How accurate are the urban, extra-urban, and combined fuel economy
results?  In the past on here somebody has said that all perfromance
cars consume a lot of fuel when driven hard.  This poster implied that
performance cars could get a lot better than the published figures.

Just got a 2004 Mondeo and the cigar lighter is between the front seats so
unsure which way to go with a hands free. My last car hands free plugged
into the cigar lighter which was on the central fascia but which will not
fit in the Mondeos cigar lighter.

*sigh*
Buggery bollocks.
For others who missed it, the repeat is tomorrow night at 7.

I know this is slightly OT because it's a company van used for business and
available for private use.
The difficult bit is that it has 8 seats.  Does anyone have suggestions for
insurance companies?

OLD AND RARE BOOKS
AUSTRALIAN HISTORY
TRANSPORT HISTORY
http://www.bspgallery.com.au/trans.htm

M reg on the remote chance anybody on here could do with few parts and
wants to swap some stuff over .
Just posted to uk.adverts.cars or look here if you dont want to
subscribe www.sparesorrepair.co.uk/adverts/viewtopic.php?t=19

I bought a set of roof bars from Halfords, and they are fixed
using thumbscrews.
The intructions say 'tighten thumbscrews to 2 newtons', can
anyone tell me how my thumb knows when it has reached '2 newtons'?

Don't you just love it when a car is described as perfect, apart from the
odd little blemish ??
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=9844&item=4550963576&rd=1

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/shropshire/4559173.stm
159mph speeding charge PC cleared  
Pc Milton was travelling in the early hours
A police constable who reached 159mph on a motorway has been cleared of

Perhaps part of the problem with uk cannabis coffee shops is the fact
they have always in or very near the center of the town .
Would a old transport cafe not be a more suitable location as they would
be out of sight and out of town - with the result the police might adopt

I'm just on the tail end of a 15-month ban for no insurance (naughty, I
know).
I have quite a few convictions on my licence too
What is the VERY cheapest car to insure after such a situation?  I know

Looking for cheap insurance after a 2 year ban for driving whilst drunk
and crashing into a bus queue full of pensioners and children.  
Stupidly, I then left the scene of the accident and crashed into a
police car after a high speed chase through a pedestrian precinct.  

Am I right in thinking, that to be caught by a speed camera and
fined etc, there needs to be a sign warning you that there are
speed cameras in the area? Sounds crazy I know, but I'm sure I've
read this somewhere  - maybe on here though...

www.sparesorrepair.co.uk/carquiz_star.jpg
Slightly distorted image .
Figure this will be the last one for a while unless somebody gets it
quite easily - as some users on this newsgroup are no doubt are getting

The replacement for the Outback search continues and took a horrid,
horrid turn today. My father's requirements are patchy, so I have got
deals within his budget on:
Mitsubishi L200 Warrior (He thinks people that drive them are twats,