August 2007
Can anyone give me an idea of KIA servicing prices? I looked at a Cee'd today and it seemed pretty nice, but the salesman couldn't (or wouldn't) give me any concrete servicing costs.
Any prices for minor and major services on any KIA models (Rio, Cerato etc) would be helpful.
BTW If anyone is interested in a Cee'd, Broadspeed have a very low price on the SR atm - £9300 for a 1.4. I think it might be a mistake on the web site, but worth enquiring about if you're looking for one. Read more
my throttle cable connection (carb end) broke off this morning at the lights on a busy duel carriage way, i managed to limp around the corner to a side street with the choke fully out, problem is it looks like i will have to replace the whole carburettor for the sake of a broken plastic connector, or is there a simple solution to this problem by the way its a weber TLDM...thanks Read more
oh and 617 Squadron of course.
Writing on behalf of my son (honest!) who has inadvertently purchased 5-stud alloys for his Corrado in the belief, of course, that he had 5-stud hubs. Duh - they're 4-stud. Should have asked the Old Man to check for him.
Needless to say, he is trying to get the supplier to take them back and refund him, since they don't stock 4-stud versions of this particular wheel. If this fails, and before we resort to Ebay, etc to offload them, can anyone advise what is involved in switching 4-stud hubs for 5-stud? Is it a major job or simply a case of undoing a few bolts / screws?
All help appreciated - life is so much better without hacked off offspring in the household.
Regards
Mike Read more
Simon, I had a quick squint at the distance selling regs and, from memory, it gives the 7-day cooling off period beginning from the date of receipt of the goods. The deal included a set of locking wheel nuts, which have still not arrived after some 4 or 5 weeks of chasing and waiting. Consequently, my son is not in full receipt of 'the goods', therefore I consider that the cooling off period hasn't even started as yet!
Thanks again - will keep you posted.
Morning all,
I'm coming down to London tomorrow for the Community Shield at Wembley - of course, being a shy Northern boy I'm nervous about visiting the big city.
Haven't got much choice but to bring the car down, am happy enough to leave it miles out and get a train or tube in. Will probably be coming down the M40, would appreciate any advice on where to park, what to avoid.
Cheers
Lee
(Still deliberating about the C4; most likely keeping the Mazda, will resurrect that thread when I get around to doing something with it)
-- Biggedy biggedy bong Read more
I'm glad you made it after 18 different routes :-)
The H family will be setting off on holiday tomorrow. We'll be taking our bikes to explore Holme Pierrepont National Watersports centre near West Bridgford and catching some of the Nottingham Riverside Festival. A few days later we'll be off to Chertsey so we can revisit Legoland and take in some London attractions. And we'll be taking up plenty of road space by towing a caravan which, although frowned upon by some, is still legal as far as I know.
Honk if you love caravans!
Hawkeye
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Stranger in a strange land Read more
The more I think about it, the more I'm amazed that somebody would actually want a caravan enough to STEAL one!
(Actually, that's a tongue-in-cheek response - exactly the same thing happened to friends of mine some years ago, the night before their holiday. They never saw their van again).
Enjoy your break, Hawkeye and family.
Controversial plans for a tram system in west London have been scrapped in favour of buses.
Mayor Livingstone, who has been dogmatic in his pursuit of the West London Tram proposal, has joined Ealing Council leader Jason Stacey by announcing that a bus solution would now be pursued instead.
The tram scheme, which has already cost taxpayers £24.5million through consultation processes....
The West London tram scheme was an idea that always sounded interesting on paper but daft in practice.
news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/6929064.stm
www.london.gov.uk/view_press_release.jsp?releaseid...8
tinyurl.com/yuryrg
Some good news then.
Suddenly buses are OK instead of digging up roads etc and causing parts of W London to grid lock. Read more
e.g. also
The DLR, which used considerable amounts of old, disused line. Thameslink from King's Cross to the City. The East London Line northern extension.
OK, not all strictly 'light', but definitely designed for commuters within a city.
Inspired by the Docklands thread and the discussions I've been having with my other half recently...
I have it very easy at the moment. I live 18 minutes from my job in Winchester, along a deserted back road which is great fun in all weathers unless you meet a tractor. My partner has a nightmare commute around to just outside Crawley. There is nowhere halfway that actually shortens his commute (using the A272 route takes him off the motorway but doesn't actually take any less time) - believe me we've searched Petersfield and all the villages in between!
Interested to hear how it works for others. Is one person based nearer to home than the other? How long is your commute? How long is your partner's commute? Has one of you compromised in terms of job/travelling time to enable you to shorten the other's commute? Read more
No it's not all due to house prices, although it is for a lot of people. These days most households need two incomes coming in, so if one partner changes job they can't move - unless the other half finds a job in the same area. Jobs are no longer long term, the prospect of moving home every few years is dreadful in terms of inconvenience not to mention expense of stamp duty etc.
Also moving from one area to another is disruptive for children in schools.
I like looking out of my bedroom window and seeing countryside, living in an area where crime is virtually unheard of and the most annoying noise is the farmer's combine disturbing my lunchtime drink in the garden. People know and acknowledge each other and help out when in difficulty. I wouldn't live in the city again if you gave me a house.
For a better quality of life I shall continue to commute.
I have a 1991 Celica which I replaced the front wheel bearings on.
One of the ABS sensors got damaged and no the ABS light stops on
I've got two questions
1)Is it ok to drive ?
2)Where do I get a sensor from ?
Subject line tweaked - PU Read more
fine to drive - you just won't have ABS. Or pass an MOT.
Toyota's do have a self diagnostic for the ABS system, but it does sound like you're pretty sure its the sensor. I can dig out more info if you like.
I had this probelm on my 1996 celica - I couldn't slide the sensor back into a different hub far enough. Even 2mm out meant it wasn't receiving a signal, which throws up the error code.
As for where to get them, the usual suspects like fensport don't seem to stock sensors.
Therefore I think it will have to be Toyota (gen 6 quote was over £100) or maybe a motor factor.
hth
Ian
Hi
A problem has just started with my TDCi Focus today, twice it has just cut out, no misfire or hesitation, a complete stop. Having rolled to a "safe" stop so far, the engine has then started fine straightaway.
A friend has told me to check the fuel filter for contaminants as my fist step, is that correct? I thought that contaminated fuel would produce misfiring etc?
What are your thoughts?
Dave
www.honestjohn.co.uk/forum/post/index.htm?t=52423
Hi welcome to the BR, contrary to my e-mail to you going to leave this as a stand alone thread, but I've linked the Focus thread recommended by Cheddar a thread covering similar problems, a very useful read for anyone with a similar problem. post replies on here by all means...PU Read more
Back on the road, £95.16 all in, including the diagnostic, cam sensor and fitting.
Seems to be running sweeter now but this could just be my imagination or the comparison to my better half's Rover 25 I've been using.
Many thanks for all your helpful comments.
Dave
helped a lady the other day on a very busy A406, North Circular.. she'd broken down in lane 1, shortly after lane 3 had merged into lane 2, so she was providing an extra bottleneck.
she said the car was overheating and she'd always been told to stop immediately if a car overheated......(fair enough)........but.....literally 20 feet further she could have pulled into the entrance slip road of a main dealer garage......which was considerably safer.
when i looked at the car a bit more i noticed it had been shunted at the front, to the extent that IMO it would have damaged the radiator.....(lights were o.k., but bumper and bonnet damaged and air bag had gone off and was taped over). Accident had happened elsewhere.
she advised it was going in for an insurance repair in 2 days time and had been taking it easy!
can't imagine an 02 reg Corsa with that much damage AND a knackered head gasket or worse would be economic to repair......and her driving it around like that was bound to cause problems eventually......it was a warmish day in a big traffic jam.
for the amount of damage potential driving a car with a knackered radiator, why not hire something cheap or as it's a city get public transport.
Edited subject line to promote discussion ! - PU. Read more
oh dear - this is getting more like a confession site every day:
Ford Capri had been totalled by a van whilst parked but still driveable. From rear offside wheel onwards the car was a wreck - 2AM on the way to parents house and sitting at red lights thought it was a mate who came up behind me so 'for a laugh' floored it on the green and tore off down the road. The blue lights convinced me it wasn't my mate and so I stopped. As I couldn't actually open my door I scrambled out the passenger door to talk to the policeman - having convinced him I wasn't drunk or driving a 'failure to stop' and having a good laugh at the state of the car he let me go with the advice to save my drag racing for a strip!
Browse
I have just had the front and rear brake pads on a Hyundai Trajet replaced. (I was shown the old ones and they were well work down). The pads cost about £90 in total and the fitting was about £75.