November 2009
Was tempted by a pre registerd 09 CX-7 offered at £14100 (BOFFER) last week but too thirsty for me. Has anyone driven or used the new CX-7 diesel? Looking for replacement for much loved 04 Mazda MPV. Read more
I have a 1980 land rover fitted with a daihatsu 2.5 taft engine, it starts well but will not idle and i have to keep the revs up a bit till warm, also it's jerks when going slow unless i keep the revs up, i have changed the fuel filter but with no change, could it be the injectors needing replaced, also i am having trouble getting parts so will the later 2.8 injectors fit. thanks. Read more
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Has anyone else noticed cars with UK plates that have been made to look continental? I have noticed several examples around Nottingham recently.
At first glance the plates look like they are from continental Europe; they are longer and thinner than ours and the letters are slightly smaller with a characteristic typeface. One I saw even had Germanic heraldry symbols in the middle. Then you notice that the car is a right hand drive and then twig that the plate is actually two letters, two numbers and then three letters, so it is actually a UK plate in disguise.
Are drivers attempting to get closer to Europe, or is it an attempt to evade law enforcement?
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The military cars I used (in the UK) had standard civilian registration plates with the military plates in the boot or retained by the transport unit (never used). Military uniform was never worn in these cars. The cars were not MOT'd but if you missed a 6 monthly service it was taken off the road even if not 3 years old.
Hi guys, in the next few weeks I hope to take delivery of my new car, and since the dealers were not interested in my p/x I am going to have to sell it private.
So, just a few questions, can I get insurance on my new car as well as my old car whilst I sell it? I have e-mailed my insurance but they have not yet replied.
When I have a punter wanting a test drive, is it unresonable to ask for ID and valid insurance (fully comp)?
When they pay for it, insist on waiting 7 days if its a bankers draft, or if cash, they go with me to the bank to pay it in then hand over keys?
The car is worth £7k if it helps.
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Fair enough dieselfitter... at the extreme end of the car dealing spectrum on either side there may be the shady characters but what I mean about the establishment of trust is as the deal builds it will be plain to the seller I'm on the level.... for my part if the seller is iffy I won't go near their car even if it is cheap or otherwise looks OK. I check the seller before the car.
On the flipside I ask enough questions of a buyer on the phone when I'm selling to tell them my car doesn't sound right for them if they sound dodgy.
Looking at it this way weeds out the nuisances.
hi all when i start the car on a morning it goes straight to 2000 revs instead of the 1000 revs,it stays there for about 7 minutes before it calms down also when i stop the car sometimes does the same.(2000 revs). and sometimes the needle goes about halfway below the 1000 revs mark. car runs ok when driving. just these few little issues..any help is very much appreciated...thanks for looking.
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do you reckon it could be the idle air control valve..ifso is it an easy thing to put right for a goon like me..thanks.
Well. I am shortly to have what my company calls a "life event". I am to retire early in the next two months. I currently run a company (lease) car which will have to be returned.
I have just purchased a new (second hand) car. Your task is to guess what car I have purchased.
The brief I had for purchase was
3-5 years old, under 40k miles. Petrol, estate, 5 doors, manual, ins group 9 or less, alloys, metalic, aircon, not outstanding ugly, known reliability, budget £5-6k pounds.
Guesses on a post card please, prize is 10 pounds to the charity of your choice,
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Both Mrs RB and I retired early two years ago. Best thing we ever did...
As so many of my retired friends say... ?How on earth did I ever find time to go to work??
Our retirement car? The MX-5 of course :-)
The alloy wheels on our car deflate at a rate of 5psi per week due to alloy corrosion / lacquering breaking down. We have had the tyres removed, rims ground and the tyres refitted with 'sealant' to no avail.
Does anyone have any thoughts / experience of using Tyreweld for rim problems.
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No - there is the usual space in the boot for a fullsize spare wheel - Ford just choose to supply the car without one! S-Max comes without a spare wheel AND has no space for one either
Hi,
I have a Rover 214, 1997. Basically it wont start. I've changed the fuel filter, spark plugs, ht leads, crank sensor and nothing makes any difference. it varies from not starting at all to starting then cutting out after a few seconds. I've had 3 different people look at it. one suggested the ecu, we got a second hand one but made no difference. someone from the garage said a new ecu is no good unless you have immobiliser box and key fob to match.
They have suggested getting an auto elecy to try and bypass the immoboliser. any suggestions?
i live in the middle of nowhere and not having a car is a nightmare! thanks :D Read more
If it occasionally starts I doubt its the ecu at fault, I would be looking at crank sensor followed by distributor + associated components then the coil.
As above though, if you can verify a good spark on cranking it eliminates most the above, not crank sesnor though as that controls fueling. Loosening the fuel line in on the rail will prove if pump is working, you should get a good squirt when cranking. If it just trickles out the fuel line then the pump is lazy. If it doesnt do anything then either the cut off switch or the pump is the most likely suspect.
PS, the immobiliser issue is an easily over come one with a replacement ECU. Get an auto elec to do it for you. I wont disclose details as I dont know who you are.
Dear all,
I may have a problem with a garage that I've used. I took my car to them last year for a new clutch and replacement for the Dual-Mass Flywheel. It's turned into a bit of a nightmare. They changed the clutch etc and then the pedal started sticking down, which they diagnosed as knackered master-cylinder. I coughed up another £300ish to replace that, which fixed the problem. However, after a while, I got an intermittent problem with the clutch slipping after being stuck in traffic for a while. The chap who runs the garage couldn't get it to slip and even borrowed the car for a week to use it to try and provoke it.
Anyway, eventually I managed to demonstrate the problem to one of his colleagues, and they took the car back and did some work - don't really know what they did though. This seemed to help. But then in June it started slipping again. I emailed him, but got no response. Then it didn't slip until a couple of weeks ago when it started doing it really badly on the way into and out of London. I took the car back to the garage and they said they would just change the clutch. I disagreed with them and said, "please investigate it before you just change the clutch". They called me a few days later to say they had found the problem - an oil leak from the rocker cover gasket dripping tiny amounts of oil onto the clutch. They said that as this wasn't their fault, they would have to charge me. They fixed the leak, and charged my £550 for another new clutch.
I went to pick it up and within 10 miles, the clutch was slipping again. They ummed and aahed and took the car back. They then changed the master cylinder again. This final bit of work SEEMS to fixed the problem for now.
Question is - should they refund me the work for the latest replacement clutch? I'm happy to pay for the oil leak, but it seems that was not causing the problem. They've sent me photos of my old clutch while it was still attached to the car and there are no signs of any oil on it. The car could have been fixed by putting a new master cylinder on and the clutch change was unnecessary....
Please - any advice very welcome!
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Not neccessarily. THe clutch on my GTA is heavy, and has been since it was new (to me @6k miles). Its now nearing 90k and its the same stiffness. The bite point is higher but thats the only difference. I also had a GTA from new before this one and the clutch on that was heavy aswell.
can any body tell me where the heater matrix is a nova, the only thing is its had a phase 2 interior, exterior and gsi engine converte. just incase it will have bean moved moved..
also my heaters are rubbish hardly any warm air coming out and the passanger side car is saoking is this related to the matrix??
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Sort of a guide here www.vauxhallownersnetwork.co.uk/showthread.php?t=1...8
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Enjoyed the road test and video, HJ. Looks a very nice set up especially with the <225g/km CO2 automatic and the chain cam engine.
£26k for full spec 7-seat auto in metallic looks very well priced.
I'm guessing 5 stars for the CBCB ?