Stupid things non petrolheads say... Vol 2
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While searching for information on the Far East during time of the ‘Vietnam War’I found the following website ‘HubPage’.
The website has a section titled ‘AxelAddict’
'How to Get Rid of the "Check Engine" Light: 4 Techniques' Has the following advice.
“The first and easiest method for clearing the check engine light is driving and time. Most onboard computers will recheck whatever problem caused the check engine light to activate multiple times. Drive your car as you normally would.
If the check engine light is still on after three days, your problem may not have been fixed or you may need to try some of the methods below to reset it.”
FFS, are they serious.
The website has a section titled ‘AxelAddict’
'How to Get Rid of the "Check Engine" Light: 4 Techniques' Has the following advice.
“The first and easiest method for clearing the check engine light is driving and time. Most onboard computers will recheck whatever problem caused the check engine light to activate multiple times. Drive your car as you normally would.
If the check engine light is still on after three days, your problem may not have been fixed or you may need to try some of the methods below to reset it.”
FFS, are they serious.
daqinggregg said:
While searching for information on the Far East during time of the ‘Vietnam War’I found the following website ‘HubPage’.
The website has a section titled ‘AxelAddict’
'How to Get Rid of the "Check Engine" Light: 4 Techniques' Has the following advice.
“The first and easiest method for clearing the check engine light is driving and time. Most onboard computers will recheck whatever problem caused the check engine light to activate multiple times. Drive your car as you normally would.
If the check engine light is still on after three days, your problem may not have been fixed or you may need to try some of the methods below to reset it.”
FFS, are they serious.
Love it! Looking forward to their advice on smoke alarms. The website has a section titled ‘AxelAddict’
'How to Get Rid of the "Check Engine" Light: 4 Techniques' Has the following advice.
“The first and easiest method for clearing the check engine light is driving and time. Most onboard computers will recheck whatever problem caused the check engine light to activate multiple times. Drive your car as you normally would.
If the check engine light is still on after three days, your problem may not have been fixed or you may need to try some of the methods below to reset it.”
FFS, are they serious.
Had an interesting observation from a friend the other day on my next choice of car, not stupid so to speak, but certainly interesting.
I was explaining that I wanted the latest Megane RS, specifically in volcano orange or liquid yellow. I mentioned that I wanted something with a unique colour, would stand out, hold its value etc etc. He went on to say "orange? why the hell would you want an orange car? Why not a normal colour like white or grey or red".
I was explaining that I wanted the latest Megane RS, specifically in volcano orange or liquid yellow. I mentioned that I wanted something with a unique colour, would stand out, hold its value etc etc. He went on to say "orange? why the hell would you want an orange car? Why not a normal colour like white or grey or red".
Drew106 said:
GroundEffect said:
Second Best said:
Bit of a thread resurrection, and it's something so minor I've no idea why it irked me so much.
Colleague of mine has got a new car - it's a Peugeot 3008 of some flavour. She's not a petrolhead but was very excited for her 24-plate car, understandable and the other folks in the office were happy for her. Me too, obviously.
However there's one thing she said that stuck with me. She had upgraded from a Nissan Juke and she was commenting how her new car had a "smart handbrake".
I was puzzled, wondering if it was something new I'd not heard about, but from what I can gather when I asked, it's just a normal electronic handbrake with hill hold assist.
I guess with everything being called "smart" these days, it shouldn't be a surprise someone uses that term for an electronic handbrake, especially having had a normal cable handbrake in her previous car, but I don't know why that particular term stuck with me.
You can do all sorts of fun things with an EPB:Colleague of mine has got a new car - it's a Peugeot 3008 of some flavour. She's not a petrolhead but was very excited for her 24-plate car, understandable and the other folks in the office were happy for her. Me too, obviously.
However there's one thing she said that stuck with me. She had upgraded from a Nissan Juke and she was commenting how her new car had a "smart handbrake".
I was puzzled, wondering if it was something new I'd not heard about, but from what I can gather when I asked, it's just a normal electronic handbrake with hill hold assist.
I guess with everything being called "smart" these days, it shouldn't be a surprise someone uses that term for an electronic handbrake, especially having had a normal cable handbrake in her previous car, but I don't know why that particular term stuck with me.
- Auto disengage when someone puts foot on the brake to go into drive or first
- Auto engage when park is selected (auto)
- Auto engage when the driver's door is opened after a drive event
- Auto engage on a hill for hill-holding
I'd call that smart.
We're going to need to preserve as many rwd cars with manual handbrakes as possible just to drift around in!
blearyeyedboy said:
I had an embarrassing moment with a Cadillac BLS in an empty snowy car park.
I thought I'd enjoy a handbrake turn only to plough straight on, not realising that the handbrake engaged the front wheels.
Fortunately they only damage was to my ego.
What! I didn’t know that was a thing. Crazy. I thought I'd enjoy a handbrake turn only to plough straight on, not realising that the handbrake engaged the front wheels.
Fortunately they only damage was to my ego.
Mad Maximus said:
blearyeyedboy said:
I had an embarrassing moment with a Cadillac BLS in an empty snowy car park.
I thought I'd enjoy a handbrake turn only to plough straight on, not realising that the handbrake engaged the front wheels.
Fortunately they only damage was to my ego.
What! I didn’t know that was a thing. Crazy. I thought I'd enjoy a handbrake turn only to plough straight on, not realising that the handbrake engaged the front wheels.
Fortunately they only damage was to my ego.
Krikkit said:
Mad Maximus said:
blearyeyedboy said:
I had an embarrassing moment with a Cadillac BLS in an empty snowy car park.
I thought I'd enjoy a handbrake turn only to plough straight on, not realising that the handbrake engaged the front wheels.
Fortunately they only damage was to my ego.
What! I didn’t know that was a thing. Crazy. I thought I'd enjoy a handbrake turn only to plough straight on, not realising that the handbrake engaged the front wheels.
Fortunately they only damage was to my ego.
This is a headscratcher because the BLS is based on the same architecture as the Vauxhall Vectra, SAAB 9-3 and 9-5. It's been a while since I've owned the above but I'm sure I'd have noticed that when servicing the brakes and thought it weird enough to remember.
Which presumably means the Caddy has completely different brakes front and rear to its stablemates!
2Fast2slow said:
Alfa Sud also had handbrake in front wheels:
I remember someone on here telling the story of their mate taking them on a spirited drive in an Alfa Sud, then proudly reaching through to point out the inboard disc brakes only to sear their finger tips enough to stick them to the hot metal. Ouch. One of those horror stories that sticks in your mind!
donkmeister said:
2Fast2slow said:
Alfa Sud also had handbrake in front wheels:
I remember someone on here telling the story of their mate taking them on a spirited drive in an Alfa Sud, then proudly reaching through to point out the inboard disc brakes only to sear their finger tips enough to stick them to the hot metal. Ouch. One of those horror stories that sticks in your mind!
Carried on for a bit to get some air over them and pulled over, to ensure all corners were hot. Teaching with ‘learning by doing’ I said to go around and make sure each corner was hot.
‘AH f
k!’ Echo’d around the car park. Idiot. daqinggregg said:
While searching for information on the Far East during time of the ‘Vietnam War’I found the following website ‘HubPage’.
The website has a section titled ‘AxelAddict’
'How to Get Rid of the "Check Engine" Light: 4 Techniques' Has the following advice.
“The first and easiest method for clearing the check engine light is driving and time. Most onboard computers will recheck whatever problem caused the check engine light to activate multiple times. Drive your car as you normally would.
If the check engine light is still on after three days, your problem may not have been fixed or you may need to try some of the methods below to reset it.”
FFS, are they serious.
My E92 can get grumpy if the battery gets too low and sometimes that results in a check engine light.The website has a section titled ‘AxelAddict’
'How to Get Rid of the "Check Engine" Light: 4 Techniques' Has the following advice.
“The first and easiest method for clearing the check engine light is driving and time. Most onboard computers will recheck whatever problem caused the check engine light to activate multiple times. Drive your car as you normally would.
If the check engine light is still on after three days, your problem may not have been fixed or you may need to try some of the methods below to reset it.”
FFS, are they serious.
Just driving it will make it go away.
donkmeister said:
Ah yes, the old "I'm sure I parked it at the top of this hill" feature.
This is a headscratcher because the BLS is based on the same architecture as the Vauxhall Vectra, SAAB 9-3 and 9-5. It's been a while since I've owned the above but I'm sure I'd have noticed that when servicing the brakes and thought it weird enough to remember.
Which presumably means the Caddy has completely different brakes front and rear to its stablemates!
I'm now doubting myself whether it was the BLS I owned or I was driving something else! Definitely a front wheel lock though- if I misremembered the car, the embarrassment at failing a handbrake turn was palpable.This is a headscratcher because the BLS is based on the same architecture as the Vauxhall Vectra, SAAB 9-3 and 9-5. It's been a while since I've owned the above but I'm sure I'd have noticed that when servicing the brakes and thought it weird enough to remember.
Which presumably means the Caddy has completely different brakes front and rear to its stablemates!
I'm pretty sure the BLS was mechanically identical to the 9-3 start from interior trim, softer springs and body panels. Even the glass was the same as a 9-3... but not the paint, sadly, as I found when trying to get a match after someone scratched mine.
So maybe a faulty memory and I was driving an older 900? I'm not sure. Given the BLS was designed and built on the cheap- one if the attractions for me was that it was big, cheap and diesel- I doubt they would have re-engineered the handbrake.
I'm pretty sure the Corolla, Mégane and Octavias I'd driven have handbrakes attached to the rear wheels, though others may correct me (given my crap memory of the BLS's!
) Not sure I've driven anything else in snow apart from vans and 4x4s.Edited by blearyeyedboy on Wednesday 13th March 22:16
blearyeyedboy said:
So maybe a faulty memory and I was driving an older 900? I'm not sure. Given the BLS was designed and built on the cheap- one if the attractions for me was that it was big, cheap and diesel- I doubt they would have re-engineered the handbrake.
That piqued my interest enough for a Google, and apparently pre-1988 900s had the handbrake on the front!For much the same effect I deliberately put a fwd auto Peugeot into P at 10mph once. It was a hateful, s
tty thing and after pissing me off for the 300 miles I had to drive it I had one of those "I wonder what will happen if" ideas. In short, it sounded like a dreadful ratchet as the pawl dragged over the indents and then it slammed to a stop, fortunately not breaking the pawl off. So I wouldn't recommend doing it.I used to have a citreon GS Club - it has both sworn me off any citreon ever again, and had the handbrake on the front in-board brake discs. The Handbrakes were there own 2pound coin sized pads that pressed onto the hot discs, so when everything cooled down the car went for a drive by itself.
On the positive side, if you ever parked with the front wheels turned, the suspension would collapse before the handbrake cooled, so then the wheels would dig into the bodywork so it couldn't move.
(Yes, when I open my Ford bonnet I am greeted with the Citreon logo on the block.....)
On the positive side, if you ever parked with the front wheels turned, the suspension would collapse before the handbrake cooled, so then the wheels would dig into the bodywork so it couldn't move.
(Yes, when I open my Ford bonnet I am greeted with the Citreon logo on the block.....)
Peanut Gallery said:
I used to have a citreon GS Club - it has both sworn me off any citreon ever again, and had the handbrake on the front in-board brake discs. The Handbrakes were there own 2pound coin sized pads that pressed onto the hot discs, so when everything cooled down the car went for a drive by itself.
Peanut Gallery said:
I used to have a citreon GS Club - it has both sworn me off any citreon ever again, and had the handbrake on the front in-board brake discs. The Handbrakes were there own 2pound coin sized pads that pressed onto the hot discs, so when everything cooled down the car went for a drive by itself.
Happened to my dad. His GS rolled down a ramp in a multistory into another car. He replaced it with a CX IIRC.AstonZagato said:
Happened to my dad. His GS rolled down a ramp in a multistory into another car. He replaced it with a CX IIRC.
Which would also have had the handbrake on the front wheels. All the hydropneumatic Citroens apart from the very last one - the C6 - did. It was necessitated by the characteristics of the suspension. Gassing Station | General Gassing | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff