After a software 'upgrade' in May 2011 I lost the road speed indication feature from the Satnav.For me the most useful feature of it, since it does not have full postal address either. It was suggested at the time that another imminent 'upgrade' might restore the feature, however after two 'upgrades' and the recent replacement of the media screen, nothing has changed.The indication has not disappeared completely, it appears intermittently, most often on motorways (just where you need it). Navteq tell me it is not a maps software issue and the indication should be there if selected. Hyundai 'technical' support have been patronising at best, and incompetent at worst, telling me that 'upgrades' sometimes remove features, and that this is perhaps the case here-in other words tough luck go away. The dealer has been very understanding, but it appears they are getting the same technical support as I have had. Before anyone suggests it, yes it has been selected in the menu! Does anyone have any ideas or advice? Read more

I have a friend who bought a used car from a large national chain a bit back, noticed the 1st service had not been done/documented properly, (should have been done before delivery!) phoned, e-mailed, and was sent a cheque for the cost of 1st service. He is absolutely flabbergasted! Read more

hi all. i have been having an issue with my car, firstly just before xmas (during the cold snap) the incar heater system packed up. or at least it was working intermitently. it finally gave up and after much trawling of the internet my son and i tried to remove the blower motor as most of the advice about this issue was pointing to that. we couldnt remove it having struggled to get most of the dash off. anyway we rang a friend who advised us that just above the clutch there is a panel remove it and there is a green connector with wires, we literally just fiddled with this and hey presto the fan kicked into life, unfortunatley only for one day then it became intermittent again. no amount of fiddling with these wires kicks it in anymore. just after xmas i noticed that the temp gauge was too hot, i checked the water and it was empty, so i filled it up and used the car for the day.on my return i checked it again and it was empty again. i filled it up and checked for rad leaks etc but cannot see any sign of leaks. the car was used for a week like this having to top up the water at regular intervals. tonight on driving it the temperature gauge was too hot despite the tank being full of water. in fact the gauge was behaving quite erraticly. I am no expert but i checked the oil for tell tail signs of head gasket issues but no brown gunk is present. has anyone got any thoughts on what might be the issue?Thanks in advance. Read more

I am looking at a couple of Audi Tts this weekend. They are mainly on 2008/09 plates, with between 17k&35k on the clock. What sort of price should I be aiming for? 2 are private, a couple are at a dealer , and a local garage has said they would consider doing the legwork with another private sale, giving me a warranty etc.
Any tips greatly appreciated ! Read more

Once upon a time, somebody invented mobile phones. Then people used to drive while yakking. This was then deemed to be a Bad Thing, and them in charge decided to make it illegal.

Then people decided that it was better to send each other text messages, so that they could not be seen yakking. All the had to do was to keep the mobile below the window line, thus ensuring that their attention was not on the road, but on their silly toy which was somewhere down near groin level.... Read more