April 2008
The cheapest unleaded near me is currently 105.9p per litre (about £ 4.81 per gallon)
Does anyone know what the price, in say 1978, would equate to in 2008?
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I own a R32 Volkswagen bought from new. Just two years old and done 29,000 miles.
This weekend without any previous warning it wouldnt get in to any gear. The car was towed to VW for investigation and repair.
VW now say the problem is not a warranty (60k miles/3 years) covered item as it is due to hot spots on the fly wheel, with excessive movement in the dual mass suspension. I have driven for 30 years with no previous clutch problems on previously owned cars. VW say it is down to driving style. Are they right?
VW were defensive from the start and had already seemed to suggest not warranty before even looking at it. The cost to me to repair £1,350.00. I can't understand why such a new car should have such a large problem.
Has any one else experieced this problem? OR Is this a known problem with VW R32s?
I understand that dual mass flywheel problems are caused by excess heat from slipping the clutch melting the compound holding the two parts of the flywheel together and that Audi (some have same part as the VW) is fixing low mileage cars FOC.
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Possible HG slowly weeping water into a cylinder when cooling down and on start up the piston hydrualically locks for a split second and snaps a tooth off. You may be gassing off fumes via the header tank or the water is weeping via a crack in the head into an input port so no gassing but the same start up problem. Regards Peter
I was just reversing out of a car parking space when in my mirror I noticed that the car opposite me had also started reversing. I stopped, but the other car carried on going and hit the corner of my car. When I got out of the car and before I had had a chance to check my car, the woman came over and apologised telling me that no damage had been done to my car or hers and started to leave. When I actually looked at my car a considerable amount of damage had been done and so I went after the woman to get insurance details. As there are no witnesses I presume she will claim we both reversed into each other, thus being at equal fault.
Where do I stand in this situation? Is there any way I can prove that I was not at fault? Read more
Next time reverse into the space!
I say go into the space forwards. If someone collides with the back of your car it will probably be more likely to still be driveable (especially at night) than if you've reversed in and the headlights etc have been smashed.
I bought a 01 Citroen Saxo 1.1 Desire for my son and it has a stiff clutch. The pedal seems to have two movements before dully depressed.
Although the clutch and gears work perfectly well I wonder if this is the normal for this model as I assumed all clutches were hydraulic and easy to depress. Or is there any adjustment I can make.
If it is the clutch on the way out, any ideas at what price I am looking at.
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Agree reagrding snapping cables- roughly half ie 10 of the Pug Partners/ Cit Berlingo's at the place I work for run have snapped their cables when they get over 60000 miles on them.
on the oil change does the oil filter just screw off and hw much capacity does this 306 hold so i know how much oil to buy thanks Read more
Oil filters should only be fitted hand tight, they should then be able to be unscrewed by hand. If you think the filter is leaking see if you can tighten it by hand, if not its probably OK.
Regardless of speed, when throttle pressed lightly, for example maintaining slow speed in traffic, engine misfires, never fails when accelerator pressed further. Has anyone ideas what this could be. Many thanks.
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Hi Janette,
Having read all replies,agree whole heartedly with screwloose....diagnostics only extract fault codes stored in ecu,and not every component is monitored for faults by ecu.One thing spring to mind,and that is if your vehicle has an electronically operated throttle(to coin a phrase,fly by wire),then the accelerator pedal will have a 'throttle pot',which gives a variable resistance to the ecu,it then knowing what you want the car to do(speed up,or slow down,etc).This pot may be faulty.
Just a thought.
When I push the brake pedal, I get a hissing noise from the passenger footwell. I have looked and there is a rubber / plastic washer, which when I look in the engine bay seems to go to the servo(?). Is this hissing a problem (a part from being very annoying)? If I tap the brake pedal slightly, the hissing goes off (eventually). I also seems to get louder when I change gear.
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had this on the wifes 306 and it was the servo
The servo was non serviceable and the replacement was only available from Peugeot. Cost was circa £70 for the part.
Some pug servos are available aftermarket though so worth a check with someone like gsf.
The Watchdog site says
"Our research suggests it only occurs on the 130,000 Mark I Focus cars made in 2003. Newer models have a modified circuit board."
From BBC Watchdog programme this evening ( and their website)
"Ford has now said that it's offering all Focus drivers with faulty instrument clusters the chance to have theirs replaced at a Ford dealer with the latest version in stock for a reduced price of £99. What's more, it'll refund the difference to anyone who has already paid more than £99 to have theirs fixed.
If customers want to find out more, Ford has set up a special customer hotline. The number is 0800 166 166.
www.honestjohn.co.uk/forum/post/index.htm?t=62265&...f
This is the original thread, normally we would tack Henry's post onto the original thread -
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The dash on my 03 Focus went dead then started up again except for fuel gauge Bristol Street Motors (BSM) Stoke diagnosed a fuel pump/sender unit replacement @ £396.40 - I contacted Ford Cust Serv who said recc schd costs to be £180.40 - BSM were charging for removing the tank twice - before I took the car in it refused to start - BSM then changed their mind about fuel pump and fitted a new dashboard instead which funny enough was around £180.
Dannie>>
Does anybody have any experience or first hand knowledge whether it is possible to remove the rear seats from a Suzuki Jimny and fit a dog box for transporting 2 Labradors.
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I was advised to steer clear of the Vitara due to build quality, but from what you say maybe I'll have a look. Cheers.
VBR...........MD
Can anyone please tell me how to reset the service indicator on a 55 plate VW Passat estate 1.9tdi? This is the new shape car with the PD engine.
There are instructions of a sort in the owners handbook, but they either flat out don't work, or I am failing to follow them correctly. If you have seen these instructions you probably know what I mean.
I get the car serviced locally every 10k from a friendly mechanic, with full genuine VW parts and oil, which helps keep the cost down, but he has no gear to do the service reset.
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