January 2010
My 1.6 Golf was serviced 2 weeks ago at VW main dealership and since then, on 3 occasions, when I was braking quite sharply, it feels as though the bottom of the car by the brake pedal is scraping the road. As it happened for the 3rd time today I'm definitely going to get the garage that serviced it to look at it, but in the mean time, does anyone know what might be causing this?
The reason I ask is I don't trust the garage 100% - they managed to crack the windscreen of my car during the service and only when I insisted that the crack wasn't there before did they go and ask the mechanics what had happened and it transpired that it probably happened when the car was coming down off the ramp.... they are paying for insurance excess, but their initial reluctance to take responsibility for this makes me cautious.
It's a petrol automatic model.
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Some advice, please, for an enthusiastic driver who, although not in the first flush of youth, still likes to keep his car clean and as mechanically sound as possible.
Can somebody please come up with a method to clean (and polish) the inside of a modern car's windscreen without causing acute muscle strain. Windscreens are now so sharply raked that trying to polish them from the drivers' seat is almost impossible without suffering the aforementioned muscle knack. The obvious place to stand in order to get some leverage is outside the car alongside the windscreen but, of course, the door gets in the way.
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I have a very fine Spontex e cloth, it feels like a piece of very fine suede or chammy. I use It for spectacles mostly but it is very good at removing the film that seems to appear on the inside of one's windscreen even when there are no smokers in the car, ever! A coarser e cloth would probably do as well - something like a terry towelling texture
Need an oil change on the car and National Tyres had some offers on a while back, although I cant find any of them valid for 2010. Anybody know of any?
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Hi,
Friend's Mazda 323 blower speed selction control only works on setting '4' (maximum) Positions 1 (minimum), 2 and 3 don't work.
We've considered the fuse but as it still works on one selection it's unlkely to be that. Possibly a lose connection?
Any ideas welcome :-)
Thanks.
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Thanks Guys for the very quick responses. I'll pass this information on.
High BR's - a little advice if you please?
SWMBO realy wants to have a new car. Current 06 Grand Espace 2.2 CDi Dynamique, 45,000 FRSH. We have loved this car. However we no longer really need a full 7-seat version so are looking at C4, new pug 5008 and Grand Sceinic. We know that p/e values will be poor but we have a plan. Our friends have a s-reg Espace, which they too like, but they can now get ours for whatever trade offer for it. In addition we also know another a couple with a P-reg 806 which is pretty abused, but runs. Plan is friend 1 has the 06 ESpace, friend 2 has the s-reg Espace, and I take the 806 as the P/E to offer against new or nearly new smaller 7-seater, possibly as scrappage.
is there anything I need to consider in this? I realise that scarpage means getting friends name on log book first, but I'm okay with that.
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I would not want to sell a car to a friend unless they understood clearly that the car was sold as seen and I had NO responsibility whaever for faults after they got it AND they were a friend I would be happy to lose.
My father did once and regretted it.
Any suggestions or help would be appreciated here. The front near side suspension has started to make violent creaking sounds - even just by lifting the wheel arch up and down, or sometimes just by turning the steering wheel. Needless to say, when driving over a bump it's even worse. The best way I can describe the sound is like somebody moving around upstairs and you can hear the creaks through the ceiling., except much louder.
I'm not certain what to look for when I take the wheel off and put it on the jack, so I would be grateful for any help. Read more
You don't have to hit anything they just break. Probably due to the general dicline in the quality of modern cars.
Under the cover of 'elf and safety, a large company has instructed its employees to reverse in to parking places or face disciplinary procedures.
tinyurl.com/y9a5dkk
It's in The Telegraph, so it must be true! Read more
The company how has a drive-in rule.
The company should have a "dont employ stupid techies" rule.
and a
"Business continuity and recovery rule"
Hi,
I had a small accident, it got repaired by authorised repairers etc so is pristine etc
Do i declare this when selling the car? Im trying to sell privately and seeing what dealers can offer too...
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i want to get my spent indorsments removed from my licence but my photo is due renewel in just over a year .
can i send a new photo with the form and get both done at the same time?
and do i need to get the back of the new photo signed by a witness or is that for first time applicants only? thanks zoo Read more
AE
I think you meant to say you misplaced your licence.
Losing your licence is a lot more serious!
I have a Mercedes C Class ('Spirit') R-reg (1998). The problem I am experiencing is with the windscreen wipers:
On the 'intermittent' mode, it begins and stops in the middle of the windscreen as oppose to covering the whole windscreen. On the 'half speed' and 'full speed' it operates normally i.e. covering the whole windscreen.
Question: On the intermittent mode when it stops in the middle of the screen, are there any adjustments I can make so that it operates normally?
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When my old Cavalier suffered this sort of fault only on intermittent wipe it was the wiper relay in the fuse box that needed replacing.
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Warped brake discs most likely misssunshine81, caused by keeping your foot on the brakes when hot - for example at the end of a motorway slip road whilst waiting to join a roundabout after stopping from 70mph. You only have to do it once, and the brakes will judder forever more afterwards. Some cars are more prone to this problem than others.
New discs and pads the cure.