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    ford escort(year 1998) blowing fuses

    I had to replace a fuse box on a 1.8 escort that I had. Can't remember what year but it was about a 96. Just kept getting intermitent problems constantly. I'd strip the car and check the circuits and everything seemed OK. Stick it back together and it would work for a bit. Drove me mental...
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    good sized car for large dog

    See Audi TT / Subaru Impreza thread..........
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    Audi TT or Subaru Impreza

    Zackspeed, I had a v reg wagon before mine. Dark mica blue kept it totally standard. Loved it. :D Family circumstanses meant that I had to swap it for a new shape bl@@dy Espace which was the worst car I've ever owned. OK to drive but it lived half it's life at the dealers!! :roll...
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    How much mortar.

    I'm currently estimating number of bricks & blocks for my extensions. :( How much sand / concrete do I need? Is there a rough formula? Extension1 approx 4600 bricks / 770 blocks. Extension2 approx 4100 bricks / 685 blocks. Ta in advance. Dave.
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    keep your hand behind the blade!

    Power plane did it for me. :shock: Lunched down the side of my left index finder. :shock: My whole left arm juddered as it went down my finger but I never felt any pain. :P Wheres all that blood coming from. :roll: Not too embarrased to say that I nearly fainted. :oops...
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    getting cars home from auction legally

    I got pulled in July last year on my bike for a roadside check (300 yds from home) on the way to it's MOT with an out of date tax disk. I was cr@pping myself because even though I thought that I was allowed to ride it there I wasn't 100% sure!! By the way it did have insurance and luckily I...
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    Fuel Costs

    Millions were tempted into diesel cars with the promise of cheap diesel and better mpg. Then hey presto it's suddenly more polluting than petrol and UP goes the duty. :roll: Screwed again....... :evil: Dave.
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    renault kangoo ?

    I've got an S reg (98) kangoo van thats done just shy of 100,000 miles. I can't remember it ever having anything go wrong with it apart from it needing a new exhaust and the odd bulb blowing. Just gets a service once a year and I forget about it. :D Don't know what the new engines are like...
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    Audi TT or Subaru Impreza

    Drive an Impreza wagon, 54 reg (the good looking ones :P ) and yes it's blue but not got the gold wheel yet! :roll: Does everthing for me. It's got the Prodrive performance pack so it's quick. OK maybe not as quick as some these days but I don't need to brag about it in the pub so it will...
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    Renault and Peugeot reliability

    I had one of the new shape Grand Espace sheds for 2.5 yrs. Pitiful reliability. I won't bore you with a list but needless to say I was well shut of it before the warranty was up! :evil: The dealer network is diabolical as well!! :evil: Will NEVER touch another modern Renault...
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    Adding sockets & lights in extension (Part P Req?)

    House was re-wired by me about 10 years ago. New consumer unit etc...
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    Adding sockets & lights in extension (Part P Req?)

    Consumer unit isn't old. :( Was just going to put the upstairs onto the existing and the same for downstairs. All cables are really easy to get at. :roll: Think you are correct though the BCO will want a cert. :x
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    Adding sockets & lights in extension (Part P Req?)

    I'm having an extension done soon and I obviously need to put sockets & lights in it. I've done quite a bit of electrical work in the past but haven't got Part P. :roll: I don't intend to put in another fuseway I was just going to splice into the relevant circuits and add the extra sockets...
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    Architect fees

    Just had an RIBA registered architect do a full site survey, do my full plans for 2x extensions & he is acting as my agent to get through planning & building regs......... £750.00. :D Says that I may need to pay him a bit more for some calculations later if needed. He is a friend of my...
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    Thermalite Shield / Celcon?

    First post, but what a great forum! I am going to be building 2x extensions to my home shortly. My architect has speced Thermalite Shield 100mm blocks the local Travis perkins says that he only stocks Celcon. :roll: Question is which Celcon block is equivalent to the Thermalite Shield?
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