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[dave the builder]

Fitted a new (to me) fuel flap lock mechanism on the V70, but it still didn't work.   

Thinking it must be a wiring fault or dodgy relay I went in to have a quick google to discover that the fuel flap lock operates on a time delay and locks about 20 minutes after you've locked the car.   

So it seems that it has always worked as it should, I'm a complete numpty and I now have a spare fuel flap lock for a V70! 

FFS!   

so when stealing fuel out of a V70, you need to open the flap within 20 minutes of the owner locking the car 
which is very easy to walk by,open the flap and return later with Mr Jerry n pipe
sounds like piss poor security to me 

WHY do manufacturers HIDE all this information in owner's manuals 
50% of the population (men) won't read it 

[Migv6 le Frog Fan]

Finished installing the front parking camera apart from two minor matters.Not sure where to put the screen inside the car. Its a bit in the way of something no matter where I locate it.
Second thing is that once I powered up the camera I realised its sat in the bumber 90 degrees out, so my house looks like its laid on its side. 

[dave the builder]

Finished installing the front parking camera apart from two minor matters.Not sure where to put the screen inside the car. Its a bit in the way of something no matter where I locate it.

sun visor  or in that coin tray down under the steering wheel by the fuse box 

Second thing is that once I powered up the camera I realised its sat in the bumber 90 degrees out, so my house looks like its laid on its side. 

I can quote rebuilding your house ,so it looks correct on the camera 
or rotate the camera 

[TheBoy]

Drove it somewhere, I think Surry, maybe Sussex.  When did the M25 become that shit on a Sunday morning.  Drove it back late afternoon. M25 still shit.

Probably managed well over 40mpg, but never reset trip before setting out (and the high speed runs on Friday won't have done much for this tank's MPG).

[Kevin Wood]

Drove it to my new job and back. So far, so good.

[Doctor Gollum]

Drove it to my new job and back. So far, so good.

Congrats

[Marks DTM Calib]

Was offered an opportunity to have the full fat F-Type over night......half a tank later

[annihilator]

Speedo clicked over to this on the Tourer 

[aaronjb]

Just 63 miles on the clock, annihilator!

(That's a "joke" very few people will get, I bet..)

[Doctor Gollum]

Just 63 miles on the clock, annihilator!

(That's a "joke" very few people will get, I bet..)

Especially at this time of day

[Marks DTM Calib]

Just 63 miles on the clock, annihilator!

(That's a "joke" very few people will get, I bet..)

Groan.......

[dave the builder]

Speedo clicked over to this on the Tourer 

even better....
IF you had you reset the trip 111 miles ago 
and been doing 111 MPH 
probably due it's first service now it's run in 

Just 63 miles on the clock, annihilator!

(That's a "joke" very few people will get, I bet..)

We are not all computer nerds that think in binary

[aaronjb]

We are not all computer nerds that think in binary

Remember, there are 10 types of people.

Those who understand binary, and those who don't.

[dave the builder]

We are not all computer nerds that think in binary

Remember, there are 10 types of people.

Those who understand binary, and those who don't.

I'm not 00000001  1 of them 
i'm  a red blooded hexadecimal 

[STEMO]

It confuses me some people.