May 2007
Has anyone in the Back Room ever driven a Nissan Micra 160SR?
Is there a road test available?
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hello all,
my wife and i have just purchased a 6 month old civic 2.2 cdti. i was just wondering what comments/ experiences people have had with this car? Read more
Lots of experiences here: www.civinfo.com/forum/index.php
Any ideas what would cause this?
It's happening to my used Volvo S80 (2003 model). When you press the brake pedal it makes a clicking noise.
It has happened on a couple of trips out in the car, but other times has not.
The noise sounds like it is coming from just below the dash. It still happens after the ignition is switched off.
There does not appear to be anything wrong with the brakes apart from the annoying noise. Read more
In addition to the spring possibility and assuming its only a single click each time it might also be a worn switch, e.g. Brake light switch, cruise control, etc.
I notice that in the specification you get the "Non-smoker package (Free)". Now, call me a cynic, but does that just mean they haven't put an ashtray in and are trying to make people feel good about it? Read more
>> yup we do it just so you can link to it lots of times
later.
tvm - getting under your skin is so easy.
Now you come to mention it, you do remind me of a leech.
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Dear All,
After changing the headlamp bulb on my Volvo V40 I now notice the dipped beam aim is out, and is currently too high.
Can anyone tell me how to adjust please? Car is a 'T' reg 1999 model.
Many thanks.
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It might be worth checking the bulb is correctly seated and the locating notches are engaged with the cutouts. You shouldn't need to adjust unless the bulb is skew-wiff or of poor quality and geometrically challenged.
I was recently looking around thinking about changing my Focus TDCi for a MINI One or Cooper. I was surprised to see that £9k would only buy you an 52/03 Cooper or 53/04 One (obviosuly with a/c). Are these cars really in that much demand still, and retaining such value, or is the Mini Cherished scheme particularly overpriced? I'm not sure I could live with the lack of space, but it was a whimsical notion that left me a bit jaw-dropped, as those Coopers are practically 5 years old and have been replaced...
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£9k seems a bit pricey.
one sold for £8.6k for a 53 Cooper with only 18k miles climate control dvd
satnav and cd changer:
I'd agree with flunky, there are some expensive ones around but then looking through Autotrader, £9K will get you a 2004 53 Reg Mini Cooper 1-owner, 43k miles (tinyurl.com/2vq9yn)
Or, if you don't mind slightly higher miles a 2004 04 Reg Mini Cooper with 72k miles can be yours for only £7,495 (tinyurl.com/2rjmca)
Chris.
Today, the business of colour choice is nice and simple. One is typically offered a couple of solid colours (which almost no one seems to go for) plus, for the sum of say, £300, maybe 10 metallic colours.
Here is an alternative strategy for manufacturers: Offer 5 or 6 colours at standard price, and then 100 or so special colours which would sell at a considerable premium - say £1000. The easily contented, frugal types would be able to find something to their liking from the standard colours, (unlike now, when one is pretty well forced to pay the extra for metallic to get anything half decent) while the, er, aspirational motorist would have the option of a truly personalised vehicle.
What does the panel think? Read more
This is already available to a certain extent with Audis. Any colour from their range, but it costs about £1500 if the colour isn't normally available for the car you want.
i bought a 1997 rover 214i a couple of days ago,when i start engine the fan comes on straight away,i left it running for five mins and it stayed on. is this common on this model?or is this a fault? its in my drive at the moment until i get tax put on it so i would be grateful if someone can help me out with some advice.
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2 minutes longer to warm up is two minutes longer
running richer than it should which these units dont like.
It's a 10-year-old Rover. It's not worth spending a penny on, but...if it's really bothering the owner he could raid a scrap-yard for another fan switch, and then run his engine till it's warm, to test it. However, my concern, apart from encouraging him to waste money on an unnecessary repair, is the following.....
What happens, a few months down the line, if the replacement switch subsequently fails, fan stops, engine boils, and pops the fragile head-gasket that these K-series engines are so well-known for? He'll be back on here wishing he'd kept his working, un-switched fan. Just a thought! ;-)
Hello all,
I have been offered a VW Bora TDI (90bhp) S model 2000/X with 113k miles for £2900.
Although not as practical as an hatchback (prefer Audi A3 or Golf mk4 but these are more expensive), it is comparatively cheaper and does seem to be better value for money.
My concern is to the high mileage. It has FVWSH but worried that I could be in for an expensive engine overhaul in the near future. In your opinion, what sort of mileage can I reasonably expect before major repairs? Also worried about the turbo, is there a reasonable test I can do to assess its condition when inspecting the car? At this mileage/age I assume its clutch will need replacing. I hope to carry out the routine servicing together with normal maintenance, brakes, discs, suspension etc.
All opinions and views welcome.
Many thanks,
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The engines will easily do double that and more. Cambelt will be due at 120K
haggle hard
and get the tensioner changed with the cam belt
Bitter experience speaking
My dad has a Ford Escort 1.6 zetec with MOT or tax though the engien is fine it has all sorts of ECU problems my uncle is looking into.
I have a Ford Fiesta 1.1 HCS which we have both been using and have managed to get 2000 miles out of it. The MOT is due next month and the last couple of weeks the oil problem I have posted about before has got a lot worse.
The smoke has now become quite a dense blue colour and its using a lot of oil. My question will the labour be too much to ge the oil seals replaced? How much would I likely to get for these two cars so we can sell them both to put towards a single better one?
1995 N Ford Escort 1.6 LX silver, 96k, full service history last serviced 300 miles ago, worked fine until my dad had to stop driving since an accident but now it won't start, the battery is had it but it won't start with another battery either. Its probably just damp ignition compoments or somthing.
1995 N Fiesta Classic 1.1, 103k, only one service invoice, body work in good condition for age, 1 months MOT, 3 months tax, drives perfectly, camshaft noisy and burns oil.
A loan isn't really an option so we are a bit stuck :(.
My dad seems to think its worth spending £300 on the Fiesta to fix all the problems with the engine but I am not so sure. Read more
£300 will easily get you a car with 12 months MoT , so I'd get onto Ebay and have a look. Think un-trendy cars like Skoda Favorit, Fiat Uno etc. The Skodas are usually £150 with 12 months MoT.
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They are very good.
Main thing is they will try and sell you warranties, gap insurance and finance. This is most of their profit margin - you'll pay with a debit card if you've got any sense
A lot of the time they have very high mileage, but for the car in question
www.cargiant.co.uk/cars/detail.asp?Id=323069
this doesn't apply. Price is about £500 above PX value, so they can still make a profit.
Massive place - thousands of cars to look at, so high volume means lower overheads
No meaningful test drive available (just a 20mph drive around the industrial estate)
No salesman unless you ask for one - just look around