August 2011
Do I need semi or fully synthetic oil in my 2006 1800 petrol civic? Read more
Hi all. I've just had the stereo out of the fascia of my daughter's Ka in order to sort out vibration noise, and made a note of the Serial No. while I was at it, as there's no note of it or the Keycode with the vehicle docs. Would anyone be able to look up the code, please, so that we've got it for the future? It's a Ford 2050 radio / cassette. Serial No. is M012184.
Thanks in anticipation.... Read more
Hi I have just had a claim rejected for my intercooler having a crack in it. Apaarantly it is wear and tear because of some oil and carbon inside the intercooler. ... Read more
Firstly thank you for your contribution to our forces in the fight in Afganistan...
Secondly, you should get somewhere with this as an intercooler leaking is about the same...
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I have just had a claim rejected for my intercooler having a crack in it. Apaarantly it is wear and tear because of some oil and carbon inside the intercooler. ... Read more
I am of the opinion that most aftermarket warranties aren't worth the paper that they are written on.
I want to replace the gear return spring on my p12 but dont want to have to remove the heatshield etc under the car. Can i do it from inside the car by removing the gearstick console and cut open the rubber and do it that way? My gearstick is also very loose. Read more
Bought two new tyres and they fitted new valves. Within a week and less than 200 miles when driving on the motorway i had a sudden tyre deflation and when i managed to pull over one of the new tyres was completely flat and damaged.
I tried to re-inflate it with an electric pump which seemed to work but on removing the pump I heard air coming out of the valve and on inspection found it to be split.... Read more
Not an uncommon failure - especially on the motorway.
Unfortunately trashes the tyre as you end up running on it whist flat....
Are there any problems using French diesel fuel nozzles in the Ford wrong fuel preventer fitted to many recent Ford cars? Read more
They're the same as the UK.
Saw the article where a "technician" found a 5 foot Boa under the bonnet of a mini being serviced........(apologies to the boa for the shock it got when faced with a greasy dinner) Read more
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I’m quite good at keeping financial records. For anyone interested, this is what my last 2 cars cost me per mile.
Both were Astra G 1.6 8v estates. Both were purchased with low mileage, at less than a year old, from car supermarkets. I did about 44,000 miles in each.
I used the first for 4 years, the 2nd for 6.
The first was sold as an accident write-off to an insurance company, the 2nd was sold privately.
Cost of depreciation of the 1st was 11p/mile, the 2nd was 12.57p/mile.
The first averaged 40.1mpg and cost 9p/mile for fuel, the second did 38.6mpg and cost 12p/mile.
The first cost 8p/mile for everything else, the 2nd cost 12p/mile.
Total cost of the 1st was 27.5p/mile, the 2nd was 36.5p/mile.
One of the surprises for me was to realise how little the fuel cost, compared to everything else. It seems to me that, if you take someone somewhere and they offer to “help” with the petrol, then they’re not being very generous at all. They ought to be paying for all of it, at least. Read more
Well, buying a nearly new Astra and driving a low annual mileage, the fixed costs of motoring are obviously going to dominate. But if you were to buy a car at 4 years, and do 12K a year, fuel should be the biggest cost.
You're right though-low mileage users worry too much about fuel and will spends thousands to save a few hundred at the pump.
Anyone got any experience of these? who makes them? Read more
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Nice to have someone acknowledging and thanking!!! All too often nothing at all.