April 2007
Hi all,
my dad has a saab 9-5 1997, when he starts the car the side lights come on at the same time, do you guys reckon the ecu has got corrupted? also he says when he uses the ventilation system, some vents blow cold air and some hot .
any help appreciated.Does anybody know of a good independant saab specialist in wolverhampton or nearby.............thanks. Read more
Just purchased a Jan 2005 54 plate Getz 1.3 GSi for the wife. I've been doing a bit of browsing on the net and there's lots of talk of three years free servicing. The car is ex Hyundai fleet, so would this car have been eligible for the free servicing package. I pick it up next friday when I'll ask the dealer, but forewarned is forearmed as they sya. Read more
I think that it is a special offer on new Hyundais only from 1 April to June.
Last month the offer was get a higher spec model for the price of a more basic one.
Which SWMBO did. And rather nice as well.
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I wasna fu but just had plenty.
Had my first major fault in my C-Max today, and was wondering if anyone's encountered anything like it before.
I'd stopped to visit a cash machine, got back in the car, spotted a bus approaching that was waiting to get past, so I decided to go straight away so I didn't keep it waiting.
The steering felt rock-hard and the error 'STEERING ASSIST FAILURE' appeared on the display.
Managed to get the car into a side road, turned off the ignition, waited a couple of secs, then turned it back on again and the car was fine. It also worked fine later, so I'm hoping it's a one-off.
I was wondering if it was because I'd turned the ignition on very quickly that time as I was in a hurry rather than waiting for the diagnostic lights to go out like I normally do. Anyone else had anything like this? Read more
i think you beat the system
was it you in my village today on the double yellow lines outside the cash
machine then on the bend?
;-)
buses often have a problem there
Sorry, no. Single yellow line on a sunday, so no parking restriction in force. :-)
In yesterday's Telegraph Honest John recommended the VW EOS to a buyer looking for a new CC. I recently bought a Ford Focus after looking a few VWs..All had problems with roof leaks creaking, ratles etc etc...On my experience I would say go for the Ford( if dont mind the long boot) NO rattles ,leaks, drives as well as the saloon and all the extras you could want for a big saving over the VW...so HJ why no Ford on the list?
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That explains it Well for my money.. rather no leaks!! The ford IMHO has a better feel on the road with no scuttle shake at all.. Neve thought I would find myself promoting Ford but the car is pleasure to drive ..GO FORD
alan
I am having a problem with my Mazda 323 Diesel its making a strange metallic knocking noise when accelerating, when the engine is hot. Noise occurs from 1500rpm on
I had a problem last week which only occurred once, accelerated hard big puff of black smoke and after 500 yds white/grey smoke everywhere like an engine blow up! This has only happened once and is running fine again except for the engine noise when hot.
I have taken the car to the garage who suspected an egr valve they blanked this off, but the noise is still there.
Any ideas please? Could it be a turbo problem or injector pump?
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Take it to a Mazda equipped garage to get some diagnostic tests done. Whatever it is needs sorting asap, no point in running it further or you risk an even bigger bill, it could be any one of a number of things.
How accurate are these retained value percentages we read about in magazines like What Car? and such? for example, it claims that my Focus will retain about £6000 of it's original list price of £15,000 at three years, but when you look on things like autotrader, it's difficult to see 4 year mk1 TDCi's with low-ish mileage for that kind of price...
Also they claim Golf's at 3 years, 36,000 miles would have 60% of their £15,000 new value retained, which is about £9000, but again I don't see this reflected in autotrader.
So is it just because that many are dealer-sold, and I'll get much lower trade-in value that the retained figure reflects, or is it really, it's a bit of an innaccurate prediction, that's trying to predict future demand and can't? Read more
The simple fact is that you more you spend on a car, the more there is to depreciate. Clever marketing by the Germans makes people focus on the % drop rather than the £ drop.
E.g. A £18,000 Mondeo might be worth 35% of its (full list) value in 3 years. A £28,000 3-series might be worth 50% of its list value in 3 years. But if you pay, say £6,000 less than list for the Mondeo, and £2,000 less than list on the BMW, you will have lost £5,700 on the Mondeo and £12,000 on the BMW. And yet What Car will laud the BMWs residual values
I've got a friend who tows a fairly heavy Caravan with a 2000(W) 3.0 ltr diesel Nissan Patrol and he is thinking about chipping it to get some more low end grunt, have any of the backroomers got any experience of this type of conversion or similar as well as the pro's/con's of such a move.? Also any names/firms doing such conversions would be appreciated. Patrol is based in the Teesside area.
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There's someone down our road with a large caravan. Its been off the drive once in 2 years. At £10,000 per driving experience, I'd put chipping the vehicle low on the list of things to be done, if this usage rate is typical:)
As the title suggests i'm having problems with my 92 model Ford Escort on an L plate. It is an LX model and has electric front windows which have both decided to stop working. I've checked the fuse but it seems fine. Thought it was a bit strange for them both to stop working together? Can anyone shed any light on what may be the problem? Help would be appreciated!!! Read more
you need to check the wiring that goes from A post to door on the drivers side for starters looking for broken wires in the rubber tube that connects the two
Hi,
My Polo (Y Reg) has started using oil. This only started recently and upto now has hardly used any.....It does very few miles in a year, around 4K.
There is no blue smoke and its not leaking.
Anybody got any ideas.
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sounds like the piston rings have worn the cylinder bores due to petrol washing the oil away on all these short journeys
or
the rings are stuck for the same reason
cheapest cure?
change oil and filter take on a nice drive on different type roads, fast, slow, fast, fast, slow, for 50 miles,using all the gears and revving up through the range not silly though
if this doesnt work get a garage to give it a compression test and a diagnosis
I have a Proton Persona 1.6 automatic and have recently noticed a noise from the gearbox when engaged in Drive. When i engage reverse i hear a click as the gear angages followed by a buzzing sound which stops after 2 or 3 seconds. When i engage Drive or 2 it makes the same sound as in reverse but the buzzing continues. I used a steel rod and held it on different positions on the gearbox and when i hold it at the front lower side of the box and put the other end to my ear i hear a distinct rattle from around that area. While the car is in Drive the noise stops when the engine is put under load. Any help or advise would be appreciated.
Thanks.
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Thanks for your replies..........both things have started to happen lately.