Winker
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You can get gassed if you let tyres down slowly and stand downwind of them!
I prefer getting gassed in pubs though.
I prefer getting gassed in pubs though.
A sneaky speeding crackdown.
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izwozral
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Try as I might John, I just can't work that one out. I wonder if there is anyone on here who could draw up a spread sheet to make it easier for me? It doesn't have to be too simple 'cos I have CSE 'O' level in Technical Drawing Grade 'E' you know. I just knew it would come in handy one day.
P.S. If someone could draw cartoon type pictures with the chart, that may help too. :angel::angel:
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What with all the bickering I was a bit worried about saying anything, However if you run a big truck that has speed limiter and tachograpgh it does make a difference when you have the calibration done. You fit your most worn out recut/ recut and recut again tyre that are really getting to be knackered on to the drive axle that is going to be on the rolling road. Get it done and calibrated and sealed then refit the brand new tyres and there is an appreciable speed advantage.. That is noticeable when engaged in Elephant racing on the motorway, you can actually overtake another truck that wasn't done like that in under two miles. as against the standard 5 miles. unless of course they did the same and you will stay alongside for ever.
Speed limiters are a wonderful safety aid that slows the traffic behind as well as the lorries. Especially when I was going down the A2 from Dover and they take Lydden lights until Canterbury slip road to complete the overtake unless one of the drivers wusses out and slows( very rare).
Speed limiters are a wonderful safety aid that slows the traffic behind as well as the lorries. Especially when I was going down the A2 from Dover and they take Lydden lights until Canterbury slip road to complete the overtake unless one of the drivers wusses out and slows( very rare).
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We are down to one car now too although it is playing up with 5th gear popping out. We found one car a bit of getting use to but it has it's upside besides saving money, I/we walk a lot more, which is no bad thing.
I don't know what it is like where you are but I have very fond memories of walking for hours in the the Loire Valley when working there.
Ignore my silly remarks if they irritate, I really am not taking the pee, I just do not take life too seriously these days & try a grab a laugh wherever I can. Worked hard all my life & have had to present a certain face when dealing with clients in a professional way, now I have retired, I am enjoying being a big kid all over again.
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I don't know what it is like where you are but I have very fond memories of walking for hours in the the Loire Valley when working there.
Ignore my silly remarks if they irritate, I really am not taking the pee, I just do not take life too seriously these days & try a grab a laugh wherever I can. Worked hard all my life & have had to present a certain face when dealing with clients in a professional way, now I have retired, I am enjoying being a big kid all over again.
:fun::fun::fun:
Siimplyloco
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Agreed! Life's too short to worry about other people's SOH bypass operations. If they don't 'get it' then move on...
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My Saab is a 2006 9-5 Vector Sport TID 1.9 diesel estate. Brilliant cars & built like tanks, I would guarantee if i were involved in a crash, it would be the other driver who would come out worse off. The car has done 187,000 miles & it is only now that I am having real problems i.e 5th gear popping out.
Saab only folded because the production costs were too high for the market they were aiming for. Yes, GM wanted to degrade this & that to meet costs but the Saab engineers & designers were always going the opposite way, ultimately making it unviable.
Saabs are still relatively cheap because some people don't realise 95% of parts are Vauxhall. A car goes down & people automatically assume parts will be hard to get, simply not true with Saabs.
Saab only folded because the production costs were too high for the market they were aiming for. Yes, GM wanted to degrade this & that to meet costs but the Saab engineers & designers were always going the opposite way, ultimately making it unviable.
Saabs are still relatively cheap because some people don't realise 95% of parts are Vauxhall. A car goes down & people automatically assume parts will be hard to get, simply not true with Saabs.
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GRWXJR
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Didnt the 9-5 share the mechanicals with the Vauxhall Vectra?
If so a gearbox should be easy and relatively cheap to pick up, and not too hard a job (therefore not too costly - I've taken off gearboxes and changed clutches and I'm not a mechanic or a keen home mechanic, just half-handy) to get a small independent mechanic to fit it for you?
I think you've a good chance of being fine with your box as I said, but perhaps a repair wouldnt be as painful as you might think?
If so a gearbox should be easy and relatively cheap to pick up, and not too hard a job (therefore not too costly - I've taken off gearboxes and changed clutches and I'm not a mechanic or a keen home mechanic, just half-handy) to get a small independent mechanic to fit it for you?
I think you've a good chance of being fine with your box as I said, but perhaps a repair wouldnt be as painful as you might think?
Winker
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Yes, and the 'Vauxhall' engine is a Fiat one too, so possibly a Fiat box is a straight swap too?