 14:35
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Hello,

Long Friday afternoon post incoming. Get a beer :) :

Lately, my car decided that she needs an extra care with (starting last year) new radiator, new heater matrix, new oil-to-water heat exchanger and an incoming brand new top engine wiring loom. Add to that the usual maintenance of a new set of belts and pulleys, water pump, oil and...

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Plastic headlights do not survive exposure to bright sunlight - 000 000's of cars here with yellowed and matted lights, impossible to completely polish out.
I agree this is an issue on cars with older plastic headlights, but I've not seen it being an issue with post 2010 cars.
I don't think the polycarbonate used for plastic headlight fronts has...
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Today, 09:29
Alex(i)a fun questions......

by NewcastleFalcon » Yesterday, 08:28

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Alex i a What's wrong with my car?

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You have a general misfire. Don't worry I have found a solution to your problem. Follow the instructions here

Regards Neil

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Alex i a What's wrong with my car?

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You have a general misfire. Don't worry I have found a solution to your problem. Follow the instructions here

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Alex i a I did follow your advice but on the way I saw a Citroen Dealer and noticed that they did diagnostics , what did they say?
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You have a general Misfire. Please follow my...

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Electric cars/vans/bikes-Conversions/Secondhand..etc

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I have been enjoying this thread started by Chris (White Exec) Moving on-finally with the discussion starting off with the recent decision of 4 major World cities to phase out diesel vehicles by 2025.

Maybe the time is also right to gather together a bit of an information/knowledge on electric vehicles focusing on conversions and what could be a...

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Looks like a potential leap forward for batteries.

Graphene batteries

Or smoke and mirrors as per usual.
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Yesterday, 17:53
Significant Mileage Photos...

by NewcastleFalcon » 19 Feb 2018, 09:22
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km's too of course :-D

Are the simplest threads the best? Hopefully this one is and is easy to join in with. Here it is in a nutshell when your car clicks over to a significant mileage...

Take a photo of your milometer/kilometre-o-meter
Post it up here

Course a little bit of embellishment with time/place etc is always good for comment and...

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Just as I arrived home - the trip is since last fill up.
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A collection of interesting/awful campers & motorhomes

by NewcastleFalcon » 19 Jun 2015, 13:37
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Here's a starter for 10, bonus points if you can identify the base vehicle!

regards Neil

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..appearing twice nightly in a West-end play can be quite a strain. The anti-dote is to have a hobby or a means of relaxation. Dora Bryan for example likes nothing better than a day in the country with her poodle and pet budgie...

Appetites whetted?

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Regards Neil
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17 Jun 2018, 12:17
Remember these.? All our yesterdays

by NewcastleFalcon » 16 Jan 2018, 07:31
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you know it makes sense.

Topic-Bar-Split , by Evan-Amos (Own work), from Wikimedia Commons

or maybe one of these

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Regards Neil

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There's no escaping Alan Whicker! He must have had a hand in scripting that Vespa video...
I had one, too (Vespa, that is): a 1959 125cc, bought from a cousin for a tenner in 1964. It used to eat clutch cables and the odd clutch. Candle-power headlight.
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17 Jun 2018, 07:44
Tartan Travel Rugs and other Nostalgic Motoring Accessories

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If you were a BMC customer in the 1960's you apparently had a bewildering choice of BMC approved "Travel Rugs" and Seat Covers. No not all tartans were catered for but these were:-

Ancient Cameron of Erracht
Anderson
Black Watch
Buchanan
Davidson of Tulloch
Lindsay
Macbeth
Macgregor
Macqueen
Royal Stewart
Dress Stewart...

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The car sticker

This one reads Ford We brought it back from Mexico! and is attached to an Escort Mexico.

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and if you have a Jaguar roadster, and the weather is a bit sunshine and showers you need one of these little raincoats for your car :)

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Regards Neil
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16 Jun 2018, 23:53
P.E.Jukebox-Your Selections Please

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The FCF used to liken itself to the friendly atmosphere of a good pub, and there's none better than The Pickled Egg which appears once a month in a Magazine called Cheers which is distributed free in North-East Pubs. Its the work of Cluff (John Longstaff) and consistently makes me chuckle.

Here's a little selection-couple of technology...

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Album of the day.......Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass...Going Places...but which track
Side 1
Tijuana Taxi (Ervan Coleman) – 2:05
I'm Getting Sentimental Over You (George Bassman) – 1:59
More And More Amor (Sol Lake) – 2:44
Spanish Flea (Julius Wechter) – 2:07
Mae (Riz Ortolani) – 2:27
3rd Man Theme (Anton Karas) – 2:28
Side 2
Walk,...
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16 Jun 2018, 23:31
I-Spy Classic Cars-What have you spotted?

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As we get out and about there's a few more classic cars on the road at this time of year. "Classics" are very much in the eye of the beholder, well evidenced in the current edition of I-Spy Classic Cars which has 120 selections including Morris Marina, Austin Allegro, Ford Sierra.

Here's my starter for 10 spotted in Manchester, and...

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Caught up with the Jags today at Doxford Hall, but this little gem was also in the car park amongst the trees....

Not just an Escort Mk1 but an Escort Mexico!

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Regards Neil
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16 Jun 2018, 23:04
Car for percussionist - any ideas?

by Richard_C » 16 Jun 2018, 19:06

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Any good ideas for a second hand petrol powered big box on wheels that's affordable to buy and cheap to run?

My son graduates soon, classical percussion and timpani. Early careers are built on ad hoc performance work and some teaching. You need to be able to get around, and get around with instruments. Percussion goes from tiny to huge. Triangles...

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C4 Grand Picasso 1.8 Petrol VTR or VTR plus. He should get a decent 2008-2010 one for less than two grand. To be honest, a Berlingo Multispace Forte (no modutop taking up roof space) will be better than a Grand Picasso. Having owned both, though the capacity of the GP is bigger, the height inside the Berlingo makes it much more practical. For...

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16 Jun 2018, 22:33
Why are things so dear!!

by Sloppysod » 06 Jun 2018, 19:57
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I see this the other day and thought yes that is why Citroen want £1500+ for a steering rack!!.
The Accenture Software understands that you need it to drive your car so you will pay the price they ask, so with that knowledge they put the price up!!
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Now we know!! [-X

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I've copied the relevant posts of this topic to the Telematics NG4 sub-forum and changed the title as I've now fired off another email to HERE maps now that I have had this latest response from Citroen, so anyone else with this system can follow:

It was probably better to put this in its own thread in case I get any more response :-D
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16 Jun 2018, 13:54
Picture(s) of the day..

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Heard this on the radio this morning, and thought it must be April fools day. Ponies to be painted in an attempt to reduce the number of accidents involving collisions with the ponies roaming free on Dartmoor.

Well here's the evidence

Apparently taken from an idea in Finland where Reindeer antlers were similarly painted to reduce accidents....

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So, the question on everyone's lips.

What's the highest village in the British Isles.....

Flash...aaah, aaah! to quote Freddy Mercury...

The New Inn, Flash

© Copyright Dave Dunford and
licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons Licence .

Regards Neil
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16 Jun 2018, 09:58
Insurance time again.

by qprdude » 29 Nov 2017, 15:43
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Just got the AA renewal quote for the DS5 2.0 l auto.
£346, or £321 without the AA accident cover/Assistance??? No legal cover or anything.

Last years C5 was over £100 cheaper and both cars are in the same insurance band.
So far, I have a quote of £287 for a similar policy.
My AA roadside cover is also due. £49 last year for me in any car,...

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Insurance renewal time again.
Letter from LV (current insurers) £267, down from £305 last year.

Email from the meercat or one of his buddies - £318.71 from LV.
:rofl:

Guess which one it will be :roll:
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15 Jun 2018, 16:39
Daughters dissertation survey. Male help required please

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With the permission of the moderators Thank you.

My daughter Robyn is in her last year of a Applied Social Sciences degree at Aberdeen Robert Gordon’s university Aberdeen.

She is currently involved in a dissertation about the psychological wellbeing of males in relation to age and body image. She has chosen this subject as it has not been...

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Hi Robyn,

thanks for your post, it is most welcome to hear from you personally and to have an update and explanation to your educational progress.
You have done exceedingly well especially with regard to the difficulties you have had to overcome. I am really pleased that it has turned out so well and best wishes for whatever you choose to...
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15 Jun 2018, 16:22
The Pickled Egg Library

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Lets try this one see how it goes. From time to time I have deposited something interesting in the Pickled Egg snug hopefully for others to enjoy. Books/magazines/newspaper articles that sort of thing. We all have our different interests but if you have come across a bit of literature which you have enjoyed, post it up here in the Pickled Egg...

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I don't know if it was mentioned on Mr Vine's show, but there is a memorial to the carrier pigeons down in Worthing. I only know about it as looking after it used to be part of my job ! :)

Excellent another case of “What are the chances of that happening?” from the debut of pigeons on the FCF, although somewhere on the Pickled Egg jukebox, I...
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14 Jun 2018, 18:12
Self Drive Cars

by NewcastleFalcon » 28 Mar 2018, 13:57
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Would a receptacle be useful for self-drive cars? Well here it is.

News story this morning on BBC with that famous old British Marque Jaguar. Will have to look up who own it now.

The first self-styled premium autonomous car has been unveiled in New York - and it's a Jaguar.

The vehicle, made in conjunction with Google's self-driving unit...

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I'm not so sure - with a human driver (well in my case anyway) I keep eyes ahead, but also look through the windscreen of the vehicle in front where possible and also keep more to the right of my lane so I can see ahead of the vehicle in front - this is not something an automated car can do. It can't anticipate and cannot see as far ahead as the...
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14 Jun 2018, 14:25
PayPal Misery Rant

by GiveMeABreak » 13 Jun 2018, 12:33
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I was going to have a rant on my 'X7 Steering Rack Again' thread about this as it concerns the rack transaction, but thought I'd stick it here as a general rant after the fiasco that is still going on. The original rack payment included a £150 refund on return of my old rack.
So:
Steering rack bought from eBay via seller, whom I have no...

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It's exactly that they benefit (interest) from holding onto the transactions.
Bank have all sped up their processing to be (largely) instant for domestic customers. Meanwhile paypal have slowed theirs down.
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14 Jun 2018, 11:36
Notices..what have you spotted?

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I detest but also enjoy notices in equal measure, especially if a sarcastic or genuinely funny comment can be added. Might be nice to start a collection...see how it goes...they are all over the place so easy to find, and the unintended absurdities in them can be entertaining.

Here's one from me to kick it off.....spotted today...the only...

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shop window in central Canterbury, seems to cover most bases
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14 Jun 2018, 11:09
Room 101 open for deposits.....

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First thing I'm putting in....pretentious thread titles in French. Chambre Cent-un goes into Room 101 straight off!

Regards Neil

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It's the hook - same with Car Insurance
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14 Jun 2018, 11:06
TESLA investor?

by NewcastleFalcon » 06 May 2018, 09:01

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If you like that sort of thing its interesting watching TESLA. While the company and its CEO Elon Musk polarise opinion, they have undoubtedly shaken up the automotive industry. The traditional auto makers have eventually been dragged along to invest and join the competition, and new ventures particularly in China are investing and competing too....

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Amazon burned cash for decades while it expanded, but look at it now...
It will come good in the end because they still, by far and away, make the most desirable EV products - and I can't see that changing any time soon.

My beef with Tesla is the truly appauling anti-competitive way they control parts, servicing and support for their cars.

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14 Jun 2018, 09:12
Car/bike Names what are the best?

by NewcastleFalcon » 24 Jan 2018, 21:13
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Yes its been Clio day today for me, but where did the name come from and is it any good?

If you are well up on Greek Mythology maybe Clio means something, or if you are familiar with the works of Carlo Franzoni you may well make the connection to his Car of History sculpture in the US Capitol. In general though its a fairly meaningless word which...

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I see a little silhouetto of Megane
Shake that ass, shake that ass, will you drive a Renault Twingo
Thunderbolt and lightning very very frightening, me
Renault Clio, Renault Clio,
Renault clio, Renault Clio,
Renault Clio, Figaro - magnifico

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13 Jun 2018, 18:42
For the steam train lovers.

by Gibbo2286 » 13 Jun 2018, 16:04

This weekend.

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13 Jun 2018, 16:04
An auction

by Gibbo2286 » 12 Jun 2018, 15:50

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with something for everyone. :) one I've attended and bought from many times.

A warning though everything is 'Sold as seen'.

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There's certainly some interesting stuff there, some Of which I have bought recently off ebay! A few of the early lots might interest Jim, although probably not to his standard.

Peter

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13 Jun 2018, 10:34
Whatsthisthen?.new one to try

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Have a go at this one, if no-one has got it in a couple of days I'll post the answer up
There' s enough clues to get it but hopefully its not too obvious

Not sure if Malcolm will come up with the goods on this one, my money is on another forum member of substantial standing...

regards Neil

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.and number 2

1957 from classiccarcatalogue has this picture of a Renault Fregate Grand Pavois

Looks pretty close the fregate has that characteristic chrome piece just in front of the rear wheel.

Regards Neil

Spats. :-D
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12 Jun 2018, 20:32
Nice places to stop off at.....

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When you go for a nice relaxing drive and explore, rather than a frustrating commute, its nice to stop off at interesting places. Add your places in and who knows we assemble a unique collection for the discerning week-end driver!

Here's a nice place for a stop off if you are pootling around the North-East having a leisurely drive up the Tyne...

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There is a similar show in Tenerife but they do it with volcanic sand instead of flowers. Religious themes usually.
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12 Jun 2018, 09:58
I-spy an Ugly SUV

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Yes in the literal wilds of Northumberland I spotted one of these.

For educational purposes, and who knows someone may actually like it, I give you the ugliest front end since the Citroen H Van....and I love the Citroen H Van.

Its all subjective of course, and it could grow on me.....

Lexus obviously think they are onto a winner :-D...

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its not an SUV, I know, but its so outrageously ugly, I just had to photograph it and put the post here.

I checked the bootlid to identify it: Renault Zoe. If the number plate was above the grille it wouldn't be so bad.

...d'you think it was was scowling at me (I was parked immediately opposite)?! :)

(the brown Renault to the left of it is...
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10 Jun 2018, 20:16
E27 LED lamp

by white exec » 09 Jun 2018, 14:34

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Disappointing to discover the claimed ultra-long life of mains LED lamps is, apparently, often not what is advertised.
Had a series fail here, brand as per photos, with a rating on the package of 40,000h. That's a cool 22 years, at 5h per day. Really? No, they managed a couple of years, then pop...pop...pop and died.

Took one apart, just to see...

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The word came into my head straight away, when I was in my last year at school I spent the whole year as assistant (bottlewasher) to the science master in the lab, he had badgered the school into funding an epidiascope for the lab. :)

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10 Jun 2018, 10:03
OTCL 66000 Posts!

by NewcastleFalcon » 13 Feb 2018, 19:51

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As of now following this post 4 to go.....It's going to happen tonight.

I have an Engine up my sleeve as you might expect but it ain't that good. For a start the only picture of it shows the number 90000 ! In a previous incarnation it was 63000 but there are no pictures on the internet of it, and it's a former Austerity 2-8-0 built by the North...

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Don’t forget we did merge a lot of the old threads into the OTCL when we created it Neil! :-D

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09 Jun 2018, 23:25
On TV...

by white exec » 22 Aug 2016, 20:45
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Thought I might as well start a new thread for this.
Must stop flagging up tv programmes on what seem to be areas of fascination for several of us, but some are just too good to miss.

Have today fallen over a newish BBC iPlayer clutch:
BBC Four
"Transport Revolutions" series
9 progs
including Concorde, E-type (with Q.Willson+), Steam...

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It's a very interesting series ..... if you can get past the rather annoying talking heads trying to explain what it all means like they've always known about each site - and not just read the blurb that some researcher has just handed them :lol:
The 'scaffolding' that the title sequence is based on is the old Duga 3 Russian 'Woodpecker' over the...
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08 Jun 2018, 06:56
China's Car Companies-What do you know?

by NewcastleFalcon » 28 Feb 2018, 15:26
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Here's the top 10 largest according to Wiki
Beijing Automotive Group, BYD, Guangzhou Automobile, SAIC Motor
Dongfeng Motor Corporation, First Automobile Works, Chang'an Motors
Brilliance China Auto, Jianghuai Automobile, Chery

The answer for me is very little, but are they set to have the biggest worldwide influence on the automotive...

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Guess that Tesla have a lot of things that the Chinese want, and maybe the company will get more immediate and sizeable backing in China than in the U.S.
Chinese desperate for clean urban transport, at both ends of the budget, while many outside of California seem decidedly lukewarm.
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06 Jun 2018, 19:15
Favourite colours for cars

by NewcastleFalcon » 31 May 2017, 06:38
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I love a Nuancier (a Colour Chart) Especially those that give photographic examples of the cars.

This one in particular

and from the list there's only one peinture en ville for me!

Regards Neil

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Are Citroen are beginning to lead the way with Colour for 2018. ?

Just look at their blurb....

With eight body colours, three roof colours and four Colour Packs, New Citroën C3 AIRCROSS adapts to your personal taste. 85 combinations are available!

Wow!

Spotted an 18-Reg one in a Hotel Car Park today......

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Regards Neil
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05 Jun 2018, 22:04
Kubrick's 2001

by white exec » 20 May 2018, 07:31
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I suddenly felt very old this morning, when I found out that 2001, A Space Odessy is to be re-released in cinemas, to mark its - wait for it - 50th year since release! #-o

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I think I had a dabble with those books in my very early years - and with those Foundation books by Isaac Asimov IIRC - but I never got into them enough to complete them.
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04 Jun 2018, 17:53
Xantia Colours-Pick one out....

by NewcastleFalcon » 23 May 2018, 19:48

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Simple thread, not hard to join in...

Have a look at this gallery and pick out your favourite colour

and yes there are Brown Xantias!

Regards Neil

Yes scroll down past the blurb and the pics start with the Greys

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Metallic red - definitely

Peter.

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04 Jun 2018, 10:16
Classic for under £10K-what would be nice?

by NewcastleFalcon » 24 Jan 2015, 01:16
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Is it possible to get a nice tax-exempt historic vehicle (pre 1st January 1974 if my googling is up to scratch) for under £10,000?

Hopefully not a box of bits or a barn-find wreck but something which starts and goes and has an M.O.T. :)

Bearing in mind the fact that i spotted one of these today,

the Rover P5 may be an example (£8,450 as of...

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Orange Saxo at Morris Leslie's Classic Car Auction, Errol Airfield Perth on June 9th if you are quick! £250-£550 est

Even got an orange knob on the gearstick!

Regards Neil
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02 Jun 2018, 21:25
Phoney BT calls

by Gibbo2286 » 01 Jun 2018, 12:26

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I've just had one of these telling me that my Broadband has a problem, I let him take me through the usual patter to go to event viewer, then he asked what I saw on the screen, I told him that it was telling me that he wasn't calling from BT, he insisted that he was, I told him it was now telling me he was a telephone scammer and rang off. :(

I...

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Of course the other thing you need to do is never give your home number out on any contracts or forms- always use a mobile.

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02 Jun 2018, 12:57
Wanna build a camper?

by Gibbo2286 » 31 May 2018, 18:49

Some ambulances here and a single deck bus.:

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31 May 2018, 18:49
LEJOG in 9h36m in an AUDI (what else?)

by NewcastleFalcon » 29 May 2018, 21:55
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Heard this on Vanessa Feltz, the driver not shy of a bit of publicity appeared on the show.

Record-breaking driver who drove length of Britain in nine hours 'should be prosecuted for speeding'

Room 101 material I think.

Regards Neil

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An entertaining enough thread I would suggest, but for more entertainment try this

Regards Neil
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31 May 2018, 18:26
I-Spy AA Village Signs

by NewcastleFalcon » 09 Jul 2016, 20:17
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Jim spotted this when out and about

Apparently out of 30,000 original AA Village Signs, only 65 exist in situ.

cvphm.org.uk/AAVillageSigns

From 1906 to approximately 1932,The Automobile Association erected nearly 30000 signs in villages and towns across Great Britain. Most were removed during the war when a Nazi invasion seemed highly...

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...and when the goodle streetview caamera passed in 2010 the sign was still there

Roadhead Cumbria AA Village Sign in situ 2010

Regards Neil
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30 May 2018, 06:28
'Fingerpost' Direction Signs...

by CitroJim » 10 Jul 2016, 17:29
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As we've had topics on AA boxes and AA Village Signs, I thought whilst out on my bike this afternoon this relic of times gone by might be worth an airing...

Somerset is really quite well-off for pre-Worboys 'Fingerpost' direction signs and many, many still survive, especially in the more rural parts..

Here's a typical one I saw on a very quiet...

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Cumberland is good for old fashioned fingerposts. There is a very little visited patch of the county next to the Scottish Border, and it is a treasure trove of such things.

This one is from the world famous settlement known as RoadHead though.

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Regards Neil
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29 May 2018, 18:10
A few of my Favorit things...

by NewcastleFalcon » 27 May 2018, 09:17

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The title of the winning letter in December 2017 Practical Classics Magazine...and it struck a chord with me.

Has car design really lost sight of its objective or am I just getting old? was the first line.

Whats your view? What are your design requirements for a car?

Mine concurs with the spirit of the letter.....and the Favorit bit.....after...

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needless to say, I'm not one of those people.

Neither am I! Another bit of needless technology just because they have it is stop/start. A couple of weeks ago we sat in a long queue for Border Control at Eurotunnel in Calais. Alongside side us in the next lane was a C1 with stop/start. During the fifteen minutes it took us to travel the 200 or...

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28 May 2018, 08:43
New topic challenge!

by NewcastleFalcon » 23 Mar 2018, 14:05

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Dare someone to shove up a new topic to entertain us today.

I'm off to dump the phrase Trade Deal into Room 101

Regards Neil

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Things have been a bit slow of late so I'll give this a bump :-D There are loads of threads which are easy to contribute to on the Off Topic Chat Lounge but more are always welcome and keep the forum flowing.

Dare someone to shove up a new topic to entertain us today.
Regards Neil

So at the risk of bombing out with a zero reply thread,...

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27 May 2018, 09:22

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