July 2011
I've been driving since the mid 1970s. In that time I've owned god-knows how many cars and driven loads of other cars and vans, either regularly or as one-offs.
But in all that time - over 35 years - I've never driven an automatic.... Read more
Hi there, well I bought my car just over two weeks ago and tbh really do love driving it. It has full Honda service history, 88k miles, loads of paperwork.
After a couple of days and 15 miles the engine management light came on. Dealer agreed to have a garage look at it. Went to garage and typically light went off before I got there!! However, diagnostics showed engine misfire, he checked connections etc and had a look at leads/plugs and they were fine, but thought it could simply be because it had been sat for a while, and did say it was a good tidy car. Take it away, drive for a bit, if light comes back on, bring it back. It did, and so on Friday the dealer confirmed the garage would sort out the engine management light issue and took it back to the garage. They changed the plugs for me (the others were pretty new and leads are new on last service in Feb). Diagnostics then brought up no codes. Garage also advised me to check oil regularly with that engine, I must say I feel very confident about the work they have done and that they are not trying to rip me off, they treated me with respect and showed me everything they did as they did it.... Read more
i have a 99 ford fiesta,i am unable open the drivers door from the inside , the cable connecting the inside handle to the outside handle has snapped,i have got a replacement cable but have no idea how to fit it Read more
I have just bought an 08 Ford KA, sadly with only one key. The average Ford price for a replacement is £160.00.
Can any one advise where one might get a replacement cheaper, preferably in the Swindon or Bristol area.... Read more
Returned from a short 6 mile run parked up all ok no problems whatsoever , started car 2 hours later engine perfect but unable to select any gears. Tried starting in gear and clutch drag is evident as car moves if handbrake not applied. If the car is started in first gear and gently driven I am unable to select a further gear with the engine running. I presume something has seized or stuck in the clutch operating mechanism as the clutch did not slip or judder prior to this suddenly occuring. I wondered can this problem be solved without replacing the complete clutch .
Your comments would be greatfully recieved Read more
Faulty cable? _ You can only say it's perfect after you have removed it.
Or...
when I brought my car the seat belt worked fine but lately was getting stuck more and more often unti yesterday it will just wont come out I tried everything but failed I saw a key lock in the middle of the seats but I have no idea what is for I tried to unlock it with the car key but I doesnt fit can someone else tell me how can I fix this am I the only one with this problem? Read more
Just had a fine for speeding. However, the Nip letter says I am being prosecuted for "the alleged offence of EXCESS SPEED-40MPH AUTOMATIC CAMERA , travelling at 37mph.."..........etc.
I don't know what to make of that. From what I can see it is stating I was doing 37 in a 40.... Read more
I wouldn't be so certain Sofa.
The paperwork would contain a NOIP andf served within 14 days. They can look at the file and spot a mistake and re-issue the Conditional Offer. If not accepted and Not Guilty Plea they can give evidence of the offence without the mistake at Court. May be mitigation in the error..........dvd
Hi, my car was overheating and I took it to the garage and they found some major problem (with head gasket) with it. They charged me £1365 (including all other parts normally replaced when head gasket is replaced and labour. warranty company agreed to pay only £450 for head gasket alone ). I paid it and took the car from the garage in the morning and in the night I got the engine warning lights in my car again. I was planning to take it back to the garage next day morning. but my car was stolen in the night and recovered in the morning and I took it back to the garage again. Now they think something else is also wrong with my car (engine block). They thought the problem was with head gasket which they had replaced and thought the problem will go away after that and didn’t check if something else is also wrong (I am not sure if they have actually test driven my car). When I ask them, they are saying no garage strips the whole engine down to see if there are any other problems, because it costs them lot of money. Now I am not sure whether the garage is at fault or not and what options do I have to solve this problem. If I go to warranty company again, I am not sure what they are going to say. I have a maximum limit on the warranty pay, so I will have to shell out even more if I decide to go ahead with this repair. I can make a complaint about the garage (for that I need to check if they are at fault), but I don’t want to get into a lengthy legal battle if there is an easier alternate solution. Is it not possible to check what the problems are before carrying out the repair? is it a trail and error method? like fix something, drive and if it problem occurs again, check it again. surely there must be a better way to diagnose the problem? This issue is causing lot of stress to me, Please help. Thanks in advance. Read more
finally some good news for me after a long stressful time. they found something wrong with the "heat exchanger" which they replaced with a second hand part (they warned me new one costs £200) and also they charged me £50 extra for that (so luckily no problem with engine block which would have cost me lot more). in total they took three weeks to fix the overheating problem (replacement of head gasket, other parts and now the heat exchanger). I collected my car now. when I told them to absorb the cost of this part since they charged me main dealer price, they were very angry saying main dealer price would be much more than that and said they spent a long time diagnosing the fault and had to use the service of some engineering firm few times which cost them a lot and said they did me a favour by not charging more this time. but they said its all fixed now and the problem shouldn't come again and can drive long distances without worrying about breakdown. Thanks a lot for all your replies
rear brake discs and pads fitted, but they squeak , any idea's, i have been told to champer the edges Read more
Previous squeaky pad experience says that smearing the back of each one with a light coating of copper grease is the cure.
Just having a read of Parkers' website. They've got a couple of articles about used cars; apparently prices dropped around 5% during last month. They've done another piece about how it's a good time to get an 07 plate vehicle. I agree with what they're saying (from looking on Autotrader and scouting out dealerships) and it tempts me to persuade Mr B to trade in his car this summer and not next. I know some people have talked about recent purchases - do you reckon you got a cheaper deal, or possibly a better deal equivalently than buying last winter, for example?
Linkage! www.parkers.co.uk/News/News/Used-car-values-fall/... Read more
yes values are down,wait a bit though as stock in most garages bought at high prices,end of august be good as prices will drop ,as used car dealers are starting to struggle to sell,8 have gone under in south wales in the last month.
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