July 2012
Hi,
We are looking for any advice on buying a new car we need to carry our kit and a ladder then we are looking for a good mpg.Any advice would be great. Read more
I have put a £500 deposit on a car at a dealership. I live some distance from the the dealer and have therefore not seen the car. An independent inspection of the car found a number of issues which need to be addressed before the car is purchased. The dealer has told me the deposit is non-refundable. How am I going to be sure that the dealer has rectified the faults and what are my rights if I want to pull out of the sale? Can I claim my deposit back?
Am I right in thinking that as I paid the deposit over the phone I have a 7 day cooling off period as it is classed as distance selling? ... Read more
Hi,
It's reckless to agree to buy a car in this way ,however you are probably covered by distance selling regulations so should be entitled to a refund .The difficulty is getting the dealer to refund your deposit ,you may have to use the small claims court to recover your deposit .
Alternatively did you pay the deposit by credit/debit card ,ring your card company ,in some circumstances they can recover the money from the sellers account and return it to yours .
Finally are you sure that the faults identified by the inspection are serious ,if they are , you would need a second inspection to confirm they have been rectified ,if they are minor could you negotiate an extra discount to cover the cost of repairing them.The condition of the car is dependant on its age ,be realistic .
It's not that easy to resolve .From the dealers perspective ,you agreed to buy a car now you changed your mind .He's bound to be irritated .
Tony g
Hello,
I recently posted about my car idling erratically. My engine management light had come on and the car had stalled once or twice due to the idling problem. I was informed that my MAF sensor had gone, so I replaced it.... Read more
I have a Ford Fiesta 1.4 zetec (02 reg) and it keeps cutting out everytime I slow down at a junction/stop at lights. Everywhere seems to be pointing toward a faulty/unclean Idle control valve, however after ringing Fords they told me my car does not have one? Would this be correct, if possible any other ideas? Read more
Could be a dodgy alternator. My old Micra used to have the same symptoms. It would start first time, then try to stall as I pulled up at some traffic lights after a 10 mile run on the motorway!
One day I pulled up at some lights and everything on the instrument panel went dead....
I have just tried to buy a set of roof bars for my i40 estate directly from a Hyundai dealer.
They are very reasonably priced when compared to the equivalent from Thule but they will only sell them to me if I have have them fitted at the dealership.
This costs £60.00. Apparantly they are difficult to fit owing to the roof shape and Hyundai UK insist that they must initlally be fitted by a dealer
Has anbody else experinced difficulty fitting roof bars to an I40 or is this just salesman's BS ?.
I've watched the a video of the Thule bars being fitted ans it looks like a 5 minute job ! Read more
BS
need to replace alternator belt tensioner on my vw passat ,however is it nessesary to rremove the fan to replace the tensioner as Ive hear that you can get access by removing the front bumperand if I do need to remove fan ,what other tool can i use as i havent got the correct vw tool Read more
You need to identify which engine you have It is on the ID label in the service book or the label in the spare wheel bay. Like AJM. There were several 1.9 tdi's around that time. Regards Peter
My wife is torn between a 2007 1.4 SE Jazz (20k miles) and a 2009 i10 Comfort (24k miles). She does a daily commute of 40 miles (A roads). She thinks the i10's boot is too small for the weekly shop, I told he just to drop the back seat down!. Can someone please help with some advice, she won't listern to me.
Cheers... Read more
"Since starting the other thread, Avant hasn't been back to it despite replies having been made so I guess they weren't of sufficient value to acknowledge."
Far from it KB - they were very valuable and I have posted again now. I was waititng to see if there were any more suggestions: interestingly I posed the same question on another forum and it generated over 40 replies.
Hi all, please bare with me because I am very green regarding cars!
I'm about to buy my first car and one option is an 02 Fiesta. Cat D, but I have given it a test drive and although the wheel alignment was clearly off it felt OK. The dealer says it was just the front bumper needed replacing. However, my boyfriend reckons bad wheel alignment could be a symptom of something bad relating to the reason it's cat D - so should I stay clear?... Read more
Don't bother with a Cat D (or any other Cat) vehicle.
If the front bumper needs replacing, why hasn't the dealer done this anyway?...
My wife's 2008 Yaris has just failed its MOT at 13675 miles. The cause was a problem with a spring. We live in a rural area with only a few speed bumps in the nearest town. Is this to be expected at such a low mileage? Read more
Hi i am looking at buying a 2001 vauxhall corsa. I have done an HPI check which came back ok but i noticed on the registration that it was first registered in the UK in 2005 yet the car is from 2001. I contacted the HPI company and they said it could of been used outside the UK and imported so they would contact the DVLA to find out. They have just rang me and said the car has never been used outside the UK but may have been on something which the DVLA call a secret record!! Does anyone have any idea what this could be? Read more
Hi, I have used several car check providers over the years and have found the most helpful one to be www.carcheckuk.co.uk when I had a discrepancy they followed it up for me and gave advice.
Browse
Had two focus's from new
1.8TDCi at 20K miles paid £1952 repair bill for fault garage were NEVER able to find sold car back to Ford dealer who sold it to auctio...