January 2012
Now, before I upset anyone, I'm talklng about 'Dodgy Car Dealers' not Car Dealers per se.... Read more
on depressing clutch pedal, pedal dropped as if cable had snapped A,A called out and advised that a ratchet on the pedal had stripped it`s splines can anyone shed any light on it (grandaughters car AGAIN!!!) p.s he also mentioned it was made of bakerlite . Read more
Well, what do the AA know about cars these days.
Not bakelite, but possibly nylon or some similar plastic chosen for the specific application. Normally as good or better than a similar metal component built to the same cost....
Have a 70 mile round trip mostly motorway commute each day.
Looking for something diesel and reasonably reliable or at least not too expensive to fix. Age and desirability are not much of an issue. Following research on previous threads I think maybe a Peugeot 406 HDI 2 litre or an older Mondeo [not TDCI due to various reliability horror stories I've read]. Alternatively a Rover 75 possibly or a Skoda Octavia.... Read more
In December 1999 i bought a 6 month old 406 with1,500 miles on it. Later it passed to my Father, who still drives it. Apart from 2 radiators nothing has failed or stopped working. The second radiator failed 9 years ago. Its well looked after and only done about 130,000 miles now. However its a 3 litre petrol, but as has been said before Peugeots diesels go on and on too. Of course any old car with an unknown history is a potential money pit, but 406's are brilliant if you get a good one, and i dont think that is too hard.
I may be in the market soon for an Estate, me being me, I want something a little exclusive, me being me I like my leather and luxury, and as readers may know, I like my Jags I always remember Top Gear (JC) reviewing a X type estate very favourably, it beat a Volvo Estate (don't remember which one) in a group test. I liked the improved front end treatment after final facelift. I like the interior as it also improved in the later years, and was thinking of going to see this at the weekend. Before doing so, I wanted to se what HJ says about it, and was rather shocked at this statement om the car by car analysis. "Late X-Types on 08/09/10 reg best avoided as quality went down because a lot of the work force were working notice and because a lot of the cars sat in compounds for extended periods before being sold." On my part I would like as near to new as possible, meaning an 09 car, and conventional wisdom is that later cars are better as problems get ironed out during lifespan, yet this rather sweeping statement seems to wipe out the last 3 years of production as not being worth looking at, and in turn means HJ is suggesting looking only at examples which might be 5 years old or more. I have no aversion to driving older cars, but really want to sanity check that analysis. What is the detail behind that statement above? can any users of later Xtype estates comment? Thanks Read more
The X type 2.2 is a Ford unit, the XF is from PSA.
Mine had a blocked EGR after less than 20,000 and is a common problem. Blanking them off is common practice, plenty on the net about what you need to do. My auto did about 40 on a run, but 50 was possible when I was sensible, manual is better.
Im hoping someone may be able to help. About a month ago my passat alerted me to the fact the oil pressure was low. Although it was driving perfectly and the oil level itself was fine I immediately took it to a garage. On the way to the garage the breaks went hard.
The garage told me it was the oil pump and that although VW charge £3000 to fix it he could do it for £1750. He also explained that the vacume pump had gone, causing the breaks to harden.... Read more
You should not have driven it as soon as the light came on.
I posted a similiar thread a couple of weeks ago, when I was trying to decide between a 1 Series, A3, & Golf or similiar.
So my question to those that know is... Is it really that risky to buy a Golf or an A3 considering all the problems mentioned in the buyers guide.... Read more
'OK you won't have an Audi/VW badge on it but if it makes you feel better buy an Audi/VW key ring, no one will know since the key is exactly the same.'
Not forgetting my VW/Audi cap and jacket ! ;)...
Hi I am looking for some advice on behalf of my girlfriend.
We recently sold her car privately to another private individual. Since then the new keeper has contacted me claiming that the car is clocked. He showed me a website where you can check the mileage of a car, its called VOSA. I looked it up, and yes it does look like the mileage is incorrect. The clock says 67k now, but there are figures saying 157 k on the website. I have rang trading standards and they say that we havn't done anything wrong as we were unaware the car had its mileage tampered with. By the way, the car had a stamped BMW service that supported this mileage. My girlfriend has owned the car for over a year, having no trouble with it.... Read more
any news?
I have a 2009 Kia Picanto the windows mist up and the car seats and seat belts are covered in mould the dealer chanded the seals in the veh but the misting wont go away I have to put the heater on full blast along with the air conditioner bufore the windows clear has anyone else had this problem and how can it be fixed. Read more
As other posters have pointed out, if you keep the heater controls on "recirculate" ANY car will mist up, especially at this time of year.
About to have 40k service and cam belt replacement on August 2007, 57 reg Fabia mileage 34600. engine 1.9 tdi.
Should water pump be replaced at same time? My first Fabia 2003 had cam belt only change at 3 years and 60k miles and gave no trouble during the rest of my ownership -2 years and 40k.... Read more
It seems that the VAG M-K generated 4 year cambelt change scam continues.
I would recommend that you follow the belt change instructions given in the printed service book supplied with the vehicle - not an ad-hoc profit generating scheme which seems to apply only in the UK....
I had a continuous clicking noise from the front right hand side of my car which I traced to the purge valve on the top of the charcoal filter for the emission control system. I disconnected the electrical connector for the valve, whilst I had the ignition "On" (foolishly) and now that I have reconnected it, the Exhaust emission warning light is "On"and the clicking has also since stopped.
Can anybody please tell me ... Read more
Just plug the connection back in, the fault will then go away, so the light will go out.
Clicking purge valve is normal. Once the canister is purged, it'll stop.
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I had that done to me just once but never again - I walk as soon as they try that - if the manager is ficticious it's an insult, if he's genuine then sack the salesman and get the manager in the showroom or let the salesman negotiate