February 2006
Hi I am at present discussing with my solicitor the if we could reject my new Lexus IS250.( 3 weeks old 250 miles) The law states that if the car is of unsatisfactory quality as judged by ' the average buyer' then it can be rejected.
The question is if you had bought a car and within 10 minutes it developed rattles that required extensive repair..ie dash removal and now replacement Removal of front door trims and modification And lastly now taking the b posts apart to look for loose wires etc would you consider it reasonable to reject the car.
Any opinions welcome as this would help to form a case.
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I am looking to buy (preferably an estate) car with a budget of £2500. I am getting a car as my wife and I are expecting a child and it will be used to ferry mother and child around and also the odd weekend drive (100 miles or more). We require large boot space for pram and luggage (hence an estate). My priorities for the vehicle are safety (for child), reliability, value for money and cheap maintenance and insurance. Can anyone suggest a vehicle (date and approx mileage for £2500) and the best place to buy it dealer, auction etc... Read more
Late Mark 1 Mondeo estate.
Early Astra G estate.
Toyota Avensis estate.
Good luck!
Fuel cell trial
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A friend has test driven a 650i (360 bhp) and is thinking about spending £40k on a nearly new 645i (only! 333 bhp), another aquaintance had a 645i and did not like it, anyone driven either/both? Read more
Well he has bought a year old 645i Convertible, not picked it up yet though.
I had a puncture on one of the rears yesterday - outside lane doing 70 (cough), I wouldnt have known had the warning light not come on. Its certainly quite impressive - I'm fairly confident even if it had been on the front it would have been similarly uneventful.
Anyway Fleetco said 'take it to KWIK FIT' and as the other rear tyre was getting low they replaced the pair like for like (Bridgestone Potenzas).
Anyway what a difference, I was getting a bit dischuffed with the RFTs mainly due to the ride and feel during the winter. These new ones feel like normal tyres; they feel more grippy and the ride is significantly softer.
I'm wondering if Bridgestone have upgraded their RFT in the last year or so, although Kwik Fit only put 34psi into them despite me pointing out that the plaque on the car said 2.5bar which I think is 37psi. Read more
2.5bar which I think is 37psi.
36.25 psi. (14.5 psi = 1 bar)
Son is going to get timing belt changed on 2.0ltr Pug 406 petrol , local garage say's the belt is excessivly worn, 90000 mls plus but it has been changed at least once in its lifetime. Wondering how mechaninc visually inspected the belt as the cover was never removed. A mark on one the bolts securing the cover would have been disturbed with spanner or socket so were a bit suspicious of them. Price quoted £310.00, a bit on the high side I thought. Whats the average cost of a new timing belt and other parts need plus labour.
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The garage could be quoting for a cambelt kit, which includes tensioner and idlers. Most garages do this now, as it covers them under warranty. You need to double check their quote, and find out exactly what is on it.
Ever since I signed up here, I've read bad reports from people in the know on automatic gearboxes fitted to Fords and Renaults. Are these the exceptions or are there many more?
Lets say I wanted to buy a big engined car with automatic transmission (I don't), based solely on how good the box is, what should I be looking at?
I'll make it more difficult - nothing Japanese - it's a given they seem to be the best at everything mechanically.
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">But those referred to a specialist will be in a diferent category, just as a heart specialist doesn't get referrals from GPs for clients who aren't showing verifiable symptoms.<"
Feel free to allow logical thought into your life whenever you're ready NoWheels ;-) Ah, it's delightful to see free association in action!
I haven't a clue how many autoboxes fail, but I shall now peruse the internet to ascertain the level of autobox failure and present my results on this august messageboard at the earliest opportunity. Definitely.
I got a 1992 T4 caravelle 2000cc petrol.She runs lovely starts first time when cold or hot.The trouble is if i drive anywhere so its hot then leave it for about 20 mins it just wont start.Turns over ok no sign of the engine wanting to fire.Leave it till it gets cold and it starts straight away.Can anybody help.thank you.
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Hi Andy Thanks for the suggestion will check in the manual Many thanks as all suggestion welcome busboy
Alloy need refurbing on the wagon, anyone know of anywhere decent South Beds, North Herts area ? Cheers Read more
Hi RJ
I work in Leavesden so the compant in Flaunden looks good, prices seem reasonable to.
Thanks for the info
I have just found out that Haynes have now published a manual for the above car, £15.99 + £3.50 P&P if anyone's interested.
You can order it from their website.
www.haynes.co.uk
Will be interesting to see what they make of changing the front bulbs... Read more
I doubt there's much he could have done, it's a sealed unit. Renault replace the whole thing.
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You need to be careful now. Perhaps indescrete to discuss it publically until this is resolved. No doubt Lexus people visit this site (like other car makers have been known to) and they may not react favourably to a public airing of the case.