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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
Important Information concerning access to PSA parts data

by xantia_v6 » 19 Mar 2020, 04:19 » in Forum News, Announcements and Issues
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As some of you may already have realised, PSA (Citroen, DS Automobiles & Peugeot) have this week (from 16/03/2020) decided to close off free access to parts information.

The public version of PSA's ServiceBox, which is the official source for parts and information has had a freely accessible parts system for registered garages, and individual...

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Please note: This Thread is now Locked.

Please Make All Your Citroen or Peugeot Parts Requests Here

All parts requests from this topic have been moved there.
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14 Nov 2021, 07:21
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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03 May 2018, 17:22
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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Joke I found funny...

by MikeT » 26 Sep 2010, 20:14
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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 he could...

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Nice one James :lol: That would be my son/grandson if I had one ;) My daughters and granddaughters are far more subtle...
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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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Spotted in Minehead...

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Shop there and risk getting a bit of a bum deal :roll:
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07 Jul 2026, 06:42
Common Scams Section

by GiveMeABreak » 30 Oct 2018, 08:29
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We have created this section for members to post up their experiences of being scammed or warnings of potential scams.

Please do not post personal details or emails here, as these can often be hijacked / impersonations of real accounts. Try and keep posts focussed on the scamming element, otherwise the actual threat or scam can become lost in a...

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I think the thing that worries me most is that a, sadly too high, proportion of the receivers will simply click the green button and end up who knows where?

So many red flags though... No registration number quoted and there's no such thing as 'Vehicle Tax'...

Remarkably, despite me being all over the Internet like a rash, for me to receive...
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04 Jul 2026, 05:34
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?

Admins, sorry...

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A very interesting French car seen at the CCC D Rally on Sunday...

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The paintwork was very interestingly and rather nicely patinated :)
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24 Jun 2026, 05:44
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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In a couple of street shots we see a red and white 2 CV Dolly. in 1973....really? 12 years too soon.

A bit like in a scene where a scruffy old Jag, missing a headlight, is motoring along what was supposedly the M6 (I think) in the film 'Withnail and I'... The scene was filmed on a yet to be opened stretch of the M25. That was proved beyond...
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24 Jun 2026, 05:35
Lidl and Aldi Car accessories

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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!

onclick= window.open(this.href);return false;

It is worth going back to their site regularly, as they have special offers (on...

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They print a £50?!?

Yes, Charley-Boy features on the latest version...

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With Alan Turing on the reverse side..

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Soon to be replaced by a Drag Queen and a Badger :)
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20 Jun 2026, 09:06
Meeting arrangements

by mickthemaverick » 28 Jan 2023, 18:19
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Michel suggested we have a dedicated thread for meeting arrangements so here it is!!
Please use this for anything to do with plans to get together so everyone knows where to look.

I'll start it off by copying my post from the other thread inviting fcfers to a lunch meeting on Tuesday. So far we have 3/4 attendees so I'll amend the booking to...

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I have deleted the last few subject posts which were off topic and to avoid an unwanted precedent on the forum. :)
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20 Apr 2026, 09:57
Bah humbug! A retreat for those lacking in Xmas spirit

by Xaccers » 07 Dec 2013, 00:46
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One for Jim this time of year

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I have a different idea to Dickens:

Young Ebenezer was a very poor boy but he worked hard at school to learn to read and write and especially maths.
When he left school at just 13 years old he worked in all sorts of labouring jobs and saved hard whilst his school mates sat around an moaned at their lot and spent any money they could scrounge on...
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21 Dec 2025, 12:25
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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I did tell the female half about your recommendations for running shoes Jim.

Hope that helps her Steve...
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21 Feb 2025, 17:35
Member-Posted Discounts & Offers

by GiveMeABreak » 13 Nov 2020, 14:41
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Member-Notified Special Offers & Discounts

Bobins suggested a thread for members to share their car-related discount codes / vouchers / notifications of offers etc. for mutual benefit, so I've created this thread for that purpose.

So if you want to share any offers you may have received or are aware of, just stick them up here.

Please don't...

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Up to 15% off Continental and Hankook tyres. Details in the image and at Blackcircles.com

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22 Jan 2023, 18:54
I-Spy Classic Cars/Bikes-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 one of the...

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That's the second best thing for me. The best involves driving it to somewhere like Beachy Head and .................. :-D
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NEW ANNUAL IDIOT PARKING AWARDS.

by Huskyxantia » 08 Jun 2026, 17:49
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A 168 mile round trip today resulted in me having to snap shot this idiot , I , like many other normal motorists was parked up in a bay all normal as you do then was greeted by this as I was coming out of a bakers with my lunch , ham n cheese salad bap decafe tea and bread pudding ( well it contains fruit) then as i was walking back to my car saw...

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Well said Jim, so pleased it's not only me noticing same car and driver types
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Openable shuttered windows

by Vic Evans » 09 Jul 2026, 12:08

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Just posting on another thread reminded me of my houses when I lived in England where all hinged windows opened outwards.
It was a revelation when I moved to France , over 20 years ago to, find the windows opened inwards thus allowing all types of blinds/shutters to be fitted on the outside allowing the windows to still be opened.
When I virtually...

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... a very old house with deep set windows, but still the shutters are inside. If you watch the video that accompanies John Lennon singing Imagine you can watch Yoko Ono folding the internal shutters back to let light in.

Well spotted.
In very old 'old houses' there were usually internal wooden shutter boxes, built alongside the deep reveals,...

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10 Jul 2026, 11:30
The joys of shopping online!

by MattBLancs » 05 Jan 2023, 08:56
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A blown fuse on the C5 prompted me to seek out a fuse kit - as I have plenty of full size blade fuses but none of the new smaller mini variety.

Off to eBay. Best price seemed to be a 344 item selection box, so add to basket and problem solved.

Next morning a message:
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Oh well, these things happen. Refund...

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My first thought is that it's simply a demo of two different spacings available to suit different lock mechanisms.

Yes, think this is most likely explanation :)

These locks are quite common on new builds. The handles are on separate spindles but not interlocked. I had them on a new build I bought in 2008, they were a pain in the proverbial...
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10 Jul 2026, 06:56
Pickled Egg Jukebox-Your Selections

by NewcastleFalcon » 26 Dec 2014, 20:43
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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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So sad. She'd not been well for a little while and had been placed into a coma following intestinal surgery apparently. Only 75. Not much older than me.
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09 Jul 2026, 13:06
Vintage Audio Activities...

by CitroJim » 05 Sep 2020, 16:12
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To keep me occupied and stimulated during the days of tight lockdown and my accident recovery when I could not leave the house nor move around it very freely I rediscovered my love of vintage wireless and audio, something I'd not touched for as long as I'd not done anything with cars. A long time in other words :roll:

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Yesterday saw me visiting the radio museum in Watchet :)

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There's a huge number of exhibits all laid out in chronological order from the very early days until the 1970s. Every inch of space is well used! The photos only capture a small section of it. Due to the bijou nature of...
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09 Jul 2026, 06:24
One for the train buffs.

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No goggles hard hats or ear defenders. :)

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This one makes some very pleasant sounds too :) Classical music perhaps :lol:

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And being admired by the Blue Anchor Station Master...
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09 Jul 2026, 06:11
A collection of interesting/awful campers & motorhomes

by NewcastleFalcon » 19 Jun 2015, 13:37
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Here's a starter for 10, bonus points if you can identify the base vehicle!

regards Neil

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Possibly the road is their camp site.

Arguably cheaper than the one I'm staying on Paul :wink:

The vehicle had moved on yesterday...
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09 Jul 2026, 06:08
Miscellaneous Auctions and Sales

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I do spend time following the auction world other than motoring and sometimes a sale comes up which I know will interest some members. I have found it difficult to decide where to post those in the past and so have resorted to 'fitting them in' where there might be a link. So I have decided the simple answer is to create this thread for all such...

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Anyone looking for a yellow peril? :-D

No, but I love the colour 8-)
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08 Jul 2026, 06:32
That's that for another two years

by Vic Evans » 06 Jul 2026, 20:02

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Mme's 12yo C4 today passed it's 2 yearly Controle Technique with zero faults except for the obligatory advisory that a front fog light is out of alignment. Gotta find something I guess.
I can't take the credit for this success as the car is looked after by our very reasonable & helpful local Citroen agency.
CT cost 87 euros/£75 for two years. How...

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In France the Controle Technique centers are test only & do not carry out any spanner work so supposedly totally unbiased.
Our local test center is an Autocontrol franchise

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07 Jul 2026, 09:02
What annual expense surprised you the most after buying your car?

by Kelly001 » 04 Jul 2026, 11:19

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I hope to be at the right place to ask this.

I read a lot about it. Most people think about fuel or insurance, but I've heard that things like road tax, maintenance, and depreciation can be unexpected too.

I don't actually own a car in my name yet. I currently use my partner's car, and I don't really deal with any of the running costs. I'm...

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Or lack of

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05 Jul 2026, 19:29
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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You are not the only one with bird pics Jim, anyone fancy baking a pie? :-D

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By the number of them Mick, several pies :lol:
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05 Jul 2026, 05:23
The P.E.Video Show

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As we have such a successful Picture of the Day thread and an equally well supported Jukebox I thought it might be handy to have a place where we can post up videos which may be of interest to members. Obviously there are thousands of videos out there so please try and be a bit discerning and only post those which relate to the FCF or threads on...

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Being an avid Porsche hater I did enjoy this: :-D
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03 Jul 2026, 09:36
Dangers of relying on AI

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A true story:

A friend recently learned that an ex-colegue had been diagnosed with a degenerative disease with no hope of a good outcome. She decided to send an E-card to the unfortunate person, but could not think of what to say on the card, so she asked ChatGPT to write a suitable sympathy message. The result was a well written, sensitive...

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To err is human, so perhaps I can offer complementary err-ing :)
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02 Jul 2026, 21:25
How many miles in the month?

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As trailed in Start a new thread in January here it is, includes any form of transport, (planes trains and automobiles but not excluding tractors, motorbikes, JCB's, Buses, ships) including human effort like walking, running, cycling, open water swimming, swimming bath swimming literally anything. Splatter it with some visuals, favourite journey,...

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On foot: 15
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On the bus: 32
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01 Jul 2026, 18:16
Elevating Wheel Jacks/Dollies...

by CitroJim » 27 Jun 2026, 06:06

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One reader of one of my recent columns in the Citroenian magazine spotted these wheel jacks/dollies in use on a project AX...

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Her's keen to acquire some of them. I must admit they do look very useful and practical.

All his (and my) Internet searches have drawn a blank as to any further details.

Can anyone help find a...

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a small pit in my garage but that is full of Commer engines and other chunks of old iron

Did they just fall out on their own John ?

:lol: Sorry, I couldn't help a little giggle at this and your subsequent comment John :lol:

An interesting discussion. Thanks all :D I have directed the person who originally asked me the question to this...

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29 Jun 2026, 05:36
DIY with function over finesse!!

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I decided to start a new thread for this post on the OTCL as I think it may get more contributions than a personal blog in the members area!!
Today I ran out of excuses to avoid the last job on my to do list (There will be another soon no doubt as they are entered by SWMBO :-D ) and had to knuckle down and get on with it. 'Rotting shed floorboards...

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Excellent, that looks good :D And if you had the same weather as we did last evening it'll have had a very good test too ;)
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23 Jun 2026, 04:57
DIY Car Maintenance with function over finesse!!

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I am starting this thread for contributers to document details of jobs they carry out on their cars rather than the more general DIY with function over finesse thread which was intended to be non motoring projects. Thus hopefully it will serve as a resource and guide for members tackling jobs for the first time :-D

So whatever tinkering you are...

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Shhhhh !! Don't tell Ryan about the secret part of the forum, he's not supposed to know about that :lol: :-D

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21 Jun 2026, 05:48
If you could have any one , which would you pick?

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A new thread to encourage participation, each weekend I'll post up an auction catalogue from somewhere and all you have to do is say which ONE car would you have if you had a bottomless pocket and a free choice. :-D

To get us going here is the first catalogue:

and my choice from it:

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Gosh, there's a lot of very desirable stuff on offer there...

As always, if there's a very early Mini then that's the one for me. The red 1962 one is my choice...

The R4 was a close second and if it was an early one, preferably a three-speed with 6V electrics, then that would have won out over the Mini on this occasion.
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20 Jun 2026, 05:46
How much does a hotel in Paris cost for a weekend with the C5 Aircross?

by Cally » 05 Jun 2026, 06:37

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Hi, I'm planning to drive up to Paris next month in the C5 Aircross, just a 3 day weekend trip to test out the car on a longer drive than my usual ones. The thing is, I have no idea what prices are like there, and honestly, how much does a hotel in Paris cost in a decent neighborhood... because I’ve seen prices ranging from 80 euros to like 300 a...

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Am I the only one that thinks the title should of been worded definitely? I had to read it a couple of times, I'm all for loving cars but jeez....

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19 Jun 2026, 21:24
Used Renault Zoe-can a case be made to buy one?

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Below £10,000 if you want to buy a used electric vehicle the choice is a 24kWh Nissan Leaf, or a 22kWh Renault Zoe...................you may find a Peugeot Ion/Citroen C-Zero, Mitsubishi i-miev but more of a rarity.

The Bargain basement Electric thread covers the Leaf but have Renault effectively killed the second-hand market in the Zoe with...

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Really interesting breakdown, the battery lease transfer issue is exactly the sort of thing that'd put me off a used Zoe if I'm honest. Even on a battery-owned one, you're still relying on it being one of the good ones, rather than one closer to your Leaf's wear. No way to really know going in. Given how cheap new EV leases have got recently (I've...
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18 Jun 2026, 15:50
Toolbag Tales-Homemade and improvised tools

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..or alternatively what could I make out of this....

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Its a piece of Key Steel about a foot long 8mm x 8mm and by hook or by crook its going to turn into the perfect timing belt tensioner adjuster for a 2.0hdi 8 valve engine, as fitted to my Citroen Xsara Picasso.

Suggestions welcome...with the restricted space, and air...

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That's a proper job Pete!
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16 Jun 2026, 04:30
Electric Vehicles & Infrastructure - Positive & Negative

by GiveMeABreak » 19 Sep 2024, 10:16
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As Neil has suggested, I've created a new thread so as not to pollute the EV purists threads ( :) )

So use this thread to debate the Pros / Cons, positives and negatives of Electric Vehicles and EV infrastructure.

I'm not actually opposed to EVs in principle, but I am opposed to being forced into having one unnecessarily - but it's all the...

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Who'd have thunk it, eh ? :roll:

UK electric car sales target set to be weakened

The UK government is set to water down its target for how many new cars that are sold need to be electric vehicles (EVs).
Under the current rules, 80% of all new cars sold in the UK need to be EVs by 2030, but car makers and trade unions have been lobbying...
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14 Jun 2026, 21:28
Vauxhall Support

by ScottR-A » 13 Jun 2026, 18:37

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Good evening,

I just joined this forum with the hope that I can get some some support regarding touchscreen and map updates. I should point out that I have a Vauxhall Grandland. Can you tell me if I would be supported in this forum?

Many thanks,
Scott

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Thank you! I will stay around... even if it is just for the entertainment 😁

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13 Jun 2026, 19:45
Significant Mileage Photos...

by NewcastleFalcon » 19 Feb 2018, 08:22
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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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Just looking through a few FCF topics and stumbled on this one. Remembered my first BX 19 RD (the one with the lego style cluster round the steering wheel and the drum speedometer) clocked up 100,000 miles when we were somewhere west of Brussels in August 1988. It might even have been 8/8/88 but memory fades. Anyway, a horribly cropped and badly...
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11 Jun 2026, 15:47
Unusual/Interesting Engines/Motors

by NewcastleFalcon » 11 Oct 2018, 15:28
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Let us see how this goes......

Springs from a VW Golf with its bonnet up spotted today.

Yes a V5
short story here

There are plenty more which fit the category of unusual/interesting in cars/motorbikes/planes/ships/railway locomotives etc etc so here's a thread to fill up with them.....with a bit of participation...

eg Anyone know more...

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This is not a particularly unusual engine but I do love watching a true engineer at work!! I was fortunate to meet him at Kempton Park a few years ago and we enjoyed a brilliant 20 minute chat over a coffee!! :-D

He regularly appears on 'Shed and Buried', and really knows his stuff.
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11 Jun 2026, 13:03
People ask me why I drive an old car!!!

by mickthemaverick » 29 Mar 2026, 15:57
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This is one way of answering that question: :)

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06 Jun 2026, 11:31
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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^^ :lol:
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05 Jun 2026, 05:35
Hedgehogs and anything to do with them!!

by mickthemaverick » 01 Jul 2023, 18:19
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Actually a picture of yesterday which I was too tired to post last night and forgot until now :-D

SWMBO has now adopted 3 of these chaps and this is the senior member

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Many will disagree but I seriously dislike dogs and cats and that does nothing to endear me to them. :argue:

I'm ambivalent about them. Some I like and many I dislike, especially small, yappy little ankle-biters and fashion statement dogs. I expressly dislike those that look deformed and seem to have difficulty walking and breathing. And those...
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05 Jun 2026, 05:32
Why I've used Shell V-Power since it arrived!!

by mickthemaverick » 02 Jun 2026, 16:28

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All my cars have been run exclusively, as Jim will confirm when out with me, on Shell V-Power since they named it that and on the top Shell product before that from 1968 onwards. I have never had any issues with engines caused by gum or carbon build up, maybe this video explains why!! :-D

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I've used Tesco Momentum in my cars without any problems,was about seven pence a litre more expensive than E10 but they have since increased the difference.

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02 Jun 2026, 18:51
And now for something completely different..............

by mickthemaverick » 09 Oct 2023, 09:59
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To get the ball rolling here is a machine that I would be very tempted with, had I the space to keep it:...
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02 Jun 2026, 18:24
20mph limit rant

by Paul-R » 30 May 2026, 12:39

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I can't disagree with anything said here. And a reason for me to avoid driving in Wales (and spending money there) wherever possible.

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I'd often come across 30 KM/H speed limits (Kilometres !!) in the backwoods of German towns and villages and thought nothing of it - it just seemed right, but there's plenty of 20 MPH places in towns and villages in the UK where it seems excessively slow..... and I genuinely don't know why it would seem that way. :-k

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30 May 2026, 16:57
Energy Matters Global and Domestic

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So two category on-topics to start from me

Carbon Capture at Drax B

Familiar face on the forum Drax B, (if you followed POTD thread in 2016 ) in the news this morning

This is the gist
The first carbon...
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25 May 2026, 10:00
Field expertise vs. the dealership

by Steevens » 15 Apr 2026, 06:48

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Hey,

I just got through a real headache with my C5’s alternator, and it got me thinking about our repair methods. At the dealership, they gave me a straight-up verdict: replace the whole unit—with a hefty bill, mostly due to their outrageous overhead costs. Honestly, I decided to go with the niche expert approach instead. I found a guy who knows...

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That’s a fair breakdown, and I think you’re pointing at the real tension in modern repair culture.

Dealers are structurally pushed toward “module replacement” because time is billed tightly, liability is high, and the business model doesn’t really reward deep fault-finding. So even when a technician can diagnose at component level, they’re often...

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20 May 2026, 16:23
Tartan Travel Rugs and other Nostalgic Motoring Accessories

by NewcastleFalcon » 11 Apr 2016, 08:20
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If you were a BMC customer in the 1960's you apparently had a bewildering choice of BMC approved Travel Rugs and Seat Covers. No not all tartans were catered for but these were:-

Ancient Cameron of Erracht
Anderson
Black Watch
Buchanan
Davidson of Tulloch
Lindsay
Macbeth
Macgregor
Macqueen
Royal Stewart
Dress Stewart
Wallace...

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Similar but not quite as big John!

Feast your eyes, the absolute chapter and verse on this particular 1960's accessory for the in-car picnic. Very briefly appeared accidentally in the background of a findit-fixit-flogit episode as detritus on the floor of a vehicle.

Need a car with wind-down windows though, but yes I well remember both the...
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17 May 2026, 22:25
Repair costs..........of newer vehicles.

by Sloppysod » 17 May 2026, 17:25

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Here's some interesting reading, without researching more sounds about right.

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I'd guess the long term plan of the car manufacturers is to move the consumer/user on to a lease/rental/subscription service for their car. By making it nigh-on impossible to self-maintain, or even to use a local garage for repairs, the user is pushed towards using the main dealer. Add in to that the high cost of parts and servicing and the user...

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17 May 2026, 19:39
Big Brother is Watching You (your evidence please)

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Post your anecdotal evidence up here!

Another instance......Bob Ross.....Must have been a firestick thing...
Despite never having googled Bob Ross he appears in full technicolor on a Facebook news feed. We did watch a video of his on youtube via the amazon firestick previously that day, but it wasn't even at home but at our daughter's.

I am...

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If this doesn't put you off buying a new car, nothing will!!! :)
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17 May 2026, 15:03
Ai YOUR car using YOUR photo

by Stickyfinger » 14 Apr 2026, 09:17

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Have a go....and don't forget to point out Ai makes errors :)

I will start with my V6 Activa on the dirt

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Not quite sure Ai knows I would not be sponsored by a shock absorber company however :)

I am spinning out on the gravel, normal for me....so it got that correct :)

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I then apply a race car logo/paint to each car

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Bluebell makes a great Scalextric car :lol: Drives like one too :-D

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16 May 2026, 06:01
Falcon's Bargain Basement Motoring

by NewcastleFalcon » 03 Dec 2017, 14:46
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Six Bottles of Wine has just bought me this :!: Case of right place at right time and being cheeky enough to ask.

4-door Clio 1.2, around 38,000 miles surplus to the owner's requirements. Another example of the On my walk method of acquiring vehicles as per Gibbo!

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Well pleased

Regards Neil

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Well done Neil! Better late than never and probably significantly improve your chance of finding a buyer! :-D
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09 May 2026, 20:17
eSIM comparison for Cape Verde, has anyone tried it before leaving?

by Ronn » 30 Apr 2026, 05:56

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Hi! I’m currently planning a road trip to the Cape Verde islands for next month, and since I don't want to find myself without data in the middle of nowhere, I’ve started looking for solutions. I came across several eSIM offers, and honestly, it’s a bit of a mess to compare them all.
I’ve done a preliminary eSIM Cape Verde comparison on my own...

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You may find this site useful in determining the different network coverages available: :)

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30 Apr 2026, 09:32

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