March 2008
If the price of new cars is to rise thanks to the new Showroom tax, why do I constantly hear reports of why the price of used car prices will go down?
Surely if the demand of used cars will go up and thus prices will hold better?
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Honda Accord 1.8s, 2001, 95k miles
Squealing noise from engine bay between 2-3000 RPM.
One visit to Honda - they changed the alternator and power steering belts, and said it was sorted - but it still makes the same noise under load. Any ideas what might be causing this?
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Guess what, me too! My alternator packed up a week ago. Had it replaced with new belts as well. It still makea screeming noise on full lock when the Air Con was on. Today got in the car, the steering was incredible heavy. Any suggestions? First problem in 12years and143k miles! BC
Hello,
It's probably an eternally argued point but I'd like some quick opinions on this dilema
Seat Ibiza 1.2sx 2004 17,000miles
OR
Seat Ibiza 1.2sx 2006 34,000miles
So the question is:
Old Car Low Mileage OR young car high mileage?
Which is the better trade off Miles or Years.
Regards to all you honest-johners
Phil
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I agree with FT.
34k in two years suggests a car hasn't spent its life doing short stop/start journeys. 17k in 4 yrs suggests it has.
Most engine wear occurs immediately after startup.
Cheers
DP
A Scottish acquaintance bought an ex mobility C5, " because it was cheap", despite sending the long list of car by car faults.
Latest faults are that the rear wiper starts up when any door is opened.
Oh and the drivers door handle snapped off.
But it was cheap.
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Richard's right; by no means all give problems - it's the ones that do give £££ nightmares that sully the whole marque, particularly when the dealers repeatedly fail to fix them.
The basic HDI engine is indeed very long-lasting - but the old one was even tougher and didn't cost a fortune to fix it's gremlin-ridden fuelling. Is that progress?
hi Dont know if this is a problem but sometimes when i pull away from a junction with high revs the wheels seem to judder very quickly then grip the juddering can be quite violent some times ive got used to the car now and it does not happen if iam gentle on the accelerater is this normal i dont know if its traction control as i cant seem to find out if my car has it focus titanium 1.6
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sounds like your shocks are gone when you accelrate hard your wheel spinning
and your wheels are bouncing up and down get them checked as you can damage
the transmission ie drive shafts and possible gear box
im looking for a tube of repair epoxy for the toolbox incase i need to make to odd tempory repair/bodge
the 2 that spring to mind are chemical metal and jb weld..theyve both been around a while , but while trawling the shops i saw a few others that claim to be 1000times stronger that steel and all that b.s
so , any suggestions on what repair epoxy is good and whats not? Read more
oh well ive ordered some off ebay...does seem hard to find localy
any tips for use? ive googled but not found alot apart from clean the surfaces
is there a minimum thickness for when bonding two things together
Hi everyone,
Does anyone know how to turn down the sensitivity on my 206 standard alarm as it keeps going off for no reason.
At the moment Im pressing the alarm button to switch off the interior sensors completely but I would rather keep the alarm on..
Its a year 2000 1.6 roland garros
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Friend of wife and I has just had their Porsche Cayenne returned after repairs to accident damage. The cost is well in excess of £10K as it needed the chassis to be realigned, a new near side front passenger door, two new near side wheel and tyres and various minor scratches and dents removed. That also included the hire of an equivalent vehicle (Cayenne S) whilst theirs was off the road.
And the culprit? - A Ford KA
All because he wasn't looking when he pulled out of junction. The repairs were well over twice, (probably nearer three times) the value of his car. Wonder if he'll be welcomed back by his insurance company? Read more
If their answer is "go" then you can be certain that that person will be involved in a crash at some point.
Surely, their answer for amber will be "go faster" :)
Advice please. I need to get to an area of Bristol called Clifton, near the Clifton Bridge obviously, arriving about 10am! Sat Nav etc suggest going off the M5 at J 15, onto the M4, down the M32 and right thru the middle of Bristol. It appears to be possible to turn off the M5 at Junction 18 and go down the West bank of the river on the A4. Any thoughts or input from Bristol residents, or people with local knowledge, would be appreciated.
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I've always managed to park outside the the Avon Gorge Hotel.
I took the filler cap off for the first time in ages yesterday due to a bit of a smell of burning oil I get through the heater, and noticed the oil is now a dark black colour and there seems to be a little bit of smoke coming out. Is a certain amount of smoke normal?
I haven't changed the oil for over 2 years, partly due to the fact I use the car as a runaround and have barely done 5,000 miles in it. There is a bit of a smell I get through the heater, but this might be down to an oil leak in the engine compartment (I can't remember the name of the part it is coming from, but I was told by an MOT testrer it is not dangerous and just to keep an eye on the oil level which hasn't gone down.)
It does not worry me too much driving around town, but I'm due to be doing some motorway driving so am a bit paranoid. Read more
In that case I think the cold weather must make things even worse. I often do short runs where I don't even get to put the choke in before I reach my destination. It's done 108,000 miles. Cheers for the advice, I'll get that done.
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In reality those who do not tax or insure their cars will all soon be driving around in better cars because these will be cheaper to buy and no more expensive to run for those who do not pay the taxes!
The law of unintended consequences!