January 2010
Hi All
Im completely green about cars, know very little about them.
I have a C-Max 04 and its been relatively reliable. The other day i was driving it and randomly the oil light came on. I was near a petrol station so i pulled over to check it and the level was lowish...but not below the minimum. So I bought some oil and topped up. Light stayed on. I was near home and figured drivingdown the hill wouldnt hurt so drove it to a mechanics.
The mechanic asked if it had ever had an oil change (its done 60,000) and to my knowledge it had not, so he changed the oil and the filter, ran it and said the light flickered off. I paid the 60 or so quid and drove it away no problems. Never used them before though as our regular is on holiday.
Anyway today driving it it was fine until after about 15 mins the light began to flash on and off irreggularly but gradually becoming on more than off until permanently on. Pulled over turned engine off waited 2-3 mins restarted and was off for the rest of the journey...apart from ignition.
Tonight coming home, it was on as soon as I turned the engine on. Didnt go off. Went to try it a few mins ago and drove it round the block, light didnt come on (except ignition seqence).
I have noticed no performance/sound changes only thing I notice is the car feels like it vibrates more, but that may just be me being paranoid driving with no radio or heaters on to see if I can hear anything so it could be normal.
I have no idea what this could be, isit likely to be an electrical problem or is it more of the engine is going to go pop variety?? Read more
Got a new injury and now finding it hard to walk, the other day I was parked on a camber and my drivers door slammed into my knee as I opened it, now if I walk for more than quarter of a mile my knew starts playing up (I used to get this as a kid).
Is there anything I can adjust on the door to slow down the shutting motion so that cambers don't cause the door to slam? It seems to have got slightly looser since the snow. Read more
I have to admit that the Marlin is not my only or even usual means of transport, it's not very practical for a family. Originally it had no doors but getting in and around the steering wheel with the hood on was difficult even in my younger days so it now has a door on the driver's side. I've just been playing with a new petrol tank for it as it happens!
***** This thread follows on from VOLUME 26 *****
Another thread for commenting on rare, unusual, old or just plain daft cars etc.
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Bonn airport last week Citreon SM Maserati in the long stay car.park....Very nice, just needed an was an Alfa Montreal next to it!
Hi am currently with Post office insurance brokers and currently have insurance at £240 for a hyundia lantra with AXA insurance, i've recently been involved in a NON FAULT incident where the other partys insurance has admited full liabilty, as a result of this i am in the proccess of making a claim for my car damage aswell as a injury claim because someone was hurt in the accident traveling in my car!!
Now today i phoned my brokers (post office insurance) for a quote on a toyota celica 2.0 gt 1994, well over the phone they said it would come to £456......i screamed out WHAT!!! when they quoted me!!...thats a full £215 more than i'm currently paying for my present vehicle (the Lantra)...
I get home get a quote on line and it quotes me £212( with the post office) NOT £456 she quoted me over the phone!!! What are they up to??
And when i suggested canceling and going else where, she said i'd have to pay the whole years premium for my current car (the Lantra) because i'm paying monthly and the insurance just started for that car rolling over for another year from November 2009 (i've been with them a few years paying monthly) and they renew automatically unless i say otherwise......but why would they lie about what the insurance for this car should come to?
Discracefull...and she double checked my details when getting the quote over the phone!! Read more
When the renewal for my Hayabusa came through this year it was a shocking £808, I went online for a quote (same insurance company) - £198. I took that up and cancelled the renewal. The moral of the story, insurance companies expect you to not be bothered to look around!
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I hope someone out there can help,
My 806 is a 2.0 petrol. I suspect that there's a head gasket problem as inside the oil filler there is a white gunky substance that looks like water in the oil.
There's no oil in the water though, and it doesn't overheat, needle stays between 70 and 90.
My question is, is the enough room in the engine bay to get the cylinder head off? I had an espace a few years ago with the same problem and the only way to get the head off was to remove the entire engine and gearbox from underneath! I'm hoping its not the same with the pug.
It looks like it might be possible if a little tricky, anyone out there with similar experience?
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Great response Robin.....
What car would Spyker-Saab have to make in order for you to part with your cash? Read more
>>SAAB are in a similar position to that of Rover and will fail for much the same reasons.
If thats true, then they might as well not bother even trying to make it work. How can we get this thread into the 'what shall we do with SAAB' meeting at their head offices?
Some good ideas on here on what people want from a future SAAB, and I'll wager many people in the country would want to see the same. Basically to go back to properly engineered vehicles with a touch of individuality, the sort of thing that people would be willing to hand over money for.
If 659's thread is right and they do another mish mash of GM bits and pieces, then they might as well throw in the towel now, and kiss goodbye to the prospect of interesting and individual cars. Bland, corporate, tosh, no substance like McDonalds and Starbucks.... :-(
car has developed problem when driving along she will loose all revs for a few seconds and return again fine. egr valve, inlet mainifold, swril aculators and fuel filter have all been replaced by vauxhall and the diagonis says shes all good. ive tryed two bottles of fuel flush but its still playing about. she is still a lively car and pulls 100% rite up the revs in every gear. my heart is broke now as she is doing it more often and espically when pulling out at junctions. also i never seem to be away from vauxhall with my wages.
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Hi all,
In a bit of a predicament, and would welcome advice.
It would appear that the slightly off set driving position of my Megane (2000 model) is aggravating an old back problem I thought I had long since got over. Specialist suggests changing the car before further damage is caused.
However finances at present are not fantastic, and realistically I am looking at sub £2k territory. The Megane was/is a great find - a reliable Renault with one owner, full service history and virtually unblemished. I paid £1400 for it 9 months ago and suspect I could still get £1k for it. I really don't want to get rid since in every other respect it is perfect for my requirements.
Requirements are: Economy, good boot space, room for family use/holidays etc since my wifes 3dr Rav 4 whilst a great car is woefully inpractical (and no she wont part with it), and reliability. And of course the driving position needs to not require you to twist your lower body to get to the clutch etc!
Any thoughts anyone?
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never had an auto that doesnt suck the juice
thing is if you want town pootling then you need small car small engine auto as a big car big engine just cant hope to cope with high mpg
Move to Puigcerda in north east Spain. They're going to reward good drivers by sharing out the money from traffic fines! Lovely!
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Keeping the motoring connection, taxi for Freddie please!
The sky was a vivid pinky red, the trees and even the pylons looked pretty. I had The Temptations running on Spotify through my aux in socket, a large V shape flock of slow moving birds crossed from right to left under the contrails left by a high flying jet. All of a sudden, I had this moment of peace, blessed peace..all was right with the world.
Anyway, am home now cooking dinner, pasta in a rich spicy tomato sauce, news is on. Carp is happening around the world, spell broken! Read more
Avant,
Ever heard of the three wise moneys?
See no evil, hear no evil... most of all, speak no evil. Something you need to be reminded...
"Shortly to be wreckful perhaps. Happens after you've been reckless"
I wasn't driving at all yesturday, I left the car alone all-day. If you live where I live you will know that 33% of the drivers using the stretch of road start to get extremely wreckless after 6 oclock.
Browse
Sorry but your lack of knowledge has most certainly killed the engine.
And the damage done is all internal where you can't see the evidence,...