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Improved feature for unsubscribing from email notifications

by xantia_v6 » 11 Jul 2019, 06:09 » in Forum News, Announcements and Issues

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As part of the work being done to improve the deliverability of emails, I have made some changes to the system for unsubscribing from email notifications.

These changes are to ensure stricter compliance with RFC2369 and RFC8058 (which are the internet standards for such things), there are also some additions for Microsoft-specific rules which are...

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Snap!

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11 Jul 2019, 15:28
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The old discount code that was entered into the checkout is no longer valid, as a result of the code being propagated over the Internet.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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03 May 2018, 17:22
Member Email Addresses

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

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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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Please remove me from the list,

Mike
Done.

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10 Nov 2018, 22:01
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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18 Jul 2015, 09:54

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JLR opens new aftersales centre

by MikeT » 19 May 2018, 10:21

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They say it's state of the art and has no less than 29 bays with 19 ramps, including what they regard as two future-proof bays especially for electric vehicles.

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Saw a fair few red XE's on the road today - presumably they're having an open-day and people are test driving them.
Wish I'd known beforehand then maybe I would have gone down to try and blag a drive in their EV models (if available).

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19 May 2018, 17:42
Insurance for Candian visitor ? Sorted in part

by Stickyfinger » 17 May 2018, 21:56

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How easy/costly do you think it would be to put a Canadian Military Police Snr Staff Srg'nt and his British wife (still has records/active insurance on a VW Polo in the Uk) onto my 2ltrTD C5 Excslv Tourer insurance for 2 weeks ?

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I was 52p out, not bad then!

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18 May 2018, 16:34
Breakdown cover - any good ones?

by Richard_C » 14 May 2018, 18:21

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My roadside assistance/recovery cover is bundled with car insurance, but I'm changing insurer so need to choose who to go with. I want full on assistance, recovery and Europe cover so I can 'file and forget' until next year. Can do a 2 car deal if its worth it, wife's car cover expires in 4 weeks. Need to cover car, not driver, as the offspring...

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I broke down at the A30 slip road on the M5 at Exeter and they were there in about 7 minutes, mind you they do use Exeter services as a depot.

Peter

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18 May 2018, 10:36
Like photos?

by Gibbo2286 » 17 May 2018, 10:18

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Have a wander through my home town history.

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They dont show up on my equipment Gibbo (Closed group?) then again I am not a facebook user

Regards Neil

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17 May 2018, 22:42
The LNER is back!

by NewcastleFalcon » 16 May 2018, 20:26

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Bye Bye Virgin/Stagecoach, hello London and North Eastern Railway.

Yes Virgin have been relieved of their duties on the East Coast mainline like GNER before them.
Transport Secretary Chris Grayling

“I will terminate Virgin Trains East Coast's contract on June 24 2018. I plan to use a period of Operator of Last Resort control to shape the new...

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Order some coal from the valleys, fill up the water troughs, stock up the bunkers, prepare the eggs and kippers for breakfast, the Gresleys are coming back ...... oh, maybe not. Wrong kind of LNER.

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17 May 2018, 12:47
NEW MoT regs come into play this weekend chaps

by Stickyfinger » 16 May 2018, 09:00

Time to reconnect that EGR and that other stuff you chopped off the car :)

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16 May 2018, 09:00
Can there be anyone left

by Gibbo2286 » 14 May 2018, 10:01

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who hasn't checked their poxy PPI?

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That would be for the selling of finance, finance houses used to pay commission to dealers for introducing customers and often the payments depended on how high a rate the dealer could load onto the terms, some dealers made no profit on the car price but loaded the finance charges instead.

That way they could look to be very competitive on price...

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14 May 2018, 18:25
Nielsen CDG gone bust?

by EDC5 » 28 Mar 2018, 21:48

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I was just about to search for my favourite discount oils supplier when I found their website not working... ( )

Google seems to reckon that they are 'Permanently Closed' and their eBay shop is unreachable too.

If so it's a shame; as they were a good, cheap source of Total oils (Engine and LDS) :?

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Now they seem up and running I’ll email them to see if they can do something for us as the previous company did.

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10 May 2018, 21:41
SM, DS (x2), BX in Waterloo...

by 9000se » 08 May 2018, 22:14

I used to walk past the area quite regularly - obviously belongs to someone who likes Citroens. I remember seeing 2 DS Safaris on that road, this was joint by an SM about 3-4 years ago and now a BX (looks like a 16v from a distance) when I walked past again...

Does it belong to anyone here? I remember speaking to someone who was taking lots of...

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08 May 2018, 22:14
Fuel price index

by RichardW » 28 Nov 2014, 11:58
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We often hear complaints that fuel prices rise quickly on oil price but fall slowly - and then much muttering about no data.... So, thought I would start tracking a fuel price index to see. I've taken the price of std UL and diesel at the local station I use (which is amongst the cheapest), stripped out the tax, then worked out an 'index' based on...

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This is all useful and interesting stuff. Something I don't understand:

The rac foundation publishes a price breakdown. Based on £1.232 a litre (so a bit before your figure) it says 40p wholesale including refining, 1.9p delivery and distribution, total duty and VAT 78.05p, leaving retail margin 2.80p. That 2.80p covers costs and profit.

I...
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02 May 2018, 10:05
Only Connect---Bullseye!

by NewcastleFalcon » 16 Apr 2018, 20:21

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..anyone get the Morse Code connection right tonight?

The PickledEggJukebox provided the answer :-D :-D :-D

Pickled Egg Jukebox-Morse Code Tracks

The Connection

The Clash-Londons Calling
Rush-YYZ
Theme from Some Mothers Do 'ave them
Theme from Morse

Yes and both teams in the final didn't get it!

Viva the Pickled Egg !

Regards Neil

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The Final!

Nice appearance of the current Swingles.......a tribute to the originals I have placed on the Pickled Egg Jukebox.

If you know your cars you probably would have done better on the connecting walls than the finalists.

Regards Neil

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30 Apr 2018, 21:22
My Naughty Toyota Prius.

by demag » 15 Mar 2018, 10:41
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Although obviously not French the Prius shares something in bucket loads with Citroen; innovation. It is quite simply amazing and over time I'll put some details into this thread so you can see what it's like. :)

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Yes I just rang them Paul. To cap it all I had a refund for the tax today because they thought I'd sold it to myself. :rofl2:

Luckily I spoke to a lovely Welsh girl with a beautiful lilting accent who explained everything very clearly :-D . The dealer sent the V5C in late which more or less coincided with me sending in another application. So...
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30 Apr 2018, 17:22
Yamaha ysp 2500 7.1 Vs LG HS9 7.1

by xantiagreen » 29 Apr 2018, 18:27

Looking to buy one of these used, but not sure as to which one the LG is 700w and Yamaha I think is 300w can't find exact info.
Anyone have either of the two and pass on some advice.

Thanks

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29 Apr 2018, 18:27
Virus warning.

by Gibbo2286 » 25 Apr 2018, 13:37

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Downloaded the Diagbox software 'again' this morning from easydiagnostics via their recommended Mega NZ download tool, just left it to do its thing while I got on with something else, got this message twice from Windows Defender.

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Good idea!

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28 Apr 2018, 14:31
CX barn find, well finds..

by old'uns » 26 Apr 2018, 11:24

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a whole 148 of them in varying degrees of CX'ness

and the thread as linked in above article

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Bloody hell . . . So that's where they all are! :shock:

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26 Apr 2018, 16:41
Mixed Motor Racing Clips, anything goes

by Stickyfinger » 25 Apr 2018, 13:11

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I will start off with this

from:

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That truck racing over ramps is excellent, I wonder how Citroens with 'proper' suspension would cope.

This one always gives me a smile. You spend all winter fettling your pride and joy hot hatch for a track day, then 2 blokes turn up wedged in a .......

hAocmae9vyE

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26 Apr 2018, 14:49
Metal Whittling!

by lexi » 28 Dec 2017, 12:40

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Little winter project making railway line anvil. 9 grinder 4 grinder and some noisy discs and flap wheels.

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I started work in January 62 at Blackstones in Stamford, they made large marine Diesel engines.
I did a six year apprenticeship covering everything from foundry to main build shop and finished up a milling machine setter/operator. The only safety equipment required in the machine shop was safety boots, no goggles, gloves etc.
Accidents were rare,...

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25 Apr 2018, 09:34
Q re: visiting Conservatoire Citroen

by sonoramicommando » 24 Apr 2018, 23:29

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Hi all,
Thinking of visiting the place next year, any pointers?
Also, I have heard from somewhere (but now I can't find/remember where) that it is scheduled to be closed (temporarily) and moved from its current location. If true, can anyone elaborate on this please?
Thanks in advance.

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I visited with a booked group, but I think that is generally open during business hours. Best to email them and check.
It is in the corner of a large derelict site, and not very well signposted.

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25 Apr 2018, 09:31
Spotted! White mk2 Xantia south Glasgow

by aerodynamica » 24 Apr 2018, 09:46

I just spotted a late xantia in white! (Yes I get a bit excited at the presence of lhm)

It was at Battlefield turning in to Sinclair drive.

Looked in quite good condition - anyone on here?

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24 Apr 2018, 09:46
Amazon Echo / Google Home devices

by Michel » 07 Jan 2018, 09:27
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Hello All,

Neil complained no-one is talking rubbish in here, so I thought I'd ask if anyone as an Amazon Echo or a Google home smart device thingy, and if so, what do they think of it? I've been sorely tempted by such a thing for a while. A couple of friends have them, and they do appear to be genuinely useful for some things. I'm aware of the...

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I asked my Echo to play songs by Georgia Dagaki. I'm sorry, I can't find songs by Georgia Dogfood !

IDtFB9Gpi3I

It can't find my Jackie Evancho songs either :(
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22 Apr 2018, 21:15
"Coolest Car Dashboards"

by Hell Razor5543 » 18 Apr 2018, 08:05

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I found this on the Internet. 50 different car dashboards, and Citroen make numerous entries;

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Generally anything French or Italian is streets ahead of the rest.

Bwhahahahahaha.

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22 Apr 2018, 19:15
Have you spotted an 18 reg yet?

by NewcastleFalcon » 08 Mar 2018, 17:48
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I have....it was white, a Mazda and an SUV :-D

What does that tell us :?:

Regards Neil

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I spotted two Citroens today. A cream C4 Picasso in the High Wycombe area, and a white (with red highlights) C3 in Aylesbury.
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21 Apr 2018, 17:05
The Best Concept Cars of 2018

by Slick Nick » 16 Apr 2018, 12:16

Here are just some of the concept cars released this year, with some being plausible and will most likely make their way to the roads. With others being designers just flexing their muscles. Which one do you think is the best?

p.s I know there's more than these, but these are the main ones:D

BMW Concept M8 Gran Coupe
M8 BMW CONCEPT.jpg...

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16 Apr 2018, 12:16
Some interesting data from DVLA

by Richard_C » 12 Apr 2018, 11:52

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I stumbled on a list of statistical tables issued by DVLA, link here:

www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/699231/vehicles-and-drivers-tables-index.ods

(the .ods extension is open data spreadsheet so it will open in excel or almost anything else)

As you go down the list you think oooh, that looks interesting . The...

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Both are fine with me Steve, maybe the download is corrupt..

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14 Apr 2018, 20:07
What modifications have you done to your car......challange accepted

by Stickyfinger » 23 Mar 2018, 18:51
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My latest

Stone protection mesh.
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Does grafting fuel injection onto the Lada count?

I would definitely think so Zel!
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14 Apr 2018, 05:09
Any thoughts on steering wheel locks and their ilk?

by Richard_C » 11 Apr 2018, 14:09

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Back in the early 70's, no deadlocks, no built in steering locks, door locks made of putty, quarter lights you could push open as long as you were stronger than a hamster and ignition a 5 year old could hot wire with a paperclip, steering wheel locks were essential in some places. I remember Krookloks, time consuming clumsy things hooked round...

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Didn't know cars were still fitted with alarms, so irritating & socially unacceptable. Also counterproductive - because everybody ignores them, as best they can.

I always remember someone at college who was banned from taking his car - because the fibreglass whip aerial flexing triggered his alarm!

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13 Apr 2018, 21:51
French Concept Cars

by Slick Nick » 10 Apr 2018, 12:28

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Our French concept cars, the best looking concept cars?
Here's just a few of the concept cars produced

Renault Trezor
trezor.jpg

Peugeot Onyx
onyx.jpg

Renault Nepta:
Renault_Nepta_82_1024x768.jpg

Peugeot Oxia
oxia.jpg

Renault Alpine A110-50
alpine.jpg

Renault De Zir
de zir.jpg

if you can think of anymore, or think other...

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and of course one of Citroen's better efforts

Regards Neil

Is that... real? Could it be driven? It looks amazing.

Having seen that car at the conservortoire, I think that it is only a mockup, with no mechanics or structural strength.

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11 Apr 2018, 23:37
For those who like 'Different'

by Gibbo2286 » 10 Apr 2018, 12:46

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Having another look to see if I could find my old Roller, came across this, some really strange stuff if you scroll down.

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I do recall a similar display in MAD magazine many years ago - one was the Firewood

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10 Apr 2018, 17:10
bmw i8 power

by renagade » 08 Apr 2018, 11:29

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Hi Guy's
Just reading about the twin motor bmw i8 that has a three cylinder 1500cc engine in the back that has over 200bhp to offer , why has my 1600 cc e-hdi only give me 110 bhp ??? :rofl2:

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I was listening to Jodie Kidd appearing on Graham Norton's radio 2 show........

Amongst other things She's a pub landlady in Sussex now! The Half Moon at Kirdford to be precise.

The pub's not a million miles away from me.... but I don't think it caters for the likes of me :rofl2:
From the menu:
Ribeye steak, béarnaise sauce, hand cut skin on...

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08 Apr 2018, 13:44
JLR selling off a collection

by Hell Razor5543 » 20 Feb 2018, 23:27
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Jaguar Land Rover bought a large collection from James Hull some time back, and are selling some of it on, with no reserve. Some of the vehicles are interesting;

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I always thought, and still do, the Allegro is quite attractive, as is the Marina Coupe...

The VDP Allegro especially so... The Allegro estate was a bit of an acquired taste though....

Compared to today's hideously ugly old crones of cars they look better by the day...
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08 Apr 2018, 13:31
Nissan & Renault to merge into one company

by myglaren » 29 Mar 2018, 17:46
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Perhaps, according to The Independent .

Shares in Renault rose almost 5 per cent on Thursday following reports the French motor company is in talks with Nissan to explore a potential merger.

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+ the absurdity of having to bring them round/past the PSA van plant to get them here.

Nothing could be more absurd than what the Wilson government forced Rootes Group to do, build a new factory in Linwood Scotland to build bodies for the Imp mechanicals in Coventry.
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06 Apr 2018, 09:43
Treated myself to a crawler

by crapday69 » 06 Apr 2018, 06:34

Well as I was buying an oil filter and some engine flush from Halfords I decided it was about time I bought myself a crawler to make it easier getting about under my car (getting older) so I purchased this set from Halfords plus an extra set of 3 tonne ratchet axles stands. Both for £69, thats with a trade discount of £46 so cant complain....

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06 Apr 2018, 06:34
Favourite Places....

by Pug_XUD_KeenAmateur » 01 Apr 2018, 11:36
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in the course of uploading a video to myglaren's 'Pickled Egg Jukebox' I got to thinking of one of my favourite places.... Scotland

....so a topic about Favourite places. What's yours?

Picture is Chanonry Point, near Inverness, that beach is quite something! The beach by the Lighthouse a few yards from here is also the best place in the UK to...

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That word being used .........dreech. It's a Scots word and it is dreich. The ch is not pronounced as in choo choo but from the back of the throat like a noise.
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05 Apr 2018, 18:50
New Car Sales

by NewcastleFalcon » 05 Apr 2018, 06:20

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Our little unscientific thread Have you spottted an 18 Reg yet? has proved to be fairly prophetic.

SMMT have today released their new car sales for March 2018 and its 15% down on 12 months ago. Diesels down 40%.

The first media coverage I heard was on my radio alarm which Wakes me up to money on Radio 5 Live. Surprisingly I didn't get too...

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Here's the data on EV's and AFV's.

Not quite leading the world yet Theresa! :-D

Still those Motor Manufacturers and Traders have plenty of conventional stock to shift, to put too much effort into flogging EV's.

Regards Neil

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05 Apr 2018, 15:36
A Cambridgeshire update

by Richard_C » 29 Mar 2018, 17:14

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Marshalls and Duxford Motors have both ceased to be Citroen sales dealers, but both said that they would continue as authorized Citroen service and repair agents. Duxford are, Marshalls are not as of today.

I went into Duxford to try and book an MOT/Service for 2 weeks hence and although they were as ever very helpful they simply can't fit it in...

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Bury St Edmunds ( a place not an instruction)

Richard, sorry. I know this is a serious post raising a serious issue but I did find the above very funny so thanks for giving me a big giggle :D

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29 Mar 2018, 17:26
Forums still dead ?

by Junglist » 25 Mar 2018, 02:38
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Hi everyone, not a dig at all, as I’m a new member on here but having previously been a paid up member on RTOC for over 5 years which with the appearance of facefuck took a small dive but still kept it’s head above the water line.
It’s very easy these days to just Google or enquir on Facebook your issues or to gather info on a meet etc.
I’ve...

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I think that the rubbish phone calls we get and junk mail seem to indicate that everyone already knows all about me, but then I'm a pretty open sort of person so there is not much anyone could find out that I wouldn't tell them if they asked me, so it doesn't worry me a lot. :)

Peter

Same here... Going shopping this morning it occurred to me...
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27 Mar 2018, 17:05
Modern Headlights

by myglaren » 24 Mar 2018, 13:31

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There have been numerous posts regarding modern headlights, principally that they dazzle oncoming drivers.

The RAC has investigated and the Beeb have reported on it.

Bedazzled .

I haven't experienced any dangerous incidents but do agree that they are very disturbing and uncomfortable.

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Does new technology 'Do away with' the need for the patterns on older style headlight lenses, or is a decent proportion of the issue the fact that headlight lenses are clear these days?

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25 Mar 2018, 18:03
Lieutenant-Colonel Arnaud Beltrame

by Stickyfinger » 24 Mar 2018, 10:41

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RESPECT, a true son of France and a credit to his country, family and the human race.
RIP Lieutenant-Colonel Arnaud Beltrame

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I concur whole heartedly.

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24 Mar 2018, 18:55
The Latest From Mullion Cove Cornwall

by spiff » 24 Mar 2018, 16:17

Good day gentlemen.

I have decided on Mullion Garages latest offer to save petrol.

I believe they get the gas from all the cesspits : )

Happy Easter Holidays

God Bless Spiff and Alanna

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24 Mar 2018, 16:17
Chain Story

by Hell Razor5543 » 23 Mar 2018, 14:10

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The idea is simple. Each person adds a line, and we see what direction this goes in. Here goes;

Once upon a time there was a flying squirrel who...

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The idea is simple. Each person adds a line, and we see what direction this goes in. Here goes;

Once upon a time there was a flying squirrel who...

Liked cocaine and dancing to Shakira

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23 Mar 2018, 14:31
What do you know about bots?

by NewcastleFalcon » 22 Mar 2018, 16:18

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..before I consign them to room 101!

Here's the registered users playing at this point in time on our very forum

Ahrefs , andy5, Bing , Google , Linkdex , marc61, milleplod, NewcastleFalcon, SEOkicks

Now I landed on Radio 4 this lunchtime, the programme You and Yours to be precise, and Bots came into the discussion. The context was a fashion...

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Yandex is having a little browse of our shenanigans too. Russian?

Regards Neil

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22 Mar 2018, 21:54
Is this an FCF Member?

by Pug_XUD_KeenAmateur » 21 Mar 2018, 18:24

is this one of our lot, if its not it ought to be...... Play 'spot the French car' in the photo, lol.

I can't ask, the guy doesn't accept mails. He's in Reigate.
Link

Also off topic, I'm trying to give away a 1950's Electric Sewing Machine, Cast Iron construction, contact me if of interest. Working but needs attention.

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21 Mar 2018, 18:24
Who's Responsible?

by Daz3nt » 19 Mar 2018, 20:31

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I took my car into a garage for a new clutch which I supplied, it was an luk clutch kit costing £106 (so not the cheapest) I drove my car there it was driving fine just a little squeak from the thrust bearing. Since the mechanic has changed it there are loads of different errors which I'm trying to sort in another post and it does not start...

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I'm sure others mean well but I'd warn against seeking legal advice from the public and advise you contact a professional body like trading standards or whoever has such authority and expertise.
The problem being, you may have already burnt your bridges by words spoken or actions taken since the problem arose. They can advise you on the steps you...

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20 Mar 2018, 16:10
A missed opportunity

by sparksie » 13 Mar 2018, 11:42

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Guys

For some time now, I've been accessing the 'net from public locations.
This has meant I couldn't log in because I didn't have my password and didn't want to reset it from such an insecure environment.
Around Christmas, while scouring the classifieds looking for a wheelchair accessible car, my attention was caught by a 2000 reg Xantia 2.0...

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If you think that's extreme, you wait 'til the Mayor of London consigns 1,000's of cars to scrap &, effectively, closes every garage & workshop within the M25.

Just another facet of the inability to reconcile clean air in a few specific areas with the wider environmental issues. In fact, those who make the decisions can't, apparently, see there...

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20 Mar 2018, 00:06
Lorst me at!

by Gibbo2286 » 18 Mar 2018, 13:35

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Just spent half an hour removing ten inches of snow from the top of my car........again, cleared the pathway up to the house then a whirlwind pinched my hat, took it and dumped it in a foot of snow in a neighbour's garden a hundred yards away. :x

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The problem was that the snow this time was of a form that could compact down into snow balls (and, obviously, made for tricky driving conditions). On the A33, near to the Willington Monument, there was the afore mentioned Mercedes in a ditch, and lorries unable to climb a slight incline. Another Mercedes, ahead of me, found driving down this...

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19 Mar 2018, 13:50
Ted Connolly RIP...

by ekjdm14 » 17 Mar 2018, 00:55

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There must be a few of us on here who subscribe to Car Mechanics mag? I was shocked and left speechless a couple of days ago when my 60th anniversary copy landed & the first thing I read is that Ted Connolly has passed away! :(

Ted was a contributor since just before I was born & the mag will never be the same without his column, usually one of...

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I'd happily do a deal with the Big Man to swap Jeremy Clarkson for our Ted back, put it that way!

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18 Mar 2018, 23:05
FAPLite

by Xantippa » 17 Mar 2018, 12:38
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Has anyone here tried FAPlite -android software? Any recommendations on (preferably slim and cheap) bluetooth dongle that works with it?

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After seeing this thread I too downloaded the free version. It popped up a couple of codes for my MAP sensor right away. I had been messing around with the MAP and at that time I got the same two codes. I had cleared them at that point.

Strangely two other apps are not seeing these codes now. Not even in pending or historic. After clearing them...
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18 May 2019, 13:00
Rust....

by Pug_XUD_KeenAmateur » 17 Mar 2018, 11:29

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...having a browse of eBay, noticed this, wow we all know Lancia's rust, but I've never seen anything like this....

....and secondarily, if less impressively, take a look at the 405 listing

I've saved some of the photos of it as 'inspiration' to stay on top of the maintenance of mine, which due to weather conditions and other factors is...

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D'you think that the Floorpan will be such that Fred Flinstone could try out his new Running Shoes?

Oooh yes, rusty glass, that's one for the young 'uns me thinks.... now I'm off for a long weight :)

Floorpan? a-what's-a one-a doze? (kinda hard to pull of a corny mock-Italian accent via the medium of text!)

And while you're there can you...

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17 Mar 2018, 23:41
Here'a bit of interesing stuff from my home town and around.

by Gibbo2286 » 17 Mar 2018, 15:06

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17 Mar 2018, 15:21
ADBlue anyone?

by Gibbo2286 » 15 Mar 2018, 12:20

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This just popped up in my mail as an offer from the GMF GSF etc. lot.

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Don't need any yet.... going to be a few months before need to refill the new C4!

The way the press is going on you would think NOX was a) something new and b) was increasing significantly. However, it has reduced by 80% since early 80s (although it re-peaked in about 1990); and in most cases is well below the target level. It is only a few...

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16 Mar 2018, 09:07

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