July 2009
Hello,
Hope some one can help. my grand voyager starts fine then as I am driving along the road the power cuts out, the engine will not start again for a while.
Any ideas anyone?
Please help thanks in advance
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Hi, I wonder if anyone can help. Ive got a dash rattle I cant seem to find. It starts driving over rough roads or raised lines etc ,speed bumps dont do it. When your driving the rattle appears to be coming from the os dash top, right in the corner. Its quite a loud rattle. it sounds like a plastic container with a marble in it. To date ive removed and checked behind instruments os dash vent ,scuttle trim, under wiper linkage,removed ecu looked inside A pillar. even taped up demister vent but the sound is the same. I also removed osf wheel arch liner and checked security of charcoal cannister but all seems normal. when you hear the rattle it seems so obvious where its coming from, but for me its a mystery. I was wondering if anybody knew of any rattle causing problem areas on old corsas , thanks. Read more
Plenty of Corsa owners here www.vodc.co.uk/index.php It could of course be loose door hinge pins rattling inside the hinge if they are dry - try taking the plastic caps off and oiling or greasing them.
Cars come in many variations don't they? Saloons, estates, MPVs, 4x4s, coupes, two seaters, convertibles etc etc.......
My favourite option at present is large estates. Mainly inspired by my practical needs re my work but also by their versatility for domestic purposes.
I understand and indeed have owned sporty convertibles, heart ruled versus head ruled but great fun. I can relate to coupes for much the same reasons.
I have had saloons. Some quite sexy ones actually but always found them slightly compromised. As, well.... boring..... as the estates but less useful really.
I understand small hatchbacks. Useful, cheap, often fun to drive.
Large hatchbacks can be OK but why not have an estate? They do more.
I've had MPVs. Astonishingly practical but if you have an ounce of enthusiasm about driving they will ultimately disappoint.
Also had 4x4s. When I used to teach skiing for a living they made sense. Not really found a reason for them since then I'm afraid.
My proposal therefore is that a large estate car with whatever size and type of engine pleases you or your wallet is the perfect car.
What style of car ticks your boxes and why?
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At the moment I'm with HB. With two small children to cart around, safety is my biggest concern.
Having been rear ended in a rented estate (Opel Astra) a few weeks back, I was extremely glad we weren't in a Fiat 500/Hyundai i10/Citroen C1 type car as the impact would have been far closer to the children.
I have always thought estates to be graceful shapes, a particular favourite of mine from bygone days was the last (Mark 5?) Ford Zodiac. Dad drove a 3.0 V6 saloon of that type, what a terrific motor it was for the mid-70s.
I also now favour saloons and hatches with the longer style of rear end (e.g. my current Mazda 6) for similar reasons. I won't consider going back to a "stubbier" hatchback until I no longer carry passengers in the rear on a regular basis.
Coupe's of a certain size are also a favourite at the moment - so my current dream garage contents are a Volvo V70 estate and a Peugeot 407 Coupe, the latter I shall investigate in a year or two when the latest model 2.0 diesels are available second hand. I know I said recently that I'd gone off diesels but a few long runs in our Touran has redressed the balance in my mind a little.
And on the subject of the Touran, those who suggest MPVs are dynamically compromised may well have a point on the whole. But if they tried our 2.0TDi 140 with the DSG box they might be quite surprised. HJ certainly was when he drove one, if his road test is anything to go by. I love it in manual mode, it's great fun to drive. Having said that, when the time comes to change that car then I?ll probably go large estate, as the children will be able to jump in and out on there own by then ? Mrs A favours the high position of the Touran as it?s easier on the back when lifting little ?uns in to place.
Over the last few days I have noticed a creaking noise from the steering, I have also found that the creaking happens when I bounce the front of the car. Also the noise is also apparent when turning the wheels with the front of the car on axle stands.
The noise appears to be comming from the o/s, this afternoon I was replacing the nearside wishbone and found that the n/s spring has snapped up near the top. Everything on the o/s seems to be fine.
So questions.
1) Could the creaking noise be because the o/s spring is taking extra weight? If that's not it what else should I be looking at.
2) Should I replace the shocks as well as the springs, bearing in mind that I will probably only keep the car for another year.
3) Is it worth getting complete struts from a scrapyard or would that be asking for trouble?
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Hi i have just got a 02 reg astra 1.4 petrol. Upon driving at 60mph today the car started to surge forward the seem to hold back, a bit like jerking. I know it is due its timing belt done very soon but just wondering weather i should look at the plugs and leads first.Also when i start the car it someitmes cuts out unless i press the acelerator pedal to boost the revs as if i dont the car just dies.
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clasic sign of egr valve issue's, worth a search on this site (and others of course),regards TB
We sold the firms 2 daihatsu Sirion 56 plates in OCtober and picked up 2 hyundai Getz 1.1 cdx on 58 plates with 10 miles and 14 miles each on them for £6,499 (5 door/black).
Everyone loved the sirions who didnt miss a beat in there 108,000 miles and 87,000 miles respectivly.
The 2 getz so far have been brilliant. Fuel economy is nearly as good as the sirion, the equipment is the same level and the car internal feels better/more long lasting.
That was the only real complaint about the sirion - the plastics and fittings where a bit cheap and fiddly. Nothing broke but the plastic did scratch easily. Other than a replacemnt wing mirror (v.expensive) and an exhaust the sirion only cost us services and tyres.
Im not saying the getz interior plastic is Merc standard, but it is certainly built to last.
One of the getz i took this weekend has already hit 30k. The staff who use them prefere them to the sirion on long journeys but do miss the 'high up' feel around town the sirion provides.
Overall, we are very peased with the 2 cars and couldnt reccomend them highly enough. The 5 year warranty with the mileage we are likely to do is just perfect.
BTW - anyone else with a small business that needs to supply pool vehicles, can I reccomend using B segment or smaller hatchbacks. Firends who have a smililar size company in a different industry dont do as much motorway driving as us, but always go for the 'sales rep' saloon cars. After 2/3years the loss they make is huge compared to smaller vehicles.
Staff dont mind the smaller vehicles as long as they have 5 doors, air con and a cd player.
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If the government had put a British-built clause in the scrappage scheme it would have
greatly helped the UK car industry.
No they wouldn't have, in the long run it would have destroyed it. What happens when the germans say, only german built cars, the French only allowed french built cars, the Italians Italian cars. O the Nissan factory then won't do any exports, Honda will loose lots of sales, same with Toyota.
What about the fact that many of Nissans components are sourced from mainland europe? next you'll be wanting a 80% British components rule.
Restrictive import practices are whats causing all the problems, not the solution to it.
No matter which car you buy more of the money from that cars sale goes into the British economy than it cost to build in the first place. The manufacture of products isn't as important as the services provided. This is why you have things manufactured in China, becasue they are the easy things to get right, services are difficult and more highly paid.
Just watched the BBC, 100th aniversary of Bleriot crossing the channel. ( a brave feat for a man who couldnt swim)
A sweedish pilot will repeat the feat in a replica of Bleriots machine. Except the radial engine is not a replica, its a 100 year old orginal.
Quote from the pilot.
"The only thing you know about a 100 year old engine is that one day it will stop"
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There are more British cheeses than French but less, officially, because of the way they are counted. IIRC cheddar, if it were French, would be a different cheese for every village that produced it.
Hi all.
Had this escort finesse diesel estate for a year now.Always had this problem never starts on first turn of key from cold,have to wait for the heater plug light to go out then turn her over,she wont start untill the process has been repeated.She smokes quite badly under acceleration and on idle,When idling from cold the glow plug light flashes on and off and she really struggles to idle.Also there is zero power in her my wifes little ax diesel has twice the power.And if all thats not enough im lucky if she returns 30mpg.
Anyone had this problem or got any ideas,a mate of mine reckons it might be the injectors,but fear worse myself.
Any help gratefully appreciated.
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Yep tried that marty sounded like more than ten clicks to be honest,so i guess that rules out that.
Cheers Giner
Large ad in today's Telegraph tells us that we can get a 'fantastic' deal on a 'stunning' Volvo C30 1.6 petrol R-DESIGN, with an overall saving of £4,025 bringing the OTR price down to £11,995. You can have the car on no deposit terms with 36 monthly payments of £229.63 at the less than low APR of 10.7%, raising the total amount payable to £14,924.68. After 3 years you will still owe £6,438.00 on the car, and if you have done more than 18,000 miles (6,000 per year!) you will be charged 16.1p per mile for the excess. Additionally, you will be charged £125.00 as a 'Facility Fee' with the first payment and a 'Purchase Fee' of £95.00 on top of the £6,438.00 if you decide to buy it after the 3 years. Great - who thinks all this up? Haven't they thought about Showroom entry and exit fees? Read more
I picked up a V50 2.0ds in metallic yesterday. Used my 10,5yr old Octavia as scrappage and paid £14900 for a car that retails at about £20200. I was quoted off the old price list on 15 June by the salesman in error but they still stuck to the deal otherwise would have been about £300 more I think. So in my case a pretty good discount I hope.
Hello everybody,
Hubbies mid-life crisis going EXCEPTIONALLY well! We now have a Jaguar XK8. Our cars are getting older, but oh so much more inspiring. Having seen his car I now want to change my new Nissan Qashqai for an S-Type. Yes, it's never-ending.
Having previously only used our garage for storing everything that really should be put away in the house, we have now cleaned it out, in the hope that the Jag will fit in - not for everyday, but maybe for when we are away.
The cleared garage looks cavernous. But so does the car! Has anyone here ever done stunt parking and managed to fit a 2005 Jag XK8 convertible into a standard 7 foot garage opening? Measurements would appear to indicate it's a millimetres each side jobbie. But that is hard to visualise as a driving experience! Would we cry? Would we break down? Would we divorce? It's a double garage, so if it goes through the doors the driver can get out with ease. But it's the "goes through the doors" bit that is occupying our waking thoughts.
We need someone who knows either to say, "get on with it, you ridiculous wimps" or "don't be stupid - it defies the laws of physics".
Advice from Jaguar owners/drivers/observers very welcome.
Thanks!
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SWMBO always gives her cars names.
The only time that I have ever done this is to my current run-around, who is called "Richard".
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