August 2007
I have owned the above car from new since April 2007, and due to a loud creaking sound on passing over any undulation, the rear springs were replaced by Honda as a "Known Fault". Apparently those fitted slipped around in the "cup" ends.
My moan is that the ride given by this car is abyssmal. Every surface pot hole, ridge or whatever, no matter the size, is felt to such an extent that it makes driving it a very annoying and unpleasant experience. In fact, it is so bad that I feel I will just have to replace it, regardless of the loss I will obviously make.
Having discussed this matter with my very helpful Service Manager, he too is at a loss at what to look at next. I thought it might be the shock absorbers at fault but he feels that if they were the problem, the car would wallow at such times, rather than knock.
My attention has therefore turned to the tyres fitted (As quoted above) which Honda gives pressures of 30psi for normal loading. In fact, I'm considering trying the pressures at 28psi all round to see if this makes any difference to the ride and drive, in general.
Has anyone any experience of this problem with the Honda CRV (Sport) Petrol Automatic in particular, or the Michelin tyres fitted, as quoted above, please.
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Starting to plan next year's holiday to South of France.
Is there anywhere that I can get an accurate calculation of the Toll charges I will incur going from Calais to Med?
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2007 Seat Altea XL 2.0 TDI (140) Stylance
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Yeah but its worth it as the roads are so much better. Plenty of Aire's unlike the UK and the roads are so much smoother. At least you get what you pay for and dont forget fuel is cheaper. WE were paying e1.26ltr for diesel in the Pyrenees equivelent to £1.06 lts whereas at home I'm paying £1.42 ltr
Now over 12000 miles @26mpg average fuel will cost me £691.46 less per year so i always think the tolls and the fuel about balance each other out ! so If I actually did 20 k per year the figures speak for themselevs ! 500-1000 year in tolls is still good value as long as the fuel stays cheaper....
This suddenly started flashing 60 miles into a journey. Nothing's been done recently, and I didn't hit any big bumps or anything similar.
I've pulled apart the connectors under the seats, (and put them back together), pulled and re-fitted any fuses and relays that appear to have anything to do with the bags and belt pre-tensioners, to no avail.
Is there any way I can interrogate anything to indicate what may be making it unhappy?
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Thanks for that.
I've pulled apart the connectors under the seats, there's two of them, one's a two-way connector, the other's a single wire connection. I guess the single's a detector for my fat backside?
Don't mention the skinny mule seat cover on t'other side - OK mods?
I drive 66 miles a day over a mix of A & B roads to and from work in a Renault Clio.
At the end of each day I feel all of those 66 commuted miles.
The Citroen C5 with its soft suspension might be the sort of car to all a drive of that distance in good comfort.
What's the view out there are to the most comfortable car out there for that kind of journey so that 66 miles might feel more like 33?
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If you're driving a clio then anything bigger will be more comfortable. Bigger cars are easier to drive and more comfortable.
Am I right in thinking that it is not a legal requirment for ANY vehicle to carry a spare wheel on board?
If you do carry a spare wheel is it always checked with the MOT and will fail if below the min tread depth?
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Years ago I bought an Audi 80 2nd hand, and the spare wheel provided was an alloy from a lesser spec 80 (mine was a quattro). It wasn?t until about 6 months later I was messing with the brakes and I thought, ?I wonder what it will look like with that different wheel on the car.?
I tried to fit it but it would not go on the car, the PCD was the same but the quattro had 14mm wheel bolts, and the spare only had holes big enough for 12mm bolts.
So after that I scrapped the spare and bought a can of Holts Tyre Weld instead, which I?ve still got, 11 years old and unused.
By the way, does this stuff have a shelf life?
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A car which I am interested in is described on dealers website as being 'Cat d repaired'. I am not familiar with this description. How bad is 'Cat d' ? Read more
"But he missed the other one ;)"
Thanks - I hid it on the other thread but I've now looked again and saw that he posted it twice. Gone now!
I realise that this will identify me as the most technically thick member of the back room ever, but I purchased some Bosch Super Plus wiper blades for my Ford Ka in Halfords, being reassured by the words "Blade change in seconds" and "makes changing wiper blades a child's play".
I was able to remove the old blade from the rear wiper, but after 15 minutes gave up trying to put in the new wiper blade. The new one looks different from the one that I took out. Have I got the wrong kind of blade? Read more
Welcome back BB, have a good holiday? Somewhere better than this sceptic isle I hope!
If someone else (eg friends, relatives etc.) wants to drive my car
[1] Is it my responsibility to ensure they have proper insurance?
[2] Do I have a legal obligation to see proof of their insurance to drive my (any other) car?
[3] If they lie to me that they had cover (while they had not really) and then met an accident with my car, am I liable to be prosecuted?
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I switched to Zurich last month - comprehensive for £147 against DirectLine's £187
Premiums are meaningless without knowing the excess on the policy - a few years ago we halved our company car insurance by switching from £250 to £1000 excess.
Hi all I just brought a car an MG ZR 105+, very pleased with it ....so far.
Does anyone else own one on the forum?
I know it's not everyone's favourite on this forum from reading posts from previous topics, but i chose it because it made me smile during the test drive...... the sporty half leather seats hold me tight within, has enough grunt to wheel spin everytime you pull away (i just need to get used to the clutch!)
What i do need to is get used to is the power delay during acceleration, it does start to kick in after 4000rpm.
What does anyone else think of my purchase? Crazy or sensible beyond belief?
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Its not what you drive, its how you drive it! :-) Read more
2002 ZT 190bph V6.....one of the best cars I've ever owned.
Actually saw it in a dodgy dealers last year (while looking for a runaround for the MiL), and sorry to say it looked a bit rough round the edges. The latest owner had obviously canned it and it was covered in scratches and damaged alloys. I felt like buying it back and putting it back to the condition it was in when I sold it..
Hi there, I have just bought a 2002 Astra 1.6 Club (8 valve engine) that is five years old and has just covered 50,000 miles. I am considering changing the timing belt and tensioner which I suspect are original, but have been told not to worry as on these engines they are safe for 80.000 miles or 8 years which seems a long time.
I know the 16 valve models are worth changing at 40,000 miles - has anyone other ideas about the 8 valve model?
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When you do change the cambelt & tensioner, change the water pump as well - it's one of the pulleys on the cambelt routing so water pump failure on a Vauxhall often cause the cambelt to break! Once the engine has been "stripped" to replace the belt there's virtually no extra work to replace the pump but if you do it any other time then the stripdown labour will have to be paid for twice. And anyway, 80,000 miles is an acceptable life for a water pump.
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My 09 CR-V has Continentals but when they are due for replacement I'll opt for Vredesteins again as they are a far softer tyre proving a more comfortable ride. My previous car a Laguna had Michelins and they are a hard compound whereas when the Vredesteins were fitted it was like driving a new and different car.