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coolrado wrote Had not heard of them before. Thanks for other info, too. Aint been in many commercial vehicles in my lifetime. I think the article was mentioning them because they were going to be more well known now, and available at places like Halfrods.

Thanks, guys. I had 2 Uniroyal tyres fitted to Pug 205 yesterday - no disposal charge on invoice. kev - Everything is relative. I disagree that Car Mechanics is geared for simpletons. Not entirely, anyway. There is a lot of advanced (to me) technical stuff appropriate to modern cars, dealing with electronics, diagnostics, etc, sometimes assuming you are using state-of-the art units costing several thousand pounds. I agree, though, that the servicing articles on different vehicles are the same as they were 30 years ago when describing how to change oil/filters/brake pads etc. We all have to start somewhere and I expect they need to catch as many diy motorists as possible regardless of their level of knowledge. PS - From his hairstyle, that columnist Ted Connolly looks like he is locked in a timewarp (page 80). The image of some of those dodgy geezers you see on "Rogue Traders"!

Louie wrote Yes, sure. As always, I suppose you buy the best and safest you can afford and have peace of mind with. However, I take the writer's point that paying extra for V or W rated tyres if like me you never drive at excessive speeds could be a waste of money. (I am 10.6 stone!) PS It does not matter how strong your top rope is if your dipstick partner is not ready for when you slip! (personal experience 40 years ago.)

I meant to put this on months ago but only remembered today when putting on a post about this month's Car Mechanics tyre article. A few months ago in their "new products" section they described a set of fuses you could now buy which (I am nearly certain) display a small light when they have blown. Sounded pretty useful for any of you guys plagued with electrical gremlins who have to replace fuses fairly regularly, I thought.

In this month's "Car Mechanics" there is an article on tyres. The writer says "Do you EVER actually drive at 130mph?....there is no point in paying all that money for a V- or W- rated tyre if you aren't actually going to do over that, because H-rated tyres are rated to 130mph...." I do not know if you can get, say, 15" 205/50 tyres at different speed ratings with significant savings by avoiding Vs and Ws. Any comments, guys?

Hey, that's an interesting site Ryan S.

I dont know about G60, but some badges like the front "VR6", rear "Corrado" and "Storm" are not available from VW, I believe. They can go for up to 30-100 squids on peepay. I use old or replica badges for day to day use and keep the extinct ones in the house.

A number of us have reported mysterious battery draining behaviour with the Corrado. Our cool, wet climate for about seven months of the year does not help!

i got one a couple of weeks ago from VAG it is called "cover" (daft, eh?) and the number is 1H0121321C Vag had to order it. Cost £5.75 including VAT but with 10% CCGB discount.

That is the one I got from jenks who got it from ecp at Turnhouse, Edinburgh. I'm sure he paid more for it. VWs price used to be about £230, I think. They are quite heavy items so postage may add a bit but it seems a good price you have found.

My former VAG dealer pointed me at Protek on Whitehill Industrial estate, Bathgate. Over a few years, I had to go twice for accident repair to Polos (none my fault!). The insurance company accepted them and you could not see the joins. I thought they were very good then. They are still on the go now but have not seen their work recently. Possibly not too cheap, but I would always be happy to see them for a quote based on my experience, and they are VAG specialists among others.

I took 1st photo of favourite spot on cycle run outside home town in April 1964. In June this year I revisited (by car, unfortunately) and took picture using digital Sony camera. I have enlarged these and printed them on A4 for a neighbour of my mother who I just found out lived near this burn, where, as a boy, he guddled for trout. Off topic, but at least back onto fish!

Phil wrote: I have done a couple of photos like that, but not of Corrado. Today, you will probably not be allowed access to the car park where the Cortina was sitting. (See photo looking other way and showing transmitters, etc.) The security climate was totally different in 1966. Despite being at "cold war" with the Russians and the west feeling as paranoid as the Reds, you could come and go in your own country without fear of terrorism or being restricted from walking freely and taking photos. Some thought about the possibility of "the big one" being dropped, but most of the young did not in this era of hedonism and optimism.

We love your babes in white stilettos, though!

Looking north from Craigowl (455 metres), Dundee, towards the Grampians. December 1966. Good winters then, too. Shown it before, but tweaked this scan from slide a bit. Not my car. Typical for 20-year old then, I had a bicycle.

As question in title. She likes "muscle cars". Nice lines, don't you think? Have a good weekend guys.

Electrical sparks jumping about in places they are not meant to - they are taking short cuts due to the cracks in the coilpack case.

My Storm is same age and original coilpack was well worn/cracked. Replaced it. Car falters in damp/wet conditions if coilpack is failing. Test it when idling by spraying with a plant mister. There will be arcing and you will hear the engine missing.

I am in Linlithgow, West Lothian. Hardly see any other Cs.

What rotten luck H8RRA. $hit happens and I've often thought about the possibility of stuff I have stored above or around cars falling onto them. In 33 years of having a garage I have been lucky so far - only the odd aerosol or light bit of wood coming down. Best keep axles and stuff somewhere else. We learn by our own or others mistakes and I expect many of us will be taking your experience on board and being a bit more careful about where and what we perch near our vehicles. As ever, it could have been worse. Good luck with sorting it.

In two cars (Manta and Polo) I had screeching from one wheel. It turned out to be a small stone caught between disc and its thin metal weathershield(?) My son had it in his S3 a couple of weeks ago, too. One of the first and easiest things I would look for. Often happens after driving over freshly laid tar and stones. Happened to me in the Polo on the Isle of Mull on a long remote peninsula reaching out into the Atlantic. Worried the $hit out of me until reversing the car made the stone pop out and all was quiet again.

Yesterday, bill for parts and labour from my local favourite small garage who charges £41 incl VAT/hour. £82 To supply and fit new outer CV boot/rebuild and test. (Peug 205). Only took 1.5 hours for labour. Not bad. They give you a lift, too. A few weeks ago they won a Bosch award, their workshop and yard are immaculate. Just now you have to wait a week to get in with a non urgent repair. They told me they have been hunting high and low for another mechanic but have not got one yet they like. Owner/Manager is very fussy and meticulous as is young service manager if you fancy applying. I have been going there for about 15 years.

I use a lot of microfibre cloths after discovering them a few years ago. Price was a rip off then compared with now - they are everywhere and really cheap. Ditch all yellow dusters now - they are cr@p and always have been for windows.

Jim wrote: Very sensible idea, Jim, but a bit boring. I will miss the adrenaline buzz of wondering when my first horrendously expensive repair on the C is coming. This drive in it today? or the next one?