August 2012
Hello
I have a problem in that my saab dealere cannot get the hydraulic parts from Saab Parts UK to repair a leaky hydraulic line because they are sourcing a new supplier. No timescale can be given... Read more
I am absolutely amazed(and so were they) that a local aftermarket service parts supplier was asked for pattern service parts for first service for a 2012 Korean car with a long 5 year 100,000 mile warranty. If there is a problem, the owner of this £25,000ish new car could possibly be told "No warranty" and no goodwill in the event of problems as no franchised dealer servicing,.
Invest £25grand and then not want to look after your investment? Lunacy or what?... Read more
Would like to know at start up, do I have to keep the engine running at idle for a while before moving? if so, how long.
On stopping do I need to keep the engine running for a while before turning off? How long.... Read more
If it is taking upwards of an hour to do 10 miles (15k), then I doubt that your turbo sees much heat anyway since you're going to be spednding much of your time idling. Even your motorway driving is pretty gentle; Turbo cool down is something to be aware of, but it mainly applies to petrols. A diesel is basically a huge air pump on overrun so as you slow down the turbo cools itself pretty quickly.
What a beautiful car. There was an article on this car in one of the classic car magazines (Octane?} a while back Read more
It's a Derby built Bentley 4-1/4 Litre, not a 4-1/2 Litre which was made at the old Cricklewood factory.
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>>why is the battery flat ..it appears to be a voyager trait
We had a 2.8 Diesel Grand Voyager from new....
I am a company car driver and a non smoker so this doesn't apply to me.
I understand that company provided vehicles, be they cars, vans or lorries are classed as part of the workplace and as such are subject to smoking in them being prohibited.... Read more
Why do I bother?
My Zafira (DY 10 PLATE full service history) temprature warning light came on when I was driving on the motorway and when I found a safe place to pull over close to an exit (had 4 kids in the car) I stopped the car.
The car would not start and so I contacted my vehicle recovery supplier who came and towed me to safety. Upon inspection they advised that my car needed to go to a garage.The garage then took a week to identify the problem and quoted information stored on a black box being provided to Vauxhall.... Read more
Your legal rights are solely against the selling dealer. Vauxhall's only involvement is to support their dealers - with no direct relationship with the customer.
You need to contact the dealer to get the full details and to see if you can determine why you didn't see a warning condition that occurred 756 miles before the terminal problem.
Can anyone advise me regarding a charge I recived at crown point retail point in leeds , I was in a minibus which takes up 2 spaces , the sign does say no buses or coaches , but I was going into comet and was there for about 3 mins , when I came back the excel parking guy had issued ticket , do I have to pay or is the ticket illegal , as when the retail centre was built I. Sure the landowner will have had to supply parking for shoppers , and I'm sure there will have been no vehicle restriction on the planning permission Read more
You parked a bus, having seen a sign that states "no buses" - why would you expect not to pay?
Last saturdays column included a reference to operation of a citroen handbrake and how it was operated by an electric motor.
So far as I know the motor vehicle construction and use regulations 1978 - regulation 13 -say that a handbrake may not use an hydraulic or electric mechanism to operate it.... Read more
Might be a similar arrangement to an HGV spring park brake. The brake (one for each park braked wheel) is applied by a powerful spring, and during non braking time is held off by air pressure. The brake is applied by reducing the air pressure, allowing a purely mechanical linkage to apply the brake. I guess that an electric park brake works in a similar way. Just a guess though !
Hi all resently posted about a rear knocking noise from passenger side,replaced upper control arms knocking noise went (sunday). went to work monday fine,went to work teusday i started to get a bit of a tiny rattle knocking noise not asloud as the previous knock but could here somthing from the passenger side rear,today wednesday there was no noise at all,ive now noticed the back passenger side seems to be sat lower about (20 mm) than the drivers side(rear) any advice on what could be causing this. Ive only noticed cos ive reversed on to my drive in stead of driving on an its sat looking at me :-(((((((( ...........thanks messa............ Read more
Broken spring?
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Try these people at Stevenage:
www.saabtechlimited.co.uk/...