July 2010
Anyone know if there is any facelifts/upgrades etc. for the Vauxhall Insignia for 2010/2011 models. Read more
Dear Honest John, and readers
I bought an '06 Audi RS4 from an Audi Dealership (Hull) in October 2009, and have had an number of problems with it, including miss-selling.... Read more
Its a matter of negotiation - you have a substantial amount of loss of use so there are grounds for some compensation there but they seem to have provided a replacement vehicle?
My feeling is you will probably find it easier to negotiate an acceptable replacement vehicle than get a refund. Any claim against the dealer for a refund could take time and end up in court and will be beyond small claims limits so could also be expensive.And would mean you would still be driving the vehicle....
hi all
i'm hoping someone can help me... Read more
i believe he had checked the voltage to the plugs.
he cleaned the arm of the dizzy but i'm not sure if it was rotating as such because he was checking that while i was turning the car over....
Struggling to get an answer to this.
Some Vauxhalls have what is referred to as part leather and is actually Morrocana.... Read more
To be sung by the rather underpowered Alanis Morriseight.
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Discussion on radio this morning about parking tickets handed out for rediculous reasons.
A qualified driving instruction stated that it is NOT illegal to park across a driveway and is termed an inconvenience.... Read more
It is a problem I have had many times. Council and police far to busy to deal with it. Glad I bought a landrover. It will tow the numptys to the nearest set of double yellows even when left in gear. And dont they look confused when they get back.......
Great news. I know there has been loads of rumours of late about the Jazz Hybrid / CVT etc but now its 100% official.
Honda have announced that the last batch of I-Shifts will roll off production in November with the CVT replacing it almost immediately. The Jazz Hybrid will also be available to order for early 2011.... Read more
"As far as I am aware it will be the same CVT as the Insight."
Oh dear, it was going so well....
hi, ive recently had my turbo changed on my ford focus 07 tdci. along with a new oil feed pipe and banjos as i was informed. but since its been done, now and again when im accelerating, i hear a deep noise, like the suck of an induction kit or air from a blown exhaust. im not loosing power at all! i made sure i checked the old turbo for missing parts so they hadnt been sucked into the engine, but the turbo was intact, but there had been a slight wear on the rotar blades?? any advice would be very much appreciated ! many thanks ! Read more
Thanks for that the garage managed to get a bulletin from a friend at fords regarding the turbo with 9 pages of strick instructions on the procedure to follow before fitting the new turbo, I have a copy of this and i'm pretty sure they did there part correctly, the AA guy did show us the turbine which was not sitting correctly his word were if you put your finger in there you should be able to turn it around. in ours your couldn't.......... we have to wait and see what results comes back from the turbo supplier now
Hi, I have had a this problem for a while now and being a pennyless student have not had the cash to get it fixed, so I'm trying to find out exactly what the problem is before I take it to a mechanic and end up paying to replace multple parts and just hoping the problem will get fixed.
It started a few thousand miles ago. At first the car would idle erraticaly (600-1000 rpm) and the 'Alternator Workshop' message would show up occasionaly. This has since started to hapen more frequently, and the car idles far more erraticaly to the point where sometimes the revs just drop and it cuts out. Then it started the stalling. this doesnt happen every journey, but when it does it seems to happen multple times - sometimes within a few miles. I'll be stopping for a junction and as I slow I can feel the steering stiffening up and then the engine stops. It starts again straight away, but then may cut out again at the next junction (sometimes I need to rev it to keep it running). Just recently I started the car with the window open and noticed a petrol smell from the exhaust.... Read more
My golf is doing exactly the same. Did you get it sorted out and what was the problem. I have taken it to garages and they have not found a fault on the diagnostic machine.
I have read it could be the alternator harness that needs replacing???...
My neighbour has got roughly £2k to spend on a diesel estate. He's content for hefty mileage and anything up to 10 years old. What car should he be looking for? Read more
It gets driven with respect for its age!
The P11 models can return excellent figures-we have two. One gives approx 40 mpg on short journies ,eg school run ,rising towards 50 on a run-have checked this driven fully laden on the continent. The other has the less efficient older 1600 engine and has dropped as low as 44mpg in winter. Is currently returning 48mpg....
For a gouple of Months I have had an occasional rattle or metallic "clunk" noise under the gear leaver usually when changing down gears.
A few other times I have not got the car into gear on the first attempt, and so have been routinely carful to fully depress the clutch.... Read more
So I managed to get at the gearbox end of the cables, and everything seems OK. I got someone from a local garage to come and have a look. On starting up and attempting to put it into gear he confirmed it was the gearbox. Since the car is tatty, I've got to decide whether to pay the £1K he quoted for fitting a "low milage" sh gearbox, new clutch, and timing belt kit. It seems to be snesible and good value to do all three at once as it saves on a lot of labour! ... No one out there got any advice on being skint!
Thankyou for your help. Also thanks for all the excellent posts about water in the footwells which I also need to sort out.... assuming I don't sc*** it.
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I would have thought it a bit too soon for a facelift. Certainly anything significant.
That said, have you noticed how the daylight running lights on some Insignias are bright white LED type and others are the older tungsten/"normal" bulb style?...