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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The old discount code that was entered into the checkout is no longer valid, as a result of the code being propagated over the Internet.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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Spotted Xantias! (and other French stuff)

by Sid_the_Squid » 09 Jul 2010, 10:02
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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?

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Recently...

An H van in Alresford - on the road, so assume in use; signwritten for the Foccia Company Their website
A K reg Red BX 1.6i hatch underway in Godalming
An Acadienne parked on the Seafront at Ryde, IOW - looked 'well used'!
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16 Jul 2018, 15:57
Joke I found funny...

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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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President Trump and President Nieto are discussing the proposed wall between the USA and Mexico. They are walking along the planned site, when Trump kicks a small, brassy object. A Genie appears, sees the two of them, and says I can grant you one wish each . President Trump says I am fed up with all of the migrants illegally crossing into the USA....
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16 Jul 2018, 09:57
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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These bare units keep turning up of late - not really sure what their target market is.

Actually got round to using my Lidl's corded rattlegun (about £27 - I think) last evening. heavy ol' bit of kit, comes with 4 sockets &, judging by the flex, draws a fair amount of juice. Didn't want to undo most of the wheel bolts though - which proved not to...
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14 Jul 2018, 22:55
Funny pictures and videos

by Xaccers » 02 Apr 2010, 23:15
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Lets see what you've found, but as always, keep it family friendly :)

Optical illusion

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:rofl2: I was in stitches watching that - just as well as I have a faulty alarm to fix on the C3 later!
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30 Jun 2018, 17:23
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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What’s Kevin Bacon doing there?
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29 Jun 2018, 21:37
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
The PITA Electrical Connector

by NewcastleFalcon » 23 Feb 2018, 17:46
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Exhibit A....This example is a Renault Clio under seat seat-belt pretensioner link. It has a stupid red plastic bit but I havent yet worked out how to pull the connector apart. Haven't worked out the secret combination of what to what to lift up/press down/slide out or whatever.

There are never any instructions and I have failed the initiative...

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Did the blue plastic fingernail manoeuvre also involve loss of said fingernail?
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Today, 08:44
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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Hedgehog shouldn't be out in daylight Neil. If you spot it again, might be worth boxing it up and taking it to the local Sanctuary. My missus encourages them: we have a family under the shed and at least one Baby this year.

Just read about it. Very likely that it was severely dehydrated, and the key advice...leave water out but do not attempt...
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I-Spy Classic Cars-What have you spotted?

by NewcastleFalcon » 11 Jul 2015, 19:26
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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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Not a bad crop for the evening 3 Darts and a V8 250 Saloon

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Regards Neil
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Yesterday, 22:36
P.E.Jukebox-Your Selections Please

by NewcastleFalcon » 26 Dec 2014, 21:43
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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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What do you know about Wales?

by NewcastleFalcon » 26 Jun 2018, 19:14
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What do you know about Norfolk? has generated 94 replies and 5357 views to date starting off with the rather flimsy premis of generating a spot of the Brancaster AA Box!

So What do you know about Wales? kicks off with the same plea. Will it reach the dizzy heights of 94 replies...well depends if it is more interesting than Norfolk :!: :-D Now I...

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More4 is currently devoting 1hour and 5 minutes to Tenby's former lifeboat station......yes its on Grand Designs!

looks like its being turned into a holiday home...grade II listed so I presume as of July 2018, it must still be there. Wonder how much they are charging to stay there?

Regards Neil
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Yesterday, 20:08
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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I had to take my company van in for her MoT, and on the way, seeing it would happen, I got this. Unfortunately it was NOT a good picture, but the mileage was 88888.
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Yesterday, 19:40
Rusty Wrecks-Your Photos (Originals please)

by NewcastleFalcon » 13 Jul 2018, 18:39

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Idea shamelessly nicked from Practical Classics Rust in Peace feature.

Your excuse to photograph any rusting, overgrown vehicle you discover, or your favourite scrapyard photos.

Here's my starter for ten from Herefordshire

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Regards Neil

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Not too rusty...yet...decent tread on the tyre but too easy surely to bother the whatsthisthen? thread

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Regards Neil

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Yesterday, 15:45
Google Maps, in black-and-white

by white exec » Yesterday, 09:13

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Sometimes I need to print out a Google Map (street plan), instead of using satnav.
Although clear enough on pc screen, Google Maps printed out in colour has always been disappointing - pale tints disappear, and fine detail (eg street names) really not clear - despite being sent to very high quality printers.

Yesterday, hit the same issue . . ....

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Thanks for the explanation.
I was just surprised how good the image was in b+w.
Sequence was as follows:
- zoom to section of Google map needed
- hit Print
Quality in colour awful; top-notch in b+w.
No other actions (such as PrntScrn, Snip, or export) needed, so quick and easy.

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Yesterday, 10:41
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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I sometimes watch University challenge but if I get more than three right I reckon I have done well. Mastermind is a bit easier.

Peter
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Yesterday, 09:51
I-Spy Citroen H Vans (aka HY/TUBE etc)

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Now then, anyone who was a child in the 1950's or 1960's will well remember Big Chief I-Spy and those little books which sold in their hundreds of thousands. There was even a bit of a revival when Michelin started churning them out when my girls were growing up. I think the I spy Classic Cars actually has a Morris Marina in it now! (edit-not quite...

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Don't think food trucks count - unless they are on the move - 'cos they're everywhere; there's even one, more or less, permanently parked outside Lewisham station (a sure sign gentrification has arrived in Sarf Ees' Lunnu')

have another one from the LM Classic - non food though :)
consecutive Number Plates as well
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16 Jul 2018, 22:37
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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Well, it may not be a good idea to invest in Elon Musk. He appears to have called one of the British men involved in the Thailand Cave rescue a paedophile!

Musk is a gobby tw@t who is annoyed that his crappy submarine was useless in the cave rescue.

The guys who performed the cave rescue are true heroes. Musk can never, ever hope to reach...
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16 Jul 2018, 20:52
Electric Vehicles: What have you spotted?

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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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Touring round Iceland last week, and not many E-spots out in the wilds, unsurprisingly. There were plenty in Reykjavik however, Leafs, Tesla and I spotted two Ionic full EVs. I may have followed an electric Golf as well, not 100% sure.
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16 Jul 2018, 16:00
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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That’s one good point about having a disabled badge, I get bigger parking spaces and less likely to bash or get bashed. I need the door fully open to get tn and out nowadays. I only use disabled or end spaces.
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15 Jul 2018, 19:12
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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I suppose adding charging points to pay and display roadside parking meters might be an idea for cities like Gloucester who seem to have every bit of the roadside metered. :(
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15 Jul 2018, 10:37
Remember these.? All our yesterdays

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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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Chatting with the owner of a local pub, this turned out to be the first new van they bought in 1958. No main dealer...the local garage down the road supplied it new, and the fascinating fact.....the front passenger seat came as an optional extra!

I remember them well from a few years later. I particularly remember a ride in the back of one with...
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15 Jul 2018, 09:14
CO2 Nonsense

by GiveMeABreak » 01 Jul 2018, 18:42
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So what's with all this CO2 malarky then?

Can't believe the country is being held to ransom by CO2 factories all deciding they are going to undertake maintenance at the same time! Well done the management on that score :roll: :roll: :roll:

So out shopping yesterday and no fizzy water, no lemonade, no flipping meat (and who would of thought they...

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I'm sure I read somewhere that beer is best for flushing kydneys. Cheers!
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14 Jul 2018, 23:14
NPR + Parking meters

by Sloppysod » 13 Jul 2018, 23:11

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It is becoming more common now days to enter you registration number into a Car park ticket machine before it spits out a ticket to stop you giving it to someone else, but does this information also get passed to the authorities as evidence that you vehicle is on the road, so they can check MOT, insurance & tax records? #-o

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That’s outrageous profiteering and disgusting for a Hospital, whoever manages their car park. Especially considering most are probably outpatients or visitors to those on the wards.

It's a new build multi storey and the problem they have is that Gloucester Council made all the streets around the hospital parking meter zones so the commuters...

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14 Jul 2018, 09:53
What a day!

by Gibbo2286 » 12 Jul 2018, 22:33

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My old friend who I take shopping at Lidl weekly rang and asked if I could take her this afternoon, walking down the High Street she fell on her face on the concrete, an hour and a half for the ambulance to arrive then they took her to Gloucester hospital where we waited for three hours, they X-rayed her arm, said her elbow was fractured and they...

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As I sat there waiting and watching the way things were done I thought ' this place could do with a Henry Ford ' :)

They X-rayed her face because they thought she might have broken the bone above the eye but that was ok, the elbow they said was 'complicated' and needed a scan which they couldn't do until this morning.

Your mention of Bath RU...

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13 Jul 2018, 09:22
Classic for under £10K-what would be nice?

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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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Not many Alfasuds on the roads of the UK. This from How Many Left includes all the Sprint Veloces etc. Only 65 of the entire breed as of Q1 2018. That particular one has been in a carcoon for the last 6 years so whether the new owner is actually going to drive it and enjoy it or just return it to its coccoon who knows.

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12 Jul 2018, 21:01
OTCL 66666 Posts!

by NewcastleFalcon » 13 Feb 2018, 19:51

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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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Oh Dear I have just inadvertantly made the 66666 th recorded post on the OTCL.

...and wasted it on a yellow Peel 50 replica careering slowly around a housing estate on 2 wheels :-D

ZmopROxBnBU

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12 Jul 2018, 15:16
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...

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I did expect a Railway platform trolleys website/forum/facebook group which would have comprehensive details of such motorised trolleys as used by British Railways...but couldn't find one!

Excellent bit of delving..thanks for the contributions.

Regards Neil

Apparently they were a favourite for use in greenhouses and market gardens (whatever...
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11 Jul 2018, 18:53
This is really off topic.

by Gibbo2286 » 02 Jul 2018, 11:43

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My old friend has a problem and neither she or I know what to do next.

Back in the winter she was expecting a winter fuel payment £300 (She's 81) Mine went into my bank account directly and she kept looking at her bank account to see if hers had arrived, it didn't, she enquired at the post office where she draws her pension and they told her it...

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I'm of the same age group but being in business has hardened my views and I couldn't really afford to lose that money.

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11 Jul 2018, 11:43
Dump Your Deezel

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Looks as though a diesel scrappage scheme is about to descend upon us.
According to the Torygraph anyway :(

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Used to work with gramophones.

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11 Jul 2018, 11:40
Calling all Devonians (or visitors)

by NewcastleFalcon » 30 Jun 2018, 12:58

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I have a feeling that the title of last AA Box in Great Britain to be spotted by an FCF member with original photographic evidence is going to be this, from the County of Devon.

That is, unless men and women of Devon rise as one and drive with their cameras, their dash cams or their I-Phones at the ready between City of Exeter and Sidmouth and...

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Thanks for that. Don't remember seeing that actual issue, there is generally a pile of them delivered to the shops in Axminster but they have usually all gone before we get there. I advertised my TV business in there for many years.

I like the A40 Somerset in the picture, Exeter registration so he wasn't far from home. I learnt to drive in an A40...

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11 Jul 2018, 11:31
PSA/Renault News..

by NewcastleFalcon » 22 Jun 2018, 06:33
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Someone from PSA was on wake up to money this morning, so I thought I would see what they were up to from their news page.

Well in the race for the future of personal transportation they have achieved a remarkable accolade.

They have been awarded the International Engine of the Year 2018 and proudly boast how much they have spent on R&D to...

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The bit about mid-hybrids reminded me of the bit I read in a trade rag about not missing out on the wonderful cash cow that was alternator & starter replacements on cars with stop-start technology.

Do we really believe the oil companies will allow thmselves to be legislated out of existance? It may only be an urban myth but I grew up Detroit...
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10 Jul 2018, 07:24
Alex(i)a fun questions......

by NewcastleFalcon » 18 Jun 2018, 08:28

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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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Alexa!
Who is the fairest of them all ?

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08 Jul 2018, 21:50
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 find the average high street charity shop doesn't have a great selection of magazines to capture my interest. I do find that the category of Transport-related establishments run by volunteers tends to come up with the goods more often than not.

These were in a pile... Magazines free to take away-you can make a donation if you wish or something...
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08 Jul 2018, 21:04
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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What are your top concerns for use of scarce Policing resources?

Well some force areas have serious problems to deal with. There are criminals running away with fish under their arms from Northumbrian Water's Reservoirs. Thank goodness for....

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08 Jul 2018, 20:46
Facebook, What's going on?

by Gibbo2286 » 07 Jul 2018, 12:35

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I've been logging into Facebook almost daily for a very long time using an automatic log in programme, RoboForm.

Yesterday no joy, Facebook doesn't recognise my email, username or password no matter how I try to log in.

Just got this in an email,

Upload a photo of yourself
To get back on Facebook, upload a photo that clearly shows your face....

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I found this short video last night and thought it interesting - A Panorama 30 min documentary, about the dark side of smartphones - but focussing on social media - and interestingly a lot on Facebook and the 'unscripted' key admission from a Facebook founder last year:

Getting us hooked has been the Company's key intention from the start

It...

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08 Jul 2018, 09:34
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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Saltaire Yorkshire a place full of interest

..and an added bonus if you like David Hockney's work a fantastic exhibition of his The Arrival of Spring and the bonus.....none of your fancy London Gallery prices....a decent Yorkshire nowt to view it.

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Regards Neil
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07 Jul 2018, 21:53
VIN Decoder???

by C5Alan » 11 May 2012, 23:54
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Is there anywhere I can get a reliable vin decoder tried a couple I found on google and they where terrible gave the wrong model and year and it was different on each of them

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Hi, can someone give me a decode for
VF7RDRHRJ54005925 please.
Thanks in advance!
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07 Jul 2018, 08:02
Heatwave and Gritters

by MikeT » 25 Jun 2018, 17:01
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Reading a warning from the MET about the upcoming heatwave. It goes on to state tarmac softens at 27c, and may need a sunblock so there are plans to send the gritters out to spread sand.

Also, the rail network warns of tracks possibly buckling too.

Stay safe this week, and carry lots of water if practical.

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I think that today got a bit hotter than the tarmac manufacturers had allowed for. Oh, to be a fly on the wall when the driver called his depot!
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06 Jul 2018, 19:25
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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Baidu mass producing Buses without steering wheels.

An Internet Service Provider wasn't even a job when I was growing up....nevermind one that also makes buses!

Regards Neil
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06 Jul 2018, 08:57
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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I used to stand in for the manager at our company's Hereford shop back in the fifties, loved the place, full of beautiful girls, eye candy. :)
I knew most of the villages, a large part of our custom was gypsy, they were there for the hop and fruit picking .

One of the villages was called Suckley, some local wags regularly removed the ' le '...
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04 Jul 2018, 22:54
Stick, Weld, or Replace?

by NewcastleFalcon » 19 Jun 2018, 20:27

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Here is the offending article (off a Vauxhall Corsa). and it is not magnetic

The proper answer is replace-obviously not from our main dealer friends, but surprisingly the internet is not full of the exact part number (90 570 200). I am sure local scrappies will have plenty of apppropriate vehicles in, although a PITA to remove from an engine...

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talking of scrappies by the way, I notice that Jones over by Caen Hill Locks, Devizes way, list a C15 in their stock.

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02 Jul 2018, 23:16
Latest Anti Theft Technology

by GiveMeABreak » 20 Jun 2018, 10:12

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I just gotta get me one of these...

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fabulous! and there was me thinking upon reading the title that someone had been reading 'the Sun', apparently some fella smeared his underpants with Marmite (faux faeces), photographed them on the Steering Wheel and listed them for sale on eBay as an Anti-Theft Device, Disc Steering Lock style. They found a buyer!
Classy! :lolhit:

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30 Jun 2018, 19:34
Phone scammer.

by Gibbo2286 » 03 May 2018, 09:06
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Just had a phone call, a recorded message, woman with an American accent saying This is BT technical services, your broadband line will be terminated today at ?pm, to retain your service press 1........etc.

As I'm not with BT for any service clearly some sort of scam, 1471 gives the caller's number as 01724536875.

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Sounds like €800 well spent to me (assuming of course they can prove who blew the whistle which, of course, they can't) - & as for BT, who cares?
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28 Jun 2018, 22:10
Warning - geek alert. The oscilloscope clock

by bobins » 23 Jun 2018, 15:49

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Absolutely nothing to do with French cars, but.......
I'm sure there are one or two people on here that'll be interested in this :lol:

I've absolutely no connection with the project, but it does look rather nice :-D

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I Don't know much about analogue CRT electronics, but is there ant reason you couldn't use a large CRT from a scrap TV, or do they have to be these specialized small CRT units?

There's a difference in the way in which the beam is deflected - the 'scope' CRTs are electrostatic, the TV ones electromagnetic.
It could in principle be done, but it...

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27 Jun 2018, 12:09
Another auction.

by Gibbo2286 » 26 Jun 2018, 18:11

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Look at all those racks. :shock:

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They appear to be selling off the contents of the workshop of JayGee : Quality hydraulic power steering rack, pump, and box reconditoners and suppliers .
Anyone ever used them (JayGee)?

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26 Jun 2018, 19:57
FCF AA BOX Challenge 2018- Only 4 left now!!

by NewcastleFalcon » 24 May 2016, 18:58
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How many AA Boxes are left in the Country?

Well there are 19, eight of which are grade II listed include this particularly nice one 746, which I reversed back to, got out of the car and took a photo of on our holidays!

Could there be any near you? Do you have a picture in your holiday snaps of an AA box...or is it just me? :)

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Particularly if you come from Devon, Wales or Jersey! or are planning a visit there.....
Four boxes left

2 in Wales, 1 in Devon, 1 in Jersey

Here they are....A box is claimed with an original photograph. The photo could be made a bit more interesting if it includes an animate eg person(s)/dog/horse, or inanimate object eg car/bike as well as...
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25 Jun 2018, 15:48
Replacement Feet

by Hell Razor5543 » 20 Jun 2016, 09:34
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As per the title, does anybody either have or know where I can get a pair of replacement feet, as my current pair are knackered? I was looking after the EPoS equipment at Royal Ascot this week (from 11th June to 18th/19th June), and on Saturday I was there from 08:00 to 02:00 Sunday morning. Anyway, here are some pictures from Royal Ascot this...

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You may have noticed that I have been a bit quiet recently. This is because I have (for the twelfth year) been looking after the EPoS equipment at Royal Ascot. I didn't take many photographs, as I was slightly busy, but I did get a few.

The EPoS Support Team, from left to right, are as follows;
Mark, Sam, Tom, Connor, Greg (otherwise known as...
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24 Jun 2018, 21:24
How safe are your roads ?

by bobins » 23 Jun 2018, 20:22

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In a recent email newsletter to me from Direct Line insurance, they had a feature on the safety of all the main roads in the UK. You can find out just how bad the roads are around you from this (little bit clunky) website:

It turns out that I'm surrounded by bad roads. Of the four roads that lead from here, only one of them is rated 'Medium...

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Ah, I see ! I was going on the background colour - the higher numbers seemed to have a red background colour, lower numbers a neutral colour.
I think you're right about the statistical relevance - it'd only take a particularly nasty single incident involving several fatalities to skew the results and make a whole county look bad. Similarly, if...

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24 Jun 2018, 11:21

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