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Yes, sounds like he's omitted to have the Cambelt changed, has been doing a lot of miles, didn't want to broach the subject of a £300.00 cambelt change with SWMBO so has been living on borrowed time :supafrisk:

That scenario of "I just moved the car and something went" is classic almost all cambelt failures happen just after start up.

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80mpg sounds a bit too good to be true even on an LPG, a more realistic figure would be 60mpg.
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Umm, I thought the thing with lpg is it's cheaper, it has less calorific value than petrol or diesel so the car should actually burn more of it. Or am I talking out of my bottom?
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My dads old nissan primera on petrol averaged about 35-40mpg most of the time, gas was about half the cost of petrol when he was getting it, but the car used more gas litres to go a set distance than it would have used petrol, the car was still cheaper to run but it wasnt double the fuel economy, it was just a tad better than the 406 but it was a completley lifeless thing to drive.
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Found this nice 2.2Hdi executive on the bay...

If it only needs a fusebox it really could be a bargain....

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2001-PEUGEOT- ... 8146&rt=nc
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I always thought the point of lpg was cost. No comparison to mpg, just £per mile. I have known a few lpg cars over the years since the 70s, and all owners/drivers have complained about poor performance. Still, can't have everything.
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Here is a nice clean and reasonably priced 406 2.2Hdi on t'bay....
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2002-PEUGEOT- ... 3f447a0b6f
Not an Executive but has headlight washers..??
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when out on the motorway it will cover large distances
I wondered what those motorways were for, thanks.

Dunno about the H/L washers from memory I thought the only difference between the GTX and Exec was the levvers?
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So did I... maybe they are just blanking plates?
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Ha ha, a bit tedious at the beginning but I did chuckle at the 'endorsements'..... :cheesy:
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http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2000-PEUGEOT- ... 4190efe8ac
55 miles to the glaon
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Top notch photography :cheesy:
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4 mouth tax :?
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4 mth tax...

Sick of seeing this,gets me why people are still trying to sell car's.. as Taxed,
the tax belongs to the registerd keeper,(none transferable.) :?
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Speaking of tax - just paid mine. Will finally be removing my tax disc and holder from the windscreen this week.
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