September 2011
hi ,im a small time car dealer .i recently bought a car advertised on e bay from a private individual .the car was just three years old and had not been mot ,d.
I paid cash for the car .Had it mot,d serviced ,fixed a few minor faults .then sold it via autotrader .the car was showing 47000 miles ,and was advertised on e bay with the same 47000 miles.thier was no service history with the car .i kept a copy of the e bay add ,did an hpi check ,and checked with peugeot uk .peugeot dont keep centralised records .they could only tell me that the car had been supplied to a finance company . im guessing that the car had been supplied on a non service lease .... Read more
I have just bought a 2001 LDV Cub (same as Vanette Cargo/Nissan Serena) van with a slipping clutch :(
I have a customer with a workshop with four ramps who will let me use one (lucky I know) but just wanted to check there were no nasty surprises lurking for me when I change it.... Read more
Oops! I meant slide out gearbox, not slide out clutch
Hi,
I've not seen this anywhere else in here but obviously there's a lot to get through so apologies if it has been asked in the past.... Read more
yes quite, but i have the shoddiest phone!! This will be changing soon though so i may hold off...
Sorry posted this in error in the Technical section
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Good afternoon!
The way I see it is most insurance sites ask for ANY motoring convictions in the last 5 years and Any claims in the last 5 years. It did used to be 3 years history they asked for, but for creaming a few more quid from us, increased to 5 years....
Hi GuysI am puzzling over whether there is any cut off for declaring speeding penalties when applying for a new insurance quotation.
I received a £60 fixed penalty for doing 38mph in a 30 zone back in April 2005. my license was endorsed back then but I believe you can have these endorsements removed after a time (3 or 5 years I'm not sure which) if you do not have any further speeding offences.I am planning to have this endorsement removed. I was wondering if I still have to declare it when applying for insurance even though technically the offence has now "lapsed"?... Read more
I thought speeding points were "spent" after 3 years, so need not then be declared ?
Most insurance companies ask for points to be declared up to 5 years, so you should now be able to forget them....
SWIMBO's Eos passes it's mot today :-) , but on the advisory was a note saying that all the tyres were "feathered" on the inside edge.
Had this last mot time. I had the wheel alingment checked, & found it within limits, with very minor adjustments required.... Read more
Could this be 'rubber' suspension mounts that have softened with age and are allowing the alignment to be pulled out whilst power's applied under normal cruise conditions?
Fair point Tom, many cars suffer quite quick suspension wear, hardly surprising the state of the third world urban roads, road calming assault courses etc....
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HI,
Recently i replaced the steering pump in my mondeo, It was leaking fluid, However i drove it for about two months topping up the fluid occasionally befor ei replaced it.... Read more
The power steering racks on the Mondeo 2000-2007 are prone to failure, as a power steering company we see lots of them and usually the failure of the rack is intermittent to begin with and can eventually become permanent.
I am assuming that the pump you have used is good as these pumps are also prone to problems....
Hi,thanks for the response ,it's the only way a dealer can hope to protect themselves against a civil or criminal prosecution .
Having said that, if the dealer who put the car through the auction is correct,that the car has been clocked.Their is no way a dealer can be absolutely certain that any car they sell has not been clocked.
Perhaps it should be mandatory that auctions should register the mileage on cars they sell with the dvla.
Tony g