December 2007
I currently have a 306 estate hdi in mint condition with 178,000. The only thing not working on the car is the aircon as it was too expensive to fix.
According to parkers the value is around £2500 for a this car in 'poor' condition.
(Good cond is £2800).
I love the car and its been great. The only thing is that im planning on getting my 1st house within the next 18 months and expect to not have the luxary of being able to afford another car for a while.
My train of thought is do I get another car now while I have some cash (and time to save up again before I buy a house) and while the car still has some value, or do I keep running it in the hope of it staying reliable (but taking into consideration the miles)
any advise welcome.
Also I have enjoyed the space of an estate and it came in useful a lot when I first bought it. However recently Ive not needed it that much so I am considering a smaller car with foldable seats or another estate. Im also interested in auto boxes due to heavy traffic these days.
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I stand a chance of a job which comes with a company car (Passat 1.9 Tdi)
I have a 2 month old C4 Picasso with just over 2000 miles on the clock. It is a 2.0HDI Exclusive with EGS.
Having both is not possible. So, bearing in mind the permutations of tax on co' car, available for private use, no road fund license or insurance to pay, depreciation of Citroen value, laying it up for duration(?).....oh, dear me....what to do, what to do?
If I sell the Citroen, how much do I stand to lose?
What would you do?
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If you are going to keep your own car and use it for business, check your insruance carefully - you may need a modified poilcy to be properly covered.
Hi All, The driverside seat belt on Civic is very slow to retract when removed and often gets caught in the door. Honda want £250 to fix as have to replace the whole set up! Is there anything i can do to improve the retraction performace as it is workign just rather slowly.
I did a google search and in the US honda offer a lifetime warranty on belts and repair FOC - and so they should. Does anyone know if this applys in the UK or not?
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pull the belt all the way out and spray it with silicone lubricating spray - then let it go back, but pull out several times to get the silicone into the reel.
the silicone spray really works well.in and out about 10 times whilst spraying on silicone made mine retract faster than new
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Could anyone please tell me how the exhaust heat shield (behind the back box, next to the nearside rear wheel arch) on my 2001 Mk3 Mondeo estate (2.0 petrol) should be held on?
Mine has come loose and is rattling around. The Haynes manual doesn't seem to say anything about it.
Thanks in advance
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Most of the heat shields on Fords are secured by large hex self gripping nuts/washer that screws onto threaded studs on the underbody.hth
are engine oil leaks part of the mot? i reckon im losing about .5 ltr per 600mls so i wouldnt consider it severe in any way......thanks mj Read more
it might be due to a blocked breather cap so change this as a first step ,i once mugged a fiesta auto away to trade only to be told the next day that this was the problem,it cost me many spondies so the memory is very clear to me to always check breathers before i blame seals or penquins
Hi all
Further to my other post, the reason SWMBO is selling her old Fiat is because she got a new Fiesta through Deal Drivers....
I just wanted to let you all know how fantastic Deal Drivers were... I was going to use a similarly named internet broker but after being messed around, went to Deal Drivers and got a better deal with better service.
So if you are looking for a new car, do check out deal drivers.
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Deal Drivers were very helpful when I enquired about the Citroen C8
I would have gone with them if it had not been an issue with the finance, which essentially meant I had to visit the dealership in person to complete the finance documentation.
Due to the distance involved (Dealership was in Derbyshire, I'm in Berkshire) and needing to take a day off work to get there and back (Weekends not an option at the moment), after taking this into account there was only a few pounds in it.
So my relatively local (High Wycombe) Citroen dealer got the business, It's a factory order coming in February and I'm very pleased with the deal I got, which included the current 0% for 4 years.
So, my trusty Bora is going to my Mother in Law..... Shame really, as I really love the car, but at least it's staying in the family.
Charles
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VW Bora (51) 2.0 SE
VW Touran (54) 1.9 TDI
Hi guys,
SWMBO has a 1997 Fiat Cinquecento Sporting 1.1i that she has had for two years. She now has a new car so is looking to see the Fiat.
Its been a great car and has just flown through its MOT, but it has a small oil leak (as noted on the mot advisory).
I have known about the oil leak for ages (little patches on the drive) but to be honest its never caused any problems for the car... i regularly check the oil and it never needs topping up that often, no more than my Citroen without an oil leak.
I'm wondering it if is likely to be anything serious? I think it is coming from the sump seal as there is oil residue on there.... would it be easy and cheap to get fixed.
I'm thinking i'll just stick it on ebay and mention the leak and see what she goes for.... but wondering if i'll end up letting her go for £50 if I do that....
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might be the driveshafts where they go into the gearbox ,they have a weird setup and do often le-ark
is oil cle-arn or mucky as a guide?
if mucky melud has the answer as a learned man
if cle-arn then its the gearybox
The heater fan on my Landcruiser has started to (what I can only describe as) squeal. Quite similar to a loose fan belt but the pitch is higher and obviously lower volume.
On the fan's 2 higher settings the noise seems to disappear or at least it is drowned by the "wind" noise. It is certainly noticeable on the 2 lower settings.
Not really a big problem in the scheme of things but it is starting to get on my nerves. Any advice would be very welcome.
TIA.
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Thanks - that presumably means pulling the whole facia/dash off to access the fan?
If so, I'm probably going to have to put up with it.
I took delivery of a new Fox in May 2006.
It is a 1.2 litre Urban Fox in the appropriate fox colour i.e. red.
So far it has covered 11,000 miles (Dec 07).
It has been very reliable so far with the only defects:-
1. Key fob central-locking not functioning properly - under-dashboard unit replaced.
2. Digital Odometer/Clock occasionally loses its figures - but so far they have always
re-appeared.
3. Nearside electric window very slow - binding in runners ?
Overall:-
Delightful to drive with sweet 1.2 engine and gearbox.
Good visibility from high driving seat (except for "A" pillars).
Excellent room for tall folk in the back.
Good headlights.
Good ride and safe handling.
So far excellent cheap motoring for town and country use.
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I'd be put off by the MPG figures, 20% worse than many in class and dead slow 0-62 at 17.5 seconds
Just looking for a litle advice.
Both have about 90,000 on the clock. Both in silver. Both have fsh. Both are auto's (which I need).
1: BMW 316i 16V auto, R reg. vgc...
2: TOYOTA AVENSIS 1.8 GS AUTO, T reg vgc...
If you HAD to buy one of these cars which one would you choose and why? Read more
aprilia has the right idea, listen to the voice of experience and go for a primera but check the bodywork as some have poor rustproofing. jag.
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Now really isn't the time to buy a house or get a mortgage! There isn't much noise about it at the moment but the run on Northern Rock was unprecidented & there is uncertainty in the city. According to my friend who is a partner in one of the largest banks before you ask. Wait 12 months is a sensible view, especially as a lot of 2 year fixed rates are going to end next year, people will be unable to pay theire mortgages & there will be high levels of reposetion.
Regarding your car, if you know it's good, it's worth more to you than it will be to anyone else & the cost of change will be high so I'd stick with it if you're saving up.