April 2008
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Can anyone tell me when it became illegal for lorries to use the third lane of the motorway?
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Hello - I have a bad back and recently had an operation. I now need to buy a "new" car (doesn't have to be) but it must have v comfortable seats preferably with electric adjustment and should be an automatic as I shouldn't really change gear. Also must be reliable. What do you suggest with budget up to £12k - could be saloon/hatch? Read more
I've found my C-Max has the most comfortable seats and seating position of any car I've driven.
Whislt I would agree with the accessability I found that the C-Max seats lacked support. They were great for short trips indeed my elderly mother loved it for its easy access. On the other hand on long journeys both my wife and I found the seats to be literally a pain.
I had the a CMax for four years and the seats were one of the reasons I was glad to see the back of it (apart form its dreadful mechanical reliability). I much prefer a firmer seat with adjustable lumbar suport and find those in my current car, an Octavia, much better in this respect . Just goes to prove that seating is very much a personal thing and there is no such thing as a seat that suits everybody
Any ideas! After braking, there appears to be an air leak from behind brake pedal causing an annoying squeeking noise. Renault Scenis 1.9 DCI. Read more
Brake servo on it's way out or pipe loose to servo.
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My AX jumps out of 3rd gear no matter what load is on the engine, any ideas as to what may be causing it and what sort of cost will it be at a garage to repair?
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Sometimes the gear linkage can foul on the air filter housing on the AX. My daughter had a gear selection problem on hers and we'd had the air filter off.
Hi, Can anyone please help!
I have a Vibration through the floor when accelerating but not otherwise, the vibration is the same as a car with a vibrating prop-shaft, only my car is front wheel drive. Does anyone have any clues? Read more
screwloose.
You was right it was abroken engine mount, which I fixed, took nine hours.
Mrs O has to sell one of these in her professional capacity, and is after a Black Book price for trade and private sale. Parker's and the like don't seem to have the exact model.
Vauxhall Astra Envoy car-derived van (same as the estate, but without the windows)
1.6 petrol, first reg 1 July 2002, MOT until July this year, 23k miles at last MOT (and hasn't done much since). It has an old style V5.
Would a private sale of a van incur VAT?
Thanks,
O
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There will be no VAT if it is a private sale.
Well, not quite. A friend has an 2003 Vectra 2.2 diesel SRi, around 70k on the clock and regularly main dealer serviced. Occasionally, particularly on a long run, the engine management light comes on and it goes into limp-home mode. This can be a bit hairy if it happens in lane 3 of a motorway or if overtaking. If you stop the engine and restart, the fault clears. It's been to the dealer and no fault codes found apparently. My mate has been told 'it's a software glitch' and no solution has been offered. If it was me I'd be raising merry hell as I think it is a potentially dangerous fault but each to their own.
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As far as I'm aware this is the same engine as Saab use in the 9.3 and EGR valve problems seem commonplace.
My brother in law's Saab displayed exactly the same symptoms as your mate's Vectra but all was well after cleaning the EGR, as per the instructions from this post:
www.uksaabs.co.uk/UKS/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=25451//u...l
Best of luck
I've had a few starting problems with my 1.9 TD. After reading up on all the common faults i didnt really think it was the glow plugs, and after some checks it turned out to be the start relay. I've replaced the relay but it's still a little slow on startup so as glowplugs are cheap i've bought a set.
Now how the hell do you fit them!?! i've done the so called easy ones but theres 2 behind the fuel pump and its so pushed for space i can't even seem to get a wrench on them!
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the ratchet spanner i got was for removing glow plugs. Its a 12mm one end and 8mm on the other. Its also a double offset at 300mm long made by laser (can get it from halfords). It's arrived today so i'll give it my best tomorrow and see how it goes. The plugs aren't the best in the world, but to be honest im really strapped for cash (how sad) but i don't mind putting the time in, so if i can learn to do it once, im sure i can do it again.
Thanks for all you help on this, It's good to be on a forum that's so helpful
Afternoon,
Couild I solicit opinions on the above dealer, I'm looking to buy a new car and the quote comes attached to a finance deal (at what appears to a reasonable interest rate).
Should I be wary of such a deal or is this normal practice, there is an option to terminate the finance without penalty after 3 months?
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sorry we dont do Renault if I could of helped I would have done though ... good luck !!
I just baught a Peugeot 406 executive hdi 110 bhp , and a strange noise is coming out from the engine when starting, Pegueot expertise told me that it's coming out from the flywheel, because it is with a dumper, as I'm not too thecnical ....
The noise is like a slipping belt , like a whistle..
The second noise is coming from the engine when I load it , or beetwen gears, the same like a small whistle this time ...
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Squeaking noises from the clutch housing of a 110 HDi are often a failing dual-mass flywheel. [Circa £1000 to fix]
Make sure that it's not coming from the front pulley on the engine, as those fail too.
Both of these faults will quickly develop into disasters and that could write the car off. Get an expert ear applied ASAP.
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