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Improved feature for unsubscribing from email notifications

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

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

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

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Snap!

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11 Jul 2019, 15:28
Restrictions for users with @outlook.com and @hotmail.com addresses - RESOLVED

by xantia_v6 » 30 May 2019, 16:07 » in Forum News, Announcements and Issues

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We cannot currently deliver notification or registration emails to users with @outlook.com an @hotmail.com email addresses.

This is due to Microsoft having designated our server as being a junk mail source, apparently because some users have been moving our notification emails to their 'junk' folders.

There appears to be nothing that we can do...

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Finally, after a month of sending repeated support requests to Microsoft, and spending quite a bit of time researching and rewriting some of the forum software to be more RFC compliant, we have been advised that Microsoft are no longer blocking our emails.

Note that in the meantime, to reduce the quantity of bounced emails, we have adjusted the...

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16 Jul 2019, 16:23
Revised Easydiagnostics Discount Procedure

by GiveMeABreak » 03 May 2018, 17:22 » in Forum News, Announcements and Issues

Please note that there is a new procedure in place for members wishing to take advantage of a 15% discount off products from Easydiagnostics.

The old discount code that was entered into the checkout is no longer valid, as a result of the code being propagated over the Internet.

After discussions with Jim from ED today, we have agreed a new...

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03 May 2018, 17:22
Member Email Addresses

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

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To All Members

Members are kindly requested to check their profiles to see if their email addresses are current and please update these where necessary.

Some of our members have noted that email sent to others on the forum are bouncing back as unrecognised. We appreciate that people change their email providers / addresses over time and don't...

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Please remove me from the list,

Mike
Done.

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10 Nov 2018, 22:01
The French Car Wiki

by xantia_v6 » 18 Jul 2015, 09:54

We are very happy to announce the new French Car Wiki, bought to you by the administrators of the French Car Forum.

The French Car Wiki will provide a long term repository for user guides, how-tos and useful information of the sort that we all know is in the forum somewhere, but can never find!

What is a wiki?
A wiki is a website where the...

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Funny pictures and videos

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Lets see what you've found, but as always, keep it family friendly :)

Optical illusion

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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.

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Donald Trump met with the Queen and he asked her, Your Majesty, how do you run such an efficient government? Are there any tips you can give me?

Well, replied the Queen, the most important thing is to surround yourself with intelligent people.

Trump frowned, and then asked, But how do I know the people around you are really intelligent?

The...
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Yesterday, 09:52
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!

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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would the roll box be any good? anyone bought one in the past?
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15 Jul 2019, 12:46
Spotted Xantias! (and other French stuff)

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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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Now I tend to think I know most of the Xantias around here...so was slightly surprised to park one space away from this S2 HDi today in Wolverton.

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Initially I was thinking it was a V6 which occasionally turns up, but thinking about it now I'm sure that's on an S plate...

Astonishingly lacking...
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05 Jul 2019, 15:50
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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Well spotted James, Arriving in Holland in the first episode the lads Zephyr is followed off the ferry by this beauty!! :) =D> =D> =D>
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25 Jun 2019, 20:44
Common Scams Section

by GiveMeABreak » 30 Oct 2018, 09:29
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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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That's a common scam - and more prevalent in the USA - IRS scamming calls threatening to send the police round to arrest you - demanding payment of unpaid taxes - the usual credit cards required or iTunes gift cards :rofl2: All from scamming call centres by Indian accented individuals purporting to have English / American names like 'John Hughes',...
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16 Jun 2019, 12:10
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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I did laugh at a group of chinese ladies inspecting all and everything they came across, thinking to myself I bet you know someone that makes that junk !

You found a shop that sells junks?

As did the Chinese ladies :P
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08 Dec 2018, 06:34
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: onclick= window.open(this.href);return false;. Another thing which may be of use to your members is a tool we...

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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
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
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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His book was 'inspired' by a visit to the Anstruther bunker in Scotland. Tha Anstruther bunker was built in the same 'series' as the Hack Green bunker in that they are both ROTOR bunkers - Anstruther an R3 and Hack Green an R6.
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Conspiracy Theories in General

by AJM C5 » Today, 09:37

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Children, your day of moon landing fakery has finally arrived, you must literally be over the moon such are your beliefs in the lies you've sucked up over the years. Even when drawing a comparative study for dummies, with what truly happened on 9/11, you continue to refuse to look at let alone think about things, but instead continue making inane...

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As Spock said “Once you have eliminated the impossible, whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth.” I thought that was Sherlock Holmes? Maybe quoted later by (the equally fictional) Spock.

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Manned Moon Landings - Did They Go? - Of Course They Did/n't

by AJM C5 » 29 Jun 2019, 13:16
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:rofl2: Excuse me but I have to laugh, they MAY have got to the moon using a 1st gen pocket calculator once upon a time, but 50 years later the chips appear to have taken over my car. Or maybe that's the plan. :shock:

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AJM you're really talking like an anal retentive

Same category as Einstein and Nikola Tesla then. I'll take that as a compliment.

You've done the usual though, ignoring all evidence produced. Bit of a troll really, aren't you.

But we agree on one thing, not shutting down the thread, well done on that at least.

RE your wife putting the remote...
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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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On the general subject of freight why is it that freight on the sea is called cargo, while on the road it's called a shipment ? :-D

Are you sure? :)

Not in the slightest! :-D
Wound myself up in knots trying to find out for sure. If you want to waste an hour of your life too have a look at
Drove me nuts so I've decided to call it...
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Today, 17:56
Energy Matters Global and Domestic

by NewcastleFalcon » 08 Feb 2019, 13:59
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Weighty matters indeed....news, views, information, and debate with random off-topic meanderings and humour if we are lucky, lets see.

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
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That reminded me of the tale of the three chemists in the High Street.

One chemist put a sign up saying Best chemist in the town.

Not to be beaten another just down the road put up a sign saying Best chemist in the country.

The first changed his sign to Best chemist in the world.

The third chemist simply added his sign Best chemist in this...
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Today, 13:40
Classic for under £10K

by NewcastleFalcon » 24 Jan 2015, 01:16
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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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There are quite a few TV series now which focus on classic cars, finding them, and doing them up and selling on. Of course just like wheeler dealers few pass the forensic accountant test of profit as Ed China and his equivalents always work for nothing, and the use of the workshop and the mike brewer equivalent's farting about from one end of the...
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Today, 09:09
On TV...

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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 (Quest for...

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Lazy Boys Garage as trailed on the classics thread

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Regards Neil
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Today, 09:08
P.E.Jukebox-Your Selections

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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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Two of my favs of theirs...

I think you missed a - character off the youtube ref in your first selection Mike.

If its this track the youtube ref is -PJ8awcKUTA

-PJ8awcKUTA

Regards Neil
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Yesterday, 23:37
Historic mapping

by Gibbo2286 » 18 Jul 2019, 09:00

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I've used this a few times and found it very interesting, maybe others will too.

Put your address (or any other) in the search box then hover your pointer over the blue dot on the left and move it back and forth.

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You obviously have to be a lot smarter than me to get anything out of this at all. But, hey, I like going places, not looking at them on a map or pictures of them. Horses for courses.

I took a look at some of the locations where I lived in Birmingham, then and now, a lot of those places disappeared with the 1960s slum clearances so it's...

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Yesterday, 10:45
FCF AA BOX Challenge 2019-Just Jersey left!

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? :)

Here's the...

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As has one of the roads, now.
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17 Jul 2019, 22:53
Tartan Travel Rugs and other Nostalgic Motoring Accessories

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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
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a tartan pipe (as opposed to pipes)?
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17 Jul 2019, 22:50
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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Still playing catch-up.

Couple of particular interest in Coventry for the 100th: a very attractive SWB camper conversion for sale at a equally attractive price.
a not long dragged out of a hedge patina'd one: RHD - didn't think there was such a thing (Irish, Channel Islands market model?) - with exhausts before the front wheels! Then noticed the...
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17 Jul 2019, 22:45
Insurance Renewal Madness

by Zelandeth » 25 Apr 2019, 01:39
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Just had my renewal offer through from Adrian Flux. Been looking forward to ditching them for the last couple of years as they were charging way over the odds. However as I was always firefighting at renewal time it never got to the front of the queue - though I've made sure to pay attention this year.

1996 Xantia Activa.
7K/year.
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Sorry, not my idea of a flood, a fair depth of standing water maybe, but water barely reaching the sills shouldn't be a problem for any car.

Just this thought on insurance, cost isn't everything: I'm sticking with LV for the Cherokee because the premium seems reasonable & just good people to deal with. I'll keep the Eldo with RS(?) again...
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17 Jul 2019, 22:28
What noise would you chose?

by Sloppysod » 02 Jul 2019, 19:50

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As per the new item the other day all electric vehicles from 2021 have to emit the sound of a normal combustion engine, so when you buy new new Peugeot e-208, can you chose the engine sound, if so what about......... lMXF_gzSj6A

Given in, tried to start video at 7 sec and end after 10 but couldn't - there's gotta be a way!!

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KW8DwsrsbFQ

And some nice healthy smoke too!

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17 Jul 2019, 22:18
The Special Edition

by NewcastleFalcon » 13 Jan 2019, 12:04
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Start a new thread in January. Join in with your own examples of good/bad or ugly special editions. Anything goes not necessarily French, although Renault in its yuppie heyday did a couple of nice ones on the 25.

How did I get here............Keith Floyd cooking in Toledo on TV in the background, the Triumph Toledo, and this Telegraph article...

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The one I had, an HA Viva 90 (no NOT an SL90).

The one I wanted, one of the very last Rover 3500S's, only came in 3(?) colours with SD1 front seats, leccy windows & A/C.
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17 Jul 2019, 21:57
Car/bike Names what are the best? worst?

by NewcastleFalcon » 24 Jan 2018, 21:13
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Yes its been Clio day today for me, but where did the name come from and is it any good?

If you are well up on Greek Mythology maybe Clio means something, or if you are familiar with the works of Carlo Franzoni you may well make the connection to his Car of History sculpture in the US Capitol. In general though its a fairly meaningless word which...

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Winds have always been popular as car names (probably 3rd only to animals & places) - think Maserati, VW & Matra in particular but I doubt you'd get away with Hurricane or Typhoon now - too great a risk of causing offence to the victims of same.
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17 Jul 2019, 21:07
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!

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Ye gods & little fishes, have I realy been away that long? Anyway that's a Flying Pig i.e. a MkIV (I test drove one once it was ENORMOUS fun on my local narrow, twisty, hilly lanes!) The one before - MkIII (yes, really) (had 2 of those, at the same time) is probably the one most associated with Z Cars, but when the series started they employed the...
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17 Jul 2019, 20:50
Tonight's lunar eclipse

by white exec » 16 Jul 2019, 22:23
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View from our roof terrace, 23:15h CET

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Perfect timing for 'Apollo' anniversary!

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And on topic and linked to another thread:

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17 Jul 2019, 20:09
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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Rivian SUV and Truck
Our son's wife is now working for Rivian, heading up their driver safety operation.

The technical spec and design of the vehicle platform does look impressive, but I always hold my breath on American engineering (Boeing, batteries...).

16 minutes, and some good technical detail, but worth staying with, despite the...
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17 Jul 2019, 10:54
Hard on Mr Softee.....

by NewcastleFalcon » 02 May 2019, 09:24

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Nice headline from the Guardian..... Hard on Mister Softee: London councils ban ice cream vans

and seeing as this is the French Car Forum here is a appropriately glum looking Ice Cream Van for good measure :-D

REgards Neil

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Nissan come to the rescue of Mr Softee

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Regards Neil

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17 Jul 2019, 08:40
My Engine

by XUD Marine » 30 Jun 2019, 10:47
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Hello, I'm new here and new to the world of French engines, I say engine because I don't own a French car but do own an XUD7 1.8 engine which i'm in the process of marinising for a boat project.
I'm no mechanic but don't mind having a go at basic stuff. Most of what I need to do to the engine to prepare for the boat is plumbing and wiring, but I...

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:-D Thanks Neil ! :-D

I was amazed to realise I've made 1,000 posts!
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17 Jul 2019, 07:46
Was Yuri Gagarin REALLY the first man in space?

by Michel » 15 Jul 2019, 14:17

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Some people believe it was in fact Vladimir Ilyushiin, 5 days before Gagarin's flight is purported to have taken place.

The theory is that the flight had technical issues, and had to be brought down early, and he crash landed in China where he was held for a year as a political prisoner.

The Russians, of course, deny this, and state he was in...

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... East Berlin before the wall came down... I have some pieces of the Berlin Wall on top of a furniture unit not three feet from my left shoulder.

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16 Jul 2019, 09:24
FCF archives revisited..CQ Radio Enthusiasts

by NewcastleFalcon » 02 Jan 2019, 20:03
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I posted up a link to a film today on the Pictures of the Day thread which Chris (White Exec) enjoyed, but maybe missed first time round; it was in 2014, so well lost to new viewers; once posted never to be revisited Original post Austin 8 Film-Dec 2014

So I have come up with this, to occasionally dig up a bit of the content from this day in FCF...

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Can I hear the virtual clamour of disgrunteled FCF members chanting

This if the FCF, We want the original CQ Serenade-in French!

Ok then here it is sung by Raymond Girerd....all I can give you is an MP3 though...no visuals :-D

REgards Neil
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15 Jul 2019, 12:32
Visit UK with Fitroën camper

by furriegurrie » 08 Apr 2016, 07:08
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Hi all,

Not sure if this is the right spot on the forum to place this question, if not please move the topic to it's appropriate place.
We have an '78 Fiat 242 camper with a UK build Hilton camper set-up. The 242 has been co-produced with Citroën and is basically 95% the same as a C35.
I already placed a picture of it in the awful camper topic a...

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Welcome back, and have more fun that last time.
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14 Jul 2019, 13:28
AA Box Challenge-The Movie

by NewcastleFalcon » 13 Jul 2019, 23:08

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Anyone going to Jersey this summer?

Only one of the 19 AA Boxes in the FCF AA Box Challenge remains unclaimed and its at Trinity on Jersey.

In the meantime the challenge has been made into a movie of the 18 boxes so far captured with an original photograph by an FCF member. So we have original pics from Red Dwarfers, Eifion, Richard W, White...

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The box at Lhanbryde is really looking scruffy now.It was not bad when I took my pic of it with my activa beside it. I will have to take a pic of it the next time I go to Elgin. I wont take a pic of the car in it, as I will probably will be in something VAG, not the c1 which is not really a French citroen either.

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13 Jul 2019, 23:29
How many miles in June?

by NewcastleFalcon » 30 Jan 2019, 09:58
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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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1561 miles on the ZZR-1100
96 miles bicycle
2200 in Skoda
101 in Citroen Picasso
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13 Jul 2019, 21:52
Classic Car Shows/Tours/Rallies

by NewcastleFalcon » 22 Jun 2019, 09:28

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Its Summer! today anyway...

Don't know whether this is the best link, but covers the UK (and a bit of France/Italy) if you want to find out where the classic shows etc are happening. Just put your own County up in the search field and out the events pop!

classicshowsuk.co.uk

So the list for this weekend includes...

REgards Neil

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This weekend's fare.....bit too late for Saturday now.....but many go on to Sunday

www.classicshows.co.uk this weeks events tab

Regards Neil

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13 Jul 2019, 17:05
Scrapyards & Scrapyard purchases.

by NewcastleFalcon » 30 Oct 2018, 21:01
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..ain't what they used to be! but I did get what I wanted ...gratis too!

Had occasion to visit Thomsons at Gala today......needed a single caliper bolt.

Number 1...The general Public aren't allowed to set foot in the scrapyard.
Number 2...This particular scrapyard was full of what I would call newer cars, and empty of my vintage of vehicle ie...

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Here's the latest scrapyard purchase. It will hopefully become a decent tool

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A decent tool? Its one of those silly little temporary spare wheels.

Ah yes but now I have 2 of them, it means that I can now use these 1960's relics

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REgards Neil
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13 Jul 2019, 15:58
Particulates.

by Gibbo2286 » 13 Jul 2019, 10:29

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I see the environmentalists have moved on from engine emissions to tyre and brake dust now. Maybe we should ban car ownership altogether. :shock:

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Once they have banned ICE vehicles worldwide they will move onto something like building works. I mean, how much dust and pollution does that generate (sawdust from cutting wood, stone/brick/cement dust from cutting/drilling these items, and so on)?

Concrete is a huge environmental problem.

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13 Jul 2019, 12:20
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 one of the...

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My builder friend had an oak front bumper on his Land Rover.
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13 Jul 2019, 10:19
Toolbag Tales-Homemade and improvised tools

by NewcastleFalcon » 27 Feb 2017, 19:01
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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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Enjoyed a success with fixing an ABS light on problem with the Vectra with a minor bit of creative adaption to the multimeter leads.

It was a bit difficult making a decent contact on the small pins on the ABS plug at the ECU, to test resistance values of the wiring to the wheel sensors.

So I came up with this with a bit of insulating tape and a...
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13 Jul 2019, 08:34
Good Looking Modern Cars?

by Zelandeth » 27 Feb 2018, 00:08
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Thought it could be interesting to see what some of you see as the best looking of the current (or recent) market...

We had this home as a demo a few days back.

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It's one of those designs which for me just works. Especially in such a vivid colour like that. It's big,...

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Good question that, there is reasonable room in the back for smaller sized adults but getting in and out is not exactly easy. I'd say it is more like a 2+2 myself. I do think there are distinct similarities in the lines tho!! :)
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12 Jul 2019, 21:53
Electric Cars:what's available?

by NewcastleFalcon » 06 Apr 2017, 07:41
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If you have come round to thinking I fancy giving electric car ownership a try its useful to know what's available so you can do your own sums and see if it works out for you.

The choice as ever is between new, and used and the price you are prepared to pay for your motoring.

For my own motoring needs over the years I have always adopted the...

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So in a completely invalid comparison (but that is not going to stop me playing), how does the price in 2019/2020 for the new BMW Mini compare with the old BMC Mini from the 50's 60's.

Well roughly allowing for inflation the old mini would be the equivalent of around £12,000 in today's money...so half the price of the really new mini electric....
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12 Jul 2019, 19:54
Tomorrows World-The Mobile Phone 1979 version

by NewcastleFalcon » 12 Jul 2019, 09:48

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Michael Rodd doing his best to demonstrate the latest Mobile Phone Technology......

Regards Neil

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Company I worked for had one of their products on Tomorrow's World, a Flow Probe that used the doppler effect to detect blood flow in burned skin to determine which was live and which (dead) to remove ready for grafts to take place.

I was tasked to devise an induction charger to charge it as it had to be waterproof for cleaning.

Never got to...

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12 Jul 2019, 18:41
Honda/JLR/Ford/Nissan/Toyota/BMW et cetera

by NewcastleFalcon » 10 Jan 2019, 23:43
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Obviously in the news today....in the FCF news back in October....
Fairly predictable that diesel sales were going to plummet, and their Land Rover wing didnt even offer a token hybrid powerplant.

Anyone come across a Jaguar I-Pace Advert. Not made in UK of course Austria (Magna Steyr in Graz) at the moment.

Meanwhile the UK arm of Tata's JLR...

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Another good news story

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BMW unveils electric Mini as it charges into new era New model will have list price of £24,400, with first deliveries expected in early 2020

The investment in the new Mini will preserve the jobs of about 5,000 workers at the Oxford plant

Regards Neil
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12 Jul 2019, 08:46
Cricket World Cup

by mickthemaverick » 11 Jul 2019, 11:51

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Anyone else watching the semi-final? :)

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Yes.. we started brilliantly but now its a case of getting Smith and maybe start feeling better again!! :?

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11 Jul 2019, 12:17
Open-Top motoring....

by NewcastleFalcon » 06 Jul 2019, 18:11
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I am quite virginal in this respect as reported in todays POTD but others may over their motoring years have owned/desired a convertible/cabriolet/roadster/décapotable/drop-top/rag-top.

Plenty on offer at the classic sales, always tempting.

So at the risk of a zero participation thread but never afraid to miss, your contributions are invited!...

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Nice thought Neil but it wouldn't be that one !! Right engine, wrong gearbox, nice colour - not sure if it was BRG or Brooklands Green - but wrong interior for me, has to be black. Also high mileage is probably the reason for the low price,

Sold for £7,040 today as reported here

Regards Neil

Seeing as it has 2 of the generally...
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10 Jul 2019, 22:15
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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Just been fitting a lamp that my son bought from IKEA.
They always need altering as the continental system uses a ceiling hook to support them and a plug that goes into a socket in the ceiling.
A system I like better that the British one.
The plugs have changed. I was just going to cut the cord but spent ages pulling the plug to pieces to avoid...
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10 Jul 2019, 19:02
Peugeot 508 SW commercial

by doctle » 09 Jul 2019, 23:40

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I saw a Peugeot 508 SW commercial for the first time today and I don't get it. The ad seems to have been filmed at dusk on a disused desert airstrip interrupted with images of a small snake and some UFO activity. The car looks great, it's way beyond my budget but the ad is very irritating or is it just me?

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Just imagine how many DMC points you are going to get next time the ad randomly comes on, and you can explain to all and sundry how it was made!

REgards Neil

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10 Jul 2019, 10:36
Citroen Quiz

by mickthemaverick » 07 Jul 2019, 21:07

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I just came across this and found it quite amusing. If you fancy it have a go and post your scores up here:

I can start with 6/10 in 1 min 38 secs.

Enjoy!! :-D

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Ran it again in Firefox, 5/10 in 16 - just clicked the top answer for each question without looking at what the question was :)

Now that's just plain sneaky but at least it worked!! :rofl2:

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09 Jul 2019, 13:19
On your Bike

by NewcastleFalcon » 06 Feb 2019, 21:48
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A thread to mop up your two-wheeled activity inspired by Citro Jim's fine example., pictures, rides, purchases, renovations, anything goes. Anyone got a french bicycle for starters, just to keep things marginally connected to the French element of the FCF? Must be someone with a Peugeot!

In How many miles have you done this month , I have...

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On your Bike.....

or not if you follow the advice here

and on another nostalgic note....nice image from the milk race with its following entourage of white cars headed by the rather gorgeous ford corsair...bit fuzzy but culled from 16mm cine film

Article here

Regards Neil
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09 Jul 2019, 09:17

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