May 2007
I'm a new car owner...lots of questions please help!
I bought a secondhand Honda Jazz in July 2006 from Honda Dealer and got a 12 months warranty.
I am looking to book for a Service before the warranty runs out, but I heard that dealer service are very expensive (not sure how much at Honda), if I go else where (Kwik Fit or Nationwide Autocentres, or anywhere else you would recommend?), would I still get the warranty parts free of charge??
Or I have to go to Honda dealer only, for the free parts?
In particularly I'm concern on the Clutch being squeaky when lifted up slowly and the air-con not as cold as it should be (despite they recharged it at the beginning), would those be covered in Warranty? Does anyone know?
The MOT is due on 19/6/2007 anyway, so am I right in thinking to book for a "Service + MOT"?
"Interim Service + MOT", or is it worth to go for the "Full Service + MOT" since I only get it checked once a year?
Any suggestion and recommendation are more than welcome!! Thank you!
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Hi,
Some info please. Car needs front discs. Had a look and brake set up looks pretty similar to most modern designs.
Question is when I remove the caliper is the disc then free to be removed or is any special tool required.?
This will decide whether I do it myself or not.
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Many thanks, thats what it looked like. You never know though.
Did my nephew's mondeo recently and after much swearing and banging gave them one last soaking in wd40 and eventually got them off.
willyb
i have a clicking noise coming from the front passenger area which i think is coming from the airbag?it does not make any sound when there is no power i have checked to make sure its not the car radio and windows
now if i turn the switch on the side off the dashbord will that shut off the power off to the airbag ? Read more
As the noise is coming from front passenger area, and if your car has air conditioning, I'm confident this will be the problem.
This happened on my 406, so I disconnected the brown plug that has three wires going into it that operates the flap (valve). This stopped the noise and have never noticed any difference to how effective the A/C or heating is. You will have to take out the glove box to do this, and hopefully you will be able to contort your body suitably so that your hand can reach the appropriate plug, which I think is described in the other thread, but is difficult to identify and a pig to get at, but not impossible.
In my opinion, not worth the expense or trouble of repairing.
Reggie
I have a Mk3 Golf GTi 2.0 8v, recently I encountered the infamous cutting out and stalling problems that seem to affect these cars.
Although it would appear that this problem has ceased (crankshaft/engine speed sensor replaced), during its time in the local garage whilst the auto electrican was trying to establish the intial fault he replaced the distributor. This was the only item that they couldn't purchase and then return if it didn't correct the car.
Well since I've had the car back I've noticed that when going thru the gears mainly 2nd - 3rd it hesitates and feels lumpy on acceleration, also if it hits 5k revs the limiter cuts in, thing is I can't remember if this happened before it went to the garage or is this not uncommon?
Screwloose if your out there can you help or anybody else that has had similar probs.
I must stress that the cutting out/stalling is not the problem..........yet touch wood!
Paul T
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My AGG engine distributor does not change the engine timing if swung a small amount, it only distributes the spark to the correct plug. As your distributor has been touched, check that the rotor nose is facing and centered on the distributor TDC notch on it's body when the flywheel is at TDC. Also check the condition of your plug leads.
Hi, I am looking for suggestions for 7 seater estates, as I am looking to replace the escort in the next few months anyway and am finding that 2 or three times a month I could really use the extra seats, as we end up taking two cars, which gets expensive in fuel, or at other times making 2 trips.
Ideally I'd like something like a Renault 21 estate, where all the seats are forward facing, as I would prefer the separate boot, rather than having the rearmost passengers share legroom with luggage.
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well I've had most if not all of the cars mentioned in this thread and, if you can find one, my vote would be for the Pug 505, I've had 3, my favourite being the 2.5 turbo diesel family estate - takes 7 adults (one of mine actually had a central lap belt in the third row making it an 8 seater) and a bigger boot than a Galaxy (personal experience). The Renault 21 is almost as good but has a smaller interior - ok for small children getting to the back row but not adults. The Mitsibushi has far less versatile seating - the two rows don't fold flat and a small boot. The Galaxy is only good if you like visiting mechanics - often.... Had a K- reg Caravelle - 5 cylinder diesel, drank more oil than diesel even after being rebuilt by VW speciallists 3 times and rusted like there was no tomorrow. Currently on my 3rd Previa (genuine UK not a smaller Emina/Estima) , cost less than £1k, very comfy and still does 25-35 MPG
Whilst there is much discussion on what the 'trigger' speeds are for prosecuting speeding motorists, does anyone know how slowly regular car drivers can travel without being 'done' (presumably for obstruction)? Read more
Mrs O once got pulled over not long after passing her test for driving too slowly through rural Worcs
That's an interesting point - I remember my driving instructor advising that proceeding quickly and safely up to the speed limit (or the safe equivalent depending on conditions) was always the way to go. He said that if you appear to be holding traffic up on your test you'll pick up a minor point. If you continue to do so the minors will stack up until you've failed even though you haven't actually reached the limit of 15, because enough of them were related to the same offence to give reasonable cause for concern.
How would this be assessed? Surely the simple fact that driving in this way can prevent you from getting a license should also result in people taking a step towards having theirs taken away? Any instructors onboard who can comment on how they deal with this?
Well I decided the old Civic was getting a bit long in the tooth at seven years old and a bit boring so after a month or so of consideration and checking prices, I went out to the local Honda Main Dealer on Friday and bought a 2.4 EX Honda Accord Tourer . 04 plate. one owner car, 24 k miles ie barely run in for around half the new price .
I'm picking it up on Friday and obviously read HJ's CBCB so was looking out for the problem areas.
Had a good test drive and a look round the car and the only problem I found was uneven wear on the outside edges of the front tyres which suggests a tracking problem although the tyres ( Michelin Pilot Premacy ) still have plenty of tread . The garage have promised to check the tracking and rectify the fault. They are also spraying the rear bumper to get rid of a few badly touched in corner scratches.
Nice friendly negotiation with the salesman . I managed to get more or less what I expected in P/Ex on the Civic. I also negotiated a two year parts and labour warranty rather than the one year they were offering, years road tax ( £300 ) , full service , new MOT and a full tank of petrol.
I'm interested in any Tourer owners views of the car or problems they have had with tracking . I'd also like to know if there are any other likely problems to look out for ( apart from the drain on my wallet at the petrol station) before I pick it up.
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.................. but I am happy with the deal.
That is the most relevant bit.......enjoy :-)
Most car makers' on-line configurators are a bit of a let-down and leave you feeling you'd have done better to pop down to the showroom and see for yourself. Not this one, though:
www.bentleyconfigurator.com
Mine's in Peacock Blue with 12-spoke wheels and Saffron upholstery and...and...you can go on and on. Till it crashes - the configurator, I mean. (It's a bit browser-sensitive, too.) And it's left-hand drive - the Bentley, I mean - but that's OK because it'll be spending most of its life in the south of France anyway.
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You had me worried the Will, thinking that Bentley would use a word an Americanism as vulgar as "configurator" when in fact it's actually an Integrated Commissioning System
My sunroof (a standard feature on the car, doesn't have aircon) is tilt and slide.
It spontaneosly opens in the 'tilt' position.
Last year it did this say once a week, now it's more like twice a day.
I can get it shut again by doing 'slide' then back to shut.
Has anyone had this problem? What should I check first? Faulty switch? Fuse?
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mikey and dieselbob
excellent advice, thanks very much
Stewart
Squeaky clutch - on Honda's normally just lubrication spray required - 5 minute job.
Aircon - Is it actually working? Do you hear the normal clunks and slight drop in revs when turned on?
The light coming on does not always mean it is actually working. Aircon always works better when the internal recirc. button is pressed.
An aircon specialist is often gives better diagnosis than some dealers. Normally charge £30 - £50 for a pressure test/diagnosis.
Saying that Honda aircon systems are not as good as others.