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Trevor

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  1. My list is as follows (in no particular order):  Triumph Herald (first car), many Rover and MG over the years, lots of American and custom cars, plenty of classic cars, motorbikes and just about anything with wheels.

    Just wished I had the foresight to keep them all 😞 

  2. Quite a selection there Alan....mostly chunky cars in their day and great for carrying stuff around (e.g. no sports cars in that list) 🙂

    The irony is that we did have electric cars, buses, invalid cars and even lorries many years ago and we are now reinventing the wheel....very badly!
     

  3. Generally a diesel engine needs to be run hard and they are governed to avoid over-revving so are safe to run fast

    If the engine is not pushed then the carbon from burnt fuel clogs up injectors, EGR, DPF, inlet manifolds and this reduces performance and costs lots in repairs

    If the engine is run at low revs then pushed hard in a high gear then this means the engine can usually deliver the power by way of the turbo but also causes the Dual Mass Flywheel (DMF) and clutch to slip, also costing money

    The trick is to keep the revs high in the appropriate gear until you change up and if cruising on the motorway then fine to change up and lower the revs but at any opportunity to give it a clear out (slip roads are a favourite)

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  4. I believe the siren is in the boot area - anyone know exactly where??

    I would try to disconnect, leave off for a while and reconnect (negative lead first off and last on) then upon reconnecting lock the drivers door on the key

    Try the fob unlock and lock buttons a few times until they are recognised

    Then switch the ignition on and hopefully that should do it

    If the fobs don't work then go straight to the ignition with the key and see if you can programme the fobs later

  5. I have previously sprayed any part of the linkage (inside and under the bonnet especially) and still found it to be a little stiff.
    Slower gear changes are in order with the CR-V and I think its the sort of vehicle that requires that style of driving. Other cars I own are superb at quick changes but then they are made for that or at least encourages you to drive them like that 🙂 

     

  6. not sure if you have now managed to resolve this but I wired one into my 2007 CR-V and it was a nightmare to find a permanent live in the fusebox but got one in the end, sorry can't remember which one it was though

    If you do find out which one you tapped into the please let us know as this question comes up quite a lot in this forum

  7. Go to your account settings (top right corner of screen) and you should be able to edit them from there. 

    If you can't do it then Message me through to my account and I can guide you through it further

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