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Lee nearly got banned because he didn't stand for rudness disguised as bluntness and responded in the same manner. i'm puzzled why the admins here seem to think your confrontational style is acceptable to people have have caused you no problems. Saying that is in someway acceptable because it is you is sheer arrogance. Its like a bully defending his actions. I think you do it deliberatly mastertech to rile people. Some seem in awe of your technical nouse and refuse to defend themselves against outrageous comments as calling someones posting, without provocation, as "garbage" and you play on t

Are you a nun rob ? :lol:

.I think thats a bit strong matertech. If someone offers their opinon being rude is not the way to go. look what reaction Lee Martin gets! You can be wrong you know Ford, in particular, seem to have made major steps forward in recent times. The Mondeo and the Focus are cases in point. Well deserving of their good reputaions. The C-Max has some specific issues which once addressed make this a veru decent car. The fact that many people here love their Max's, me included. If I had a wish it would be for Ford to spend an extra £500 and upgrade the interior materials. I think most buyers would

"Dissapointing rating for C-max on the latest JD survey. However is this for models prior to the software updates? " Doesn't matter Tan. Maybe on the next survey things will be better but sadly there are more problems than just the EGR and I wonder how much the poor, except MT's dealership obviously, dealer support plays a part. A lot I suspect. Fact is Ford, like whizzpopper, Renault etc etc are are volume fleet manufacturers. Their cars are built to a budget , not quality, and they know that if 30% of their customers are hacked off they will replace them with another 30% who are moving

Its not your knee is it it 1955 ?

I sold mine in Jan through Autotrader. Have never failed to sell through their web site. It really does give you the best coverage as nearly everyone starts...and usually ends up there. I paid £12,300 new in Sept 2005 (exceptional deal I know) for my Zetec and sold it for £11,750 5 months later for the same reason you are selling yours. I was offered £9,000 by a dealer. It is a shame when you see a really good car plummetting in price and although I got a really good price when I sold mine the market is a lot "worse", unless you are a dealer, at the moment.

Cheers Andy. I use Meguirs NXT car wash which is also expensive but lasts ages for the same reason....so in fact is cheap....

Andy, where do you get that stuff from. I know its been a while

good news

You can sue using your legal protection policy on your cars insurance....if you have it of course. In effect you sue his parents. Or pay for the repair and don't make a claim

Solution for Vectra

I hear varied reorts about Audi dealers as well. Which is a shame Audi TT Merc Slk (not new of course) BMW 5 series has the lot and £27 buys you a lot of goodies 2nd hand naturally and you'll get let out of side turnings. The 3 series is the one you're think of Honda FRV ?

My Passat makes the same sound when I turn it on so don't worry. Mind you so does Dennis's wife...or so Scotty tells me......

My Passat makes the same sound when I turn it on so don't worry.

Did someone mention the sound of fluid running through a pipe ?

Thats the way I work it on my car as well so its a "good" deal. for sure. Mind you £27k buys you a whole lot of other cars from BWM/Audi/ Merc/Elise etc etc. None of which would be suitable for your uses but £27k for a Ford......... :shock: :D Enjoy and of course tell us the minute it arrives. We want ALL the feedback.....

Aren't all cars "up North" entered without a key anyway ?

Thats done it.

I've just spent £9.99 on a Meguirs lambswool washing mitt and £12.99 for 3 Meguirs "waffle weave" microfibre drying cloths. never use a chamois or a sponge anymore and you can avoid the very fine "swirls" on youyr paint work. The mitt absorbs loads of soapy water and between each panel I rinse it out in a clean bucket of water, removes all the grit. The microfibre colths dry the car better than anything else and will NOT scratch the paintwork. When they get grubby just pop them into the washing machine (with no conditioner though) with the rest of your wash and they last for months and month

Come on Pooh, spill the beans...how much did you pay ? Oh, and what engine ?

Yep nice spec. I think I saw a ghia but I will say the S is superior looking than the C but of course it is more. How much did you settle for Pooh? I agree on keeping the C-Max as a company car and taking the cash. That worked well for me and in a plunging market it will save you money.

Went to see an S-Max, out of curiosity, today. Its better looking in the flesh than I thought but I can't see it as a great leap forward for Ford in terms of quality. I only say that because it is expensive IMO. Its certainly not worth the £19 -20K for a Ghia and is certtainly not any better than teh Zafira (and I don't like the interior of that either) I'm sure the car drives well etc etc but does not give the feeling that I would be getting value for money. The back row of seats are just as gimmicky as the Zafira in that they are useless for anything more than a toddler and you have no

You would have thought so by the amount of media attention. Fact is Sven, in his unique, way had deemed that we don't need any forwards unless they are injured, have been injured in recent times, 8 feet tall or still breast feeding,

Exactley. Modern paints, especially mettalic already have built in hardness. I wouldn't add any extra "coating" but as I said, just wash regularly with a top quality wax wash such as Meguiars shampoo which appears expensive but you only use a drop and the bottle lasts forever. I think its around £13-15 a bottle but I wash my car every week and I've had the current 2.5 litre bottle for months. It leaves a nice shine and reduces streaking. Its recommende by all the top valeting companies and is sold in Halfords. Use a quality washing cloth and not a sponge and you will not get any fine scratch

Exactley. Modern paints, especially mettalic already have built in hardness. I wouldn't add any extra "coating" but as I said, just wash regularly with a top quality wax wash such as Meguiars shampoo which appears expensive but you only use a drop and the bottle lasts forever. I think its around £13-15 a bottle but I wash my car every week and I've had the current 2.5 litre bottle for months. It leaves a nice shine and erduces streaking. Its recommende dby all the top valeting companies and is sold in Halfords. Use a quality washing cloth and not a sponge and you will not get any fine scratc