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The v6 CarPC That Never Was PDF Print E-mail
Written by Terran Brown   
Wednesday, 10 June 2009 07:56
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Some time ago when I was looking for a new angle on the CarPC scene I looked at using different devices mainly for the challenge. As Apple have just announced the Iphone 3Gs I thought this was a good time to share what my plan was to be for v6 as its quite adaptable and shows that even with these new PPC type devices the Carpc will not disappear and certainly the scene its self may just expand to work with more solid state type devices as they take on more features and pack hardware in.... it wont disappear because there will always be a hard core that wish to integrate and customise kit in to the cars, vans, trucks and lots more.

http://www.letscommunicate.co.uk/carpc/ Follow the Vauxhall Vectra Carputer / CarPC Project through the highs and lows. Ideal for those looking at a simular MP3 GPS multimedia system for their car.

Read more: http://www.letscommunicate.co.uk/carputer/2009/06/v6-carpc-that-never-was.html
 
The Vectra Has Gone - But I Have Its Cousin PDF Print E-mail
Written by Terran Brown   
Saturday, 18 April 2009 02:48
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Well - a quick post to let you know that yesterday after much discussion with Nidd Vale directly I have collected my new car - a SAAB 9-3 1.9TD Vector Sport. Having had one of these while going through the rentals I knew it would be a good car and I would be happy driving it. To make as less fuss as possible I have got one with a touch screen GPS ( with TMC ) and a bluetooth system all built in. Unfortuntly I have as a result lost around £4k with in 12 months as a result of walking away from the previous deal and dispite contacting Vauxhall them selves who I believe are accountable they refused to contribute in the slightest to the new car. Any way - the 9-3 shares the same chassis as the Vectra C facelift and even the Ingisnia but the gear box is diffrent as is the engine and its ECU setup. Cross fingures this is it BUT it does mean for the short term the CarPC is on hold to ensure warrenty issues don't arrise.
http://www.letscommunicate.co.uk/carpc/ Follow the Vauxhall Vectra Carputer / CarPC Project through the highs and lows. Ideal for those looking at a simular MP3 GPS multimedia system for their car.

Read more: http://www.letscommunicate.co.uk/carputer/2009/04/vectra-has-gone-but-i-have-its-cousin.html
 
119 Days And Vauxhall Say 'So'....... PDF Print E-mail
Written by Terran Brown   
Tuesday, 14 April 2009 11:38
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Not happy. This has been going on for 119 days now and still not concluded and because I have no faith left in the car now I'm looking at changing it this week ( more news later on when its confirmed ), doing this midterm means a potential loss from MY pocket of £4-5k ! I approached Vauxhall about this and the issues they have created ( detailed on my Nidd Vale saga thread ) but they have said they will not do any more now. Servicing the car ( due to it been in so many bits so many times ) and cleaning the AC system of bugs seeing as it stood about for so long was seen as enough. I am therefore taking this further as I feel at the very least others must know about the possible situation and how they try to get out of it. Furthermore there are some major technical issues around ECUs and the CANBUS system which may cause future problems to the innocent eg the removal of the stock radio prevents kit like gearboxes been changed.On the plus side Nidd Vale have redeemed themselves and after a detailed face to face I can firmly say they recognise some of the problems that I have experienced and in that they have done what they can.
If you have a Vauxhall and are affected by this or any other major issue you can contact the Chairman of Vauxhall at bill.parfitt@gm.com or the Vauxhall Exec team on 0845 0902051.
http://www.letscommunicate.co.uk/carpc/ Follow the Vauxhall Vectra Carputer / CarPC Project through the highs and lows. Ideal for those looking at a simular MP3 GPS multimedia system for their car.

Read more: http://www.letscommunicate.co.uk/carputer/2009/04/119-days-and-vauxhall-say-so.html
 
85 Days And My Cars Back - Well Almost PDF Print E-mail
Written by Terran Brown   
Thursday, 12 March 2009 09:01
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Well after 85 days my car is back.... well almost but we'll come to that shortly. What was the problem I hear you ask ? Well re the gear box ( which they put back in ) it seems the timing chain has sliped a cog ( and its unknown how this happerned ) and through the car in to conflict. In other words all the ECUs where fighting and the car went gaga as a result. Does this explain the loss of braking ? No - this cant be found either how ever may be related as its not come back. Its gone back today unfortuntly due to the radio not working how ever this is minor all things considered. So whats Vauxhalls response to this farce ? Well first of all I am still waiting for the offical report to tell me all the above as I found that out by speaking to the local team my self. Will they extend the warrenty ? No they won't - in fact I had the whole situation sold to me that they did ME a favour by finishing off the service and de-bugging the AC. I also asked for my CD70 to be changed for an updated one with an Aux port on as I now have to keep the radio in or there may be issues ( ie this is why they could not reprograme the car ) - yet again no was the answer. You can read the details on my work log but this is not the end of it as far as I am concerned as there are potential issues here for other Vectra owners.
http://www.letscommunicate.co.uk/carpc/ Follow the Vauxhall Vectra Carputer / CarPC Project through the highs and lows. Ideal for those looking at a simular MP3 GPS multimedia system for their car.

Read more: http://www.letscommunicate.co.uk/carputer/2009/03/85-days-and-my-cars-back-well-almost.html
 
May The Farce Be With You - The Nidd Vale Saga PDF Print E-mail
Written by Terran Brown   
Monday, 09 February 2009 10:36
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Normally I don't use my web site to moan and complain - thats what family is for :) - but in this case especially as its relevant I thought I'd share my ongoing log of the problem on my car with you all. Entitled "May The Farce Be With You - The Nidd Vale Saga" after a brief spell of Spaceballs on the Vectra-C forum it tells the tale of how 55 days later ( at the time of writing ) and despite contacting Nidd Vale the dealers where I bought the car from - who I might add have not bothered calling to check on me.... now theres customer service - and contacting the Vx Exec support team by emailing Bill Pulfitt ( the current VX CEO ) directly I am still car less. The last update I have is that they can not commit to giving me a date when they can give me a date to look at my car as the specialist engineers are busy. Just about every one you can think of is involved in chasing this up yet still I am driving around in a rental which is all very nice but its not mine and its not a resolution. They are legally following the warranty but have no SLAs to follow so could be 1 day - 1 month or even 1 year before the repair is completed and the car is returned. Any way - have a look at the blog and judge for your self at the level of customer experience you should expect when dealing with Nidd Vale and Vauxhall.... if any thing its put me off from buying a nearly new car again as I never had any of this problem before.
http://www.letscommunicate.co.uk/carpc/ Follow the Vauxhall Vectra Carputer / CarPC Project through the highs and lows. Ideal for those looking at a simular MP3 GPS multimedia system for their car.

Read more: http://www.letscommunicate.co.uk/carputer/2009/02/may-farce-be-with-you-nidd-vale-saga.html
 
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