June 2009
I have seen a 2003 53 Reg VAUXHALL Corsa 1.2 16v SXi 5 door for 3995 at a local dealers. It is in very good condition and has a low mileage, it has had 2 previous owners, the last of which was a 50 yr old local who has owned it from 6mths old. The dealer will include 12mths MOT and tax, 6mths warranty and will discount £50. We have been looking for a while for a 5 door corsa, there aren't many about. Parkers guide gives a price of £3495 for an independant. The dealer says that good second hand cars are in short supply. We have seen similar car at a different dealers and they wouldn't budge at all on their price, again this was valued lower on Parkers.
Do you think this is a fair deal for this car?
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Anybody used the Tesco car warranty? I have heard they are supposed to be ok. Read more
Presumably, like Tesco baked beans, somebody else supplies the product and Tesco badge it. The customer service will be slick and the conditions clearly expressed.
At the end of the day though the premiums taken will substantially exceed the amount paid in claims (& if not Tesco will exit the business pretty sharply).
Drivers will be able to sleep, read, work or watch television behind the wheel of their cars at 70mph on the motorway, using technology being developed by scientists.
A system which will lock cars together using sensors and wireless technology, allowing up to ten at a time to cruise in ?car train? convoys, could be unveiled within two years.
Sensors would synchronise each car to follow in the wake of the vehicle directly ahead, with a laser calculating the speed relative to other cars at a rate of 50 times a second.
The only steering and braking would be done by a professional driver at the front of the convoy.
However the system, being developed by Volvo, could lead to a rethinking of the traditional ?braking distances? in the Highway Code.
Volvo expects the cars to drive just 3ft apart in order to stay in contact.
Full article at tinyurl.com/l5g8ua (links to The Sunday Mail, but also mentioned in other papers as well)
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just occured to me that the same applies for the end of journey if the system automatically disengages and the driver is asleep he has to wake up yawn, stretch and have a good scratch all before hurtling forward the 3ft 'safety distance'!!! and becoming an uninvited passenger in the car in front :-)
yaris 1.4 d4d 2002 . 55thousand miler ,struggles to start from cold, suspect its the glow plugs. would this be an easy diy job, can any body offer any advice. Read more
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Daughter is importing her car into the UK and wants me to fit an MPH speedo. Does any one know, if I get a second hand one does it retain the mileage when removed or pick up the mileage when fitted?
Any info gratefully received.
Great site by the way
Thanks
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HI, I have a polo on a T plate. the centrel locking has stopped working. took handles off to have a look and found some broken parts in the bottom of the door. Got new alluminium C clips for the internal of the handle but cant get the dam thing to go back together properly. Any help would be good. pictures even better or a list of which order to put the bits in. thank you. barry. Read more
ive always substituted another handle with the tumblers made to the key as to me once they have broken i thought they were basically scrap
i also found out the 3 door is different to the 4 door last time,it was a seat ibiza or something though
Hi all for the past 6 months i have owned my focus and done lots of work to it as i have a high rev when the car comes to stop at lights, junctions and my drive. Ihave done the following
New speed sensor
New timing belt
New Idle Control Valve
New Clutch (full kit inlcuding bearing)
New Front discs and pads
New Drums and rear Brakes
New Rear Wheel Bearings
New Starter Motor
Comlete wash out and fresh anti freeze solution
Oil change with genuine ford oil
and the problem still persists. have i missed something, should i be looking at getting at ecu reprogrammed, should i look at the battery as it is a lead battery and it should be calcium? any advise greatly sought, i am determined to get it soughted. Thye only thing is when i unplug the speed sensor it doesnt do it?. should i change it again or could ther be a short circuit somewhere? Read more
Well, I've replaced all 4 Dunlops with Pirelli P7s and I'm really pleased with them. They're much quieter and the ride/grip feels better. And I got a good deal I think at £401 all in for 4 X 215/55/16 V 97W (extra load), I thought it'd be nearer £500. I'm now waiting for someone to tell me I paid too much and could have got them for £1.50 at www.cheapotyres.com or some such! :))
So thanks for the recommendation from someone on this forum (can't remember who).
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Thanks, quizman. Good call! I can't believe how much better they feel.
I was driving home this evening and the engine check light came on. A bit scary as I was in the outside lane of the M5 at the time. Managed to pull over to the hard shoulder though.
The engine would not rev over 3,000 but otherwise seemed fine.
I limped onto the next junction and pulled off the motorway. Switching off the engine seems to have 'reset' things and the car is driving normally, however the engine check light is stil on.
I guess this is because a fault has been flagged and it needs to be reset?
My BiL works for a garage and he will check it for me on Thursday. In the mean time am I OK to drive around? Read more
After the car has been idleing for 1 minute it cuts out. Seems to be linked to suspension. The knowledgble of you will understand the link and perhaps point me in the right direction Read more
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There's some value in all that you say - I don't mean to sound flash but I gave up buying used cars years ago, it's too much hard work and too time consuming. Some friends of ours needed a 5dr supermini recently and they really struggled too.
Is there no way you could reasonably get your Nissan MOT'd? You'd be able to get the £2K scappage then. Maybe a Nissan dealer would do something anyway, I think they have offers in addition to scrappage.
One thing on the 1.6 Corsa - you mentioned it'll be used for the kids to learn to drive in, have you checked the insurance cost for both learning, and when they pass (often jumps up a lot once they pass). We had a 1.6 Clio a few years ago and it was hard to get a decent price as most people wanted 1.2's.