RMweb Premium NGT6 1315 Posted February 9, 2010 RMweb Premium Share Posted February 9, 2010 I'm not sure 4 is unlucky in south Asian countries. I once read this belief were commonplace in Singapore as well, and that certain cars with type designations involving a "4" (think about a Mercedes E 420 or whatever) are not imported for this reason. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sixoh8sixoh Posted February 9, 2010 Share Posted February 9, 2010 Well, I've spectacularly failed to replace the hard drive in my iMac. Instead of one of the nice, easy G5s, I've got a G6 which is a pig to replace the hard drive on. Managed (with the help of a Garfield soft toy) to remove the glass from the front of the iMac, but then didn't have a small enough star-shaped tool to undo the screws underneath to remove the LCD. Booked in at the Apple Store now for Saturday morning... :icon_frustrated: Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Tony_S Posted February 9, 2010 RMweb Gold Share Posted February 9, 2010 There aren't any fours in my wife's car registration but she has just phoned to say she is now sitting in the AA mans's van while he tries to see why her car stopped. She said every warning light came on so she headed over to the nearside (she now knows after the pre Christmas episode that the AA can't rescue you from the third lane). Until recently this Clio has been so reliable. Now that she is safe I suppose will will have to see if the repair is economical, if it is the ECU that is GBP800 on a car worth GBP 1200 or GBP2000 on a "scrappage scheme". However not every manufacturer does a small four door hatch on their scrappage scheme and we've never bought new cars before considering that the best value has been on nearly new. First of all though when she gets home I think a nice cup of tea will be wanted rather than talk of new vehicles. I suppose I'll be adjusting the seats so that Mrs S can reach the pedals in the Scenic (I believe some cars have a seat memory button for alternative drivers which sounds quite luxurious). I don't imagine she will take the travel by rail option tomorrow! Tony Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Tony_S Posted February 9, 2010 RMweb Gold Share Posted February 9, 2010 Well, I've spectacularly failed to replace the hard drive in my iMac. Instead of one of the nice, easy G5s, I've got a G6 which is a pig to replace the hard drive on. Managed (with the help of a Garfield soft toy) to remove the glass from the front of the iMac, but then didn't have a small enough star-shaped tool to undo the screws underneath to remove the LCD. Booked in at the Apple Store now for Saturday morning... :icon_frustrated: There always seems to be a special tool required. My "security bit" set from Maplin has been useful. I don't know if it contains tiny Apple removers though. Matthew's PC has screwless disc change but it isn't as pretty as a Mac but with 750Gbyte basic storage it doesn't need to be pretty! Is the Garfield an approved Apple accessory? Tony Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sixoh8sixoh Posted February 9, 2010 Share Posted February 9, 2010 There always seems to be a special tool required. My "security bit" set from Maplin has been useful. I don't know if it contains tiny Apple removers though. Matthew's PC has screwless disc change but it isn't as pretty as a Mac but with 750Gbyte basic storage it doesn't need to be pretty! Is the Garfield an approved Apple accessory? Tony I had star-shaped bits, but just a tiny bit bigger than the screws in the Mac! Grr...! The Garfield wasn't an Apple approved accessory, but I read that to get into my model of Mac, you need to use two suction cups to lift out the glass. I just happened to have a handy Garfield stuck to my bedroom window...! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sixoh8sixoh Posted February 9, 2010 Share Posted February 9, 2010 There aren't any fours in my wife's car registration but she has just phoned to say she is now sitting in the AA mans's van while he tries to see why her car stopped. She said every warning light came on so she headed over to the nearside (she now knows after the pre Christmas episode that the AA can't rescue you from the third lane). Until recently this Clio has been so reliable. Now that she is safe I suppose will will have to see if the repair is economical, if it is the ECU that is GBP800 on a car worth GBP 1200 or GBP2000 on a "scrappage scheme". However not every manufacturer does a small four door hatch on their scrappage scheme and we've never bought new cars before considering that the best value has been on nearly new. First of all though when she gets home I think a nice cup of tea will be wanted rather than talk of new vehicles. I suppose I'll be adjusting the seats so that Mrs S can reach the pedals in the Scenic (I believe some cars have a seat memory button for alternative drivers which sounds quite luxurious). I don't imagine she will take the travel by rail option tomorrow! Tony Oh dear! Life's never simple, is it! Hope Mrs S gets home safely and the car's reparable! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Tony_S Posted February 9, 2010 RMweb Gold Share Posted February 9, 2010 Oh dear! Life's never simple, is it! Hope Mrs S gets home safely and the car's reparable! Mrs S is home safely escorted by a really nice AA man following in his van (he had fitted a spare battery to get her home). The alternator drive belt had come off. This happened last year and a new pulley was fitted. Perhaps one of the other pulleys has failed. Anyway it won't be too expensive (famous last words with cars!) Tony Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold BoD Posted February 9, 2010 RMweb Gold Share Posted February 9, 2010 Good news (Mrs S home) and good news (car). I have a family membership of the AA with all the bells and whistles. It is quite expensive and, touch wood, we haven't had to use them, but it is worth it just for the peace of mind it gives when ny daughter is out in her car. I don't think they do Mac hard drives though. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Tony_S Posted February 9, 2010 RMweb Gold Share Posted February 9, 2010 We took out the joint person AA cover in 1981 when we had our first car and have never ever regretted the cost. We haven't had to make much use of it but when we have needed them they have been superb. If Matthew drove we wouldn't hesitate to put him on a family membership. He can't apply for a licence yet, he is old enough but has had some medication changed last year so he can't apply until next year. He doesn't seem too bothered about driving while he has parents to ferry him about or where he wants to go is accessible by bus or train. Tony Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonBradley Posted February 10, 2010 Share Posted February 10, 2010 Good morning. I'm glad Mrs. Tony S made it home safely. Getting stuck in rush hour traffic is the most terrible feeling, almost as bad as being unable to replace a hard drive! Happy Wednesday all! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium skipepsi Posted February 10, 2010 RMweb Premium Share Posted February 10, 2010 Morning all tea toast and hot cross buns this morning. the computer suggests iC which feels about right. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert Posted February 10, 2010 Share Posted February 10, 2010 Morning All, It's a bit on the chilly side here this morning - it has also started snowing, so I am hoping that it isn't going to come down in any great quantity. I have pretty much had enough of snow for this winter! Only one more day of my audit - thank goodness! It is interesting stuff, but after three days it gets a bit much Helicopter - an interesting device - basically an inverted lawn mower! Apply phenomenal amounts of power and instead of screwing itself into the ground, it defies all known laws of physics and takes off! All too true! An acquaintance of mine who was rated on both fixed-wing and rotary used to comment that Helicopters shouldn't be able to fly. He favourite way of demonstrating this was while flying a helicopter. He would state that if he took his hands off of the controls of a fixed-wing aircraft then it would carry on flying - but if he took his hands off the controls of a helicopter this would happen... :icon_eek: Have a good day everyone :icon_wave: Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gordon s Posted February 10, 2010 Share Posted February 10, 2010 Good grief guys, you've had a busy 24 hours.....It's getting harder and harder to keep up. Or maybe I'm just getting older. Some interesting facts re the number four. I hadn't heard that before. I was warned that blowing your nose in company was a total no no in Japan. What was more off putting though was the sound of the Japanese guys sniffing like good 'uns... My daughter could soon be facing the same decision Tony. She had her car broken into again in Clapham a couple of nights ago. This time they bent the top of her door frame open with a crow bar, wide enough to get a hand in and access the central locking. Insurance company were great and came to pick it up within an hour or so as it couldn't be left on the street. She has now had a call to say that once they have had the engineer look at it, it could be more expensive to repair than the current value (??1400) and be written off. OK, the car has a few battle scars from being in London, but has been regularly serviced and MOT'd. It's a V reg Peugeot 206 and would be perfectly roadworthy with a new door. We wait with baited breathe.... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DDolfelin Posted February 10, 2010 Share Posted February 10, 2010 "I have a family membership of the AA" It could be worse. Drugs for example. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonBradley Posted February 10, 2010 Share Posted February 10, 2010 The trouble with belonging to the AA is that their meeting times often clashes with my drinking times! 11:30 to 13:00 and 16:30 to 20:00. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium NGT6 1315 Posted February 10, 2010 RMweb Premium Share Posted February 10, 2010 Morning all! Quite cold at -5 outside, but comfortable at 19 inside . Slept quite well, too. On Friday my girlfriend will go to Leipzig for eight days...and once again being here alone is not something I am looking forward to . Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium skipepsi Posted February 10, 2010 RMweb Premium Share Posted February 10, 2010 Good grief guys, you've had a busy 24 hours.....It's getting harder and harder to keep up. Or maybe I'm just getting older. Some interesting facts re the number four. I hadn't heard that before. I was warned that blowing your nose in company was a total no no in Japan. What was more off putting though was the sound of the Japanese guys sniffing like good 'uns... My daughter could soon be facing the same decision Tony. She had her car broken into again in Clapham a couple of nights ago. This time they bent the top of her door frame open with a crow bar, wide enough to get a hand in and access the central locking. Insurance company were great and came to pick it up within an hour or so as it couldn't be left on the street. She has now had a call to say that once they have had the engineer look at it, it could be more expensive to repair than the current value (??1400) and be written off. OK, the car has a few battle scars from being in London, but has been regularly serviced and MOT'd. It's a V reg Peugeot 206 and would be perfectly roadworthy with a new door. We wait with baited breathe.... You could always offer to buy the car off the insurance company it would have a low resale value but perhaps better the devil you know etc... A plus point would be that doors are relatively easy to fit and available at reasonable prices. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium eldavo Posted February 10, 2010 RMweb Premium Share Posted February 10, 2010 Morning All, Down to 6 oktas from the 8 that were about when I got up this morning. Cars are certainly a never ending source of joy hassle. The AA membership seems expensive on the years that you don't use it but like any insurance when you do need it then it's a lifesaver. Been a member since the 70s and rarely used them but then last year I think I had to call twice! Have a good one all. Cheers Dave Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sixoh8sixoh Posted February 10, 2010 Share Posted February 10, 2010 I have AA membership as part of my current account package. I've rarely had to use it since getting the Ford Focus, but when I had the Renault Clio, they seemed to be my constant buddies... On the bright side, at least I can't afford a Prius... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Tony_S Posted February 10, 2010 RMweb Gold Share Posted February 10, 2010 Good morning. Now that I've finished putting recycling out and taking the Clio to the garage in a mini blizzard it is now sunny. The battery charge the AA man did last night, was quite adequate to start and get the car to the garage. My wife drove off happily in the Scenic. Matthew is off college today. He has started coughing again and I think I may be about to. I suspect my wife brought some new germs back from her week away. Tony Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert Posted February 10, 2010 Share Posted February 10, 2010 It's a V reg Peugeot 206 and would be perfectly roadworthy with a new door. We wait with baited breathe.... As Mick stated, the insurance company may write it off (most likely as a Cat D write-off) - you can then "buy the car" from them. I've never done it myself - but having heard a few stories on the Mini forum it seems that the general consensus is that the insurance will often pay you a settlement and allow you to keep the car. However, whatever you do don't let them take the car away if you are planning to keep it. You can then pop down to the scrappie and get a new door - bung it on and the job's a good 'un - simples. Rotten scroats - did they get away with anything? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Tony_S Posted February 10, 2010 RMweb Gold Share Posted February 10, 2010 A couple of years ago my Scenic was rear-ended. The other driver was at fault, was insured etc but my insurance company wanted to write off the car as the repair was about GBP10 more than the value. The repairer negotiated with the insurance company and the car was saved. I could not have found a Scenic like mine for the write off value. Tony Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gordon s Posted February 10, 2010 Share Posted February 10, 2010 That's the real rub, nothing was taken. She's been done three times in the last year or two. Last time was a brick through the window as they saw the tell tale circle of a sat nav sucker on the windscreen. She always takes it out of the car, so again they got nothing. Having learned from that error, she bought a bean bag to sit on the dash to mount the sat nav, cleaned the screen and took the whole lot out each out time she parked. Little scrotes still bust her door just in case... There's no point in putting an alarm on it as everyone ignores them anyway and by the time she got down to her car, they'de be long gone. If they hadn't she certainly wouldn't tackle any of them. The good news is that she moves to a new flat with secure parking in three weeks time, so hopefully that will solve the problem. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DDolfelin Posted February 10, 2010 Share Posted February 10, 2010 I quite like the US idea of flames shooting out from underneath the car when the alarm is triggered. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium NGT6 1315 Posted February 10, 2010 RMweb Premium Share Posted February 10, 2010 I quite like the US idea of flames shooting out from underneath the car when the alarm is triggered. Was that not a South African idea? Some years back there was an article about it in a news magazine over here. The article also mentioned some other neat inventions such as a shotgun shell installed in the driver seat which can be triggered by either a weight sensor adjusted to the weight of the vehicle owner or a hidden switch on the passenger side, or acid sprinklers hidden on the inside of the roof. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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