October 2009
My insurance is up for renewal next week. Last year when I got it Directline were doing 0% APR but now its 23% APR.
My credit card has 11% APR so surely it would be cheaper to pay my premium on my credit card or am I missing something obvious?
My premium is around £800 a year fully comp with £250 excess.
I've worked out that by using my credit card it would be around £80 a year cheaper but it seems too easy? I can't afford to pay it on go as it would take up all my money and there will be no money for those expensive emergencies. Read more
I was looking at the Nationwide Autocentre 12-point Fuel Service Plus service. I was wondering if anyone had any experience or opinions?
Its £70 and includes an oil and filter change:
www.nationwideautocentres.co.uk/table_fuel_service...x
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Having used them once and vowed never again
snip - no need to go into detail
Oh well, here we go again..the dreaded HDI engine....this may be a new one though after reading ALL the other posts!!
Here goes. I bought the car with the engine in bits as the head gasket had gone. Reassembled the engine and then eventually got the damn thing running.
Whomever had butchered it took things off that didn't need taking off, so starting the engine called up many fault codes.
Cleared all the fault codes using a cheap code reader (won't do codes with P1 0r P2). Tried starting the car loads of times before taking it for it's MOT. Ran the car to the garage, parked outside, waited for the test, the car wouldn't start and to this day hasn't since!!!
Checked with the fault code reader and no faults apart from the heater circuit (which I've since mended).
To ensure that faults were still being read, I disconnected the HP rail sensor and sure enough, it came up with P0190.
Still, even though I know that you shouldn't mess with the HP side, have loosened the couplings to make sure there's diesel at the injectors, and, there is!.
So, if anyone has any thoughts.....Please please please, give me a clue.
For further reference, the injectors have only done 2,000 miles and the pump in the tank is getting supply and pumping.
Thanks for any help in advance.
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Um. The spray-can by-passes the immobilizer since it goes through the air intake and not the fuel pump. So I'm at a loss. Might be worth checking the cambelt is still on OR whatever contraption they decided the Hdi needed instead of a cambelt.
Diesels were supposed to be uncomplicated/easy to maintain. It makes me mad that they still call them diesels with all this computerised crap attached! Ooops ranting.
Anyway, turn a diesel fast enough, with jumpstart/easystart going in and it'll have to go unless the engine is completely broke.
Hi All,
I have a 2006 307SW 1.6 petrol with 55k on the clock.
It runs fine, no error codes are present, but.. most times, not all, it's lumpy at idle. The rev counter doesn't show any variation, sticking at around 700 ish but you can feel it missing a beat. It's got a full Pug service history and was serviced about 4 months ago, I did ask my local main dealer to have a quick look and he said it's fine and even hooked it up to a fault reader which showed nothing. Various sources have told me it could be throttle position sensor, throttle potentiometer, throttle body, hydraulic tappets, blocked jets, dodgy HT lead or plug. So you can see I'm spoilt for choice :-)
Have any of you guys got a "speaking from experience" idea as to what it is or some suggestion as to what to check (idiots guide please).
ps. I already done the BSI reset procedure.
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Sounds expensive! any ideas on diagnosis and possible repair costs?
What would cause failure, it's a 3 year old car with full service history, 55k on the clock, surely they should last longer than that.
Also, would this cause an intermittent problem? The idle seems fine when I pull up but gradually gets lumpier the longer it idles, I've also noticed the odd flat spot under acceleration at about 3k revs, although again it's only now and again.
I hate intermittent problems, I think I'd rather have a complete failure, at least you know where you stand.
I have Mondeo LX 5 door hatch 2001, 2ltr Auto
I am having problems with the car locking in park.
I was told it was the brake light switch so I had the brake light switch replaced
3 months ago and all has been well until today and now it?s started again.
Has anyone had the same problem?
Can anyone help?
Many thanks
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Hi,
first post to forum so I hope this is correct.
I have a Mazda 6 sport 2ltr 04 reg, which starts fine, but after about 40 minutes, it start losing power, and when I stop at the lights and run in idle the engine management lights come on and it won't rev over 1500 rpm. This is easily cured by reseting battery. The car then sounds like it's missing.
I have taken this to my local mazda dealer, who can find no fault on the computers :-( they have since changed 2 injectors 2/3 and this has not cured the problem either. The car is at a local garage now and they can also not see what is causing the error.
Any help or suggestions would be of great help
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Its possible the cat is blocked.
A long running battle between my insurance company and the other drivers insurance company has been settled, after years and close to the court date the other side have admitted 100 % liability and paid up in full
I note they have paid up the full amount of all claims ?plus interest?
my insurance company have forwarded my excess and you guessed it no interest added
its only a few quid but for one of the big insurance companies doing this day in day out must be getting quite significant sums out of the British public this way
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But insurance companies are so poor you know, they don't make any money at all, so they have to rip you off left right and center.
news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/somerset/8310030.stm
More than 25 miles of motorway have been closed in Somerset after a car left the road and struck a pylon.
Motorists have warned of "considerable delays" on the M5 after the crash brought down power cables.
The motorway is shut at Junction 22 northbound and junction 18 Southbound, with exit slip-roads also closed.
Closures are expected to remain in place for much of the day, the Highways Agency said. Diversions are currently being put in place.
An Avon and Somerset Police spokesman said: "Decisions to close the motorway are never taken lightly as police officers are aware of the impact this has on people.
"However, the power cable presents a hazard to any motorists and in the interests of public safety the decision was taken to close the road."
Emergency repairs are due to be carried out by electricity company Southern Power
"At this stage the danger from the power cable is such that it is not safe for other motorists to use the motorway," the police spokesman added. Read more
My son has applied to be a Highways Agency patrol driver.
you lucky people
The man who invented the foldaway Brompton bicycle has been honoured by the Duke of Edinburgh at Buckingham Palace.
news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/8309975.stm
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..My first was red and the current one is cornflower blue...
I bought one earlier this year, apple green with British racing green extremities.
It's mainly for use at my caravan in leafy North Yorkshire, so it's a country Brompton.
Good tool - anyone thinking of a folding bike would be well-advised to consider one.
Hi folks,
Clutch started slipping two weeks ago so i shopped around and put it in for a clutch job at a local garage last week. clutch seems fine now but going over bumps / pot holes, the suspenion seems almost non existant. every bump on the road feels hard and unforgiving.
Any advice, susgestions would be great, thanks.
Andy Read more
Check your tyre pressures.
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