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From: Dr Zoidberg on 16 Jun 2010 16:41 "Lozzo" <lozzo(a)lozzo.org.uk> wrote in message news:87prvmFi1eU1(a)mid.individual.net... > Horror stories? > > I'm looking at blowing 3ish grand on a runaround and while I really > like the 9-3 that Bear has I don't want a petrol. Are the diesels worth > buying Yep, it's a pretty well proven 1.9 JTD as used in loads of Vauxhalls, Fiats, Alfas, and probably will have 150bhp. A pretty safe choice and while it's not as good as the VW engine it's not bad at all. -- Alex
From: Wicked Uncle Nigel on 16 Jun 2010 17:56 Using the patented Mavis Beacon "Hunt&Peck" Technique, Scraggy <scraggy(a)abuseisgoodforyou.org.be> typed >On 15 Jun 2010 17:35:50 GMT, "Lozzo" <lozzo(a)lozzo.org.uk> wrote: > >> I don't want one of the uglierearly model hatches, has to be a saloon. > >Sorry mate, I'm having trouble squaring the above with; > >Lozzo Harsh, but ultimately, fair. -- Wicked Uncle Nigel - "He's hopeless, but he's honest" I've always been a man who's open to persuasion
From: SIRPip on 16 Jun 2010 19:02 Pip Luscher wrote: > On Wed, 16 Jun 2010 10:04:41 +0000 (UTC), "SIRPip" > <gingerbloke(a)gmail.com> wrote: > > The then cutting-edge viscous-coupled fan (remember them?) > > My current car has one of those, and my previous car had one, too. Coo. I thought they'd been shelved years ago in favour of electric units. I dunno, I don't keep up these days - as Hog said, spannering POS cars isn't much fun any more. -- SIRPip : B12
From: Scraggy on 17 Jun 2010 03:00 On Wed, 16 Jun 2010 22:56:14 +0100, Wicked Uncle Nigel <wun(a)wicked-uncle-nigel.me.uk> wrote: >Using the patented Mavis Beacon "Hunt&Peck" Technique, Scraggy ><scraggy(a)abuseisgoodforyou.org.be> typed >>On 15 Jun 2010 17:35:50 GMT, "Lozzo" <lozzo(a)lozzo.org.uk> wrote: >> >>> I don't want one of the uglierearly model hatches, has to be a saloon. >> >>Sorry mate, I'm having trouble squaring the above with; >> >>Lozzo > >Harsh, but ultimately, fair. <g> I have just won a beer from myself, I knew someone would do it. -- I don't care to belong to a club that accepts people like me as members. Groucho Marx
From: Hog on 17 Jun 2010 06:05
SIRPip wrote: > Pip Luscher wrote: > >> On Wed, 16 Jun 2010 10:04:41 +0000 (UTC), "SIRPip" >> <gingerbloke(a)gmail.com> wrote: > >>> The then cutting-edge viscous-coupled fan (remember them?) >> >> My current car has one of those, and my previous car had one, too. > > Coo. I thought they'd been shelved years ago in favour of electric > units. I dunno, I don't keep up these days - as Hog said, spannering > POS cars isn't much fun any more. When I worked for Park Lane the viscous fan couplings on those mid to late 80's beemers were a good money spinner.... At the other end of the spectrum BMW provided an alternative brake pad grade "Abrasive", which could extend the life of tram lined disks for another service interval. It was a great idea but AFAICT they are no longer available. -- Hog |