February 2013
Hi all,
Picking up a new Q5 on the 1st but the dealer is asking for payment the day prior to this so they can register the car?
Is this normal practise for newly registered cars? My concern is if I get there and find something wrong they already have my money in the bank! If it's normal practise I guess I'll just have to go ahead and reject if any kind of problem? Read more
Have just returned from 16 days in China , these are the main observations ;
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Wife and I were there in 2010 (went to Expo in Shanghai)
we used the maglev into Shanghai from the airport, but as the 'city'station is in the suburbs so it is necessary to use a taxi or underground train to get to the city centre. Taxi drove nice and smoothly, I was able to film the city and curious ciruclar road on way to hotel .... we also used taxis a few times in the city, fares are very cheap by our standards. Journeys were calm and relaxing, drivers took care and generally these were very pleasant experiences .... but the taxi ride from the hotel back to the maglev was awful, the driver raced like a madman, swerving like a dodgem around other cars on the main roads and we were both rather pleased to have reached the maglev safely. If we were not leaving the country I'd have made a complaint. but there was not time....
There is a random yellow circle with like a bracket either side coming on. Anyone know what it means? Read more
Circle-with-brackets usually means a brake warning (think brake drum and shoes).
Probably the pad wear warning indicator. If they've just hit the sensor, it'll come on when you brake and go off when the pads move away from the disks....
What can I do, I sold my car to a dealer with outstanding finance on it. The dealer said he would settle the finance but hasn't. He's sold on the car but not settled the HP what can I do ? Read more
100% down and payments of nothing ,
You and I may be able to afford to do that - but most can't.
I am normally a £1k tops for a commuter car but the last one has now given up the ghost (Fiat Brava) and am looking at something a bit better. The commuter was a third car and now looking at getting back down to 2 and trading in the wife’s Peugeot 307 1.4l petrol Envy (53 plate) for a diesel.
Interested in thoughts on the best makes and models to meet the following:... Read more
Citroen C4 1.6 HDI from about 2008 are comfortable, very economical and quite cheap to buy - especially the 92 bhp version, which is less stressed than the 110 bhp version, therefore more likely to be reliable in the long term.
A dear friend of mine used one for commuting between Sheffield and Leeds for a few years, 100% reliable and very low servicing costs....
Hi People,
after searching the web for a car buying forum, I came across this one and it looks the most appealing!
I'm after some advice regarding purchasing a new car please, i'm very confused!
Right, so I want to buy a used car (maybe 1 year old). However, I don't know which option to take: I have the funds ready (spending upto £14k) - so should I just buy the car outright?
Or the 2nd option is to Finance it on a Personal contract purchase. But I don't think it's sensible to pay interest if I already have the funds, and dealers only provide 0% finance on new cars.
What option would you take and why? Any advice would be most appreciated!
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I've said many times on here you may be surprised what you can come home with for £4,000 these days. £14k opens up hundreds of possibilities.
Spot on jamie, been looking around for a few weeks with my daughter, sussing out the market. There is a lot of metal available for £5k+ especially if you are prepared to haggle.Enter Mrs Concrete, our very own Exocet. Once she has been on the case for an hour or so I move and and the guy is virtually wanting to give it to me for some peace and quiet. It is sad to see a grown man close to tears. I am thinking of hiring her out as a negotiator. Anyway, back to cars, the second hand market is as overstocked as the new car market so deals are there to be had. Do all your homework, pin down the spec and price you want and go for it. It seems it is all up for grabs. People who offer to lend you money are not doing it because they are nice people, they are doing it make a profit. Nothing wrong with that, just keep it mind if you really have to borrow. good luck. Concrete
The full 1975 documentary about Barry Sheene at the Daytona 200 has appeared on Youtube.
It's a great chance to see one of THE great motorsports documentaries, as well as close-up shots of some of the most savage, ill-tempered racing machinery ever made.... Read more
11.9 is a b***** good time, how much was the motor modified?
2.5 mm off piston skirts, 1.5 mm wider and higher exhaust port. Air box modified, Exhaust system with modified back "silencer" section plus shortened front pipes(which also jacked up the whole system for ground clearance).Cylinder heads skimmed and reprofiled to give a tight "squish".
All difficult to see from the outside!
can some send me the Ford Technical Service Bulletin to david.hull@sky .com Read more
mk3 mondeo petrol
no readings on map and baromater
help is needed as its doing my head in as i cant find the problem
no dtc codes , no engine light on
please help Read more
yeah do get a reading on inlet air temp , i unplugged sensor tonight and the engine did run crap , so it must mean that its working , but why no reading on map sensor and barometer i do not know
hi i recently tried to fix a cooling fan problem (wouldnt come on) i relized a relay was missing so i replaced (whilst car was running) the fan kicked in then cut out as did the car now the car wont start.
i checked all fuses they were fine but i did relize that the fuel pump stopped whirring when key was turned, i tested the pump from the ecu relay / fuel control module(not sure what its called its a double relay behind ecu). i bridged pin no. 8 and 4 and the fuel pump kicked in.... Read more
this is the thing i was hoping to hear thank you for reply, hope it is just that, i am a trainee tech and having a hard time solving this prob on my own car.
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