May 2012
Has anyone owned either of these or heard they are to be avoided. I'm looking at 2 of these both automatics and estates ones a 2005 and the other a 2007, whilst not that fuel effecient, they aren't much worse than the Honda Civic and I would get a newer car with less miles for my money? I've heard the 1.6 is a bit underpowered to pull the body size? I'm determined after all the questions on the forum that I'm buying a car for half-term! :) Read more
Try the BRISKODA web site, a wealth of information there.
I think this is a very good appraisal of the Swift. I am a driving instructor located in Cambridge and my school car is the Suzuki Swift described in the carbuyer review. My driving school is called Wright Choice Driving School and my name is John Wright. Read more
A fast fit place fitted V rated tyres to the front of the car when I specifically asked for H rated tryes. Does this matter? The tyres were fitted on 27 Apr '12. I dont want to make an issue of this if I can help it. Could it affect the handling? I should have had the tracking done at the same time, as the vehicle doesn't feel so surefooted on the roads over 30mph approx. The tyre depths are approx 7mm on the front. Does anyone know where I can find out what the new tread depth should be or how to find out?
What is the best thing to do now? What are my consumer rights. They also charged me for chrome valve caps which I didn't get and dont want anyway.... Read more
Regardless of the fact that the national speed limit is 70mph replacement tyres need to be of the same or higher speed rating specified by the manufacturer. If your car was fitted with V rated tyres and you replaced with T rated of the same size and have an accident your insurance company will have a reason not to pay out. The speed rating not only about speed, its also about the construction and manufacturers do many 10's of thousands of miles of testing to find the best compromise and then homologate that specification. In such circumstances the Police have also been known to prosecute.
As far as the OP's post is concerned you will be fine, you have got better tyres than original.
Hello all and Honest John - and hope you can help me!
I have a VW Golf 2ltr diesel (GT Sport 140BHP), currently on 225x45x17 91Y Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 2 tyres.... Read more
True. But technical 'fixes' for incompetence tend to lead to a false sense of security.
Don't get me wrong, I think winter tyres are great-but, for me, the reality of keeping an extra set of wheels, both in terms of space and cost, outweighs the benefits.
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Shouldn't need to but if the pads are well worn and the fluid reservoir full there is a real danger that when you retract the pistons to fit the new thicker pads the reservoir will overflow and damage your paintwork so, very carefully using a turkey baster from the pound store extract some of the fluid before you start. When you've finished top up the reservoir again and dispose of the excess fluid safely (not down the drain)
Bit of a wierd one this.
Today was annual service and MOT day for the C-Max. I always send it to the local Ford main dealer using their collection and delivery service, because it helps take managing two small children out of the equation.... Read more
Thanks for the response Avant. It is appreciated. I will be pushing for that first thing tomorrow. I will also point out that their policy should be never to post keys through letterboxes as you rightly point out.
Wish me luck!
Does anyone know what is the size of the headlight sticker which enables you to drive on the continent with headlights not dazzling oncoming traffic. I have Audi's illustrations A94- 10186 and 101184 showing the position but not the size. The cost of purchasing these from a main agent is approximately £30.00 Read more
"Dunno-I've never had a problem with taping up headlamps, unless you leave the tape on for 12-18 months-then you might have a problem."
I've found out since it is a more of a problem with projector lamp type headlights combined with black tape due to the heat absorbtion (in my case also combined with Italian sun!) overheating the plastic surface. It crazed the surface somewhat....
Hi all!
I have a peugeot 206 with a leaky radiator. It says Nissens 63502A 433168 and I believe its non standard.... Read more
Thanks for that!! :) I managed to locate a "radiator specialist" and he appears to have fixed it for me now :) but would've been very useful if I hadn't found him
1.9 Multijet 3dr Sports Hatch 2007
Garage seems to think it a single mass and not a dual mass.. Right or wrong? Has anyone else heard of this? I always thought they had dmf, but they said some have and some havent, but mainly the fiat vans had them...but to be honest id be alot happier with the single haha.... Read more
The Lancer is a fairly basic car in terms of quality of materials and design, but likely to be pretty bombproof. Its not awful and not great, but it is a good sized car for the money without being cheap and nasty.