October 2010
I was hit at a roundabout the young lad had a 59 plate and as he was young he paid £2000 insurance he asked could we do the repairs without insurance claim,I had the car estimated for repairs with the mechanic saying £450 for cash,I do trust the mechanic however I'm wondering if the car is worthy of the repairs or can I just keep the cash,the lad who bumped it is also asking for receipt from mechanic,I have given a receipt for the the cash to the young lad,surely that is it as far as he is concerned as the accident was his fault Read more
Particularly as I have got older I have increasing difficulty in hearing the indicator sounder [ especially on a motorway at 70mph]; the dashboard flashing light is not readily noticed in bright sun light. My driving style is such that often the the automatic cancelling does not operate. Any suggestions how to amplify sound or self cancel after a selected number of flashes/bleeps (say 10). Read more
I know the problem!
This is the worst car I've ever had for this problem; partly caused by the steering wheel's four large spokes which tend to mask the indicator's position, and "feeling" for the position is not always reliable and I'd much rather not have to look down and away from the road, so a black mark there for dashboard ergonomics. Also, the ridiculously small tell tale lightson the dashboard are all but invisible, and the faint tick , which might as well be off for all the good it does....
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At 3 years old with 15 thousand miles on the clock I would expect this car to pass the first MOT without major failure. My car failed due to badly corroded rear brake discs. This car had been serviced each year by the supplying dealership and is kept in a heated garage. Could it be the discs are not fit for purpose. Read more
Rear disks are lightly loaded. You garage a 15k miles car - often wet - in a heated garage. Low miles = little action on rear disks. heated garage = accelerated rust on bare metal.
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Hello,does anybody have solar panels on their roof and is it worthwhile having? Read more
It takes time to see the financial rewards from solar panels
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DO NOT buy a lead acid battery. As above, they will decay with age. Period.
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( Yes, I have been here recently - just lurking though! )
A couple of weeks ago I had an unexplained puncture on the A361 in Devon; while negotiating the roundabout southbound at the junction with the A399 the front left suddenly deflated.... Read more
Yes, there was a valve cap on it.
Bath - no; wasn't much point... after beingdriven on the flat for ½ a mile to the layby and then sitting on it for nearly an hour until the AA turned up it would probably have developed a myriad of small splits! I favour the bracing failure theory above...
Hi all,
My first post here but have found the search facility very usefull without posting.
I have a Transit Connect in my workshop with a cambelt tensioner failure. I am about to fit the new belt and tensioner but wanted to check what position the tensioner should be in.
Autodata shows the tab opposite the allen key hole lined up horizontal but if i line the tab up with the allen key hole, it is in the ten to five position.
There is a little line on the body of the tensioner which lines up with the tab if i move the allen key hole horizontal.
Sorry for the strange description. Hopefully someone will understand what i am describing ;) Read more
I beleive its the same as the focus one.
Hi All
Twice in the last two months my fiesta has failed to start. What happens is that the the starter motor will work initially but if the engine doesnt start first time and I try to start again then I get nothing at all when I turn the ignition (this doesnt happen always and often I can start the car second time round). If I bump start the car all is fine and I can drive for months without the problem occuring again.... Read more
I would suspect that your battery terminals need cleaning, when it doesn't start the second time, do you panel lights go out when you try? If not, probably a faulty starter motor or maybe ignition switch.
Just had second oil change after dealer put wrong oil in and did not fit the offered pattern oil filter ~gfe650 or blueprint adgo2136.
Have used original part #93743595... Read more
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About 6 years ago I knew a chap that had had his car bashed 3 times in 2 years - parking bash and 2 bumps - uo the back and into front wing- hundreds of pounds each time on a car worth say £500 at most - each time he had taken the money from insurers and left the car as it was - bashed in bumpers and wings but on a 10 year old and he had the money in the bank.