September 2009
I'm after a bit of advice if possible from anyone. I know the BMW v AUDI argument is age old but I'm after buying a new motor and I'm stuck between a BMW 3 Series Coupe (2ltr, 320i) or an AUDI A4 Saloon.
I'm not strictly in the market for just these models, in fact I've never owned a BMW, but I'm told these are good options for the price. I cant say I know too much about cars but I'm currently driving an AUDI A3 which is a good car but too small for my needs.
Is it correct BMW's are a better drive?
Anyway, to refer to the original question if given the choice...BMW or AUDI? Read more
Hi,
I'm having a replacement camblet fitted and would like to know if the cambelt 'drives' the waterpump on this car.
If it does, I'll get it replaced along with the cambelt, if it doesn't then there is no need I guess.
I've heard conflicting views if they belt drives the water pumo so i'd really like your input.
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Hi all
Is it usual to drive in 3rd at 30mph?
I always drive in 4th at this speed but revs aren't even 2000rpm in 3rd at 30mph in my Yaris.
Suggestion I had was to change gear at about 2500rpm.
Any ideas?
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My Auris 1.33 has stop start technology and indicator lights to identify when to change up or down to achieve best economy. The car is happy to amble along in either third or fourth at thirty. As an aside the car indicates a change to fifth at 35 and sixth at 45.
Hi,
My firend has offered me a peugeot 106 steering wheel, it looks a dam sight better than my original one, but can I swap it?, will it fit? I know that I wont be able to have the airbag feature working but I would like the 106 wheel, but I cant find out if they are the same fitting?
Any help would be great.
Take care.
Chris.
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Taking on board all your comments... I think I will leave it, lol
Thank you for the advice.
Take care everyone
Chris.
We have started noticing very imprecise and notchy gear changes (throughout the ratios) on longer drives once the car is really hot - generally when exiting a motorway and changing down it can feel as though the selector mechanism is disengaged. Once the car cools even a little we get a usable but still notchy change.
The car was due a new clutch (or so we thought) and the garage warned us we'd probably need a new flywheel too. Both were fitted and made a 10% improvement but the basic problem remains.
Gearbox oil? I'm getting them to check it but it should have been changed when they did the clutch, right?? They charged me for the oil anyway!
Any other ideas or similar problems?
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No extra noise noticeable.
It's low mileage for its age - 65k in 9 years - quite a bit of that short journeys.
I'll have to google double de-clutching!
Thanks for your ideas
Does anyone remember this stuff. In 1978 I owned an old Triunph GT6 (hardtop), I thought it would look snip good with Tinted windows. They used to sell this stuff in a can that you could spray onto the inside of clean windows and tint them.....yes even the windscreen.
In my wisdom I chose pale blue tint and armed with spray can in hand and meths rag in the other went of to titivate my pride and joy. It looked damm good when it was finished, just like the pictures on the can and I could even see reasonably well through the stuff.
A few days later a mate and I decided on a trip to the Isle of white (happening place in those days).....and having still had no trouble with the tint, decided to go in my newly blinged up motor. All was fine until we were waiting in the Ferry car park, it was a long wait so we got a couple of coffees and stood em on the dash........about 3 minutes later the tint was running down the windscreen and was such a snip mess that I couldn't see properly to drive. The coffee was hastily removed, but too late and it solidified into it's new position.
You would think it would have been easy to get off, but so, some bit's came off easy, for others it would have been easier to get a student to buy a round of drinks. I was still trying to get the all the crap off months later
{is there any possibility that you could post without triggering the swear filter or using ways to evade it? Easier to delete than edit a post, btw}
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LOl, you can still buy the stuff of ebay
My 20 year old cousin tinted his windows on his Astra. I guess it looks ok apart from the bottom where its a bit thicker then the rest of the windows
He has had no problem with coffee though, he would not allow coffee in his car!
After the gear box on the VW Polo has gone for the 2nd time in 6 months I've decided to get shot of it.
I will have about £2k to spend in total on a replacement car. My requirements are fairly basic:-
I commute 120 miles per day - mainly on motorway or fast A roads
99% of time it's only me in the car
Hatchback essential as I often use the car for journeys to the local tip
Don't need a 'big' car - e.g. Mondeo would be overkill
Happy to look at any suggestions - not bothered about badge or age of car. Does need to be reliable etc.
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Dont think the TDDI has a DMF. Traditional clutch, AFAIK.
Last week I took delivery of a new Golf SE 1.6TDi.
In my car the handbrake has been installed next to the passenger seat, not next to the driver's seat, so feels awkward to reach for, as you have to reach past items in the cup holders.
Looking at the VW Golf literature, shows the handbrake next to the driver's seat.
If you have a new Golf VI, is the handbrake installed next to the driver's seat or the passenger's seat ?
I am trying to work out if mine has been incorrectly built. If so, does anyone know the process of rejecting the car.
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...When wearing a coat in winter it's slightly preferable as the coat can get in the way...
Avant,
Is that the height of fashion, threequarter length, brown nylon car coat of mail order fame?
Is there enough head room in the car for the trilby and somewhere to rest the pipe? :)
Actually, I think you make a good point, the CC3 has handbrake on the 'wrong' side, but I've not yet driven the car in winter.
Hi,
I just got myself a new reg and was wondering what happens when I come to sell my car and transfer it to the new car.
I understand the process about transferring my new reg to the new car but what happens to the old car as it won't have a reg no anymore? As I understand it, once I've put the new reg on my car, the old reg becomes void. So, when I transfer the new reg to the new car does this mean the car doesn't have a reg no or does the old one get re-assigned back to it automatically?
I also read that when I inform the insurance company of the change in reg no I need to tell them ... "in the event of a total loss claim...' whereby they effectively buy your vehicle (or what's left of it) off you due to theft, or as a 'right off', '...the registration mark will remain your property". Is this correct as I haven't seen it mentioned anywhere else?
Cheers
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I sent off the details as detailed on the V750, so fingers crossed they won't say they need the photocopy of the tax disc (after all it says that I don't need to send one). From what I've read 9/10 times the old reg no gets re-assigned back to the car.
Change of plea to Guilty late on in the proceedings, for serious offences....
wonder what the sentences will be?
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im sure a coach operator told me a few months ago that its illegal to
use coaches for hire and reward ie take money of people etc in this country
once they attain 10 years old?
That's not the case, bellboy. Up until fairly recently, the firm I was working for ran a Bova like the one in the accident which was 24 years old. Maintained well, and inspected and serviced regularly. The only reason it was taken off the road was that the dreaded tin-worm made repairs to the chassis uneconomical.
The person you were talking to may have been alluding to an age restriction that certain local authorities may put on a vehicle operating one of their contracts, but it certainly wouldn't be a legal requirement - more a contractual one. I used to work for a company that had contracts with two neighbouring local authorities. One had a 15 year age limit on vehicles and the other had no age limit. Guess which local authority's contracts I preferred driving on?
I think this one depends on your driving style.
BMWs have very quick responses in the steering and handling departments, and suit people who like to press on and use as much of the available power as possible.
Audis suit a more relaxed driving style: they are always criticised by road testers for lacking 'driver involvement' - but you have to remember that most road testers are young men who see it as their job to test a car to its limits (it is, but it isn't necessarily the only part of the job).
I should warn you that if an Audi A3 is too small for your needs, so almost certainly will a 3-series coupe be. The 4-door 3-seres is more directly comparable with the A4, or there are the Touring and Avant versions which are 'lifestyle' estates.