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tony hopkins (Tonyh)
New member
Username: Tonyh
Post Number: 24
Registered: 12-2002
| | Posted on Wednesday, July 23, 2003 - 12:41 pm: | |
Thanks for the price info,Jeff.
Tony. |
Frank Parker (Parkerfe)
Advanced Member
Username: Parkerfe
Post Number: 2755
Registered: 9-2001
| | Posted on Wednesday, July 23, 2003 - 12:37 pm: | |
I would be HAPPY to pay a 20% sales tax if there were no income taxes. |
"The Don" (The_don)
Senior Member
Username: The_don
Post Number: 6189
Registered: 8-2002
| | Posted on Wednesday, July 23, 2003 - 12:04 pm: | |
anything is better then the crap we have to deal with. |
TomD (Tifosi)
Advanced Member
Username: Tifosi
Post Number: 4240
Registered: 9-2001
| | Posted on Wednesday, July 23, 2003 - 12:03 pm: | |
their healthcare is not the best, it has really declined over the last 10 years as it struggles with rising costs and aging populations. |
Jeff Howe (Ferrari_uk)
Member
Username: Ferrari_uk
Post Number: 430
Registered: 12-2002
| | Posted on Wednesday, July 23, 2003 - 11:10 am: | |
Matt -
I dunno...Our health care is "free" but we pay for it out of our income tax and "National Insurance Contributions",another tax at source. Plus unless ya leg's about to fall off there are waiting times that can literally go into years.
Those that can afford it pay for insurance so get the best of both worlds. Having not tried any other system cannot say if it is better or worse than others !!
Hopefully I shan't be needing to find out !! |
"The Don" (The_don)
Senior Member
Username: The_don
Post Number: 6178
Registered: 8-2002
| | Posted on Wednesday, July 23, 2003 - 11:03 am: | |
Tom,
that may be true but there healthcare system is the best.
They do need a better dental plan (game, set, match!) |
Jeff Howe (Ferrari_uk)
Member
Username: Ferrari_uk
Post Number: 429
Registered: 12-2002
| | Posted on Wednesday, July 23, 2003 - 11:03 am: | |
Ya telling me !!
Apparently we are the 4th richest country in ze vorld. Presumably the US is the first...? |
TomD (Tifosi)
Advanced Member
Username: Tifosi
Post Number: 4239
Registered: 9-2001
| | Posted on Wednesday, July 23, 2003 - 11:01 am: | |
17% is not a tax its robbery !! |
Jeff Howe (Ferrari_uk)
Member
Username: Ferrari_uk
Post Number: 428
Registered: 12-2002
| | Posted on Wednesday, July 23, 2003 - 10:52 am: | |
Frank -
We pay Income Tax like everyone but we also pay VAT which means value added tax. It's just like sales tax which is generally added (I believe) at the checkout in most States in the US.
We run at 17.5% here. Food, books and children's clothes are exempt I think. |
Frank Parker (Parkerfe)
Advanced Member
Username: Parkerfe
Post Number: 2752
Registered: 9-2001
| | Posted on Wednesday, July 23, 2003 - 10:45 am: | |
Jeff, please tell us Yanks about VAT. Is that instead of income taxes or do you have to pay taxes on your income plus VAT ? There's a lot of talk in the USA Congress about doing away with our income tax and replacing it with a National Sales Tax. I love the idea, but wouldn't want to end up paying both. |
Jeff Howe (Ferrari_uk)
Member
Username: Ferrari_uk
Post Number: 425
Registered: 12-2002
| | Posted on Wednesday, July 23, 2003 - 10:33 am: | |
Tony -
I shouldn't be getting involved with 355 as it's not a Classic yet.... but thought the following might help...
Bypass valve is �606.80
Hose is �17.80
Sounds like the �800 you've been quoted is the valve + 1 hour's labour + VAT.
Anyway, hope this clarifies/helps.
JH |
tony hopkins (Tonyh)
New member
Username: Tonyh
Post Number: 23
Registered: 12-2002
| | Posted on Wednesday, July 23, 2003 - 2:13 am: | |
Thanks.the service was 12.5 k ,not 13 k ,my mistake. I understand that on earlier cars[mine's '96] this was quite a big service.I am returning car to Manu who supplied Tubi for him to check out whether valve has gone or not and if it has i'll try and source a recond. part. I'm being quoted �800 by a main dealer to replace valve!
Tony |
Mitch Alsup (Mitch_alsup)
Member
Username: Mitch_alsup
Post Number: 897
Registered: 4-2002
| | Posted on Tuesday, July 22, 2003 - 1:42 pm: | |
The bypass valve is vacuum operated above 3500 RPMs. The rubber hose that couples the vavle to the ?brass? tubing is a known area of maintanence. Replacing it yourself should cost on-the-order-of 10 minutes and $2.00 |
Joseph Caretti (Pino)
Junior Member
Username: Pino
Post Number: 164
Registered: 4-2002
| | Posted on Tuesday, July 22, 2003 - 1:08 pm: | |
I'm not familiar with a 13K checkup, but as you have noted, it's pretty easy to tell if the valve isn't working just by test driving the car. Especially with a Tubi!
If you check the archives you will note quite a few threads of others who have run into similar situations concerning this valve.
One even posted of a fix instead of buying a new one.
I hope you get it resolved soon
and let us know how you make out,
Pino |
tony hopkins (Tonyh)
New member
Username: Tonyh
Post Number: 22
Registered: 12-2002
| | Posted on Monday, July 21, 2003 - 1:39 pm: | |
Pino,
Thanks for that.Should this valve have been checked over during a service? My car has just had a 13k service by a main dealer in the U.K.
Tony. |
Joseph Caretti (Pino)
Junior Member
Username: Pino
Post Number: 163
Registered: 4-2002
| | Posted on Monday, July 21, 2003 - 1:28 pm: | |
Tony,
if you lift the engine cover on the 355 and look down between the two airbox housings, you will see a black fiberglass heat shield. The shield will have a cut out so you may see the cat bypass valve actuator with a vacuum line going to it. This vacuum line sometimes comes off either at the actuator itself, or at the vacuum pipe at the other end of the hose. Check that first.
If all is well, perhaps the valve (which is under the actuator) is stuck closed from corrosion. The actuator itself may have gone bad also.
Best of luck,
Pino |
tony hopkins (Tonyh)
New member
Username: Tonyh
Post Number: 21
Registered: 12-2002
| | Posted on Monday, July 21, 2003 - 1:08 pm: | |
Can anyone explain what the cat by-pass valve is and does on a 355,pls? How big a job is it to replace and at what cost?
Thanks.
Tony. |
tony hopkins (Tonyh)
New member
Username: Tonyh
Post Number: 18
Registered: 12-2002
| | Posted on Monday, July 21, 2003 - 2:24 am: | |
Jonathan,
thanks, tried that but still same problem. |
Jonathan (Birdman)
Junior Member
Username: Birdman
Post Number: 92
Registered: 6-2003
| | Posted on Sunday, July 20, 2003 - 9:15 pm: | |
Tony,
This is a stupid question...but is there water in the exhaust system? That would certainly effect the sound and performance. I might try driving it around for an hour and see if the water evaporates out.
Jonathan
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tony hopkins (Tonyh)
New member
Username: Tonyh
Post Number: 17
Registered: 12-2002
| | Posted on Sunday, July 20, 2003 - 4:05 pm: | |
I recently had a Tubi sport pack fitted with straight through pipes.The car was cleaned today with a pressure washer and ever since , the sound from the exhaust has been off. The usual F1-type howl above 4,00 RPM is now boomy and flat by comparison.I spoke with the guy who supplied the Tubi and he has suggested the cat by-pass valve has gone or else a solenoid has got wet and blown.I'm afraid i don't know much about these things and would be grateful for any thoughts or suggestions. Thanks.
Tony |