My sister has finally settled on a car she likes - a 2001 Mitsubishi Shogun Pinin 1.8 GDi Elegance 3dr with 41,000 miles - shes got them to throw in a cambelt change and service, tax, new MOT and has the price at £4200. This is at a Mitsubishi main dealer and comes under the Mitsubishi used car scheme.

The car is very straight with no obvious problems but I did notice slight corrosion on some seams in the rear wheel arches and have just read in the CBC that they have rust issues - anyone able to elaborate on this and what to look out for in particular?

It hasnt put her off the car, but she does want to know where they rust and if by 5 years old, any serious rust issues will have shown themselves?

The seams werent soft at all and it looked like just minor surface corrosion, but when you read they have a known problem, seems worth asking.

Wouls also appreciate any feedback from anyone with experience of the cars.

Mant Thanks Read more

***** This thread is now closed, please CLICK HERE to go to Volume 166 *****


In this thread you may ask any question for which you need help, advice, suggestions or whatever.

It does not need to be motoring related. In fact, in this thread it should not be.

No Questions About PCs. Please use the current "computer Related Questions" thread instead.
No politics
No Speeding, speed cameras, traffic calming
No arguments or slanging matches
Nothing which we think is not following the spirit of the thread
Nothing that risks the future of this site (please see the small print for details
www.honestjohn.co.uk/credits/index.htm )

Any of the above will be deleted. If the thread becomes difficult to maintain it will simply be removed.

However, as has been said a couple of times, there is a wealth of knowledge in here, much of which is not motoring related, but most of which is useful.

This is Volume 165. Previous Volumes will not be deleted,

A list of previous volumes can be found here:-
www.honestjohn.co.uk/forum/post/index.htm?t=18847


PLEASE NOTE:

When posting a NEW question, please "Reply to" the first message in this thread, i.e. this one. This keeps each question in it's own separate segment and stops each new question from getting mixed up in amongst existing questions. Also please remember to change the subject header.
Read more

Hi there every-one. Is it true that at the end of a double yellow line that both the lines have to be crossed over at the end with another yellow line, and if it has not, could one legally park there because it had not been crossed at the end ? Hope ive made sense. Cheers, Graham.
Read more

About 4 years ago I bought a new Citroen Berlingo which I I have been very happy with it as it is economical and easily carries the vast amount of stuff (and family) on regular trips to Normandy.

However ........ shortly after taking delivery I had a puncture and discovered to my horror that my spare wheel had been stolen. I complained to the dealer about the seeming ease with which the theft had occurred to be told that this was a common problem and had I not been offered the optional anti-theft device? I had not, so one was fitted free of charge (and presumably the salesman got a rocket) but I did point out that I felt that this was a design fault which could be rectified at minimal extra cost at the time of manufacture and I was still out-of-pocket having had to replace the tyre and rim. I was told it was being looked into.

Forward to the present. My daughter took delivery of a new Picasso a month ago and 3 weeks later her tyre was stolen in exactly the same way. Obviously the "thinking about it" had never got further than the thinking stage and I cannot believe that such penny-pinching by Citroen has never been addressed. Or maybe the replacement of tyres and rims and the subsequent fitting of "optional" anti-theft devices contributes to Citroen's profits to such an extent that they made a conscious decision to do nothing.

I think this matter deserves wider publicity. I would certainly advise anyone thinking about buying a new Citroen not to do so unless the dealer agrees to fit, at no extra cost, this essential piece of equipment. What's next - optional door locks? Read more

Hi

My '96 mk4 Fiesta has a leak of some sort and after heavy rainfall the passenger side front footwell is usually wet.

I've tested the seals around the sunroof and front passenger door, which seem OK, and was subsequently quoted around £500 by a Ford franchised garage to put the leak right. Given the age of the car, that's obviously not worthwhile, but before I take my Fiesta to an independent garage is there anything I could check and repair myself?

For example, when I pour water down the windscreen while looking under the bonnet, I can see that quite a bit of the water leaks straight into the rear of the engine compartment - is this normal?

Any help you can offer is much appreciated!

Tim Read more