May 2008
I would like to know more about lpg as it seems on the face of it a good idea. Anyone know about it? Volvos seem to do a production model or two.
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I paid a deposit for a new car at a main dealer by VISA debit - I now have major concerns over the deal.
No paperwork signed or provided other than a manual receipt for my deposit, no details of the car etc.
Is there a contract to buy?
Your thougths & advice much appreciated
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Thanks to everyone who has replied so far.
These comments are most helpful.
My giving a deposit when questions remained unanswered is quite out of character - however I am heavily involved with urgent domestic issues.
Am going to have a conversation with the dealer today if no joy then my bank.
will update later
Hi seem to have a lot of oil on the engine under the exp tank any ideas?
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AWX Code is that correct the oil seems to be landing on the metal bit under the turbo pipe.
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Just been offered a 2006 EOS diesel manual 70k on clock for £11k.
This is some 5k less than any other I have seen and the mileage is way out of line with others on sale which seem to have been used as second hand toys.
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My apologies. I did not look at the date of the original post.
Must try harder.
In laws are just back from Rome and last night they had a big display of exotic cars, Lambos, Ferrari, Zondas etc as well as others like classic Austins.
My son is now desperate to know more about what his gran saw but can't see anything on net about it and in laws don't have any more info on it. He is ashamed of his gran as she didn't take photos and gran can't confirm which model of the Lambos it was!
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My wife decided to buy a new Yaris back in March.
"Dismal" is the best description of the vehicle, in terms of build quality, presentation and the overall lack of interest from the supplying dealer. There has been a non-stop catalogue of minor and irritating faults, from lights not wired up through grille and number plate dropping off to fumes entering the cabin.
Nothing has been fixed first time. To drive the car lacks any power at all, is really noisy with mechanical racket competing with the rattling trim.
The car is back at the original dealers and I have refused to collect it. The dealer has indicated that ours is "normal for a Yaris" and is implying that our expectations were too high. Toyota Customer Services simply refer everything back to the dealer.
We have lost all confidence in the car, Toyota and especially the dealer.
So what next? The temptation is to leave the wretched thing with the dealer but I suspect they will try to charge for storage.
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Hello HonestJohn,
I do not agree with your comments. I found the Yaris T-Spirit 1.3 petrol (2007 model) noisy on the motorway, had a rather bouncy, unpleasant ride and the steering lacked a bit of precision at speed. (Incidentally even the archaic Rover (Metro) 114 had a much better ride quality and superior handling and was much nicer to drive)
But the Yaris did look pleasant, was an excellent town car, had marvelous space packaging and extremely versatile rear seats and I did like the equipment levels especially the keyless entry, although the radio sound quality was truly diabolical for this price of car.
Good to drive on the motorway for 620 miles it was not and it would not be my first choice supermini for doing so!
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My next door neighbour owns a spanking new X3, which she mainly uses to drive to the local tube station, on her way to work. The car is usually left parked up all day in a resident's bay, near the station, for which she has a regular permit.
A few days ago 2 individuals in full police uniforms turned up at my next door neighbour's door, because, according to them, the X3 had been parked in such way as to cause an obstruction. As she was away at work, those "policemen" convinced her elderly mother to hand over the spare keys, so that they could move the vehicle. The keys were duly returned an hour later.
In the evening, when my neighbour went to collect her car after work, she found it unlocked, but it was still parked in exactly the same place, where she had left it in the morning. The inside of the boot was messy, but everything was still there.
On hearing the full story from her mum, my neighbour drove to the local police station, where they categorically denied they had anything to do with it. They told her that the police never deal with parking matters and in any case, they would never have moved her car, because they are not insured to drive it.
If those individuals were not policemen, who were them? Secret agents? Is it possible that they just wanted the keys to clone them? The car is left in the same place day in and day out, so it would be quite easy to steal it at a latter date. Should my neighbour head for the nearest BMW dealer to have the locks replaced? What do you think?
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Is the car park under CCTV? Get the tape examined. If its no longer available (assuming there is one) its the dirty-tricks brigade. Ordinary crooks would have nicked it already - unless it was used in a job, which seems unlikely as it isn't burnt to a crisp, and has been returned to base. Too tidy for usual jail fodder.
I am looking to buy R14 Peugeot wheel trims similar to these:
item 290231324167 on e-bay
Anyone know a good place or how much i am looking at paying?
Many thanks!
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Also gives it that Mad Max "Interceptor" look I bet.
Hadn't thought of it like that, but yes. I think a post apocalyptic police pursuit vehicle would lose its edge with a set of Argos 14" trims.
Hi all,
I'm 23, with 3 years no claims and have been driving for 3 years.
Earlier in the year, I did a quote to find my insurance for an Xsara 110 HDi to be £300 for the year, TPFT , with 12k mileage.
I've just ran a quote via insuresupermarket, confused, direct line and elephant, and the best I can find is £420 ... which is the same as I paid last year?! Probably a side effect of the credit crunch, I suspect.
I'll be doing 6k/yr in miles when I start my new job, however dropping to 6k miles makes about ~£10 of difference, so might as well keep it to the 12k mileage.
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I'm surprised. I'm 24, no no claims, driving an old base model Ka. Direct Line ~£650, LV policy is under £500.
That said, I did a quote recently for an Ibiza GTi Cupra (basically a Golf GTi 8v but without the badge or boy racer stigma) and my quote was £1200 or so - I expected a rise but not that much - so I did a prospective quote as though I was a new customer on the ka and it came in at £700. I've only owned it since january!
I have seen a few cars advertised on ebay recently (C1, 107 and Aygo) being sold for possibly next to nothing.
They are virtually brand new, but have suffered various degrees of water ingress into the engine bay while just sitting there.
After which the cars electronics just declare something like "immobilier fault" and won't run.
The people selling these never seem to get them fixed, and the cars eventually go for about £2000 less than what might otherwise be a reasonable price.
Does anyone know why these cars seem to be so willing to die completely if too much water gets under the bonnet, and what the cost would be to fix them.
Since I know of at least three such vehicles, this would seem to be a particular weakness, and maybe another example of the Ctiroen great car, shame about the electrics, and they're taking Toyota down rather than bring Citroen up.
Clearly I don't want to put the C1/107/Aygo on my shortlist as a possible Citry car, if a bit of water under the bonnet results in repair costs of many hundreds of pounds for a few hopelessly overpriced electronic components.
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Flood water can contain, amongst other things.....raw sewage, dead animals, toxic chemicals. I wouldnt want to sit in a car thats been exposed to those things no mater how well its been cleaned. You could catch Cholera just by driving to Tescos
If you have a good conversion or a factory-fitted or approved one, it's fine. Diesel running costs with the pleasure of a petrol engine. More to go wrong I suppose, but it's pretty reliable kit, if properly installed and maintained. You soon get used to which garages stock it and I never ran out when I ran one. You still have either the original petrol tank or a smaller one that gives you a good range. No loss of interior or boot space with a decent conversion either, but some saloons will lose the spare tyre so you'd have to carry a tin of gunk to get you home. I think they make a lot of sense in the current market.
But if too many people use it, watch the tax go up.