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I do like its only 3 more sleeps until I pick up my new car [emoji16] Sent from my HTC One M9 using Tapatalk

In this interest of this not becoming all memes, I'll lock the thread as I think everyone has had their say. :)

The only issue with the car is you, can someone lock this thread it makes my brain hurt.

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clearly that went in 1 ear and straight out the other.......

good grief , if your going to drag this lame thread out for 5 pages at least get the science right. the battery is there to start the car and little else , once engine is running the alternator provides all electrical power , the battery wont be drained in the slightest. if you switch on all heaters and lights what happens ? the revs drop momentarily then rise back to normal tick-over. what does this mean ? it means fuel consumption wont be effected by any great degree from electrical loads otherwise the engine would run faster every time you switch something on and it doesnt. you think theres a direct relationship between power usage and fuel used - there isnt in a modern car , thanks to the engine management using smart technology to balance , monitor and prioritise all electrical systems. now please shut up until you know what you are talking about.

Lazy servicing . Wheels come off at 2nd service, or should do and any decent tech normally clean up and apply a small amount of copper grease

like halfords still cant work out 15% discount using the owners club card , dont think they have ever managed to get it right. lol

It's very sad when you feel that you have to "snoop" on the people you should be able to trust with your car and investment but sadly, it's part of the joy of using many garages (aka part changers) when you take your pride and joy in for repair or rectification. I had to drill 2 tiny holes in a rear bumper assembly on a Mitsubishi when the garage told me it would cost over a grand for a new one plus painting. When I got the car back the 2 tiny holes were still there. They had just filled it and bogged it up with glass fibre and resprayed it! Did manage to get a brand new bumper, respray and compensation after complaining bitterly but don't trust any garage again. You're better off doing it yourself if you can or find someone you can trust!

Thanks bud, I'm really happy with how it's looking lately although I can't get the idea of coilovers out of my head. I feel the front sits higher than the rear. Realistically I only want to go down another 15/20mm so the arches are just inline with the top of the tyres. Here's the most recent shop of the front and rear [emoji4] : Sent from my HTC 10 using Tapatalk

This has to be a Troll thread right? The Alternator can make more energy or less as and when it needs it. It doesn't put out a standard voltage like OLDER ones. So when the screens are heating, the alternator pushes out more electricity to cover the demand. Seriously, what juice are you drinking?

AAAAGH!!! DFTT anyone?

This is quite normal. The wheel hubs have a flange of 63.3 mm to center the wheel ontot he hub. The wheels have a recess of 63.4 mm. When the wheels are installed there is a very small gap between the flange of the hub and the recess of the wheel. Corrosion between the flange of the wheel hub and the recess of the wheel cause the wheel to seize onto the wheel hub. In this case the wheel could be removed by using a mallet. In some cases removing the wheel will need a lot more force. A known trick to make the wheel come loose is by unscrewing the wheel nuts a few turns and then carefully driving the car backwards and forwards until the wheel comes loose from the wheel hub. However this problem can be prevented quite easily by applying a little bit of ceramic or copper anti seize grease between the flange of the wheel hub and the recess of the wheel.

No it's not, it's a feature that will costs you less than $5 over 20 years. You say to use AC for de-fogging yet that probably uses more fuel, and wears out more parts than a heating element and your alternator/battery. Getting new AC parts fitted would cost far more.

Try Tiger Seal! Sticks like s**t to a blanket!! I used it of a Caterham replica I built, once it's on there it's on there...

I'd avoid your fingers first and foremost [emoji87] I had a pal once who was somewhat of a perfectionist and he was building his own roll cage for his mk1 escort. He said the most important thing was always measure twice and get your angles right. He's a clever guy, unfortunately he isn't particularly bright and he built the cage on the drive 'next' to the car, got half way through before the penny dropped! Don't forget your OK board and go pro. Enjoy and good luck on race day Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

It helps to clear, ice, condensation and fogging and even rain to a point. Does it matter really? You even say it's a company car and you are still going on about it. Its no big deal at all, costs nothing more to use of any noticeable a mount and is a feature you will find on pretty much any new car. I am absolutely bemused it bothers you this much, your just making yourself look daft. I use my front heated screen all the time when it fogs up inside even while driving its a great feature just wish the side windows had heating elements too, then there would be no clearing ice at all in winter.

Only two sleeps now til I pick up my new car woo. Lol Sent from my HTC One M9 using Tapatalk

Car is now showing as being insured!

That's always good to hear! Congrats!

3 more screws at the bottom hidden by plastic tabs when the glovebox is open.

Mat Cleaner

Hate people who leave their cars so dirty you cannot even see the licens plate number especially in white cars. Like really folks 5quid Tesco self wash is not too much. Sent from my HTC 10 using Tapatalk

Bitter cold

Flowers Bitter

wall flowers

I don't like that I won't know until late morning tomorrow, whether or not I can reschedule my mid afternoon meeting, and thus spend tomorrow afternoon with Pipper. I was also under the impression Uber was supposed to cheaper than regular taxis. Looking at the cost effective way to collect a client from Bournemouth Airport, Uber's website quote is 20% more than a normal taxi Perhaps Uber is only cheaper in London and the like

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I haven't managed to get a look yet due to work but I have managed to read two codes from the ECU. I've got error codes U0121 and U0423 It might be a wee while before I get a good look at the IC works being a pain in the butt just now. If I don't get a chance I might consider sending them away as I noticed an advert on ebay offering a repair service for focus clocks

Hats off to the Cortina, I don't think I ever seen one on the road yet, but I also have to say that I like the mean stance of your FF, the front shot is absolutely fantastic! I've never been a fan of those vertical DRLs, but from this angle they give the car great agressive look! Very very nice shot!

Point marker

I've had it with my Mk1 but only with the rear wheels

Pain Point

... the dash lights don't come on, but I've noticed it on the rear window, when you see the "stripes" forming without being switched on. Having told my story about the Saab further up, I'm GLAD a manufacturer has done something sensible like this Well, having owned Skodas from 1998 -2009, and a SEAT (VW Group, just in case you're not aware!) NONE of them had independent switches for mirror heatin, all incorporated with the rear window heater switch

will see if i can have look for exact procedure later if i remember

👇 Here's a link to Press's guide: I can also create a detailed fitting Guide for these DRL fog surrounds using my archive images as I took plenty of pictures when fitting them myself; in the event the initial guide has gone let me know and I'll create a replacement 👍

Buy or get a company car that is Skoda or VW then for goodness sake and stop moaning about it. Sent from my HTC One M9 using Tapatalk

Jesus H Christ is this still going on??? If you are that bothered about it but a 15 year old plus car you will be lucky if it even has a working rear heated window let alone anything else. And let's not start about heated mirrors that come on with the rear heated screen, goodness next we will need to be able to actually see out of our wing mirrors lol Sent from my HTC One M9 using Tapatalk

Obviously it's quite a different car to the Focus, but then again the Focus was a very different car to my Ztt diesel I had before. Different cars with good and bad points with all of them. It will also be the newest car I have owned and hopefully being so new and low mileage will give me some decent trouble free motoring but that will remain to be seen. Sent from my HTC One M9 using Tapatalk

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Reconnect then ign on for 1min , not starting it. Ign off and wait a while, can't remember how long off hand. Then start up and it will be fine.

Very nice! I have only seen one of those in the flesh but as far as modern cars go, they do appeal to me. Not enough to buy one, but you know what I mean...

Looks like I am being shunned lol not even any Chinese rubbish comments lol Sent from my HTC One M9 using Tapatalk

I hope it's not a Renault 1.5 engine lol

i was going to say a duster too , but thought the swear filter would blank it out.

But I'll go lexus is300h coz that's what I swapped my focus for

sods law dictates that for every piece of good luck you boast about , 3 bits of bad luck will shortly follow lol hope you get it sorted though :-)