October 2011
HI, I recently had a new clutch fitted, low and behold when i had it back there seemed to be a loss of power and the engine management light has come on. any ideas on what might have gone wrong. Read more
I've been with the Co-op for a few years and they've always been really competitive and I think the customer service is great.
I have recently bought much newer car (1 year old Peugeot 3008) and initially I swapped the existing policy to the new car. Renewal is now due and coming in at £763. I found out I could save about £150 if I cancel policy and take out another through the Co-op website (which I think is pretty shoddy) but I also put my details into Confused.com and Esure came out at £400.... Read more
My wife and I had both cars insured thru Esure because they were the cheapest and appeared to be good value. This all changed when my wifes car was damaged in a carpark by someone else's door blowing out of their grasp and putting a big dent in the nearside passenger door. Only then did we realise how rubbish they were. I ended up doing all the chasing round trying to sort the paperwork out and get the car repaired
The next problem was my fault driving into the back of a Fiesta at walking pace with minimal damage to the Fiesta and no damage to our C3....
Anyone know what to expect on Front Tyre Wear on Citroen C5 2.0 Petrol.
2 Sets of Hankook Venus Primes done about 13K. 215/55 R16 W so retail at £102 even for Hankooks. Wondeirng if wether will get more Mileage out of Michelin at £142 a pop.... Read more
As mentioned in the "Noise" post on tyres, I'm about to change from the factory Primacy's on my C5 saloon [auto, 2.7 V6 HDi] to Bridgestone Turanza ER300s. I hope they'll be quieter. I'm on 33,000 miles, having swopped the rear tyres to the front about halfway, so now all four are at around 2mm. Big bill to come on Saturday!
I purchased a new Hyundai i30 world cup edition - all bells and whistles one year ago. No problem -had it's 1st.service,all OK. However I now have a serious water problem in the passenger footwell. The wetness appears regardless of the air con. being on or off.I can find no source for this water. Anybody got any ideas? Read more
Did this man ever get his Hyundai fixed and was it the pollen filter?
This happens all the time on most forums, people come on to moan about a fault with their car (normally before giving the dealer a chance to fix it under warranty) but never come back to report after the fault has been fixed. The info about how it was sorted could well be useful to other owners....
Hello, Sorry to bother everyone again but after seeking advice i think an s type isnt a good buy However Ive seen an xj6 x300 on 1997 plate 70000 on the clock. hear the x 300 r good cars engine and they look great. Ill be doing any repairs myself. Am i wasting my time its going to be used most days a few miles here and there. bit of a sunday car . Once again any help would be appreicated thanks Read more
Isnt it a bit sexist to presume a woman would automatically prefer a Mini over a big car?
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Had trouble selcecting 3rd gear on my home tonight - took two attempts on each occasion. Called in somewhere on my way home and when I came to leave, I couldn't get car into reverse gear at all. After a push onto the road, I drove home, parked on the drive and eventually managed to get it into reverse.
I then put the car in the garage and noticed that, in the 2-3 minutes it had been on the drive, it had leaked a dark brown fluid.... Read more
Update - I've just received the car back and the jerkiness issue when accelerating and decelerating seems to have disappeared with the new gearbox and clutch.
Here are some photos of the old gearbox casing and diff which show what caused the failure :...
When I last changed my car and informed Tesco, they gave me the spanish inquistion as to any modifications and any optional extras. I told them it had a couple of factory fitted options and surely it didnt make any difference, but they insisted it definitely did. I said rear parking sensors and they went away for several seconds and came back and said ok that option didnt affect the premium but did need to go on the certificate.
What factory options do you think, would attract a higher premium?... Read more
The spare wheel went under the boot floor in a proper well, where it sits in cars for markets where the importer doesn't try to charge extra,,,,,,,
My wife’s Peugeot 307CC developed a cooling problem. After returning from 30+ miles of motorway driving the engine was running cool, water and oil temp gauges both low and the radiator fan was on continuously. The cooling system header tank showed a water level between min and max so not much water had leaked out. The fault may have existed for a day or two without detection as only short journeys had been undertaken on the previous day. Two days later we took it the main dealer for diagnosis and repair. The car was not used in the interim.
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Thanks to all who responded to my question. Here is news of some developments.
The reply from nico77 is "on the money". It looks like the garage were reporting a genuine cause for concern although clearly trying it on to upsell the job. ...
Just weighing up the pro's and cons of petrol vs diesel
Based on travelling 100k over the next 4 years in a new shape mazda 6 (2.2d vs 2.0 petrol)... Read more
aloha. economy results from this motorway mistress are as follows:
* peugeot 1.8d (non-turbo one) = 58mpg average in around 4,000 miles of driving, despite it being my first car and i was not so well practiced with eco-driving techniques with this...
My eldery mother berlingo has a faulty heater, only past year it has turned its self on and off but now it has stopped working. A local garage changed the motor but has not cured the problem. Please could you advice what you think it could be, I have noticed that citroen seem to have a problem with the electronic fan speed regulator. Do you thinks this could be the problem with my mothers? the garage now want to change the switches but I am concerned that my mother is being lead a merry dance as she has already paid £100 for motor that is not needed I wold be grateful for you advice. Would you agree that maybe the old motor could go back on and look at replacing the parts you advice. The car is a petrol 1600 and build in 2005. I look forward to hearing from you , please could you also suggest where I could obtain parts required please Read more
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I'd guess it was the vacuum attached to the variable vane actuator.
No vane movement = little or no boost as the vanes will 'fail safe' in the bypass position, directing most of the exhaust gases away from the turbine....