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  1. El Dingo
    Put an ad in the Press & Journal - wanted, etc. Just to say, yes, I did check my oil this afternoon after reading your post. Level was fine, but you never know...
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    :lol:
  3. El Dingo
    Sounds like you 'done well son'!!!
  4. El Dingo
    This thread is really good stuff. The calipers will have corroded a little, and might need scraping clean where the pads seat... (I would have said siezed caliper before littledaz posted...)
  5. El Dingo
    Did you not see the link in post#3??? :lol:
  6. El Dingo
    Golly. They don't think much is wrong with it then. In my experience it's a little unusual to keep a trade-in for sale at the same dealer. If you think about it, a dealer has to provide a warranty on the Zaffy (at the very least), give it a good clean out, and still make a profit to cover his overheads. And there's no guarantee he'll actually clear
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    :D :16: :16: That's a cracker! :16: :16:
  8. El Dingo
    There's a car guru on Honest John called 'Mahatma Coate'. :lol:
  9. El Dingo
    Ah ha! I've worked it out. As they say, 'Opposites Attract'. Just wait until the rest of the forum finds out about your affair with mumof4! :lol: I've seen this in 'The Office', where the lovers have a public spat to throw people off the scent!
  10. El Dingo
    Ah, but did the car have pink roof rails? Somehow I'd be surprised if you had her mobile 'phone number...
  11. El Dingo
    http://www.addis.co.uk/product_detail.php?product_id=65 should deal with getting the kids in... :lol: 2 and 3, you need to RTFM! Do you have an owners manual? Sorry, I can't look in mine for you as I have a Mk2.
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    Are there any tyre 'experts' in the house? I'm sure that I read somewhere that tyres have a limited life - five years or something???? :wub:
  14. El Dingo
    I understand completely. When you typed "I'm getting a new Galaxy" it came out as "im getting a wee bnit merry cool.." :lol:
  15. El Dingo
    I had my curry and came back at 9:45. Everyone gone! Can anyone lend me a tow bar?
  16. El Dingo
    What do people think? Jkspoff has tyres from 2001. Is 6 years a bit old for a tyre?
  17. El Dingo
    I'm still waiting for my Dunlops to wear out... I may have to replace them due to age. :lol: (This is the 'family' car, and is driven mostly by the wife). These tyres are damn noisy! I've never tried the Hancook, or driven a car with them on. The best tyres I've ever had were: Continental EcoContact (on a old model A4 V6) - very quiet, yet grippy. Continental Sport Contact II (on my current A4) - quiet, grippy with progressive breakaway (handy on a FWD car with a digital throttle response). Reactive to steering input (quick). Generally, when I've bothered to look at the tyres on cars I've been driving... Michelin (Primacy) - Quiet but not very grippy. Pirelli (P-Zero Rosso) - noisy, but grippy down to 3mm then all over the place. Very reactive to steering input. Goodyear F1 - very grippy, but rather quick breakaway and rapid wear (for the 'enthusiast'). Uniroyal Rain-thingy - utter rubbish, no grip and noisy Fulda - noisy and poor grip (these tyres look like old Dunlop SP's) Nokian - Not too noisy. Poor grip. One tyre carried a *huge* balance weight! Goodyear NCT2 - Not noisy, but just no grip and vague steering. Dunlop SP Sport 2000 - Screeched around corners, poor grip but wore out quickly (thank goodness). I see that Contiental EcoContacts can be bought in Galaxy size and reinforced. Might try those.
  18. El Dingo
    Wolfie and Woofie are having a private meet all by themselves. Not. :lol:
  19. El Dingo

    My New Baby

    El Dingo replied to teresa's topic in Vehicles.

    Nice, T! Very nice indeed!
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    Hi DelBoyT, What Michelins did you have? (So I can avoid them...)
  21. El Dingo
    I read this thread with a kind of baffled amazement. I'd make a witty comment, but I'm falling asleep...
  22. El Dingo
    The trade calls this 'Bullsh*t'. It used to be sold under the brand name 'Armor All'
  23. El Dingo
    It was boring... Yawn. Crappr.
  24. El Dingo
    OK. :lol:
  25. El Dingo
    Hi MikeyGman, If you take out the spark plugs, what colour are the tips? Have you had a good look around the engine bay, especially the inlet ducts for breaks/splits? Idle stabilisation is a problem... so the I(dle) S(tabilisation) V(alve) might be faulty/gummed up?
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