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Thanks. Know a fella who has one of them fault readers at home though its only a basic one but maybe it will show up a fault.

On reading up online im thinking catalytic convertor or egr valve or something. Driving fine this morning though.

Surprise surprise im back again with another problem 

My car conked out yesterday as i was sitting at a roundabout waiting to move. Now maybe im thick but i presumed an automatic car shouldnt really conk out??

Anyway i started it again and it was grand i never thought much more about it as it was driving fine. Last night though the service soon light came on. I have been reading up that sometimes this can be an indicator of a random fault in the vauxhall astra. I then seemed to lose power and the car wouldnt go past 40 no matter how much i tried to accelerate.

Any ideas?

Jim Bob if u go on to live chat u will get about 50% off for 12 months. I have seen people say that 40% is the most they will offer but try it and see. If you want to keep it that is.

Found the best waterpark in the  Algarve is Aquashow. Only opened about 5 years maybe. Depends i suppose on where you are. We stay in Vilamoura and its only about 5/10 mins away. You would be near an hour if coming from Albufeira.

If im driving an automatic how do i do the rev in lower gears as will it not just auto change to the best gear?

Im doing about 7/8 miles to work. But lots of other short journeys. 3/4 mile here and there.

Would do more at the weekends. Will start to take it down the motorway at least once a month and if keep getting it serviced every 12k or so then will ask them to put that stuff in.

Cheers

Thanks everyone. It isnt happening every time but then im mostly doing short journeys. Few miles here and there. Have never had a burning smell from it, no smell at all.

Came up on the dash saying it needs serviced. Seems to have been serviced about 12000 miles ago so im going to book it in somewhere within the next few weeks.

If im only doing short journeys how often should i be doing a 70 mph run down the motorway?

Thank god that sets my mind at rest a bit. Am thinking surely if something wrong it would show up on screen.

Cheers to you both. Its a Vauxhall Astra.

Anyone give me a bit of advice. Have the car about a month (it isnt new). All has seemed grand but have noticed intermittently that when i stop the car and turn it off there is like a fan noise that comes from engine as if it is cooling down or something. Its quite loud even though car is completely off. Timed it the last few times and it goes on for about 3 minutes. It isnt every time i turn it off but starting to happen a bit more often over these last 2 days.
Anyone any ideas? Im panicking that its something major

I watched right up until about series 4 i think of Breaking Bad but it just wasnt doing it for me.
The sinner is good i forgot about it.
Watching shooter at the minute , its decent enough.
Think blindspot will be my next. Have heard good reports.

Anyone recommend The Bridge? or is it the same as The Tunnel?

Wentworth is a bloody brilliant series. Highly recommend it. My favourite out of all ive seen i think.

Power is brilliant.

Agree about Marcella. It was a rubbish ending. Ridiculous in fact. Too many loose ends.

Thats what im dreading. I just know series 4 will finish with us dying to see what happens next. Tommy is without a doubt my fave character.

Just starting series 4 of Power. Great show

I wanna tax it by direct debit so i presume this is the same?

Anyone know how i go about this? I been trying to find some info online but nothing really concrete. Im buying a car in scotland but want to register it with NI number plate. Do i tax the car first with this number plate or wait until i re register?