March 2004
Can eneybody tell me where the diagnostic port is on a R plate Audi A4 1.6
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Apologies for the boring subject matter.
My 97 MY estate requires replacement bushes for the rear anti roll bar links.This is my third Legacy, and at times like this I weigh up the reliability vs cost of parts equation.My local dealer tells me that I cannot buy the bushes alone, but need to buy the complete anti roll bar links at almost £150 the pair.
Do any of you BRs know if I can fit similar sized bushes from a different manufacturer, and if so, which ?
Any guidance would be greatly appreciated.
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I suspect not but I'm not sure if your dealer's advice is correct as well. If you look at this link www.grahamgoode.com/cgi-bin/page.pl?car=subaru&pag...m
you'll see rear bushes for Imprezas so I would guess you'll get hold of Legacy ones out there as well. Try doing a search for subaru parts from google.
I've had an intermittent (spelling?) problem with my ABS light on the dash. The car went in to a some what reputable garage to get it fixed. Having spent 200 odd quid having the ABS sensor and rotors replaced the problem went away for 2 days. On the third day the light came on and has been on ever since. I took it back to the formentioned reptutable garage and the problem has now turned out to be a knackered ECU, which they are wanting the best part of £1500 to replace...parts and labour
My question is, do I have any rights as a consumer to question/claim the garage as liable for the damage as what WAS an intermittent fault is now a permanent one? Read more
I think the £200 is a lost cause - they must have had good reason for replacing those (OK they interrogated the ECU and it told them that was the case, which might have been a red herring if the ECU was on its way out!).
However, there is NO WAY you need to fork out £1500 to get the ECU replaced!!! My mate got a S/H ECU for the ABS on his Xantia for £80, and fitting it took, oohh, at least 5 minutes. I do not know the specifics of the Golf, but doubt fitting a new ABS ECU will take very long. Try a google search for ECU repair as you may be able to send it away and get it tested / repaired. If it is totally U/S then you should be able to source a replacement from a breakers for under £100, and even if you have to pay someone to fit it I don't think it should take too long.
This firm:
www.bba-reman.com/index.htm
supply remanufactured ECUs, and may do repairs also.
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RichardW
Is it illogical? It must be Citroen....
Anyone tried getting quotes from any of the car brokers on the new Grand Scenic (7 seater version of the Scenic) - so far I have only had any joy with DriveTheDeal. Read more
Too new. Not even sure Renault UK are fully geared up to ship them in yet.
Today, in Macclesfield, I saw a Ford car, Fiesta or Focus (they are like Chinamen). The back wheels were alloys with a strip of rubber around them, probably 17in. The front wheels were 15in steel with good old fashioned fat tyres. What is the backroom view on the handling and safety? Read more
Maybe the little pink fulffy dice are nicking them two at a time!!
I know it's not going to worth a lot but realistically what is the fair price for a 1.3 Golf Mk 2 with full service history in mint condition with new MOT, next to no rust/dents and six months tax (apart from the misfire that started this week!).
A friends son has always pestered me to let him have the car when I decide to get rid and that time has come I think.
Halmer
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Bangernomics rule of thumb. Multiply the cost of MoT by the number of months it ha to run. Add the value of the tax and then a little bit on top for condition generlly gives a good guide price.
My wife would like a Punto (for some reason).
We've noticed them advertised at £5599 on the net(I think) saving around £1200.
Are there any catches?
I assume that we will have to pay for delivery, number plates and tax but other than these is there anything else I should look out for? Read more
Check them out and also www.motorsolutionswithmakro.co.uk
Don't forget the prices at www.motorsolutionswithmakro.co.uk exclude VAT! The provider (last time I checked) was Dixon motors - the car I was interested in last time I checked was the same price through Makro or direct on the Dixons motors website.
I am new to this forum so please be kind :-)
I have a VW golf tdi and I have just replaced the tyres.
The original tyres were a "W" rating but I have been supplied with "V" rated tyres.
V rated are to a max speed of 149 mph
W are for a max speed of 168 mph
My car will only do 127 mph.
I cannot find any reference to the speed rating in the VW manual.
Am I legal?
My main concern is the insurance companies.
Thanks,
gellert
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Althought the term "speed rating" is used, "performance rating" might be a better description since factors such as acceleration, cornering, braking, vehicle load, as well as speed, all determine the forces imposed on tyres. So whilst the max speed of the car appears to be well within the limits for the tyres, the fact that it is a diesel probably means that there is an extra weight loading to be considered.
M. Bonaparte described Britain thus.
I have a mate, who has a slightly-more-than-average budget [owns an area about the size of Cornwall, populated with a lot of game, etc] , and is incredibly keen on high-performance motor vehicles.
He wrote thus:
I have, for the last 4 weeks, been trying to source a set of AP racing brakes from the UK, the experience with a number of big and pretty reputable "tuning shops" has been horrendous.
Firstly, they set up a huge fancy website, with "E-mail us for more details" plastered all over the place, if they ever reply to their e-mails that is!! Some of the places replied to me after 2-3 weeks, some didn`t reply with the info that i was looking for, most do not even bother
Secondly, tried phoning. First there is the language issue, my schooling was in english and I am pretty fluent except for the odd Italo/afrikaans accent. But well I can communicate in the language. Alas in 99% of the cases I couldn`t understand a word they spoke.
The attitude of the salespeople was awful to put it mildly. I e-mailed one of these places about 3 weeks ago, tried again and again, no reply.
So today i had the crazy idea of phoning them. The guy i spoke to blew his lid as soon as I told him that I was phoning because I couldnt get a reply to my e-mail. He said that I shouldnt phone if I already e-mailed and if I didnt e-mail I should phone, but never to do both as I was wasting their resources!!
Thirdly, you cannot get a simple confirmation on anything, today they tell you that they have a set of AP`s in stock, ready for shipment, tomorrow I e-mail/phone them to confirm that I am effecting payment and inevitably I get the "We will order the brakes as soon as we received payment" WTF [don't ask - Ian], you told me that you had them in stock yesterday!!
Fourthly and lastly, they do not perceive the meaning of urgency. I need to sort this thing out ASAP "we will e-mail you the banking details within the day" That was a week ago, still waiting......
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Depends where you go.
My headlight bulb blew on a cold dark winter morning so I rolled onto the forecourt of the next BMW main dealer that I went past, with the intention of picking up a replacement to fit later. I hadnt even reached the service desk when the bloke behind it stood up and asked me if I wanted a new bulb (he had a clear view of the approach). I said yes and he took the keys, fitted a bulb, gave me the keys back and charged me a trivial amount for the bulb only (no labour). I was impressed!
At a different BMW dealership some years later when asking a salesman a specific and detailed question about the trim of the new car I was condiering buying, I made the terrible mistake of asking on a Saturday morning with the two little patentlys in tow. Got a not very subtle brush off. (well, something "off", anyway). Am now driving that model of car - can you guess which dealership supplied it?
And don't even get me started on the attitude of Mercedes dealers!
Just gave myself a nasty shock by looking up Puntos from 1999 on Reliability Index. Reliability is excellent at 28 but 66.67% of claims have arisen from "Axle & Suspension". If at the front, this could be expensive. Does anyone have any experience of this? Mine is the 1.2 ELX Speedgear CVT 5-door, first reg. 29-01-01, current mileage 36,400.
Moving off from cold, I get a rotational noise for the first 25 yards or so, then no more. It sounds like a large stud stuck in a tyre but none is to be seen and the car recently went through its MoT o.k. Any ideas where the noise might come from?
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I think noisey rear bushes are a common problem so maybe it was just a lot of these? Also steering column problems, but these mostly done pre-delivery. The noise you hear may just be the brake discs have tarnished overnight, and where the pad was parked you get a patch, so this has to clean up via a few rotations.
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Thanks foks