December 2009
I've read in the paper that GM in the US is desperate to offload old stocks of Pontiacs and Saturns. With a talked-about discount of US$7K, the Pontiac G3 will only cost US$8K. But then on closer inspection the G3 is nothing more than a re-skinned 90s Daewoo Kalos, aka the Holden Barina in Oz. Still not worth over 5 grand in our money IMHO!
Will GM also start slashing the prices of SAABs in stock in January one wonders? UK13K for a new 9-3 anyone?! Read more
Having just watched the final episode of "Day of the Triffids" can now report that the only cars that will remain in running order following an invasion of carnivorous plants are:
Smart convertible
2CV
Range Rover
So there you have it- no more discussions needed on what to buy:-) Read more
The book was first published over fifty years ago!
MK1 Landie?
im thinking of going to bca auctions in either enfield or blackbushe. can anyone tell me the recent prices of diesel vw passats, honda accords and saab 93. all around04 or05 or 06 reg. and is it worthwhile going or should i buy private or trade. any help welcome .thanks in advance.
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I'm looking to replace my current megane 1996 1.6 8v. I used to have a mk1 tdci which was brilliant and another focus would be great - this time a petrol. But I've always wanted to own a BMW but don't know how it compares to the focus. Both cars are about £1300 and 100k miles.
The BMW would be more costly to run and maintain but I only plan to keep it for about a year. What I'm more interested in is which car is the better to drive, around town and for long distance cruising. Reliability is also important. Read more
I will try the BMW
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Unless it's a rotter you've picked up, probably safe to say: welcome to the BMW enthusiasts club :-)
Caddy 1.9 SDI 2001, stopped at lights engine cut out, would not start, would only fire for a few seconds, blue smoke unburnt diesel, turned ignition on lights came on ! now glow plug light flashs, do you think diagnostic check, seems like the code s not being read on the key ! ? stumped Read more
Cam belt slipped?
Need some help please,
My 307 hdi has developed a strange habit of both the rev counter and speedo needles plus the temp and fuel gauge needles returning to start positions whilst driving, then within a few seconds returning back to correct readings.
As soon as this happens the red stop light comes on and of course goes off when the needles return to reading correctly.
No other electrics on the car fail ie lights, wipers, fan, indicators.
So any body else had this ? or andone tell me where to start looking for the fault.
Thanks for reading this and if you can help i would appreciate it.
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Nice one macavity, shall contact them in the new year and most likely take out the unit and send it off to them.
Geoffm.
Hi can anyone help , i have a Nissan terrano 2.7 se touring 1999
i was traveling down the motorway when i started to loose power could not get over 2500 revs . My local garage tested and replace the mass air sensor however when picking it up i still had no power. He replaced the sensor again much better now but seem to be using much more diesel. . After a few days my ECU light came on and if i press my brake it go's off again then stays off for a week or two i have no loss of power when it comes on , I would be greatfull for any help cheers Derek Read more
These people might have an opinion
www.bba-reman.com/uk/index.aspx
Turns out that over last week's icy weather Devon used a massive six tonnes of salt on its entire network. Six miserable tonnes. No small wonder 70% of the roads were undrivable. I would have expected sixty tonnes, not six! Read more
Exactly what I thought, but we are talking about a local authority, basic common sense does not apply.
Bother. When I jacked up the rear offside of the car, and took the wheel off, the flipping thing then wouldn't go back on, the PCD of the studs coincided approximately with the centre of the wheel. Had the wheel expanded from the heat of my hands? Had the earth mysteriously moved, or the jack sunk into it? No, it blinking well hadn't. The flipping jacking point had disappeared up inside the bodywork somewhere, and the car was slowly descending. Drat and double drat. The last time I saw such was when the N/S jacking point on an old Morris - a tubular affair with a rubber bung in the end to (try and) keep the muck out of it - actually fell off when a wheel was being changed. Read more
I used to own a Lancia Beta coupe and an Alfasud(but not at the same time) I became an expert at rubbing down fibreglass and spraying! Come to think of it,we often see French and Italian cars rubbished for their reliability on this forum.When did you last see one with rust on as opposed to more prestigious marques?
Front windscreen wipers stopped working today. The water still sprays and the rear windscreen wiper is still working.
Rang VW dealer and was quoted £49 to run diagnosis machine before any work is done.
I've tried doing a bit of research and some sites suggest it could be the fuse, others say it could be the motor, but i wouldn't know how to check either.
Please help.
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I checked the fuses and none seem to have blown. Tried opening and closing the bonnet to see if that would work (i'd read somewhere about a bonnet switch failure being linked to wiper failure although i could have got that bit wrong), but that didn't work either.
Browse
SAAB will drip feed the cars to the UK market, prices will ease month by month as time goes bye but I would not imagine a fire sale with 50% off until you get to the very last ones with a huge spec of extras that have been lying around for years.
Recently a local Subaru garage sold nigh on 3 yr (with 10 mls on the clock) old spec Outbacks for £15K - 09 Reg