Sewage, grass seed, under-insurance, funeral garb - an amazingly eclectic selection of subjects! This prompts me to add another: I have been, I have to admit, a complete wally, and been scammed by someone on ebay.I have parted with 600 smackeroos for an item I never received. All I have is a set of bank account details (probably genuine) and an address in N. London (probably incorrect). I think the scammer lived there once, but may by now be back in France (Paris area). Of course the bank will not help me. My question: can BRs suggest a way that I can get to the scammer's current address, with only the bank details to hand?
It occurs to me that, should anyone have a suggestion, they may prefer to communicate with me off-board. Read more

I hate self cancelling indicators! I bemoaned the day when Citroen gave in and fitted them. On my old CX you turned on the indicator when you wanted it, and turned it off when you had finished with it. Easy. On every car I've had since, you turn it on, get half way round a roundabout and realise that its cancelled itself, turn it on again, and again and again. Then, when you have finished with it you have to check that it has cancelled itself.

Is there any way to disable self cancelling on a modern car? I used to snap off two plastic lugs on my old bangers, (Cortina, Viva) I suspect its not that simple any more. Read more

I have a 96 A4 tdi 110bhp that sometimes in 1st gear (not always and only ever in 1st) behaves a little annoyingly.

When driving at a constant 1500ish rpm, the car will begin to kangaroo very badly (SWMBO accuses me of pumping the accelerator).

I think that I might already have a MAF or ECU problem as very occasionally the car will not accelerate very well at all but this will clear itself when the engine is turned off and restarted.

Any advice would be welcome as the car is under warranty for another month or so. Read more

Hi does any one know if it is possible to get access to the seat lift mechanism inside the seat back?
One of the cables has popped off its linkage. It does not look accessable with out cutting into the back of the seat.
thanks
Al Read more

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My wife?s Saab 93 was in for service last week. It is a ?98 example with 56,000 miles on the clock. 2.3l non turbo variant covered by the approved Saab used car warranty supplied with the car when we bought it from a main dealer late last year.

When I went to pick up the car the informed me that the bulkhead on the passenger side of the car is starting to crack and needs attention at a cost of at least £550. (This on top of a major 66,000 mile service and new discs and pads all round is not a pleasant surprise!) They immediately said they had already written to Saab UK to ask for a contribution and they would let me know within 10 days.

I have a number of questions:

1. When querying the problem I asked if the warranty should cover the problem seeing as it is a Saab warranty on an approved Saab car. They said no the warranty did not cover. Anyone else been in a similar situation, know if that is true or not?

2. Should the selling dealer, not the servicing dealer, be approached to query the damage/problem as could it have been evident before I bought the car? Though I expect their response would be, sorry mate, no problem when we sold you the car??

3. They say the car is safe to drive, is this the case, the bulkhead surly forms part of the structural integrity of the car and is key in passenger protection.

4. Could a good independent carry out the work at a more competitive price?

Other work carried out at the service included a head re torque as they said there was a slight leak. Is there any way I can check if this has solved the problem? To be honest I did not know there was a leak, I check fluid levels every 10days 2 weeks or so and have never had to top anything other than the washer fluid.

Thanks

Jerry Read more