February 2011
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My first post and i really need help prepare for a long post grab a tea or something :)... Read more
Hello, I've been hovering in the forum for sometime but just signed up as I could do with some advice.
I've got a 52 plate Focus Tdci that has developed a starting problem, first thing in the morning when I turn the ignition key all the lights light up on the dash but the engine doesn't turn over. If I return the key and turn it again it fires up no problems.... Read more
hi ben i have been reading the problem you had with your focus i am having the same problem did you manage to found out what the fault was
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can anyone give me any ideas as to buy a master or transit,pros and cons please Read more
Hi there,
We rent out vans - so they get a fair bit of abuse....
I understand it's a Financial Services Authority requirement that insurers send out a renewal notice 21 days or more before a policy expires. My friend never received a renewal notice from her broker (who had handled her insurance for many years) and was driving at a roundabout when the car in front abruptly braked and she bumped into it. It then turned out that my friend had unwittingly been uninsured for a short while. The other driver put in a large claim to the Motor Insurers Bureau, mainly for alleged whiplash injury since damage to her very old car was minimal. We have been trying to determine several legal points - and would welcome any wisdom that people might offer on her plight:
1) Can the insurance broker who failed to send out the renewal notice be held to account for failing in a duty of care - and be made to shoulder at least some of the resultant liability facing my friend;... Read more
Unfortunately the reference to the 21 day rule is now out of date! New ICOBS replaced old ICOB in 2008. Insurers are now off the hook and do not need to give this length of notice. or in fact any length of notice It will be intersting to see how they honour the general priciples of good faith found in ICOBS and FSA handbook . Why the change for the worst? I can only assume that the insurance industry has a bigger hammer than we do!
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New to this forum but not internet forums so firstly Hi :-)... Read more
A Google found this: www.howtomendit.com/answers.php?id=180657
where this guy says: if it pertrueds more than 13 mm its knackered...
Hi all currently im driving a 53 plate honda jazz auto at around 90k miles looking at that the milage is getting high, and is time to let go. I still love the car very much utterly reliable and the storage space is far more spacious than anycar in its class
so here is the question been looking for a used diesel car that is small to medium size, any recommedation? or should i stick with a lower milage used jazz? they are very expensive though... Read more
Old shape Yaris. New one would do better.
Why don't you use Autotrader,... search 40 mile radius diesels as required......
You seem to think you can get the car for about £8/9k plus your part-ex. This is still a huge amount of money on a car that seems a bit of a punt, to me anyway.
When you see a car you really want it's easy to get carried away and logic goes out of the window. If you pay £8k, it will be worth £4k in 3 years time I would guess - but because it is an insurance write off that has been rejigged it may be worth a lot less and you may actually find that you can't give it away. A lot of people just will not touch a rejigged car - there will always be a question mark about it's structural integrity for most of us....
I just had my car serviced oil /oilfilter/ fuelfilter/air filter and cabin filter changed ..
The engine oil was changed along with the oil filter ...with my past records I had I saw ford service station charged me for 4.5 ltr of oil change .. 3 years in a row ...When I changed my oil the mechanic poured 4.5 ltr as he saw but was still not sufficent so he went on to add more untill he added a another 350ml more .. ... Read more
If the handbook says for example 4.5litres for an engine including the filter then thats what should be put in no more no less.The dipstick is just a guide as it can take many hours for all the all to drop into the sump and sometimes it never does.
Hi could anyone please help. I have just recently replaced an engine on my Fiat Doblo 2004 plate using an engine from a 2002 plate Doblo. The engine seems to try and tick over but it is failing to start. I have been told the fuel pump mite need resetting or decoding as the fuel pump came with the replaced engine and not its original. Can some please eloborate on this. Read more
Hi just to let you know ive finally got it started. It turns out I had to take out the old fuel pump and replace it with the one in the donor engine, which did the job.
I'm looking into getting a mk 1 Leon Cupra with the 1.8 20v, 180 bhp engine. Are there any downsides to this car? You can get them for under £2k. Overall, the car (and this particular engine) is rated quite highy overall. The main issue appears to be failing coil packs but since I'm buying a car with 100k miles can I assume they would have been fixed by now?
Other than that, and not having great fuel economy (30-35mpg) and highish insurance, which is offset by a low purchase price and good reliability plus I dont do high miles, would this car make a sensible buy? I currently have a focus 1.8 mk1 petrol which is brilliant but I fancy a change after a having a focus tdci previously. Read more
BTW it eats front tyres!
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Hi guys thanks for all your replies, i managed to find a car
passat 02 132k 130 awx engine FSH...