September 2006
As per the Touran Ad on the side ,,,, what does realigned model mean?
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my key card was lost/stolen for the renault laguna the insurance company required it to be towed away to a safe location , the tow truck could not get in to my drive and because the car was locked he dragged it aprox 10 mts and the dragged it round a corner WITH THE HANDBRAKE ON AND THE STEERING LOCK ON !! to enable him to tow it away , now the dealer is saying their is an electrical fault on the steering column and my ecu is faulty ( the car was running fine untill it was removed ) now the insurance co are saying they will not pay for the repairs , my question is could the damge to the steering /ecu have been caused by it being dragged ,the main dealer doing the work and the towing firm are saying not but obviously someting has caused the problem ANY IDEAS ( my insurance is fully comp )
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Its difficult to say without knowing all the circumstances and exactly what's wrong. However I would say that dragging the car could cause mechanical damage but would be extremely unlikely to cause damage to any electronics.
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Some may have read my thread on the real/fake cop warning re speed.
I've just contributed to a thread where a member here was side swioed by a push biker at traffic lights as the biker jumped the lights.
A few weeks ago I was watching one of thsoe 'accident' 'Police Stop Cam Action' progs when they showed footage from cabs and cars which had cams installed to cut down insurance costs and settle cases quickly!
The hard drive cams run as you drive saving a certain amount and then delte and restart unless saved. The hard drive cams can have footage saved by a press of a button if a driver has seen bad driving or nearly in an accident. In the event of a front collison, the cam saves the footage itself and then the footage is used to determine who is at fualt.
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They are currently in short supply in the UK, and the main push is selling to fleets of (probably white) van owners. However I happen to know that the company below is selling them, although the Website is yet to be updated! If you take the contact details and either ring or email them, they will respond to your enquiry.
www.hertsmeter.com/index.html
No personal involvement, just a trade connection.
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pmh (was peter)
Hi,
my golf gt tdi 130 has an uneven idle from cold, which lasts for about the first 5 minutes - the revs drop to about 750, then climb to about 1100. Once the car is warm, there is no problem. Any ideas?
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Our 405 was doing this. Turned out to be either a slightly loose glowplug or a very slight airleak into the diesel at the filter housing. Found both problems at the same time and that seemed to fix it.
But then our 405 is a bit of a freak as far as cars go....... think Frankenstein!
My car has just been side-swiped by a cyclist who ran a red light at a crossroads(as I was moving forward on green). Unfortunately there are no independent witnesses to the lights - however, the lights do appear to have red-light cameras.
Two questions;
1) Can I use the lack of a penalty notice (as I'm sure the lights were green) as evidence that the lights were in my favour? I've written to the council asking if the camera was operational.
2) Would a cyclist passing a red light trigger a camera, or do they only respond to cars?
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I can't think of any legal reasons that allow someone to
jump a red light.
I suppose there is the possibility that he couldn't stop in
time.
Nor can I apart from an emergency, but then again, who in their right mind would jump a light on a push bike. But as Smallfish indicates there is at least one legal reason why a cyclist might be in the junction when opposing lights turn green.
Leif
If Ford have just bought the Rover name from BMW, who owns the rest of the back catalogue; Morris, Austin, Wolseley, Riley, Triumph etc? Do BMW still own them?
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Hi All,
I am considering replacing my car shortly and one of the cars i was considering was a Toyota Yaris. As i do 18-24 k a year i was considering the possibility of a 2nd hand diesel. However i have a number of queries with a diesel- never had one before..... and this model any advice would be much appreciated
1/ If i bought a diesel one and if someone had filled with petrol could it suddely fail- pumps injectors etc- say 6-9 months down the line???. Is there any tell tail signs that to look?? for eg round about fuel lines, tank that would indicate its been removed to drain petrol.
2/ Does this model have a particle filter and diesel addive that has to be changed after so many miles and if so what would the costs be and at what millage should the filter, fluid be changed at??? im sure i heard some horror stories on the costs involved with this on a diesel although it wasnt a yaris.
3/ What would a typical life expectency be of a tubo unit - assuming serviced correctly and engine left to idel after hard run
Petrol engines
4/ Is the 1.0 ltr yaris a 3cylinder like the aygo??? and if so is it not a bit noisy??
5/ In hj's car by car breakdown it mentions the posability of heavy oil consumption after 40k miles does anyone know what caused this eg rings, bore wear, seals??? and if this is common.
Sorry for the amount of questions but appreciate specialist advice
Cheers
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Would certainly recommend the 1.3 Yaris over the 1 litre. SWMBO has had both.
I took her Yaris out last night to get some petrol and and its , nippy , fun and comfortable for me and I'm over 6 ft and around 16 stone.
Get the GLS if you can, hers is reliable, getting on for 40 k on the clock in the couple of years shes had it and no problems.
The aircon has packed up on my 306 2.0 HDi X reg 77,000 miles.
Local independent specialist pressure tested and regassed with dye, after advising that it could still have a leak, but at least we would be able to find out where.
As expected the gas leaked away, on checking today they find it is the evaporator unit that has failed not the usual front pipes or condensor.
This sounds like an expensive repair - he is going to give me a quote - probably several hundred pounds as all the dash has to come out and part only available from Peugeot.
We are planning to replace the car soon, and my question is whether there is any point in spending this sort of money on a car which is to be sold soon. I am not sure what drop in sale price to expect should the aircon be not working?
Any advice please.
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Have a scout around I have seen them far far cheaper than that.
So its been revealed on toyota.co.uk - the new Corolla is now the Toyota Auris.
It looks like a pumped up yaris to me.
I guess the so called concept design is exactly the same as the production model to keep up with the Civic.
I do like the 'bridge' design as it is called with the gear lever stuck in it.
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>because its now associated with boring & old
Boringly reliable and boringly good resale. There are a lot of cars out there who could do with that sort of boring.
What a fantastic combination in my opinion.
Honda have just annonced the creation of an additional 700 jobs in Swindon due to demand of the new Honda Civic.
This is now on top of the jobs with the Mini and new models going to Nissan Sunderland as well.
It just goes to demonstrate that the British worker can be the best in the world with the right leadership.
And with leadership I mean good design, quality products, being respected as a worker and getting a fair days pay and being listened to with your ideas for improving your process.
These companies do not invest in plants lightly and whilst they continue to position themselves globally it is clear that they see a return on their investment with the British worker. Read more
Shock, horror, probe! Meaningful investment in the British car industry!! How
did this happen?
Isn't Nissan Sunderland one of the most efficient car factories in
the world?
Actually its not the British car industry. Its Japanese investment in the Japanese car industry overseas plants in UK. Most of the profit is repatriated back to Japan. I'm not knocking it though, because its providing British people with work.
The Japanese management culture does seem to transplant well overseas - virtually all overseas Japanese car plants to date have been very successful, even when they've taken over the plant and workforce of previously troublesome US factories (e.g. the old GM factory in Fremont, USA).
For an interesting read on Japanese management "The Blue-eyed Salaryman: From World Traveller to Lifer at Mitsubishi" (by Niall Murtagh) is very entertaining. I read it on the plane when I went to visit some Japanese car co's last year and it proved to be quite a good briefing paper! "Inside Japan's Powerhouses" is also a good book, with a fair bit of history on how Toyota got to be where it is today - its a very involved story.
>>Pre aligned means the Aircon, and cruse control dont work, realigned means the aircon and crusie do work but now the headlights and, trip computer and central locking wont work.
TVM aren't you glad you drive a reliable VW! Or should it be "If only everything else was as unreliable as a VW"
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Roger
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