January 2012
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I've seen a number of similar issues posted having checked various newsgroups but thery were all several years ago and none seemed to give a definitive solution (which maybe isn't possible) so I'm posting this in the hope maybe someone sees it now.... Read more
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I've just bought a Z3 which I want to use as a weekend fun car, and was hoping someone on here could give me some tips for cheap insurance. All my ncd is on my main car (Juke), so the quotes I'm getting at the moment are all with no ncd, resulting in figures up to £900 for 5000 miles!
I tried a couple of the multicar ones, but they don't work out any cheaper than the two lowest individual quotes. Z3 is 11 years old, so I thought classic might be an option, but so far all the ones I've found needed the car to be 15 years old. Read more
Classic Line gave a great quote, thanks for the tip. £330 with no ncd is the cheapest i've had so far.
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This is meant to be a 'sticky' thread - i.e. there to give information.
In future please start a new post if you have a problem not related to an existing thread....
I have a 53 plate Vectra C which has been owned since new and has now covered 50500 miles, last weel the central locking system packed - up. When the remote unit is operated all doors try to lock but then imediately unlock and on the dash it shows drivers door open, this also happens if the key is use in any lock. As a temporary mesure a local garage has disconnected the electrics to the drivers door so that nothing electrical works on that door but I can now lock/unlock all the three other doors with the remote and lock the drivers door using the key. The local garage has suggested the problem is likely to be the door motor drive unit and has also suggested that a Vauxhall dealer will have to repair it and that a new motor unit could cost around £200 plus fitting.
Before I involve expensive dealer repairs to what is now a fairly old car has anyone any thoughts on what may be wriong. If the door tries to lock is this a indication that the motor is ok and something else is wrong... Read more
Probably don't need to take the door cards off. GM door/tail wiring usually goes inside the flexible rubber boot between the door/bootlid and the frame. The wiring in there is unwrapped to provide greater flexibility, which has the downside of making it more vulnerable to damage too. You can undo the multiplug where it connects to the socket in the frame and pull the boot back to inspect, you'll be desperately unlucky if the problem's not obviously in one of 'em.
Once you've found the knackered one, then remove the one necessary door card to fix. You'll need to do this to buy enough length on the cables to fix the crushed/severed/burned ones....
Our Honda CRV is making a very strange noise when driving along on cold mornings. The noise starts after about two minutes of driving – never from pulling away – always after two minutes, and then can be heard for about two minutes – sometimes continually, other times not – and then disappears until the car has been left standing for a good while either during the day or over night.
It only does it on cold mornings and Honda cannot figure it out from this video, although my local dealer have checked that everything is OK with the car – although clrearly soemthing is wrong! Of course by the time you get to a Honda garage the noise has gone.... Read more
My 56-reg (new to 2007 style) CR-V EX 2.0 with about 64,000 miles started consistently making the rear end noise when the weather got cold about a month ago. As someone else described, the noise is normally not there when the vehicle is used for the first time of the day, but after stopping somewhere for a while and restarting, the noise will be present for the first couple miles then go away for the remainder of the journey. The diff fluid was changed during the annual service last week, but the noise started again a day later. It is colder than usual here in London today (about 4-5 C) and the noise was present from the first drive of the day. I am going to call the dealer on Monday morning to find out what they have to say.
Hello all and I hope you can help me!
I am looking at getting 4 new tyres for my car (2007/57 VW Golf 2.0 GT Sport TDI (140Bhp)). Currently have Bridgestone RE050 on the rear and Barum Bravuris 2 on the front - all on the car when I bought it. All are: 225x45x17 - 91W.... Read more
Hi Pat, Old Toffee, Daveyjp, ChannelZ and GeoffC! Thank you for replying......
Interesting to note alot of people cite the MG6's sales failure as being down to a lack of a diesel model. Yet many, no forums mentioned, recommend people don't buy a diesel because of all the likely, modern diesel, related problems. Read more
The Chinese are only now entering the UK / European market in any sort of meaningful way
They have to start somewhere & in order to build a dealer network they need a car to sell ..... they have....
My wife's Citroen C2 suddenly won't lock via the remote fobs. Batteries checked in both and fine. Tried doing the re-set which we found on the web no joy, fuse OK. Anything else you can suggest before yet another mortgage to take it to Citroen? Any ideas most welcome.
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Try a BSI reset, check the fob battery and re-sync accoring to the drivers handbook.
Reset instructions:...
A short time ago I noticed the sound of water sloshing around in the sills on the passenger side when braking or cornering.
My local agent identified this, cleared the water and told me not to power wash the car, but normal washing would be OK He charged £88 for this work. ... Read more
Just leave the rubber bungs out, simples. :)
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The problem you have described may not be a fault with the easytronic gearbox.You say it lacks power when pulling away.This could be an engine management fault,possibly air mass meter or it could be a slipping or worn clutch.Don't forget this gearbox is an automated manual ,so it still has mechanical internals like a 5 speed gearbox.hth