May 2007
Call me stupid, but actually I can't see any advantage for contract hire (eg. lingscars.com)
You pay the monthly premium in a same way you would have paid if you bought it yourself.
You pay for maintenance for the car.
You are responsible for any damage on the car.
You have to get your own insurance!
You pay extra for excess mileage!
You never own the car!
You can't cancel the lease in midway (probably need to pay hefty fine if you do so)
How it differs form buying a new car with a loan and pay monthly?
After 3 years you can always sell the car to get rid of it!
Or there is some real advantage?
PS: The only advantage I see that after 3 years, if your car depreciates too much, you may lose more money if selling the car privately rather than returning to lease company. Read more
Hi
Girlfriends Fiest 1993 L reg driver door wont shut, cam looks as if will not retract, taken cover off, there appears to be a pair of contacts, if you short these with screwdriver retracts, all other aspects of central locking work ok and other doors as well.
Any ideas how to fix
Andy Read more
Thanks everyone
Went round about 3 scrapyards, turns out hers is an early 1993, they changed them later in the year and the only one I could find. Got one, wiring is similar but blows 20a fuse when operates. So solenoid wiring must be internally different although the 4 wire colours are the same
Its the spring in the cam thats gone, guess I will have to buy a new one Lol.
Andy
Hi all.
I have a problem with a Mk4 ('96, 1.25l 16v Zetec engine) Fiesta. The front passenger tyre is wearing quite badly just on the inside of the tyre. I've twice bumped into a kerb with the tyre (one pretty hideously, and one in the snow; both times destroying the actual wheel). After the first time I had it tracked, and after the second time I took it in again after I noticed the tyre wear. Thee guy at the garage said the tracking was bob on.
It's about, say, 1" worth of the tyre around the inside that wears down to bald.
There is also a constant wobble present on the wheel, especially when you turn to the left or right ever so slightly, as pressure is applied to the steering system. The steering wheel used to shake quite badly on the motorway, but the wheels needed balancing.
I've since swapped the front and back wheels, and the motorway steering shake has disappeared (both of the wheels are balanced), but this new wobble is there.
With the tracking bob on, and both wheels balanced, is it likely that I've bent something?
Cheers. Read more
Karlbbb - Take your car to a nearest Rapid-Fit or Quicks Ford, (not the Ford Main Dealer) and ask them to have a look and see what they says, they don't over charge on Labour cost or parts.
HTH.
Does anyone know where I could find information on the 1.4 8V VW engine - code AEX?
Basically just interested to know at what revs maximum torque is produced.
Cheers! Read more
Thanks for that - very interesting but sadly doesn't give the rpm figure for max torque.
My car was involved in a rear end collision with a drunk driver in December. The other party's insurer have declared it a Category C total loss, although the damage is confined to a couple of shallow dents in the tailgate and pushed in rear bumper mountings. I'd like to keep the car unrepaired as it's perfectly usuable. Would this be possible? Are there any implications with my current insurer? Read more
You'll need a VIC (vehicle identity check) from VOSA as it's Cat C (this costs £36), just to make sure the car has the right VIN and engine-number, and obviously making sure the car appears driveable. Once this is done you can re-apply for the logbook, and start driving around again! Here's a couple of links you might find useful - the first is an info page on the VIC check, and the 2nd is a PDF version of the form to apply for a VIC check.
tinyurl.com/32m55n
tinyurl.com/ybq3e9
All,
My partners Saxo VTR has been broken intotwice and had tyres let down in last 3 weeks. Twice trying to pinch radio, but both times failed. Made a mess of both doors too. Im fairly sure that it is the same people. Bit unsure what to do and how to get round it. Last incident waas last night and police are coming to lift prints but as it been raining thats unlikely. Any experience of this, shes even considered moving house (we only rent at minute). It prooper broke her heart how soem one keeps targeting her, she proper loves that car
Any experiences welcome
TIA Read more
I do want to see justice done, its just that its unlikely
Even though its reported to police, they will do sod all as per
CCTV is good idea, might not be possible to put it in and they will probable nick the camera
Im going to pull a switch blank off this weekend and make a flashing LED just as a detergent and buy some "Car Alarm" stckers and put them on windows
We are going to look for an alarm soon, we are also going to talk about moving. SHame really weve only been living there since august
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>>Er why?>>
It's the standard recommendation; in addition as has already been pointed out it's a pretty
basic firewall.
Turns out that my XP firewall was switched off after all.
Thanks Stuartli & Dalglish for the info.
My parking sensors are intermittant. Does anyone know where the control box is hidden so I can check the connections?
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Just got a new job and need to buy a car to get there (and hopefully back). I've got 5Kish to spend and I'll be travelling 90 miles a day, I'm 6'1" tall and quite hefty. Firm won't pay mileage allowance so I'm on my own.
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I'm not forgetting. I'm basing it on my experience driving a Ka on a 95 mile round commute. I find it reasonably civilised and enjoyable. I gather that the C1 is a bit noisy, but that the Panda is not too bad.
Like most things in car choice, it's a personal thing, so I guess the OP will need to test drive them to see what he thinks.
I have sold a car on ebay (old banger, £200) to a guy from Poland, who's taking it back to Poland on a car transporter.
Do I just mark it as 'permanent export' (section 11) says 'I declare that the vehicle will be exported on the date shown opposite.' It also says you should retain section 1-8 for the registration authorities in the exported-to country (i.e. Poland). But that would be in my name, not his.
Technically I have no way of verifying that, because I will have given the car to him.
I can't fill in, section 10 is for a sale to a UK-based new keeper.
What's the correct procedure? Read more
If you do not know his name and address put "not known".
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I've just had my third car delivered through lingscars.com. I'm self employed and do about 20,000 miles a year, and like having a new car every so often, but don't like the idea of having a depreciating asset sitting on my drive haemorrhaging my money.
My current deal is for a car worth £28,700 list, which costs me under £400 a month for 3 years. A loan would probably mean repayments of double that per month, tying up my money for 3 years then hoping to get a trade in or private sale of £10-12 grand....