Hi my heater in my 2000 1.25 fiesta was only blowing cold air so i changed the heater control valve and now i only get hot air, is it the heater control panel thats at fault? could it be anything else.... i have checked the voltage across the 2 pin plug which goes on the hcv and it was constant regardless whether the heater dial was on hot or cold Read more

Every car I've driven with climate goes from 16 C to "Lo" usually accompanied by a fanfare of fans as it tries to cool the cabin. So to what temperature does this setting attempt to get the car to ? Read more

My old car, 2006 Avensis 2.0 diesel speedo read 62 mph when my Tomtom read 60 mph and a regular over the same route measured 108 miles on the odometer.
I took delivery of a 2009 Avensis 2.0 diesel recently, the speedo reads 65 mph when the Tomtom reads 60 mph and the regular run over the same route reads 110 miles on the odometer.
I have the Avensis T2 with 16 inch wheels, higher specification Avensis models have 17 inch wheels.
I've spoken to a main dealer who doesn't believe it's a speedo calibration issue (calibrated to the wrong wheel size) and has informed me that you are allowed 10% speedo error. If my Tomtom is 100% accurate, my new Avensis is pretty close to the 10% inaccuracy limit.
I guess the next stage is to undertake a long journey checking the distance on the Tomtom against the odometer.
Does anybody have any thoughts or comments please. Read more

My son's faithful Citroen AX was rear-ended by a bunch of alcohol-using teens in a Freelander. The Freelander, as one would expect, came off better with a cracked bumper and a smashed headlight. The AX has had the rear quarter pushed into the rear wheel, the roof is creased and the driver's door jammed shut. I expect it to be written off without a moment's thought. Fortunately, he was indoors discussing the meaning of life with his girlfriend at the time. The Police have things in hand and have verified that the AX was legally parked when it was bumped. Insurance details have come to light and the Freelander user's (I hesitate to say driver as the term implies a degree of skill clearly absent in this case) insurance, Tesco, have offered a loan car to my 20 year old son.

Is there a catch ? Who is likely to be responsible for insuring the loan car ?

Any dos and don'ts in this situation ? I'm short of experience in dealing with this sort of thing ...



TIA
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I have owned my 2007 model year S60 D5 SE Geartronic from new. After a few months it started making clunking noises from the suspension, usually nearside, both front and rear, but at times it comes from the offside, again both front and rear. There is no particular rhyme or reason to when it happens but it does seem more prone after heavy rain and was consistantly noisy during the snow we had earlier this year. It often happens first thing in the morning. The noise happens on all sorts of road surfaces and not, just as you might expect, on speed bumps. The Volvo garage cant find anything wrong and, apart from the noise, it drives fine. The garage say it might be stones in the suspension!! (i live in the country). This is my second S60 and i like the car but the noise is very irritating. It has now done 74000 miles and while not getting any worse it is not going away. The noises can be quite faint to being loud enough to hear over the radio and for passengers to comment and to be felt through the floor. I have not hit anything and it has always been maintained religiously, can anyone help? Read more