October 2008
A couple of weeks ago I bought one of these from a Toyota dealer. It was 6 months old and has done 4000 miles. It seemed to be in decent condition and I got it at a good price - £7500.
I tried a few Yaris's and this one seemed typical, a bit noisy and not that well finished but that's what you get.
Since I had the car, it has been back to the dealer 4 times for poor running and clutch judder, and once more to another dealer when it refused to start. Each time it has been in I have asked for the poorly fitting glove boxes to be looked at and each time I have been told that they are normal.
Today I got the V5 and found out that I am the third owner! I contacted the previous owner and he refused to speak with me other than to say his solicitor was dealing with it. I found some paperwork that related to the original owner, he was a bit more helpful but basically said the car was a shed and he had got it replaced. His wife was really unhappy with the replacement so they sold that one at three months old.
This really concerns me and I suspect that a row with the dealer is about to start. Any ideas other than going to a solicitor or trading standards?
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Hi, I have a 52 plate 307hdi 110bhp. started doing an intermittant 'misfire' a while ago. then stopped doing it for a while. Also a couple of times early morning it struggled to start. This fault also cleared itself. The misfire is now back. Various warnings on the dash. I've had top up engine coolant level. Presuming this is a faulty sensor as the level is fine. Local auto electrician hooked the car up. Cleared all faults and said lets run it for a wk or so. See what shows. The misfire continued and he was baffled so the car went to a diesel specialists. Not peugeot main dealer though. They said it had a faulty fuel rail pressure sensor which was replaced. Car ran fine for the 40 mile motorway journey home but misfire came back as soon as we got into traffic and speed dropped. Car went back to the diesel specialist who said they 'think' it might be the particulate filter. Take it to peugeot main dealer as they weren't prepared to touch it....... On the drive back from the garage car ran fine but obviously something isn't right. thanks in advance for any help. ohhh and in case screwloose is reading...... yes RHS is in the VIN number Read more
I have focus 1.8tdi 66kW 2000 turnier
At the moment the ABS light is on and brakes are numb and hard to press (it takes about 50-60 meters to stop from 100 km/h). Problem began when brakes were making rustling sound when braking (an ABS light came on sometimes but I could not attach it to specific condition). Changing all front and rear pads did not help. Then I braked as hard as I could and brakes became numb and hard to press.ABS is not working either. What seems to be the problem? Read more
Agree with kith, but........
sounds like you got more than that problem if abs light came on and has stayed on.
Strongly suggest you get a visit to a garage for a full diagnosis. It is your brakes !
Hi, Im trying to find out what the correct boost level is on a 1994 nissan terrano 2.7 turbo diesel. The vehicle has had the actuator renewed and seems sluggish. We have a boost guage set up and its only giving 3psi, what should it be from factory so we can set it up please. Read more
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Hi guys,
I have a new Jetta (thats a bit jinxed but thats another story) and would like to fit some "number plate" reversing sensors. Its a plastic plate/surround that goes around the rear number plate and then you do the wiring.
The wiring shouldnt be an issue as the reversing light is on the bootlid, as is the numberplate - but I cant for the life of me work out how to remove the boot lid inner trim to gain access to the gubbins! Its a sturdy carpet covered cardboard type thing, there are no visible fixings for it though.
Any ideas?
TIA,
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Its as 659FBE said, 4 screws inside the boothandle recess thing, and then a few good hard tugs.
Have fitted the sensors, they seem to work well - i've left the trim off so i can access the control unit and do any tweaks.
Thanks again for your assistance.
After many years of trouble free motoring, a rattle is evident somewhere associated with the numerous pulleys on the auxilliary Belt. It sounds as though it is in the power steering unit and is most noticeable when the engine is cold at about 2000rpm. More disturbing though, are two pieces of debris that have appeared.
At first I thought the approx 200mm x 6mm length of strip steel was debris from the road which had lodged itself behind the top pulley (Power Steeriing Unit?). A few days later - today I found lodged between the the same unit and the engine block what appears to be part of a grey, polished through wear, broken circular gasket.
There is no real obvious connection with any of the components associated with the pulleys. Performance is not affected in any way. But something tells me all is not well? Read more
To all who contributed to the solution to my problem ...... Thanks. I had the belt and pulley replaced by the local garage and all is well. The old pulley was in a dreadful state and the belt was looking pretty tired as well.
Hi guys,
I?m hoping someone can help me on this matter. The car tax charge change next year.
My car tax is for renewal this month. My question is if i take out 6 months car tax now, will i be able to tax my car for 12 months on the current charges in 6 month time.
I?m not sure when the changes would be. So am i basically better of in the long run to have 6 months tax or should i just take 12 months now?
Hope that makes sense :)
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SQ
If your tax is going down then buy 6mths now then the next renewal will
be at the lower rate.
So basicaly my tax is due 1month two late :(.
If i got 6months now my tax disk would be due on the end of April 2009. I guess that means i would have to pay the new charge then :(
Does anyone know of a website that lists the internal dimensions of cars?
I have just bought a tandem bicycle and am thinking of changing my car so that I can carry it inside.
I currently have a Citreon Berlingo and carry two solo cycles inside but there is not enough length for the tandem (I have started a second post asking about replacing the front passenger seat in the Berlingo)
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Does anyone know of a website that lists the internal dimensions of cars?
Manufacturers web-sites for current models. Clarkson's long-winded criticism of this type of proper information in road tests means that many motoring editors daren't list it. Which is a shame as it would be a great help to those of us who have to live in the real world.
I was wondering if anybody can help I am experiencing problems with my Astra 2L DTI. There is an intermittant fault on the vehicle as occasionally whilst accelerating the power will drop off and the revs will decrease with the accelerator unable to raise them. However if the clutch pedal is pressed and I take it out of gear, re engage the gear and then lift the clutch pedal the revs increase with the accelerator and everything is as normal.
Also when in heavy traffic and the vehicle is at idle for a prolonged period of time the revs will icrease to approx 1300 RPM and the ECU light will come on. During this time the vehicle speed is limited as I cannot increase the revs. This same fault sometimes occurs on initial start up. If the engine is turned off and then re started the fault disapears until the next time it is in a prolonged Idle.
Any help would be greatley appreciated. Read more
possible a clutch switch issue/adjustment what appears to be happening is that its going into limp home mode, you realy need to get it plugged into a code reader/scanner to see whats going on
hi
first I'd like to say hello to whole forum, got registered on yesterday but I'll be probably staying here for a longer time :P
I'll be passing an exam for driver license soon and the car I want to buy is a Mitsubishi Galant EA5A (1997-2003, 8th gen). The one I want to buy has a 2.0 turbodiesel engine. I want to know what are your opinions on this car (yes, I know the engine is sloppy and slow like a turtle, but I don't have any other options). There is a good reason for this extact one - price. The guy who will be selling it (for now he's looking for another Galant but a 2.4 litre petrol) is a friend of my father and the price is 10 000PLN (I live in Poland). I might negotiate it a little. Since the car is a 2000 year it's a price very low (market price is about 18000 PLN).
Getting to the point - I want to know how this car drives, handles and what things can break down. Thanks for all answers to this. Read more
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Further to my last message I've got tired of waiting for a response from the dealer and fixed the problem myself. Just a little tweak. I wasn't a motor mechanic for 20 years for nothing. I'm not telling them how I did it though!