August 2012
I have been told that this engine has the option of NOT having a DPF. Can any of you good folk tell me if this is so as I have looked at the Citroen website but to no avail. Many thanks. Read more
Does anyone know of a reliable misfuelling device to avoid putting petrol into a diesel Xzara Picasso. The ones I have looked at don't do one for the Picasso. Read more
The best and cheapest two bits of kit I have ever come across are:
1. The eyes.
2. The nose.
1 looks at the colour of the bit you have in your hand and 2 tells you how the difference between the two smell.????
I was stopped by police for speeding ( which I admit 44 in a 40) they checked my licence which is issued by the Isle of Man. it seems that I had 12 months to transfer this licence once i became a UK resident. ( I accept that although I wasnt aware of this rule otherwise I would have done it). I have been charged with having no licence and no insurance BUT I do have insurance. I acceot that because the licence was invalid so was the insurance BUT my insurer was aware of my manx licence and had a copy of it sent to them 2 years ago, they had/ have no issues with it despite it obviously ( so it would seem) being an invalid. So for 2 years i have been paying insurance!! To add insult to injury I was informed by the officer that before I could drive again I would have to take a UK driving test. This has since proven to be incoreect ( two calls to DVLA for clarification, as the info he had was based on a consultation document rather than law, but thats a seperate issue I will take up with the the Police Authority).....anyway my question is this....if i call the insuracne company and ask them to refund me my premiums what is the likely outcome?> If i had have had an accident they would not have paid out but they have taken my money. Im not blaming the insuracne company for the offence that is/ was my responsibilty, but they have had a copy of my licence for two years and not a peep!
I find this a bit hard to follow! You say that your insurance company was aware of the Manx licence and were OK with it and you say you do/did have insurance so you have had cover and, on that basis can't have a refund. What you can do is cancel the policy and either be charged a fee for doing so and/or get a minimal refund (admin fees etc) SFAIK
I bought the wife a 2006 Fabia 1.2 Sport in 1996 with only 300 miles on the clock. The name of Sport is a bit of a misnomer as its actually a sheep in wolves clothing with only the standard 3cyl 47kw 1.2 engine. Sport relates to lots of goodies such as leather steering and gear lever, alloys and chrome exhaust and a spoiler.
It was an ex Motability car and as new. Even the Skoda carpets were still in the boot unused. The local garage often gets Motability cars and his opinion was that the poor owner must have died.... Read more
I have found diesel VW group vehicles to be exceedingly accurate, though always a very small %age (2-4%) optimistic.
Based on brimming the tank repeatedly over thousands of miles & comparison with cumulative "trip" mpg's...
Hi all.
My partner currently drives a 56 plate Toyota Aygo that we have had for some time now. She has recently decided that she wants an automatic as she finds driving manuals quite stressful, and has decided automatic is the best way to go. I looked at trading her Aygo in for a MMT version of the same car or Yaris, however I have since read of the horror stories surrounding the MMT box. Can anyone recommend a good auto that is as cheap to run as an Aygo and costs between 5.5k and 6k?
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Ford Foci are cheap to run. We've got a 12yr old one with this auto....
http://www.atsg.biz/dyndata/articles/pdf/4F27E%20Supplement.pdf...
Has anyone used the online valuation site "Webuyanycar". I,ve just had a valuation which seems ok. Am i missing something ? Read more
Music to my ears, Meldrew! I don't really want to sell the Z3: it's still fun to drive as long as you accept that it's a grand tourer rather than a pure sports car - and it's a straight-six. I suppose I'd be tempted if I was offered £4,000+ for it.
I tried out Bravo just to be able to get some feedback for the forum.
Hi Back Roomers,
The accelerator cable on my Mk 2 Golf (1992 J-reg) has broken. My local mechanic has just informed me that VW stopped making these cables sometime in 2010! I know my car is getting on a bit, but I can usually get these kinds of parts and similar. I tried what was German & Swedish and the part number (192721555) doesn't appear on their system.... Read more
www.eurocarparts.com still supply pattern cables.
Hi All,
I need some genuine honest pointers please. I drive an 09 plate CLK and unfortunately every time my missus travels more than 3 miles she gets excruciating pain in her lower back.
As it is a company car I am not due a change for approx another 24 months so my thoughts were to buy a second hand comfortable second car. My budget is 5-6k. It will be used primarily for hacking about down to Tesco with perhaps 2 long distance drives per annum (Ireland).
My main requirementsis comfort so i am aiming at something with a large wheel base without a sports susoension. The follwowing are on mynshortlist. Please feelmfree to add to or comment on those below.
98-00 Toyota Landcruiser Amazon
03 Volvo XC90
05 VW Phaeton
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I've had all three;
Loved the Amazon. Really comfortable, loads of room to change positions and move around while driving to avoid aches and pains. Prone to back pain myself, never any trouble in the Amazon. Horribly expensive to run, and unltimately it becomes a bit of a pain to drive in confined spaces - small roads, towns, car parks etc....
11 days after a Main Dealer annual service including a Haldex coupling oil change (40,000 miles) the rear differential of my VW Golf R32 collapsed.
It was the first time I had driven the car after a 10 day holiday (apart from driving it home after the service) and it was about 50 miles into a journey on the M6. Prior to the failure there was a high pitched background noise which I had not noticed before.... Read more
How did you get on with the goodwill contribution? My wife was driving her Seat Altea Freetrack 4 (which uses the same Haldex 4wd system as the Golf). It was serviced at the end of August including Haldex oil change by a Seat Dealer. We went on holiday for 3 weeks, when we got back she drove the car which produced a high pitched whine then the rear diff seized and then broke. Sounds exactly the same to me. We are waiting for the whole bad news story on cost but the dealer was very quick to say that this couldn't have anything to do with the Haldex unit but it sames a strange co-incidence in a car that is just over 4 years old and has covered only 42,000 miles. Did they put enough fluid back into the Haldex unit or did this fail causing the rear diff to seize?
Hi, hope someone can help. I am going to replace my TPS. I've purchased a new one, I just need to know if there is any specifics I need to know, or whether it is a simple, disconnect the old and pop on the new? Has anyone eber done this, and if so, is there any techniques, or things I need to know / be aware of, i.e any settings I cant see?
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Old one off and new one on.Are you sure that is the problem? I have never replaced one on a Focus.hth
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Its only the pre '95, 2.0, 8 valve engines that don't have a DPF either in the 90 or 110 BHP mode, and they didn't use those in the C3 I don't believe.