October 2007
Hi, Has anyone bought a Toyota Yaris TR on the Interest Free Deal (30% Deposit, 3 years Interest Free)? At the moment Toyota is offering £500 cash back of the deposit (drivethedeal.co.uk website) when finance is taken out with the dealer.
Does anyone know of any pitfalls with this type of deal please?
Thank you for you any replies.
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Hi guys,
I am a newbie and i you have been highly recommended by a work colleague. I am in a dilemma with a company that i took my car in for repairs and they have tried to give the car back to me damaged.
My car was running as normal with some clutch issues, I took my car to a well known clutch repair chain for a clutch repair or replacement, booked it in all hunky dorie on a saturday morning.
Received a call from the company saying my flywheel is a bit damaged and instead of replacing it they could grind it down for quarter of the price. i say yes go ahead.
I then get a call to say my car is ready, so i get to the garage pay them and get into my car, i start the car and a big cloud of blue smoke comes pouring out of my exhaust, i couldn't even see. i let the car run for a while and to see if it would clear. Obviously it didn't.
I refused to take the car back and they took it in and said they will have a look, i waited for 30mins and the manager came out and said i cant figure it out leave it with me and i will strip it down and have a look.
3 days on, they take no liability and say its the coil pack and that i should pay for it as its got nothing to do with their clutch work. they pointed to the coil pack because cylinder 3 does not fire up, they changed the sparks and ignition leads as well.
i called trading standards and they said they are breaching their contract as they are giving the car back to me damaged. i threatened the head office with going ahead with trading standards, and the guy i spoke to said there's no need to do that we can work around it. he said they will get it sorted.
he then came back to me and said its a wear and tear part and has nothing to do with their work. i then gave them the benefit of the doubt and purchased a coil pack.
The result;
The coil pack made no difference, the manager then said leave it to them again and they will get another mechanic to have a look. I had a call and they said its now my head gasket, and again its due to wear and tear.
My Dilemma;
If i go through trading standards i need to pay for someone £175 to go and get a full report on what's wrong with the car from Car Checkers, to tell me the real fault. If it is the head gasket where do i stand?
It was working fine when i drove it in their garage, i use the car everyday and never had a problem, and now i get my clutch done it goes? Could it be coincidence or have they damaged my car?
What route shall i take?
Please guys, as much advice as possible please.
Regards
Spencer
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Thanks for all your advice guys, i think i will do a CarCheckerscheck and see what the outcome is. If it is a head gasket then i dont kno wot leg i got to stand on, i could jus leave it to the trading standards and see what they say
So what?
According to the local authority search conducted by a solicitor in respect of a property purchase, the 'primary property extent' is as expected - the house and the garden up to the edge.
The 'secondary property extent' however is not as expected. This is the bit up to the middle of the road. (And yes, it is an adopted road; very much so as it is an A road!) According to the plan, the property includes the bit up to the middle of the road in front of the property; fair enough. Also it extends 20m in front of the adjacent property; and it also includes a considerable chunk of their driveway.
So what?
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Not sure of size or type of runners you need, but Ikea sell them seperatley - i bought a set the other week so that i could put a draw into an ikea tv bench.
Hi I have an Astra 1.8 16v SRI. I was driving along the other day when all the dials returned to zero. now i have to drive around and make sure im not going too fast as i dont know how fast im going. the electronic mileage has also gone. i gave the fuse a quick look over and couldnt see anything. any ideas?
is this a fuse issue? i may have to look closer.
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Re-check those fuses first and if all appear ok then I would suggest disconnect battery for 5 mins to see if the dash re-starts.If all this fails then it is possible the dashpod is faulty.hth
If automotive technology had been frozen during the seventies and no new devlopment had been allowed since then, which "ordinary" car from that era would you pick that would be most acceptable to live with to-day, and would come closest to matching to-day's' reliability and performance?
Based on my own experience, I would pick the Mk1 Cavalier. It was solid and reliable mechanically, drove well and was pleasing to look at in a design that would not look too far out of place now. It was also the first car I owned where I never had to spend a penny on rust removers. (My plastic pig excepted, of course). How many other run of the mill cars do people think would still cut it?
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With the benefit of time The Mk1 pre faclift with its xlr trimmings is the
better looker.
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RIGHT, OUTSIDE NOW YOU BAS...
Ahem, cough cough
I spose it's all a matter of taste really AE (cough cough)
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I have a Chamberlain Liftmaster Proffessional door opener which is noisy and due to die, can anyone reccomend a (Power operated) replacement. I would not dare to ask SWMBO to get out in the rain to open the door. I would then stay dry as we have access into the house. Read more
I like our Henderson Screwdrive, but it appears that screw operated openers are no longer made. Unless anyone knows different .........
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L\'escargot.
"Some Aberdeenshire roads could have their white lines removed under plans to improve safety.
The system is known as psychological traffic calming, aimed at making drivers slow down and take more care because they are confused."
Oh dear.
It'll slow people down alright, because they'll end up in hedges and other vehicles.
news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/north_east/7068853.stm
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I'm not saying it's true - but it is an interesting point of view. I've heard about the shared space schemes before (no idea where) and the same conclusion was drawn. There are some references at the bottom of the wikipedia article as well which would be interesting reading.
There are lots of arguments for less traffic lights in particular (more so when we see that often the effect of a set not working is that traffic flows better through a junction, with everyone driving slower & carefully but ultimately getting through quicker)
"It's not unknown in Africa for drivers to be lynched".
Sweeping generalisation m'lud? It's not unknown over here!
I do not know if it hit the UK press that Seat has just been bailed out by the parent company VW after a narrow vote the alternative was closure, it has two years to become as profitable as Skoda or the plug will be pulled.A second item was the German Government has relinquished the law that said nobody could takeover VW and as Porshe have 34% stake a bid now is in the offing but they have uttered that they would close Seat forthwith. Watch this space. Read more
I used the one in Crewe aswell to buy my new Ibiza in May. Its small, well run and was a pleasure to deal with which I think is why there are so many SEATs around these parts. It was a complete contrast to the main agent I bought my previous Ibiza from which was a complete shambles. I have now learnt though that they are to loose the franchise so its maybe just as well.
Currently driving: 2007 SEAT Ibiza TDi
Does anyone have a cross-reference for Kwik-fit part numbers? My partner recently had the front section of her exhaust changed but the invoice shows two priced parts. We are a bit concerned that she has been charged for something that hasn't been done, so if someone can make some sense of the part numbers that will help explain this to us. The very strange thing is that she had another part of the exhaust done last year and the same part number appears on both invoices, but there is only a charge against it on one of the invoices.
The parts on the most recent invoice are:
PT7006 106 1.4 9196 KFP
PT351 106 1.6 9599 SCP
The earlier invoice had PT351 but also had:
CISA118 Saxo 1.6 9697 H/B
The earlier invoice was for the back box on the exhaust, the more recent one was for the down-pipe from the engine. Also, I note that some parts seem to be for the 1.6 engine - are these common parts or could it be that they have charged her for the wrong parts? Hers is one of the very first Saxos, on an 'N' plate, if this makes any difference. (Our main concern is that £135 seems very OTT for just the downpipe. I've inspected the car and that is all that seems to have been changed.)
I hope this isn't counted as naming-and-shaming, I can see no way of asking this without mentioning the company in question! I'm also not implying they have done anything wrong, we just want to be sure things are as they should be as they don't seem to tie up.
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The exhaust is in 4 sections.
Working backwards -
Downpipe
Cat
Centre silencer
Rear silencer
The downpipe is secured to the exhaust manifold by three studs and nuts and to the cat with a spring loaded connection. In addition the downpipe has a securing bolt to the gearbox casing.
The flexible joint is to prevent engine vibration damaging the rest of the system.
It seems odd that a fault in the downpipe would cause subsidiary damage to the centre silencer as the catalyst sits between them. There should have been no need to drop the rest of the exhaust and definitely no need to touch the heat shield which is attached to the floor of the car. The only way that could be damaged is by clumsy/careless/violent wrenching around of the exhaust.
I would be complaining that
a. parts were replaced that did not need replacing
b. the bill was not correctly explained
c. their fitter has damaged the heat shield
Browse
i would say it would generally be better to wait towards the end of december when the 4th quarter is coming to a close. If the deralership need to hit sales figures they should be able to do you a good deal. However you could probably get just as good a deal if not better by going through a broker.
I'm no longer working for toyota, been left for a couple of years now.