Which company is still in business?

Been thinking about this.

The neat touches I like are those that give me information. Like dashboard clocks. All cars have had them for years, but when I was growing up, they didn't. (btw, anyone know when last a car was on the market without a dashboard clock?)

And I remember the first time I got a car which buzzed at me when I left the lights on. That was useful.

And I really like it when I hire a car that tells me the outside temperature - useful for warning of ice in cold weather, but I like to know what the temperature is all the time. Curiousity, you know.

Some cars, like my Ford Ka, don't have rev counters. I miss not knowing how many revs the engine is doing.

SO - what I would like is more information. I gather some cars have an engine oil guage. I'd like to have one, so I can know if I'm running low, or if the garage has overfilled it - without having to open the bonnet and use the dipstick.

And how about a guage for the screenwash?

And how about a guage to tell me the pressures in all the tyres (I gather this is already there on some cars, but it seems a lot more useful than the alloy wheels and CD changers and MP3 sockets that are finding their way into cheap cars.)(Especially for lazy folk lime me who couldn't be bothered to do it manually.)

And how about a guage to tell me the weight of the car, and what pressure I need to inflate the back tyres to if the car is somewhere between normal load and fully laden?

If you want cheap Honda's why not have a look at
bobgerard.co.uk
They seem to have all the goodies.

Try Frank Suarez in Clapham - 020 7627 1108. Run by a bloke called Roy and they specialise in all kinds of Renaults. Last time I used him (when I had a Renault) was 2 years ago and his hourly rate was £40 + VAT. It's also convenient for Clapham North tube, so if you work in the city or central London you can drop it off there before work and pick it up afterwards. He's also pretty friendly.

Loooks like its worth a try with Trevor Reeve at the Derby branch. Thanks.

The problem is really to do with the passenger door of a 3 door Corsa. It has never shut properly - looks ok after shutting it, but the sound of it closing clearly is not right and you can see it bouncing out a split second after shutting ... if that makes sense. Wife took it back within its first year and got fobbed off saying they adjusted it (she did not witness this) and it should be ok after a few months use as the car is still new and not "worn in" yet. NOw, near the end of its 3 year warranty, problem is still there and they refused to look at it for free. Their computer did not have record of first visit about this problem. They want £55 to look (not fix) at a problem which they never fixed in the first place, and is now blaming wear and tear which is "not covered by 3 year warranty". Funny how the same problem goes from being caused by "the car being too new" to "wear & tear". Vauxhall in Luton does not want to know saying "dealer's prerogative to charge inspection fee".