October 2011
In January 2010 I had a new water pump fitted to the car at a final cost of £320. This week according to the garage my water pump has gone again.
They are the original garage who did the repair in 2010, they are getting on to ford as the car has only done 15000 since the original part was fitted, the 10 month warranty has run out and the garage feel that ford should offer a goodwill gesture.... Read more
Recently I posted about cars getting bigger because drivers are getting bigger. Obviously safety features and items like electric windows and door mirrors are the main reason. What puzzles me it that people who lay out car parks still seem to think we drive the same cars as fifty years ago. In the last two years two car parks I use regularly have been resurfaced and yet despite having to re-paint the lines the layout of both has remained the same. The only change was that in one there are some additional disabled bays. Obviously by making the spaces wider you would lose a number of spaces. Is it greed overcoming common sense? I suspect so. Has anybody seen a car park that has had the spaces actually widened? Read more
When i had the new 3 door Fiesta for a weekend recently i found the front doors to be massive, like on a Coupe and you need a good parking space!
This comes from Steve Wade's www.inside.saab.com site. He was the man who ran the saabunited site which was instrumental in much of the support Saab had, and Victor Muller had when the company was saved from GM.
'We have the biggest product portfolio we’ve ever had, with cars that are going to meet the marketplace better than ever, and more new product on the way very soon. Some of the technical innovations we’ve got coming are very, very exciting indeed. Some will be firsts for Saab and some will be world firsts. I’m so very happy that Saab fans will get the chance to see them.'... Read more
You've missed out on their engines-Triumph,Vauxhall and Ford-even the two-stroke was a DKW copy.
This is without trawling round main dealers or even having to talk to anyone.
I AM BUYING A CAR WHICH IS AN INSURANCE WRITE OFF, IT WAS A CAT D IN 2009 THEN JAN 2011 CAT C
BUT IT HAS THE VIC CHECK DONE AND ALL OTHER DETAILS ARE GOOD... Read more
At that price? Dont touch it.
Hi a friend of mine tried to use his remote fob but it won't open the car (nb he's over 200 miles away so the info I'm getting is via txt's). Sounds like the battery for the fob needs replacing.
Surely he should be able to open the car with the ignition or door lock key? Is this likely to set the alarm off or if he has one fitted, trip the immobiliser?... Read more
I have an 08 reg diesel Renault and would like to buy a 59 or 10 reg to replace it possibly with a Kia Ceed SW but........I don't want one fitted with a particulate filter as my motoring wouldn't keep it clean enough.
So my question is is there a date when all diesels were fitted with a filter or is it a case of asking every time?... Read more
Have a Ceed 1.6 CRDi SW, great car. Only cars imported into the UK from September 2010 onwards had a dpf fitted, ours was one of the first. If you get a car registered prior to 09/10 you will not have a dpf fitted.
Agree with last post regarding problems with cats and how they were soon sorted but it may be more difficult with dpf's since they do need a good run to regenerate. The Ceed is used probably 70% on m/ways and 30% in town and it does a regen every 300 miles approx, no drama, just idles a bit rough and smells a bit if you have the window open or get out shortly after its finished. Regen takes about 15 miles or so. The so called "Italian tune up" does not work despite what the urban myths say, the soot gets bonded to the dpf and cannot be blown out....
exhaust fumes are blowing out from under No one injector can anybody tel me how too remove the injector any help appriceated Read more
started running on 3 cyls,checked T/belt, very worn, thought it had jumped a tooth,replaced new, still runs on 3 cyls and knocks when accelerating, double checked valve timing, ok, number 3 cylinder not firing, spark and plugs ok, took off rocker cover to control valve clearences, but there is no clearence on any valve, when starting from cold is running better. Read more
only knocks when accelerating hard, sounds like heavy pinking.
My wheels are £ are going flat (well down to 12 psi) in about 10 days. I have read a lot about painting the interior of the wheels, ensuring that the surface between the tyre and the rim hasn't deteriorated etc.
The simple solution it appears to me is to fit inner tubes.... Read more
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Hi Steve, sorry to hear about your misfortune.
I can't offer any advice I'm afraid as I don't know the legalities, but surely there is someone out there who KNOWS (as opposed to an opinion) about how long new parts are supposed to last under Sale Of Goods....