April 2006
Did you folks solve your problems? I'm hoping you will tell us what the solutions were. Read more
My local rag is reporting that the Police are having a purge on tinted windows in cars. It seems they're pulling over cars and checking the tint with some electrical device.
Now my Passat Sport has OE tinted rear windows (not the front) including rear screen.
Am I at risk of a tug by an ignorant of the law PC?
Maybe they don't know that some Passat, Toureags etc have rear tints as standard and tug me anyway?
Have VW done their homework and have the correct and legal tint density?
I know this subject has been done to death in here but can I have some fresh input please.
TIA Read more
Just to make it clear: there's nothing wrong with rear tints, even with complete black out.
However, the windscreen has to let in 75% of light and the front side windows 70% of light. Apart from that, you can do what you want.
Standard tints on a car from the factory will not (should not?) fall foul of these rules.
I know this has probably been asked and answered before but I hope you will bear with me.
My poor little, and very reliable, 1.2 Punto (dont laugh) has been run into the ground now - 164k on the clock. I'm giving it to my son as his first car and looking to spend up to 4k on a replacement.
I do 12-15k a year, mostly motorway/dual carriagway driving.
I'm have no real knowledge of cars and will probably look to buy from a dealer. I think I want something with a bit more power - 1.6, 1.8 or 2.0? - and a bit more comfort. Would it be more cost effective looking for a diesel rather than a petrol engine?
I was thinking of a Focus, Mondeo, Skoda Octavia or maybe a Rover 75 (possibly an estate version of any of these but not essential) but I would really welcome some advice from people who know a lot more than me about this sort of thing.
The mileage on these cars with 1.8 or 2.0 litre engines seems to be around 100k - is this ok?
Sorry for the list of questions and thanks for any help. Read more
If you are in Essex this place might appeal and give you a lot of choice for £4000.
www.county-liquidations.co.uk/
I should mention I have heard of them, have never been to see them or have any connection with them.
The only bug is they do not quote the mileages. The prices do seem very keen and you will get a lot more for your money than on dealers forecourt, but without the risk of buying at an auction.
Hope this helps.
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Roger
I read frequently, but only post when I have something useful to say.
Infiniti is to Nissan as Lexus is to Toyota
Upmarket BMW/MB competitor coming in about 2 years Read more
Other premium brands will not like this news,they know that this is going to cost sales.We may sneer in our 'British'way but MB,BMW,Saab,etc will not like it at all.
Can I get a sat nav which is incorporated in my mobile phone?
I am looking for one which is voice only, not maps. Do Nokia or anyone do one as part of a standard phone? If so, would it be subscription or a one off fee?
My present phone is a Nokia 6230i.
Thanks for any help.
Don Read more
My email address is ggoodall@yahoo.com if anyone is interested
Hi,
I am getting a judder on my w plate Focus 1.8 first thing in the morning. When the engine has warmed up then it is ok, but saying that i leave my car at work from 8-4.30 and it doesn't judder at all for some mysterious reason, even though it has been left for 8 1/2 hours in the car park.
Anyone? Read more
I get this too on my W Astra
Cold, damp mornings, and it is the first or second "pull-away" and then its gone.
Not something I'm concerned about either, and I've found raising the revs slightly when 1st pulling away solves it.
Dave
I have not renewed my subscription to CAR. Can anyone recommend an internet car magazine that's not just about reviewing the latest cars in return for adverts from the manufacturers (Not that they are not useful)...
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Espada III - well if you have a family and need a Lamborghini, what else do you drive? Read more
www.autoblog.com is also good, although with an American bias.
But the best one, and I'm surprised it is not more widely known, is www.windingroad.com who actually syndicate articles from EVO and other British magazines.
thinking of buying a 1.9 di-d how reliable are they.
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Ah! the old "salesman haggling and begging for a better trade in" trick.....
Why do you think you were allowed to listen in.......
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TourVanMan TM < Ex RF >
Hi,
After suffering a completely flat battery (I left an interior light on while off on holiday for a week) my 1996 non turbo 1.8 petrol Audi A4 has started hunting when the engine is slowed to tickover. The engine settles to a smooth idle after about 5 seconds.
Anyone got any ideas?? I wonder if the ECU was affected by the dead flat battery or whether it could be just the throttle body that needs cleaning.
Cheers,
Chris Read more
Since none of the experts seem to have picked up on this, I'll offer what little help I can! My 2.4 A4 began hunting at idle and blowing fuse 34. Turns out it was one of the camshaft positioning devices which was shorted and blowing the fuse. Trouble is, that blown fuse also switched off the lambda sensors leaving the engine management system guessing about the mixture - hence the hunting.
Hopefully it isn't that on yours (cos it's expensive to fix if it's more than just the fuse), but checking the fuses for anything blown might at least eliminate it from the list of possible.
Toby
hi,
friend has seen car on there - tempted.
are they any good?
anyone with experience.
i know they are involved with the inscape group, and they deliver new cars as part of the package (not the case for nearly new).
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They are pretty much a broker run by the inchcape group, the main problem compared to going through a normal broker is that you deal with a call centre rather than a named person at the brokerage. Having said that though the do do a lot of business so must be doing something right.
Browse
At time of writing, we are no nearer a solution, as far as I know. MiL has effectively lost interest in the car, does not want it back when it is fixed, whenever that is, and is getting a new run out model Volvo S80 D5 SE Exec Auto next week.
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Espada III - well if you have a family and need a Lamborghini, what else do you drive?