A tale of Woe and Dodgy Headlights

Advantages: Good for poorly lit areas
Disadvantages: Lack of Robustness

...the final product being not fit for purpose. I pointed out to the distributor that under European law any product supplied has to be fit for purpose. It was clear in my evaluation as a professional engineer that this product was not fit for purpose. I also questioned the dealer?s ability to make such a professional judgement. This let to a game of e-mail tennis. I gave up with them and decided to go straight to the source. I contacted Cateye and eventually after much perseverance on my part (and a set of photos showing the damage), Cateye accepted that the headlight was faulty. They said that they would have to contact the UK distributor to arrange a replacement to be sent to me. I felt vindicated and elated after a month of e-mail tennis I had a un-henman like result I won!!!!!. Alas no I have had no further contact from either Cateye...

Champ666 18.03.2004 (15.06.2004) · Read review
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Review of CatEye HL-500 Headlight

headlights on

Advantages: natural looking shimmer
Disadvantages: price

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melee679 08.09.2003 · Read review
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Review of BeneFit High Beam

Foxes and environmentalists in the headlights

Advantages: Funny in places
Disadvantages: Lacks consistency

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atticusuk 21.06.2008 · Read review
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Review of The World According to Clarkson - Jeremy Clarkson

Halfords Foreign Travel Car Headlight Stickers

Advantages: Zero.
Disadvantages: £7.00 out the window.

...Last month I begrudgingly paid £7.00 for a pair of Halfords small sticky plastic headlight adjusters for my VW Golf to enable me to take my car on holiday in Europe. Following the instructions I applied the stickers to the Golf's headlights the night before my journey. The next morning I set out on the long drive which would take me through France and Belgium to my destination in northern Holland. The journey from South London to Dover and across the channel went to plan. I was soon zooming down a French motorway looking forward to the start of my holiday. An hour later I stopped at a motorway service station to take a short break. As I made my way back from the cafeteria to my car I was left with a feeling of disbelief. One of the stickers was missing. All that remained on the headlight was some sticky residue. It had...

tinhead 29.04.2004 · Read review
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Review of Buyer Beware! (urgent warnings about products/services to avoid at all costs)

Rabbit in the headlights

Advantages: Eh?
Disadvantages: Well other than posting an amatuerish story on a public forum and a flat rabbit, none

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DiazX 29.11.2001 · Read review
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Review of Fiction

Road Rage

Advantages: captures the very essence of the Levellers live
Disadvantages: none

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steerpyke 28.08.2005 · Read review
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Review of Headlights White Lines Black Tar Rivers (Best Live) - Levellers

My first diesel and was pleasantly surprise!

Advantages: Fuel economy is brilliant,over taking power great.
Disadvantages: A bit of turbo lag,and cabin vibration

...This is my first diesel car. I didnt know what to expect! The car is one year old,i never buy new always nearly new. That way you will get the benefit of all the optional extras plus any depriciation that occurred. My 320d SE Touring came with leather,rain sensor,xenon light,automatic ,6 cd and headlight washer. All these options cost around £4000,which would have boosted a new car price to around £29,000! I brought it for £22,950. A saving of nearly £6000. The automatic does slow the car down abit,but if you switch it to the steptonic mode it really goes. I was amazed at the mid range power of this car. The other day i did a naughty thing and decided to race a BMW 740i. I was expecting it to overtake me with no problem,so i put the it to steptonic and put my foot down.To my amazement the 320D was neck to neck with the 740i...

crazydriver 10.05.2004 · Read review
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Review of BMW 320d

Skoda Superb Elegance 2.0 TDi

Advantages: see above
Disadvantages: none

...This cars must be one of the best kept secrets out there. The qulity of thsi model is outstanding. The leather inerior and wood surrounds are quite luxurious. The engine is a 2.o TDI diesel which is chipped up to 175 BHP. The drive is quite so soft but the power is tremendous. The car is maxed with goodies. Automatic parking is a scince in its self. The auto lights , the auto wipers. heated seats, cruise control , 30 insdie lights. Headlights that move with directiin spped control. Xenon lights. Its a boo and at the press of a button its a hatch. The room in the back is MASSIVE. It really is huge. The Touch screen SAT nav is really cool as is the touch screen everything else. THE DVD player and Free view TV are really cool. I bought mine in white and it looks really cool. Tinted windows all around . Auto seats at the press of a button...

curry99 16.06.2009 · Read review
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Review of Skoda

Va Va Voom..

Advantages: Everything about the car is quality
Disadvantages: None

...also very good. The brakes are very sharp, as they benefit from Enhanced Braking System and ABS technology. Our Clio also has the optional Electronic Stability Program for driving on snow. Xenon headlights are also an option, but our Clio isn?t fitted with them. Engine and Drive-ability ----------- The Clio dCi is fitted with a 1.5(1461cc) diesel engine, which delivers a maximum of 65 bhp. The diesel is built on common rail technology, delivering great fuel economy and superb driveability. It certainly does contain that va va voom! The diesel engine is really quite powerful for a small engine, as it is very responsive when driving. The biting point is a bit further up the clutch then the Punto, making it feel a bit more satisfying to start then the Punto. The acceleration is really good when overtaking or speeding up down a dual...

stevie-boy 21.01.2003 · Read review
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Review of Renault Clio 1.5 dCi

Is this a wind up . ?

Advantages: No batteries - ever
Disadvantages: None.

...This torch is the same size as most, gives out more light, and yet requires no batteries at all. Actually there is a battery inside, a rechargeable Ni-MH battery pack, which is 3.6Volts, 1000mAh. This is non-removable. You simply wind a crank to charge it up. The usual question is "It must be a gimmick, does it actually work?" The answer is a resounding YES! It works very well indeed. The technology is simple, it uses the same system as Trevor Bayliss used on his wind up radio. Winding for about 30 seconds gives eight minutes of light, which is impressive. As for the winding speed, there is an LED charge level indicator to tell you. The bulb is a 3.3 Volts, 1565 mA and 140 mA dual filament high-pressure xenon filled ultrabright bulb, (Xenons are used in high quality car headlights) and there are two settings - "ultra bright...

smudgeybabes 04.04.2007 (05.04.2007) · Read review
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Review of Freeplay Sherpa Self-Sufficient Flashlight