In that case you have a fuel lock, where the chamber is filling with fuel and the starter cannot bring the piston up to send it down the exhaust.
The mixture is likely too rich. Try turning the big needle on the carb out 1/8 a turn (otherwise known as a high-speed needle, main fuel mixture adjustment). Only tiny adjustment are necessary.
The mixture is likely too rich. Try turning the big needle on the carb out 1/8 a turn (otherwise known as a high-speed needle, main fuel mixture adjustment). Only tiny adjustment are necessary.
Autosport, every week.
Top gear, most months.
Evo/Fast Ford, when something interesting is in them.
Top gear, most months.
Evo/Fast Ford, when something interesting is in them.
How's it drive, for an arcade game? I didn't get on with any of the previous Midnight Club titles, felt too strange for me. Something like GTA4's or PGR's level of physics compromise would be nice.
Wrong. Its normally at the sale assistants discretion, I've never seen this written into any policy, and I run a convenience shop which is part of the biggest chain in the UK. If someone walked in with a tenner of pennies I think I'd just get the weighing scales out and watch their smug "haha" grin drop
On Topic: A spare tenner in the fuel tank would be nice, just to go for a drive, for the hell of it.
Enthusia is a fantastic PS2 title, but Forza 2 is a much more complete simulation.
I remember having trouble getting hold of Enthusia as none of the local shops stocked it, and when I first tried some 300-400hp Jag thinking "WTF?!?", as I was trying to drive it like GT4, had to switch to a more LFS-like approach to avoid sliding everywhere
Shame there was no sequel, it had the worst menu + game design you can imagine, but the racing itself was a lot of fun.
I remember having trouble getting hold of Enthusia as none of the local shops stocked it, and when I first tried some 300-400hp Jag thinking "WTF?!?", as I was trying to drive it like GT4, had to switch to a more LFS-like approach to avoid sliding everywhere
Shame there was no sequel, it had the worst menu + game design you can imagine, but the racing itself was a lot of fun.My car uses a 1.5din size unit as standard, so I got a single din unit and a fascia adapter which gives me a useful place to leave my cigs, lighter etc. I expect there's something similar available for your car.
I suspect the quality will be pretty similar across the board with cheap ones - there's only so many different types of decoding chips you can buy for pennies. The old one I had was similar to the one Crashgate3 linked to, till I got my iPod nano. Can't grumble about it, but I wasn't exactly using top notch headphones with it to notice any real quality difference. Some of them can do things more expensive ones like iPod's don't even think of - voice recording, FM radio, simple folder organisation, 30+ hour battery life from a good rechargable, to name a few bits.
I had some freaky setup in my old house a few years ago. More than a few times when the computer was off but the amp was still powered it picked up a faint signal through the speakers, sounded either CB or emergency services or something. Scared the hell out of me the first time I noticed it, and still freaked me out every time it happened till I eventually got a new stereo setup. Never noticed it happen when the computer was powered up though.
Thought I was going mad, waking up to random voices in the corner of my room. Wonder what would have happened if I told anyone back then
(was only 13-14).
Thought I was going mad, waking up to random voices in the corner of my room. Wonder what would have happened if I told anyone back then
(was only 13-14).Sounds a bit like what I use my bike for - less than perfect country lanes, odd bit of offroad point to point, and a bit of town use. I used to have a Saracen trail bike, but it wasn't that well suited - too heavy, didn't need the full suspension, and it was getting on a bit, so I replaced it with a Giant Yukon last year. All I've done to it is change the crankset (which probably went as I'm not exactly small, nor am I gentle on it), rest has been fine. Just stuck some high power lights on and a trip computer.
Best thing you can do though is go down a proper bike shop, talk to them and try a few different ones out. There's no real "must have" things, you can easily change tyre types for what you need, although I'd be looking at disc brakes as standard, as conventional types are useless in the wet. Front suspension is very handy and doesn't add much to the weight. Its almost always adjustable anyway. The frame size and adjustability is very important as well.
And don't go to Halfords if you can help it, they're fine for parts but they won't help you like a specalist will. Its quite unlikely they'll have someone who's spent 20 years setting them up and tuning them as well.
Will be a nice race to watch tomorrow with that grid 
The GP2 race is pretty entertaining as well, starting to dry out now.
The GP2 race is pretty entertaining as well, starting to dry out now.
Its true to a degree. Takes mountain bikes for example, I was in an accident years ago because it was raining, and the brakes were not effective enough to stop me before the road at the bottom of the hill, even though in normal weather they'd pivot the bike over the front wheel. But on my bike these days it has discs, which under similar conditions are pretty useless for a few secs, then they start gripping sufficiently to do their job.
I agree there's no point throwing big money at it, throwing £10,000 at a system isn't going to make it sound immensely better than £200 when your doing 60mph.
When I got my old 106 I thought it sounded a little crap, found out both the front speakers had been blown to shreds. Was a bit surprised seeing as I got it from a rather.. mature lady. Just put some new £10 ones in and left it, good enough for radio 2 in the morning.
When I got my old 106 I thought it sounded a little crap, found out both the front speakers had been blown to shreds. Was a bit surprised seeing as I got it from a rather.. mature lady. Just put some new £10 ones in and left it, good enough for radio 2 in the morning.
The roads down here aren't safe at night, late-night DJ's are total nutters when there's 20 miles of B road to the next city
My prediction, he'll bump a curb trying to parallel park between two cars and sit there saying "ZOMG!11!!" thinking he just hit the lovely SLR behind him. From then on he won't try to use the handbrake to park anymore
My prediction, he'll bump a curb trying to parallel park between two cars and sit there saying "ZOMG!11!!" thinking he just hit the lovely SLR behind him. From then on he won't try to use the handbrake to park anymore
Each to their own I suppose, but given the amount of time you typically spend in a car, it makes sense to enjoy it. I'd rather be sat there enjoying music than seeing what slip angle works best on every roundabout.
If you believe there's no noticeable difference between a factory stereo made to a budget of £1.50 paired with a tape deck and speakers not worth the paper they're made of, and even spending a very modest sum on it (£200 or so), I find it hard to believe you've ever been in a car with a stereo not set up by a chav, or in your case where you've got too much road noise to notice (MX5 IIRC?).
Some standard kit is quite nice - the new Focus has a surprisingly nice system as standard, complete with aux in's and stuff. And some of the old Peugeot units didn't sound bad either. But I can't see Proton giving it much of an R&D budget all them years ago.
If you believe there's no noticeable difference between a factory stereo made to a budget of £1.50 paired with a tape deck and speakers not worth the paper they're made of, and even spending a very modest sum on it (£200 or so), I find it hard to believe you've ever been in a car with a stereo not set up by a chav, or in your case where you've got too much road noise to notice (MX5 IIRC?).
Some standard kit is quite nice - the new Focus has a surprisingly nice system as standard, complete with aux in's and stuff. And some of the old Peugeot units didn't sound bad either. But I can't see Proton giving it much of an R&D budget all them years ago.
Bad idea, the quality through them things is terrible. Worse than original cassette terrible.
If you wanted to do it the cheap mans way, get a £10 Belkin FM transmitter. Works really well, I used one in my car till I upgraded the stereo unit & speakers, at which point you could really notice the still-poor quality. Hence the upgrade to a proper MP3 interface for my Sony headunit, which works through the cd-changer data port and has phono inputs.
Fiddling with the small buttons on an mp3 player is not something to do while driving either, much nicer when you can press the solid chunky buttons on the stereo or the wheel controls.
I use a window mount like that for my phone though, when I'm using the satnav on it. Nice peice of kit. When I was using the FM transmitter I had a small sliding mount fitted on the dash so I could keep the wires tucked away.
If you wanted to do it the cheap mans way, get a £10 Belkin FM transmitter. Works really well, I used one in my car till I upgraded the stereo unit & speakers, at which point you could really notice the still-poor quality. Hence the upgrade to a proper MP3 interface for my Sony headunit, which works through the cd-changer data port and has phono inputs.
Fiddling with the small buttons on an mp3 player is not something to do while driving either, much nicer when you can press the solid chunky buttons on the stereo or the wheel controls.
I use a window mount like that for my phone though, when I'm using the satnav on it. Nice peice of kit. When I was using the FM transmitter I had a small sliding mount fitted on the dash so I could keep the wires tucked away.
Insurers are funny people. When I phoned mine up to say I'd put some new wheels on, all I got was "okay I'll put a note of that on your record". Pretty much the same with every other mod declared since then.
I wouldn't be looking for performance mods for a Proton though, I suspect you'll spend a lot of time and money trying to get parts for it. I would have thought 1.5L of sheer power is more than enough in a 1st car anyway
For the stereo, you can get a nice Sony bluetooth headunit for £100 or so these days. It'll browse through your iPod playlists on the screen, stream music off your mobile or take phone calls (built-in mic). Has the usual line-in and cd-changer ports as well.The sound quality isn't half bad either, and has a dedicated sub channel & phono outs. If you need new speakers, there's a lot to choose from. I have some Alpine Type-S's in my Focus which sound nicely balanced with the 12" JBL in the boot. Nothing fancy just sounds nice.
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Just done a quick google on it, you might get £60 in weigh-in for it, that should buy you a more respectable motor. I brought my Nissan Micra all them years ago (4 or 5) for £40, for example.
I wouldn't be looking for performance mods for a Proton though, I suspect you'll spend a lot of time and money trying to get parts for it. I would have thought 1.5L of sheer power is more than enough in a 1st car anyway
For the stereo, you can get a nice Sony bluetooth headunit for £100 or so these days. It'll browse through your iPod playlists on the screen, stream music off your mobile or take phone calls (built-in mic). Has the usual line-in and cd-changer ports as well.The sound quality isn't half bad either, and has a dedicated sub channel & phono outs. If you need new speakers, there's a lot to choose from. I have some Alpine Type-S's in my Focus which sound nicely balanced with the 12" JBL in the boot. Nothing fancy just sounds nice.
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Just done a quick google on it, you might get £60 in weigh-in for it, that should buy you a more respectable motor. I brought my Nissan Micra all them years ago (4 or 5) for £40, for example.
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Maybe I should sell mine..its been sitting in the box on top of the wardrobe unused since I last moved back in October last year. Any offers?
I'm a bit suprised more shops like PC World etc don't stock them, but it should be easy to find one in London surely.
I'm a bit suprised more shops like PC World etc don't stock them, but it should be easy to find one in London surely.
I've got a Tomtom One, and its a fantastic little thing. Always keep a road map in the car anyway, but its rarely led me wrong, and sometimes found quicker ways around than the signposted routes I'm used to. And its so simple to use even my mother can set it up For the £100 or whatever they cost these days, frankly they're a bargain. My only complaint is sometimes the maps aren't 100% up to date, I noticed this driving through Cornwall recently, it had a lot of the speed limits out of date.
The next time I see a Corsa burried in a hedge or the side of something much bigger than it, I'll think of you, and be glad I rarely have to go to Plymouth.
For the £100 or whatever they cost these days, frankly they're a bargain. My only complaint is sometimes the maps aren't 100% up to date, I noticed this driving through Cornwall recently, it had a lot of the speed limits out of date.The next time I see a Corsa burried in a hedge or the side of something much bigger than it, I'll think of you, and be glad I rarely have to go to Plymouth.
Nice way to kill 20 mins, fun little game. Sort of expected a few more levels though, aside from getting stuck on level 5 on account of me being dumb I thought it was going to get more complex.
My sister was asking the other day, what should she get as a first car? Being as she actually IS a hairdresser she's now looking for a Ford Ka
Burnout Paradise definately has the most convincing damage model. GRID isn't half bad either though.
Definately one area where proper sims are lagging behind IMO.
Definately one area where proper sims are lagging behind IMO.
Another point to consider, is the first RS was not a profitable venture for them, partly because the number of 3rd party "big name" parts as standard. This makes me suspect financial reasons had something to do with the lack of 4WD. Never considered they may have chose that to keep it out the line of fire from Impreza's and the like.
I still expect to be pretty impressed though, even my "old" Focus is a brilliantly balanced car with very neutral handling, leaving you to do what you want with it most of the time.
I still expect to be pretty impressed though, even my "old" Focus is a brilliantly balanced car with very neutral handling, leaving you to do what you want with it most of the time.
Dajmin: Sorry mate, I got them from a seller on Ebay a long time ago, about £8 IIRC.
Quoted for accuracy. I was off work for a couple of weeks last month, couldn't even get out of bed into the office, so just put up with my only electronics being an Xbox 360 and the mobile, felt about 400% more relaxed when I went back to my normal routine.
Now I remember why i thought this guy was a tosser before.
I can't really see how someone can get so wound up over a peice of metal, enough so that they have to convince the world of theirs views. I see a lot of dodgy cars where I work, but not once has the word loathe popped into my head.
Not that my Ford Focus sitting outside has anything to do with it, naturally. Or the shiny new one that replaces the Citroen in July If you want a rant about a shitty car, ask anyone whose driven a C4 with an auto box. Or them quirky old Skoda's for that matter..
I see the Fiat Cinqucento has been mentioned at last. Its true, they are a good laugh. For the people pointing at you..
I can't really see how someone can get so wound up over a peice of metal, enough so that they have to convince the world of theirs views. I see a lot of dodgy cars where I work, but not once has the word loathe popped into my head.
Not that my Ford Focus sitting outside has anything to do with it, naturally. Or the shiny new one that replaces the Citroen in July
If you want a rant about a shitty car, ask anyone whose driven a C4 with an auto box. Or them quirky old Skoda's for that matter.. I see the Fiat Cinqucento has been mentioned at last. Its true, they are a good laugh. For the people pointing at you..
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