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"Ian Johnston" <ian.usenet (AT) talk21 (DOT) com> wrote I don't know why, it's horrible stuff. Doesn't like to be washed off at all, you have to...
Simon L
12-10-2003 10:49 AM
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"Chris Street" <despam.c.street (AT) ntlworld (DOT) com> wrote <AOL> Me Too! </AOL> Nearly 3 years with Directline and they are always the...
Paul Giverin
12-10-2003 08:47 AM
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I've had a lucky escape... I knew I needed new fronts but the guy at the local Kwik-Fit also looked over the rears on my 37,000 mile, Y reg LX...
PC
12-10-2003 04:40 AM
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"Adrian" <spamtrap (AT) achapman (DOT) freeisp.co.uk> wrote There is that :P.
Doki
12-09-2003 06:18 PM
Doki Go to last post
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My FTO failed its MOT due to the handbrake not braking the nearside rear wheel. Today the fine fellows at EuroSpec 2000 (FTO specialists of repute)...
Abso
12-09-2003 03:19 PM
Abso Go to last post
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Hello All Can anyone pass comment on the following fault on an Vauxhall Astra L reg model fitted with C 14 NZ engine as follows:- Engine cuts out...
Dave Morgan
12-09-2003 02:26 PM
Exarkun Go to last post
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Hi, As my car won't fit in our garage (and even if it did, the garage is occupied by my fiancee's Ka) I am forced to leave my car on the...
Chris M
12-09-2003 12:49 PM
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Just bought a Ford Direct Mondeo with 14k on the clock I find it difficult to believe this is not a new car with the clock wound on to make it "used"...
Robin Davies
12-09-2003 12:21 PM
Steve Knight Go to last post
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where does the switch sit that controls the reverse lights? my reverse lights doesn't come on when in reverse. any ideas what can be wrong?
Johan Wagener
12-09-2003 11:03 AM
Mike Romain Go to last post
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Mind you Hm, thats made me think, what exactly the point of protected no claims bonus?
Ch. Rajinder Nijjhar Jatt
12-09-2003 10:11 AM
Stuart Go to last post
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Saw the thick frost so I started up the car to warm it up, went out a few minutes later to turn up the fan when the engine was warm, a couple...
Martin Imber
12-09-2003 09:29 AM
Richard Kilpatrick Go to last post
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Yep, another little old lady post. Must have been something in the air, two little old lady posts in a year ... wow!!! Anyway, driving along my road...
Ahgowonwidya
12-09-2003 06:46 AM
shazzbat Go to last post
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You may think that this is a really daft question, but to me it is a very serious one. What is the lowest group of motor insurrance and what make /...
morgan
12-09-2003 04:39 AM
Richard Kilpatrick Go to last post
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Hi, A few weeks ago my RHS front window would open but would get stuck about a third of the way back and then it would reopen fully. I had to push...
nowhere@home.com
12-09-2003 03:38 AM
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Hi, Left my car out in the open & wasn't used for a week (during really damp weather). Hopped in it last night....turned the engine for ages...
rob s.
12-09-2003 12:43 AM
Cotku Go to last post
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Hi all, Any major problems with these cars? I know they are basically VWs but does anyone have any horror stories? Would probably be going for a...
Andrew Ratcliffe
12-08-2003 06:34 PM
Depresion Go to last post
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Below is the start of a humorous rant on Volvos, find the whole piece at http://www.blinman.com/volvos.htm Imagine a land where for 200 days of the...
Phil Hughes
12-08-2003 02:53 PM
Phil Hughes Go to last post
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Hi, Just had a sheepish neighbour who knocked on my door just about 30 minutes ago to ask me if I already "had a dent in my car?"!!!!! It turns out...
Robert Smith
12-08-2003 02:21 PM
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You'll need trade plates too - 99.9% of the cars you buy trade won't be taxed so can't be driven without them. Your local VRO won't hand those...
Alec
12-08-2003 02:17 PM
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"Steve Firth" <usenet-urcm (AT) malloc (DOT) co.uk> wrote ive had 2... an old L plate (wasn't so old when I had it) 1.9TD that was fantastic n...
Lostin1999
12-08-2003 01:01 PM
krystnors Go to last post
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I've just had a phone call from a friend of mine who has had his tyres let down twice in the past week and it's a case of some kids or someone...
Dark Star
12-08-2003 11:30 AM
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If you've seen those boxes in High Street stores offering driving experiences for typically £125 - £150 we have similar experiences from less than...
E-Business Assist UK
12-08-2003 04:49 AM
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Although I agree that using a mobile phone when driving is distracting, there are many other occasions where your attention is diverted from...
Buster
12-07-2003 04:16 PM
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Here's some useful information for you all on speed cameras, Statistics revealed this week show that two speed cameras situated on the M4 at Port...
John Smith
12-07-2003 02:12 PM
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"Fishman19" <fishman nineteen at bigfoot dot com> wrote 'specialist' tyre place. I have to say that I've never seen an Escort with 17" wheels. ...
Kalico
12-07-2003 12:11 PM
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Teletext (Granada) reporting this is opening next week. Nothing about it on http://www.m6toll.co.uk/ .. -- TTFN, polterposty.
polterposty
12-07-2003 11:52 AM
polterposty Go to last post
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Apparently because I know about these groups - a friend of mine has classified me as an expert .. :o( So has seen fit to give me this puzzling...
Andy Jenkins
12-07-2003 03:54 AM
DervMan Go to last post
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In article <EaudndWKO_VBiU-iU-KYkQ (AT) is (DOT) co.za>, Johan Wagener <pil(nospam)@webmail.co.za> wrote: They're usually held in place by a spring...
Dave Plowman
12-06-2003 05:33 PM
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Just visited Cheshire Police's web site and on their home page (www.cheshire.police.uk) they have a link entitled: New law about mobiles and driving...
Uno Hoo!
12-06-2003 03:33 PM
Lordy Go to last post
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I have a 2000 X VW Polo 1.4 S the blue full beam light on the dash illuminates/flickers during the day when no lights are on, if the normal driving...
John C
12-06-2003 03:20 PM
John C Go to last post
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EVOtech Direct are suppliers of Snooper speed trap detectors. Huge savings on the Snooper S6-R - now only £374.99 (Save £125 on manufacturer's...
EVOtech Direct
12-05-2003 02:45 PM
EVOtech Direct Go to last post
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Can anybody tell me what is the best time of the year to buy a new car in the UK? Let me explain better. In other European countries (where I am...
antonio
12-05-2003 01:03 PM
Michael Rodgers Go to last post
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Have you noticed the proliferation of reflective yellow jackets? Time was when anybody wearing one of these was digging a hole in the road, but now...
shazzbat
12-05-2003 10:47 AM
Keith Lard \(Woof Woof!!\) Go to last post
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Fred said this... factories like the Zlin (executive) car FR -- www.flyingrat.net
Sir Cheetham Hill-Roade
12-05-2003 07:53 AM
Sir Cheetham Hill-Roade Go to last post
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From midnight tonight, as every petrol head should be aware, you cannot carry on a phone conversation whilst driving a vehicle without using...
icedog
12-05-2003 06:29 AM
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"Steve Firth" <usenet-urcm (AT) malloc (DOT) co.uk> wrote How true, I suppose you also spend a portion of driving time watching...
icedog
12-04-2003 04:39 PM
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Citroen Xantia 1.9TD 95N When I started engine smoke from behind or inside steering wheel. Switched off and found I had no indicators or...
krystnors
12-04-2003 01:58 PM
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In article <9446BE24DFE03471AE (AT) 130 (DOT) 133.1.4>, Vance Roos <not__me (AT) mail (DOT) com> wrote: They're not very large and pretty strong...
shazzbat
12-03-2003 12:50 PM
Sla#s Go to last post
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Watchdog on TV last night,. A number of glass roofs have shattered for no apparent reason. The complete roof panel is toughened glass,(Glass!- not...
DaveK
12-03-2003 11:34 AM
Doki Go to last post
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Steve Firth <%steve%@malloc.co.uk> wrote: Erm, this will be for what? - it's not that they rust like a lot of their peers. What utter,...
Wibb
12-03-2003 11:26 AM
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Hi My wife has an old 1989 F reg Passat Estate. She needs a load cover for the back - she is a community nurse and needs to leave syringes etc....
JohnB
12-02-2003 01:16 PM
TaZzA Go to last post
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I'm borrowing a van for a few days from a friend, currently neither my nor his insurance covers me. What would be the cheapest way to insure me for...
nospam@nospam.co.uk
12-02-2003 06:04 AM
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In article <9435D96129165471AE (AT) 130 (DOT) 133.1.4>, Vance Roos <not__me (AT) mail (DOT) com> wrote: No, resistance goes up with temperature in...
Mike @ www.lefkada-homes.com
12-02-2003 01:49 AM
Barry Twycross Go to last post
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Oops indeed... http://forums.mbworld.org/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=53061
Chris M
12-01-2003 05:11 AM
Adrian Go to last post
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On this subject I saw a website once set in a foriegn country and language to match about all the Gatso's that have been vandalised, cops using...
Dark Star
11-30-2003 07:22 PM
Dark Star Go to last post
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Steve Firth <usenet-urcm (AT) malloc (DOT) co.uk> wrote: It's never stopped you giving an opinion on a vehicle, so why should it stop me. It's an...
Sid
11-30-2003 02:11 PM
SteveH Go to last post
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Hi, I got bumped by another car the other day. The other driver says she's on her dads insurance. What implications does that have? Is she...
Kevin Clark
11-30-2003 01:33 PM
Stuart Go to last post
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excuse me and your language!! These are not my plates, I am not selling them. Anything else you need to know?? "Steve Firth" <usenet-urcm (AT)...
Mad Sad Dad
11-30-2003 11:44 AM
Mad Sad Dad Go to last post
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In article <1g57hdb.q6yf6edf72ubN%%steve%@malloc.co.uk>, %steve% @malloc.co.uk says... Don't forget all the mobile newsgroups too. Agreed. Given...
Paul Wesley
11-30-2003 11:09 AM
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http://www.comedyemails.com/Display.asp?ID=1756 hehe bit of a chuckle :) -- Andrew NOTE: Return E-mail address is a spam-trap and does not get read!
Andrew Ratcliffe
11-30-2003 03:11 AM
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