November 2006
Did anyone watch Autotrader on Discovery Realtime last night where Mike Brewer ran a feature on a secondhand MK 2 Fiat Punto and cheerfully advised all prospective buyers to walk away from any Punto without a "red" master key? This is wildly misleading because the red key only applied to some of the MK one model 94-99 and NOT the 99-current MK 2 model. A call to any local Fiat main dealer will confirm this, as I indeed did.
This duff information from Mike Brewer could seriously jeopardise any unsuspecting person who is trying to sell a MK 2 Punto either to unknowledgable private buyers or crafty dealers who could easily take advantage.
Also surprised that Mike Brewer produced such a gaff after all his years in the trade. Read more
Hi.
I'm wondering if anyone can help.
My mother's gone and broken her VW MK4 E-spec golf drivers door lock. Apparently, when putting the key in to open the door (no central locking), the lock got progressively stiffer, to the point where she ultimately had to force the lock past it's breaking point to get the key out.
Now, surprisingly enough, the key just turns the barrel round and round in the lock, the key neither locking or unlocking the car - so she has to get in via the passenger door.
Please can someone give me some pointers as to the following:
How do I remove the lock barrel so I can look at fixing it ?
(is it more complicated to remove than central locking-equipped golfs)
and:
Am I able to buy blank lock barrels from the dealers (to transfer the internal gubbins from the broken lock to match the key).
I'm hoping that someone knowledgeable can also tell me whether the central locking-equipped car's drivers door lock barrel version will fit my mum's car, so I can run off to the scrappers rather than paying for a new one.
I'd be most grateful for any advice
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if you were tight like me you would go to the scrapyard and source a s/h one and swap the tumbler bits over,if you do be aware as if the lock is exactly the same as a polo then 2 and 4 door lock lengths are different as i found out after messing with one for ages
oldmans tip of the day
what size tyres/make on micra 1.3 k11 93-03 bubble shape for best grip on 13'' wheels
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>>>>>>>>>>>what size tyres - nissan micra - quizman
Sun 12 Nov 06 13:16
I think you are being a bit unfair to tyrexpert. He quoted fully fitted prices and you have quoted non fitted. By the time you have had them fitted, balanced, new valve and disposal they will be more than he quoted.
Fully fitted on Blackcircles is £37.29 and £42.97 for the Goodyear GT's.<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
thankyou to oldman and tyrexpert * spelt correctly this time sorry !! *
thankyou quizman for highlighting the fact they are non fitted and don't include p&p extra £10-11 per delivery
still to have to get quotes for fitting and balancing *advised between £5-10 *
or may get avon cr 322 bogoff from national tyres if much cheaper * any comments on this tyre? *
TIA
Had a minor rear end shunt yesterday-- crease to plastic bumper.
Other party say they will pay without going via insurance, although I have not yet got any prices.
Should I inform my Insurance Company, even though I do not intend to make a claim?
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Thanks for all the replies.
I have now told my insurance company about the accident and that I do not wish to claim at this stage.
I have not contacted the other party yet, but have today got a quote for £436 ( rear bumper, rear beam, paint and labour)
I think this may well turn out to be an insurance job after all!!
I have a Pug 406 hdi 110 w reg 2.0 and sometimes when im in 4th or 5 th i have a problem, all gear change really well and the bit is about midway whe lifting the clutch pedal however when i boot it on a couple of occasions it seems the clutch slipped or maybe it was my imagination for instance coming home from work today i was accelerating after having to slow down from a queue and the revs seemed to go up to 2100 then back down to 2000 rpm for literally 1-2 seconds the car has done 58k miles i cant tell if theres a problem or not as it literally only happens once or twic a week when warm and usually when accelerating after doing 80mph on the motorway all gears change properly and there is no crunching there is a slight judder but i think that could be to do with changing gear at too low revs. Read more
It's worth bleeding the system and filling with new hydraulic fluid, this should firm up the clutch and is the cheapest option. Fluid tends to get hot on a long run especially on very fast runs of the type you are doing which tends to show the problem more readily.
If that doesn't cure the problem then the garage will probably need to have a look inside to locate the problem.
According to an item shown on last night's Fifth Gear, the best car to be in when going over speed bumps is a Citroen Xantia.
Specifically they tested the amount of movement experienced by the driver when going over a Bedfordshire standard speed bump at various speeds in a Mark 5 Golf, a Porsche Cayenne and a N reg Xantia they'd bought off Ebay for £650.
So, expect the used values of reasonable condition Xantias to rocket over the next few weeks.
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Soupytwist ! Read more
Best for speeds bumps, one of these:
www.europe-machinery.com/used/dozer/175347/caterpi...l
Any one with an idea of the cause of these symptoms
I have a 1.4 tdi pd (turbo diesel) Polo I should also emphasis it has 3 cylinders .and this fault appeared. when I was out in the car yesterday, the car suffered a dramatic loss of power in that when I was on on level ground I could not get the engine above 2500 rpm and the engine was jerking slightly as though the fuel was being shut off and on. when I reached an incline in the road I was left wondering if the car was going to manage to reach the top. If I pressed the accelerator further down to try to compensate for the loss of power on the incline I could here a hiss or a sucking of air sound from the engine compartment on the passenger side. As I have pointed out it has 3 cylinders and if one was not doing its share of load this could account for this large drop in power. When the car is not moving I can rev the engine right up to maximum rpm without any delay or hesitation, but this is when the engine is not under load. I have my doubts that it could be the turbo charger but I know could be wrong. To me it sounds as though one cylinder is not getting fuel to it. I am not totally sure but one day last week this same symptom appeared to happen momentarily when floored the accelerator there was a definite flat spot that then vanished as quick as it appeared (I have since done 150 miles) and at the time I though thats strange.
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If only they were all that simple...
Has anyone every heard of these tyres.
In a rush after hitting a kerb on the way to work (burstign a tyre) and went into a local Kwik Fit. After agreeing a price for a set of Pirelli p3000's I returned to find a set of 4 Ceta Spider tyres 175/65/ R14 on my pug 206.
After questiong the guy about it, he said that they are made by pirelli (which it says on the receipt) and worked out to be £30 cheaper overall. However, there is no reviews on the web, or anywhere else...Other than blatant lies, have I been ripped off?
Best as always,
Craig
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As fitted to the basic '98 Fiesta I have recently acquired: "pants!" Road noise / vibration is the most entertaining / annoying since my experiences with some early Korean tyres many moons ago.
Not recommended (unless you are deaf and drive wearing thick gloves).
Hi,
Just had to use the tyre repair kit on my Galaxy ... and it worked.
When I took the car to Kwik-Fit I was told that they couldn't fix tyres with goo in them. Fair enough, so I took it to the Ford dealer I bought the car from. Initially they said the same, but I convinced them that they could and the tyre was fixed for a very reasonable £10.
Now the problem is that I have used the bottle of goo, so I need a replacement so I 'can have another puncture' ... off to the parts dept.
Sorry, can't find a replacement under Galaxy, so 'we' try the S-Max and yes there is the goo, but I can only buy a whole kit costing £127!!!
Yep, that's all they had no way to buy the goo on its own. After a little discussion, I was given a bottle from an S-Max in the showroom.
I've done a little digging and Continental make the repair kit but you can't buy the replacement parts (goo and the hose needed) in the UK yet. Ford have no clue, but are looking into it.
Sounds like they pushed this technology out a little too soon to me.
Does any one else have experience with similar kits - the Galaxy has no spare wheel.
Thanks
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At least your Galaxy came with a repair kit. On my Smart Brabus it is listed as an option, and there is no sapre wheel at all.
Picked up a brand new Volvo V50 last month. 10 days later (after I've gone away for 2 weeks) the V5 document arrives in the post: they've logged the car as a V70!
Guess I simply need to send the amended doc back to Swansea... Do you think I'd be in serious trouble if I get stopped by the authorities in the meantime? Read more
Bought a new Perodua Kenari in 2001, was stopped by the 'boys' as the car was the wrong colour! V5 said Burgandy, car was Gold.
Sent off V5 amended and received new one no problem....
Just bought (4 weeks ago) a new Toyota Yaris.
V5 was addressed to wrong house! (Thanks to vigilant postie I received it). Sent off amended V5, not received it back yet though.
Wonder if the next new car (in 5 years time) will have correct details on V5?????????
As to your 'serious trouble' I don't think so, the reg no & vin should check out OK
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