July 2007
I know this subject of which tyres has been discussed and i have search for some answers. However, i was after michelin pilot primacy 195/55/15v but they have been superceded by the more expensive exaltos but the H rated primacys are around £77 locally
The tyres i have on at the mo came with the car and have lots of tread but they are cheapo budjet tyres and i have got some motorway miles to cover.
Im a firm believer in paying for what you get and am interested in the bigger brands. Ive read a review of vredestein sportact 3 of being very good but wanted some more opinions. My old man also swears by his continental premium contact 2
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I'm looking to change the coolant at the same time as the cam belt, tensioner and water pump on a 1.5 dCi Renault. The original coolant is a fluorescent lime green colour. Most "recommended" aftermarket brews are red. Should I stick with the more expensive Renault brew or will one of the so called "universal" 4 or 5 year types do?
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I have a 2002 Proton Wira, which I bought second-hand in Jan 2006. When I reported the constant showing of the engine light, I was told that this model (1500 hatchback) was the subject of a recall for an engine management fault, which corrected for me at the main dealer. Subsequently, the EM light has come on again and stays on all the time that the ignition is on. No obvious problems with performance, indeed it passed its MOT last month.
Other intermittent faults - and I wonder if these are connected to the above - are malfunctioning of the instrumentation, e.g, rev counter, temp gauge and fuel gauge all giving false readings. No problems with the speedo - yet!
Questions:
1 Should I be able to get a main dealer to look at the engine management system again under the terms of the recall?
2 Is this likely to solve my other problems?
3 Is there anything I can do to sort any of this out myself?
Dave.
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Hi,
Following on from my previous thread of needing a daily commute car for 100plus miles per day.
Requirements were
Reliability
Good Performance for Motorway
Car must be under 5 years old
All this for around £5k
I now realise this was a pretty tall order for a car less than 5 years old at around £5k
However we have stretched our budget £7.5k
I notice there are lots of X type jags at this price...lots of 2 litre diesels and 3.0 v6 petrols.
has anyone any experience on this car?
How reliable are they?
Comfortable?
Why are the cars so cheap...considering jag is a premium brand? Any opinions?
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Yup a lot of the ignorant comments about X-Type being a Mondeo around. Less than 20% of the X-Type is Mondeo & most of that is switch gear & electronic modules. Although the suspension is similar to Mondeo it's redesigned, e.g. the dampers are twin tube not single etc.
Reliability of some of the early ones seemed to be a bit flakey but the later ones appear to be much better. I had a Premium Sport Estate 2.2d on loan & was quite impressed, handling & go were certainly very good.
One of the problems with the X-Type is that their are many around which are base models from the Co. sector, this seems to have depressed pricing.
PS. New S-Type post 2002 has very little Lincoln in it all of it has been Jaguarified to a greater extent.
is a working speedo an MOT requirement? I've looked at the MOT website linked in the BMW ABS thread and it doesn't mention it. The reason I ask is an MOT is due soon, the speedo's packed in and the sender is refusing to come out the gearbox. Read more
Good drivers use their speedometer constantly to monitor speed.
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heading north on the M74 on Saturday in very light traffic. I'm in lane 1 doing 70 (honest....) up ahead are two old Volvo estates (one white, one green) in lane 2 doing 65 ish. Just as I'm about to head over to lane 3 to overtake, they both indicate left and move to lane 1, so I overtake in lane 2. Once I'm past and in lane 1 they both move back into lane 2 again - odd or what??? Read more
On a deserted motorway during darkness my experience is that the middle lane is far safer as any hazards are more likely to be by the edges of the carriageway.
But I suppose Plod knows best.
i'd thoroughly agree, but in the case quoted the motorway wasn't empty when the (police) car approached from behind and they didn't move over, which the driver could easily have done
....that's the problem bit...not driving down the middle on an empty m/way
i often do it, as debris etc can be difficult to spot at night and is more liklely to be in the nearside lane.......but if someone catches me up, i pull left again........it's fairly easy really and i don't think the traffic cops were awkward at all, they were trying to educate someone into driving properly and complying with the law...which is what they're paid to do is it not...Pendlebury didn't mention his b-i-l was reported for it, either
My 95 306 has a keyhole under the bonnet on the nearside corner. What is it for? I don't have a key that fits so I can't give it a try.
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Yep. So that the lights can flash all night without waking you but leaving a flat battery for the morning. Great!
Who actually tests and certifies E4 car tyres for use in Europe? My tyre supplier claims that everything they sell is appropriately tested.
Speed rating e.g. H, V, mud and snow capability ?M & S?, tread wear index, load index etc.. seems a lot to test/check - presumably on all sizes.
With so many far eastern brands, I cannot believe that independent verification is being carried out on them all. I have my suspicions.
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And you can take them back if you don't like the colour and have the receipt.....
I notice from my recent research that wet braking is not part of tyre testing at present. A number of development projects were set up a few years back.
I do not expect that my cheap Chinese tyres will perform best BUT I see that the treadware index is 400 so a longer life could be on the cards.
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Went to my local motor show over the weekend (Eastbourne) and a company had the San Storm convertible on show. From what little info I can find on the cars, these seem to be Indian built with 1.2litre French engines.
The fit and finish of the show cars really wasn't very impressive. They had one show car that had blanking plates for the speakers and stereo, so not sure if they're optional extras. James May (who was hosting the event) likened the San to the Japanese Q cars, because of the size of it.
Don't know what other people think, but for £10k I'd put my money into a 2nd hand MX-5. You could get a nice 1.8 with low mileage and only 2 or 3 years old for that money. And you're pretty much guaranteed reliability with the Mazda.
Chris.
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This car was even flop in India - simply couldn't compete with other cars in Indian market (mostly dominated by Suzuki, Hyundai & other local manufactuers)
Can anyone personally recommend a Chipsaway type operator in SE Hampshire? I used my local one (Liss based) 4 years ago and wasn't happy with the result. I've phoned Chipsaway, but they won't give me the numbers of any neighbouring outfits.
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Browse
Got the Vredestein Sportrac3s on my Primera in 195/60/15s. Great so far. Not especially quiet, but not unduly noisy either. Seem real good in the wet-the wet weather performance was main selling point for me. Won an Autoexpress award this year too, if you value their opinion. Noted for good dry performance and excellent wet performance.