November 2011
Great thing that donated car helps alot the charities in extending their helping hand to people and other organization. Read more
Any suggestions gratefully received ... I don't know what to do now! (In "Subject" I wrote Puma/Fiesta because Pumas use Fiesta parts). Bought car 3 months ago so I don't know its history although it did pass all the online checks including accidents. But 1 rear wheel bearing was whirring when I bought it, although not too bad. Just got it replaced last week,, (watched him do it), and when I drove it home from the mechanic, the whirring noise was still there! Got worse over the week so took it back today and they confirmed this new bearing had failed ... there were little bits of metal that had sheared off around it. They replaced it with a new one, and again, when driving it home, whirring noise was still there, so my wheel bearing problem is still not fixed! Could there be another problem with the car that is making the wheel bearings fail? Please help! Anyone heard of this problem before? Read more
my laguna 2, 2006 model is having serious electrical problems ranging from fault in injection system to the power windows, i have spent so much money trying to fix this car. computer picked throtle pedal position sensor switch and oxygen sensor as cause of the injection fault, should i go ahead to repair? am afraid of making further expenses. divson Read more
I rmember that someone posted on HJ that all Renaults seem to come with 55000 faults programmed into the ECU from new and the ECU selects your next fault at random according to the mileage. Personally, I will never buy another French car after getting bitten by two Citroens-perhaps you should get rid if it can be repaired cheaply?
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/motoring/news/8924038/Saab-GB-goes-into-administration.html
Writing has been on the wall with the problrms in Sweden. Read more
There is quite a lot of service spare part commonality with GM (Vauxhall and Opel), and there a lot of SAAB specialists who will doubtless corner the market in dealer spares.
Any problems can always be aired on specialist sites like:...
HJ's Saturday column relates a tale of a motorist being penalised by a council, not the police, for doing a 'U' turn.
Since when have 'U' turns been illegal (unless signposted)?... Read more
If the motorist says 'no offence' he can appeal to an independent tribunal, the Parking and Traffic Adjudication Service. Using the press instead is either misguided or hook wriggling.
Can anyone help please?
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One of the common problems on these is broken/fractured wiring from the body to the tailgate .Check the condition of the cabling where it runs though the rubber trunking.Also does the car have heated mirrors?these may be on the same fused circuit.hth
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The Chancellor George Osborne today confirmed in his Autumn Statement that the planned 3p Fuel Duty rise in January 2012 has been scrapped and the August 2012 rise has been reduced from 5p to 3p. Read more
Just watch the fuel companies implementing their own budgetary increases.
And when I was in China last week, petrol was apparently 8p per litre. yup 80 yuan for 93 octane.That's what it said on the pumps anyway.
I was reversing & selected drive before stopping (too much in a rush again). It is now stuck in reverse, I can select park ok but reverse & neutral give me reverse, nothing else works (no forward drive). Anyone any idea's
THANKS
A tough call
UFU= £2369 for 6 months = 4680 for 12 months
Admiral = 1333.00 for 12 months,
This to include for class 1 business usuage, & multiple adresses, plus overnight on-street parking in Belfast.
I thought that was not unreasonable in the circumstances. Read more
IN 1987......my step father worked for Sun Alliance (before they changed there name)
he had worked there since his school days....and retired whilst still working for the same company.....he got a 50% discount for family members.......
yep, bought July 2004, changed the battery, no luck
thanks
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Pumas/Fiestas suffered from water ingress into the wheel bearings and a modified part with seal was made. If the stub axle is chewed up, the seal will fail.. and let in water..