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Test of forum posting speed

by xantia_v6 » 29 Jul 2026, 08:11 » in Forum News, Announcements and Issues
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As part of an ongoing investigation of performance of this forum, I have temporarily disabled the indexing of new posts in the forum search system.

To determine whether this has improved forum performance, please reply here if you have an undue delay (more than 10 seconds) when making a post.

I will revert the forum back to normal configuration...

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For a while I was beginning to doubt my own sanity.

One whose sanity warrants doubting is not capable of doubting it! Read that somewhere!! :-D
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Takata Airbag Recall Documentary

by GiveMeABreak » 06 Mar 2025, 17:55 » in Citroën
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Given the number of 'After-sales campaign' notices concerning Takarta Airbags I have been made aware of when looking up parts from PSA for members, I thought I would post a link to the following documentary that may be informative concerning the issue with these igniters.

According to Takata, the chemicals in the airbags’ explosive charge can...

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My DS5, VF7**************[VIN obfuscated, can be read by forum staff] should be eligible for recall, but my vehicle is in China and I cannot find the corresponding service provider. Could you please contact me officially and tell me how to handle this? ????_20251024002629_33_148.png
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23 Oct 2025, 17:32
PSA Electrical Diagrams - Wiring & Symbols Codes Index

by GiveMeABreak » 09 Dec 2023, 17:48 » in Diagnostics

PSA Electrical Diagrams - Wiring & Symbols Codes Index

The following will cover most basic equipment, but will exclude later systems & Tech.

PSA Electrical Diagrams Introduction - Function and Constitution of Codes
PSA Electrical Diagrams - Coding of Functions
PSA Electrical Diagrams - Component Coding
PSA Electrical Diagrams -...

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09 Dec 2023, 17:48
Citroen, DS Automobiles and Peugeot Official Part Number Requests

by GiveMeABreak » 15 May 2021, 13:55 » in Citroën
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Parts Service Announcement - 21st March 2025

Please note that there is a temporary disruption to our 'Parts Service', so we will be unable to provide any official parts for members at the present time. Please refer to the Post HERE for further info

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Disruption to Parts Service

As you may be aware, the consolidation of the old PSA to the Stellantis Group systems has resulted in both a merge of data tools and a requirement to migrate PSA accounts to Stellantis Systems.

This has caused some problems for organisations like ours and the Team are currently looking at the best way forward. This...
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21 Mar 2025, 10:53
Airbag, Dashboard, Seat Belt & Airbag ECU Repairs

by GiveMeABreak » 24 Jun 2020, 17:01 » in Useful links
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Just for members to be aware that airbagteam.com based in the UK are offering a 10% discount to FCF members on any of their services.

The FCF does not endorse any company directly, but thought this would be of use to members.

Full details of their services and the discount can be found here:

Airbag, Dashboard, Seat Belt & Airbag ECU Repairs

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I don't have knowledge of the Peugeot, but the issue of a loose connection is known with several makes of car.
I doubt the piece of plastic holding the cable to the floor will cause an issue with the air bag light, but an intermittent loose connection in the plug and socket almost certainly will. Check for a good electrical connection within. Look...
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14 Mar 2026, 06:55
New PSA Heritage Parts for Classic Cars

by GiveMeABreak » 11 Oct 2019, 16:18 » in Citroën

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Parts for Classic / Older Citroen, Peugeot Renault Vehicles

This may be of interest to Members with older vehicles where getting parts is a struggle and for those not already aware of the site.

PSA are embarking on a project to provide some supplies of original and re manufactured parts for older vehicles and classics, and have made it a...

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anti-virus is blocking.......

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16 Sep 2024, 21:28
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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Garages Gallery-Ancient and Modern

by NewcastleFalcon » 13 Dec 2018, 06:27
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Yesterdays POTD on Geograph was The former Rootes Group Garage Mill Lane Maidstone Kent. Its listed so thankfully as far as I know hasn't been turned into flats. No it appears its bang on topic for the French Car Forum being occupied by a Peugeot dealership. Maybe the most interesting Peugeot Garage in the UK

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The current state of my favourite garage... The books are now open for predictions of when it will become a heap of rubble!

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We hear rumours it's all going to be razed to the ground for houses to be built on the site...

That's very unlikely as it's a listed building and the oldest in town... Good to see a classic car...
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10 Aug 2025, 07:35
Falcon

by Gibbo2286 » 08 Aug 2025, 10:07

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So here's where Neil's gone :-D

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Hmmm!! An irreplaceable loss to the world of Petrol Heads!! :-D

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08 Aug 2025, 10:18
berlingoforum - cant register please help!

by onepound » 06 Aug 2025, 09:41

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Just can't register at this forum:

Not sure if you've seen this problem.

I just can't see the question maybe somebody can give me the answer or better still if you're a member please let the forum know there is a problem.

Security Question
Please answer the question provided. This process is used to prevent automated processes.

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You are not the first....

gosh seems this has been going on a while - yet no response may be it's a zombie site that will disappear when the domain runs out.

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07 Aug 2025, 10:45
Anyone know anything about BMW diesel engines

by Peter Palmer » 31 Jul 2025, 20:53

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I'm having a look at my mates car (2017 X1 118D) which has a bad oil leak. The only place I could see it was leaking from was the oil cap itself, tried a new cap and it made no difference, I then had an air leak issue so did a smoke test, found the leak but it also showed up a crack in the plastic valve cover. I glued that shut and whilst it was...

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Its now been on a 200 mile round trip and my mate reckons its fine, no burning oil smells and it drives fine apparently. Not sure what was going on then.

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05 Aug 2025, 12:43
DS Cooling

by mickthemaverick » 01 Aug 2025, 17:35

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Having just watched the video on the Classic over 10k thread , I noticed how the airflow to the radiator was severely restricted by the spare wheel. Having never owned one it made me wonder if that ever led to overheating problems and this has to be the place to ask :?: :)

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I've found the answer to my question on this forum . It seems that generally the ducting system around the spare wheel ensured sufficient air into the radiator, but in extreme areas the introduction of a second radiator in front of the spare wheel did help the engine cooling!! :-D

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01 Aug 2025, 20:01
Trivia Investigation Team

by NewcastleFalcon » 17 Oct 2020, 09:13
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Case number 1.
Can you dig out any information on this type of telephone box :?: (type/date/original maker etc)

Did a bit of an internet search which I thought would be easy to identify this telephone box (type/date/original maker etc) and could only find one image other than the one I took and posted on remember these all our yesterdays ....

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Matt's wheel quiz has been moved to the quiz thread here
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01 Aug 2025, 17:00
FORD Ka 2011 1.3 TDCi EGR FAULT

by Skull » 20 Feb 2025, 21:45
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My Daughter's car has started playing up with EML showing @ 111,517 miles. No previous problems in the last 9 years.
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So far i've stripped out battery/tray/ECU and 3 T20 bolts on the end of the ERG solenoid but it wouldn't separate, a look at access to remove the EGR completely for cleaning reveals horrendous access that prompted me...

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Excellent!
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30 Jul 2025, 07:17
Happy Build Day

by Skull » 14 Jun 2025, 20:32

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Happy 30th Build Day to Simoné recorded mileage currently @ 73,242 miles.

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Love this :D Happy Build Day both :cool: They're both looking in very fine fettle!

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29 Jul 2025, 06:18
Fancy aplay like this?

by Gibbo2286 » 27 Jul 2025, 11:48

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Clearly more money than sense!! :-D

It's the sort of thing I would have done in my younger days, nothing phased me, Armstrong Siddeley engine, Jaguar autobox, Vintage Rolls Royce fuel system, Aston Martin top overhaul, Jowett diff. I just jumped in feet first.
Probably would have thought twice about the Aston Martin Merc though that's a lot of...

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27 Jul 2025, 14:08
'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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Spotted yesterday in Hickling, Nottinghamshire :)

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I spent six hours very close to it whilst marshalling - I got to know it well...

The tree needs a bit of a trim...
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21 Jul 2025, 05:03
What do these hydropneumatic tools do ?

by bobins » 19 Jul 2025, 21:38

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Purely out of curiosity - these have popped up on ebay.....

Citroën - Hydropneumatic System Genuine adjusting tool

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So what - specifically - are they used for in the hydropneumatic circuit ?

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Ah ! Thanks for that, now I know :)

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20 Jul 2025, 11:25
Is Infinity a number?

by mickthemaverick » 06 Aug 2022, 19:13
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A thread for anyone wishing to add their thoughts on this intrigueing question which arose on the PE jukebox!! :-D

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Gosh! That's just done my brain in - or what was left of it...
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19 Jul 2025, 17:14
Tyre balancing beads

by Vic Evans » 18 Jul 2025, 16:18

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Just came across this .

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Off Road and Truckers have used them for some time....the off road use I have seen )in a old tyre) used some form of goop that set them in place.

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18 Jul 2025, 21:30
Think your garage charges too much?

by Gibbo2286 » 15 Jul 2025, 10:27

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Here's possibly the reason.

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I think the tech bods will have already thought of that - you can read them with one code reader, but there'll be different levels of subscription bands depending on how many vehicle manufacturers you want to deal with and diagnose :roll: Never pass up the opportunity to make money !! :(

The top end scanner/diagnostic machines used as example...

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17 Jul 2025, 10:26
Acetone as carb cleaner - thoughts?

by Michel » 14 Jul 2025, 09:25
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Last week I was in a local cafe in Binfield with the motorbike, when an old boy (79) on a 1986 Honda Goldwing - 1300, Californian import which he's owned for decades.

Got chatting to him, and was talking about my carburettor fun earlier in the year. He told me before he got into IT in the mid-70s he'd been a motorcycle mechanic.

Then he claimed...

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The carbs won't come off the ZZR-1100 without removing the airbox. It's 8 or 9 10mm bolts with quite long threads for the lid. Once that's off, there's three bolts that hold the airbox to the carbs which can only be reached by people with tiny deformed hands and magic 8mm bendy ratchet spanners.

Then 4 screws around the carb/inlet tracts to...
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15 Jul 2025, 17:15
Which engine in Transit

by Peter Palmer » 15 Jul 2025, 16:10

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The 2.2 diesel unit in transit customs around 2015-16, is it the same as the Citroen 2.2 found in the relays etc. And does anyone know if its the same 2.2 whats in the Ford Ranger as well. I can buy a custom for not a lot of money but the engine has an undisclosed fault, but if its the ranger engine then it could be a hole in the piston but never...

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You may get some help if you email this company and ask them, it seems they know all about the Transit engine range: :)

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15 Jul 2025, 16:18
How old is this tyre

by Skull » 15 Jul 2025, 13:04

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Michelin Energy spare tyre on my 1999 built Xantia.

DOT Code 379

It can't be 37th week of 1999 as the car was built 27 JUL 1999.

So would it be 37th week of 2009 :?:

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Cheers Bobins that makes sense despite what I wrote earlier :roll:

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15 Jul 2025, 13:21
Old BBC documentary

by Gibbo2286 » 12 Jul 2025, 19:31

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This is the place I moved to in 1965, a lot's changed since then.
Sorry about the damned adverts.

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Funny you should say that Mick old Steptoe's brother was a GP in Lydney

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13 Jul 2025, 09:58
Historic Vehicle Survey

by mickthemaverick » 31 May 2025, 10:50

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To help preserve our hobby it is worth completing the survey which you can access from the link below: :-D

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Survey link here

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Direct link to the survey

However the survey closed on 31st May

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13 Jul 2025, 08:45
Stellantis

by Gibbo2286 » 20 Jun 2025, 09:42

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13 Jul 2025, 08:32
This is motor trade but

by Gibbo2286 » 13 Jun 2025, 10:08

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I think it might be of interest to some enthusiastic amateurs.

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I have to admit, I haven't a clue about most of the warning lights on my new car. A 2006 Peugeot 307cc. Previously the newest car I have owned was a 2001. Frankly, I hate modern cars with all their electronics and computerised nonsense. Give me a proper temperature guage and an oil pressure guage and stick the rest where the sun don't shine.

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11 Jul 2025, 18:38
All Things Motorsport

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The UAE Grand Prix was an absolute joke. How many dubious decisions were made by the stewards? They make one decision, and then, within a lap or so, reverse that decision. Mercedes will be spitting acid at them. It was the stewards who decided who would win the race, and not the drivers. Either ALL of the lapped cars should have been allowed to...

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The problem with modern day rallying is..
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The cars all look the same and bear no resemblance to anything you see on the road. John can't buy a set of mudflaps and arches and a Peco silencer and make his old MK2 Escort look like Ari Vantanen's etc etc. The rallies are also shorter and tedious. No 5 day long,...
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09 Jul 2025, 10:20
How heavy is the paint? 😉

by Gibbo2286 » 03 Jul 2025, 17:39

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08 Jul 2025, 15:48
MOT testers

by Rp0thejester » 06 Jul 2025, 20:24

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I've been reading several things online about MOT testers having to take photos of vehicles they are testing, to prove the test is valid and not an iffy one. Is that the case? Or is it a government wishlist that probably won't happen due to the storage of such photos etc....

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As the blog says still at trial stage, but it appears they intend to roll it out for all tests. Surprisingly for a gov initiative they haven't jumped in with a half arsed process that caused all sorts of issues!

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06 Jul 2025, 21:32
Bleed'n bureaucracy!

by Gibbo2286 » 17 Jun 2025, 09:18
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My Vaillant gas boiler fitted in 2006 has become troublesome so I decided to replace it with the latest version of the Vaillant range, got a quote from British Gas and accepted it, boiler delivered as arranged yesterday, guy came to fit it this morning.

After fussing around for fifteen minutes making phone calls back to base he says he can't fit...

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Excellent! That was a good deal Eric :D
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02 Jul 2025, 15:12
So you think Citroen

by Gibbo2286 » 30 Jun 2025, 16:31

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suspension is complicated:

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TBH Elon is bad for Elon...and ketamine is bad for bladders and makes you Trump reportedly :)

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01 Jul 2025, 17:46
Lucas.

by Gibbo2286 » 26 Jun 2025, 10:39

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This might interest:

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Uncle Joe to his friends.

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26 Jun 2025, 16:01
Anybody watch this

by Gibbo2286 » 16 Jun 2025, 18:49

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on Channel 4 documentary titled Pile Up - The World’s Biggest Crash Test.

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I've watched it now and found it fundamentally flawed. When was the last time a truck crossed the central reservation at walking pace? :)

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17 Jun 2025, 20:29
Google AI search results

by xantia_v6 » 15 Jun 2025, 08:03

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The BBC recently published an article about the way that Google is using AI summaries in its search results: Is Google about to destroy the web? It is an interesting read. I had already noticed a drop-off in the click-through ratio of this site (but had no idea of the reason). Our CTR (the proportion of users who click on a link in Google search...

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You have to be very cautious about what AI tells you in my experience, and not just the Google variety... Ask it some question or another and the answers it gives can range from plausible, inaccurate, wrong, totally wrong and even dangerous. The questions don't even have to be particularly arcane.

Try it and see. Ask AI a question on a subject...

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15 Jun 2025, 17:51
What cars should everyone drive at least once. And why ?

by bobins » 02 Aug 2024, 10:25

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Reading of Jim's appreciation of the original Mini on his blog, prompts the question from me : What cars should everyone drive at least once in their life before they give up driving, and why ? Old and new, and good and bad car nominations welcome.

I think the (original) Mini is a worthy contender for various reasons. It's a true British icon, it...

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Soft but hard suspension , rolls ever so slightly in corners but comfort for driver and passengers is second to none.

I know exactly what you mean Ryan. It's always been how hydraulic suspension has been described although good tin-spring design can achieve similar. It's good to now the C8 has achieved that. I always felt my old Pug 405s had...

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11 Jun 2025, 05:42
Citroen Assistance - really?

by Richard_C » 04 Jun 2025, 21:55

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Every few years its time for a change. Since leaving company cars behind (those were the days) I normally buy something 6-12 months old and keep it. Being 73, no longer wanting to tinker with cars, and seeing some stonking good deals on C4s I actually bought a new one - 25 plate C4 Max Hybrid to replace the '65 C4 Picasso which I had owned for...

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Funny you should mention the RAC in connection with punctures.....

I arrived at work this morning to find a car parked in the lane with its hazards on. I checked for the driver and found they'd got a puncture but all was OK as they'd phoned the RAC at 06.30 to send someone out to change the tyre. At 09.00 they were still there, but the RAC bod...

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05 Jun 2025, 15:52
AdBlue & EGR delete – emissions tested, results in, Euro 6 is a scam

by brian1956 » 05 Jun 2025, 10:37

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Here’s some actual data from someone who’s just done it — not hypotheticals, not pub talk, not Facebook-tier “my mate says.”

Vehicle & context:
Citroën C3 1.6 BlueHDi (DV6C engine, post-2015 AdBlue variant)

61k miles, full service history, runs clean, zero oil consumption between changes

I do all maintenance on schedule: oil & filter (Castrol...

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It does, however, remain illegal, and we can't condone, so locking this one.

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05 Jun 2025, 12:15
Just to prove S**t really does happen!!

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Had Thames Water ring the doorbell around 8.30 this evening asking if they could have an inspection of our sewer manhole as there is a blockage somewhere!! I had to remove a lot of stuff to gain access to the cover as you can see here:

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Once open the gulleys were clean and clear so everything was replaced and I came back in to...

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An email would have been even cheaper to send.
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04 Jun 2025, 20:53
Question about bush

by Sloppysod » 24 May 2025, 09:37

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Just so you know, this is on my wife's Corsa (Pre Stellantis), but the question relates to most cars on the road.
I had knocking noise when touching the brakes to slow down, so I done full front brake strip and lubricate and knocking noise no longer audiable 👍
However, during the initial inspection I noticed that the rear bush on the lower control...

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Reading this reminded me of a chuckle I had when a guy came to the door and asked if my next door neighbour was in, he'd come to trim Gerty's bush. :)

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25 May 2025, 13:20
Mick's Motoring Wales Wander

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Jim and I actually had some time to spare yesterday so we had a quick brainstorm on ideas for the next trip. We managed to get a basic route plan and identified a date for it from which I can now publish this initial plan to be elaborated on over the next few months. As usual if you are able to meet us for coffee, lunch or dinner along the way so...

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Thanks for the daily updates, Mick. I've been playing along at home and have very much enjoyed it :-D
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15 May 2025, 19:01
Oil "Geeking"

by Stickyfinger » 09 May 2025, 19:05

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Waste some time here .... geek level turned up to Vol 11 (if you get that ref)

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Too excitable and American for my taste.
But on the subject, I bought a metric gallon of oyle for the new Mazda and was rather taken aback at the price, £40+. The last oil I bought was for the Civic and still have some sixteen months after it was killed.

Looked on Opie Oils as they are generally regarded as cheaper. Twenty quid more! + delivery...

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09 May 2025, 19:19
Quiet

by Gibbo2286 » 07 May 2025, 10:04

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in here innit without Marc and Neil. :(

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Thanks. Ref the account not being transferred over to the new system correctly, it's a good job Stellantis aren't trying to run a business by charging for access to their services or anything, isn't it - one might regard the service as rather poor, otherwise?

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08 May 2025, 10:44
Marc has left??

by djenson » 27 Apr 2025, 21:58

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Hi there,

After purchasing a Peugeot, I've been fortunate enough to come across this forum, and more usefully for me, and thousands upon thousands of posts and guides from Marc,

I recently had an issue with my NG4 head unit, and not wanting to be cheeky I decided to donate to the forum first for all the extremely useful information,

But I'm...

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Wow, sad to see we've lost Marc as a member. Do we know the reasons? Hoping all is well for Marc & would like to thank him for all his help and support over the years.

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05 May 2025, 16:08
Car News-Global and Domestic

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Its a matter of opinion of course, but Car Makers also seem to enjoy installing functions and facilities well out of the essential of reliable, comfortable and economic A to B Motoring, like the current obsession with autonomous driving...
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28 Apr 2025, 15:32
No1 in the charts on your 18th Birthday ?

by Stickyfinger » 18 Apr 2025, 20:30
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Figaro Brotherhood of Man

Ohhh GOD how depressing !

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The title or the Artist meant nothing, but I do recognise it when listened to! She appears to be a bit of a one hit wonder...
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22 Apr 2025, 08:08
Conflicting thoughts

by mickthemaverick » 10 Apr 2025, 17:44
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I found myself pondering today on a subject which has cropped up on various threads over the last week or three and decided to layout my thoughts for general abuse purposes :-D

Photography v Driving

Cameras v Cars

Why is it that I absolutely hate any piece of tech on a car that is designed to make driving easier/safer/better etc ie 'driver...

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Thanks for the interesting motorbike ABS experiences and Operating System to car analogies too! All interesting stuff beyond my knowledge and good to hear about :)
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21 Apr 2025, 19:02
Fancy a gamble?

by Gibbo2286 » 18 Apr 2025, 11:03

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Bankrupt stock with only showroom mileage. :-D

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We had a big Fiskars showroom here in Paggers... It did not last long...

It's still extant and looks like it could reopen any time, except there's no stock in the showroom. There's a big workshop area behind - it used to be a big Land Rover dealership - so maybe that's still full of the bankrupt stock...

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18 Apr 2025, 17:47
Forgot to mention

by Gibbo2286 » 18 Apr 2025, 14:42

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A pity it's not until 3 weeks time!! Too far for a day trip for us :-D

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18 Apr 2025, 14:52
I'm not into bikes but

by Gibbo2286 » 12 Apr 2025, 10:53

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My neighbours grandson arrived on this today, looks and sounds like a nice machine.

Mark's bike.JPG

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Ballistic sofa.

:lol: :lol: Love it :-D

I'll bring my slightly (1997) older ZZR-1100 along to the next lunch meet. Bring a helmet, take it for a spin..

That'll be great Mike :D Be lovely to se you and the bike! And as for riding it, no way. I've not ridden a big bike since 1990 and would likely be an ex-CitroJim if I tried now!!!

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17 Apr 2025, 05:44
Subaru Mick?

by Gibbo2286 » 15 Apr 2025, 19:06

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My daughter in the USA had her Hyundai engine blow so she's replaced it with one of these:

Hyundai are considering compensating her for the engine failure despite the car being 12 years old with 112k miles on the clock. :o

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If my own experience is anything to go by I'd say she's made an excellent choice. My 2004 Legacy SEN has most of the features mentioned in the video, just misses the mobile phone orientated stuff. Coming up to 150k on the clock and with the maintenance schedule I keep to everything still works as it did when new!! :-D

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15 Apr 2025, 19:20
So let's see.

by Gibbo2286 » 13 Mar 2025, 11:58

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Advised by Martin Lewis money saving expert, to re-tax my EV before the April 1st deadline to get another free year even though the car is already taxed so I did just that today, some obstacles were thrown up so now it's wait and see what happens. :-D

Tax/SORN status Your vehicle will be taxed from 01 March 2025 Are you aware that your...

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Looks like a positive result then Gibbo, well done! :-D

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14 Apr 2025, 17:30
Nothing to see here - hit and run

by Skull » 06 Apr 2025, 12:48

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:evil:

Done me with their tow bar by the looks of it…..

Are you allowed to swear on here? :wtf: fog light.jpg

My wife has only been to the supermarkets recently, I will have to cancel all my concourse entries now :^o , but the condition/age of my vehicle shouldn’t really come into it.

I’m angry but relieved it wasn’t my brand new vehicle :^o

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Looks good to me! =D> :-D

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09 Apr 2025, 17:16
Mick's Motoring April Adventure

by mickthemaverick » 07 Jan 2025, 18:06
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The time has come for Jim and I to get on the road again for a relatively short 3 day tour of East Anglia. This is day one of planning so I can say the schedule is from April 3rd to 5th. Initial thoughts are to spend the night of Thursday 3rd in or around Hunstanton having spent some time at Anglia Car Auctions in Kings Lynn viewing the stock for...

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I should add that most of my TV viewing in the 70s was from the back of the set via a mirror on the wall at the back of the workbench :)

Many of that was either viewing the test card and thinking what a pretty girl Carol Hershee was or at a crosshatch pattern when adjusting the convergence on those new-fangled colour sets...

Some test card music...
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08 Apr 2025, 18:01
Anyone going to

by Gibbo2286 » 01 Apr 2025, 17:44

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The trouble is Gibbo you don't have to pay to go the fair!! I am going to visit Farnborough again this month and have the Open University Open Day at the end of the month so I'll give the FCS a miss. I am also going to Drivetribe Live in August with Richard Hammond and I daresay there will be many freebies around !! :-D

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02 Apr 2025, 12:28
Naughty car industry fined for anti-competitive behaviour

by wurlycorner » 01 Apr 2025, 17:40

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Stellantis evidently pleaded for leniency (on what grounds who knows…)

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It’s summarised in the second and third bullet point right at the top.

They stifled competition between themselves to produce cars that are as recyclable as possible - thus potentially meaning that they didn’t develop cars to be as recyclable as they could have. That’s anti-competitive market manipulation, acting as a cartel to save themselves...

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02 Apr 2025, 11:27

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