April 2006
Folks,
The middle exhaust box containing the cat. on my 2.5 Citroen XM (diesel) has rotted on the entry pipes at each end. Milesage is 114K.
The box is made of a decent gauge steel, and the rot seems to be very localised around the welds. The rest seems perfectly sound.
My intention is to get this weleded up, rahter than waste money and resorurces on a new one.
Is my MOT tester going to spot this and fail me? Welded patches on exhausts were, IIRC, acceptable in "the olden days" (if the boxes had enough "meat" left on them).
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i have an 02 plate mondeo 1.8lx. for the last week or so the alarm keeps going off, always about the same time. i keep going out and switching it off put it goes off again. i tried locking the doors and not double locking it so the alarm is'nt set but the thing still goes off. i know i've got to take it to my dealer but i was just wondering if anyone has any ideas before i go just to make sure i'm not overcharged for something.
the alarm always goes off between 6-7 am. Read more
thanks for the advice but it's all changed now. now the cars locking and unlocking itself and the alarm's going off at all times, checked the battery and it seems fully charged (according to the little green light) looks like it's going to cost me.
I followed one of these down the M4 (J17-J16) yesterday, what a car. I've never heard a car make the same noise, I had to turn the radio off and listen.
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They're also about a quarter of a million quid if i'm
not mistaken.
And the rest! I think the official figure is more like £315k
What's the best time to buy a used car? Not just financially (Though obviously that's important!), but is there a certain time of year that the market will be most likely to have better condition cars?
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On a quiet day at the auctions if you feel brave and can take a day off work.
I went looking for an estate to supplement my VW Transporter.By late afternoon with only a few cars remaining, and fewer buyers, I bought a Polo 16V..why oh why oh why..ran it for 18 months then sold it for £300 more than I had paid, which covered servicing and advertising costs.Good ole VW!
When you read these magazines, stating the running costs "ppm".
How do they determined this.
I'm wanting to change my car shortly, so any help would be appreciated. Read more
Thanks Phil
I've checked Flt news and have the answers.
Following on from the "What's at the head of the queue?" thread, I wondered if other BR'ers had the same experiences as I do. It seems that almost every time a car gets in your way, blocks an exit, double parked, wrong lane trying to push back in, etc, in my experience it's almost invariably a Volvo estate.
Take a look next time, it's probably the same car at the head of that queue!
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>>in my experience it's almost invariably a Volvo estate.>>
The odds alone against such a situation render it meaningless.
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Saw the new SAAB 9 5 today for the first time.
That front end: Klingon mother ship or what?
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I don't like the chrome strip on the back of the Vectra and Astra either.
As has been said, the 95 looks OK in light colours. I thought the previous 95 looked great in silver or grey.
About this time of year one's thoughts turn to summer.
How dire would a 214/216 convertible be?! Read more
I am 99.99999% sure that the 1.6 in the cabriolet is Honda, not the K Series. The bubble shaped 200 1.6 was definitely K Series, that's where the confusion sets in.
SWMBO sent me this and its quite addictive - I thought I would pass it on as its motoring related and a bit of fun for Friday .
www.107.peugeot.co.uk/peugeot.swf
See what time you can do. Read more
Now if VW did a similar exercise...:-)
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Sorry to bring this old chestnut up again, but I'm not worried about engines or mechanicals, but seats. (Of all things).
In VAG group cars, how well do the seats stand up to high miles?
I guess if they are worn out you can just buy a new one - how much do they normally cost?
Any real shortfalls in buying a high miler? (Say 80,000-100,000 miles)
I always said my next car would be a 100k'er, but when it's your money you can't help think "That's an awful lot of miles..." Read more
I don't know about newer VAG group cars, but my 13 year old (and 111,500 mile) Polo seats are as good as new. No fading (despite not being garaged) no rips or tears neither. VERY hard wearing, and seem to stand up well to the test of time when compared to others.
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Thanks for the kind offer, blue_haddock, but I spotted it too late; the replacement exhaust and catalyst are now fitted. At least I spent the money at my very helpful Pug indy and have no qualms about putting some dinner on their table!