July 2013
Is this so Eric, can nip in to Greggs for his lunchtime pasty? Read more
It looks promising from the scant details so far... Read more
I've noticed water on the bottom of the pollen filter in the passenger footwell. It isn't a lot of water, but it eventually drips onto the carpet and it seems to be running down the outside of the filter housing (the filter was bone dry inside).
Tonight I took the glovebox out and the heater blower motor so I could see behind. Everything was bone dry and dusty - no traces of water at all, thought it might have been coming in via the air inlet and working its way through the heater.... Read more
hi my first time and i need help had my garden landscaped on advice of check a trade..com after five weeks the weeds came through the membrane like the day of the triffids after several phone calls by me they have now missed three appointments to come and put right does anybody know what my legal rights are and how to pursue it as i think i have given them every chance to put right. thanks in anticipation brett 1207 Read more
Leif, your experience sounds very similar to mine, although, I waited for the cowboy to take me to SCC for non-payment, he won, got his payment, BUT, I counter-claimed for approx. twice the outstanding payments to correct his bodges and I won the counter-claim, so it ended up with the cowboy paying me.
And Check-a-Trade, not interested one bit, they take their money from anyone and protect no-one apart from the cowboys
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I'm thinking of buying a used car, I have been looking at private sales and went to look at a 59 plate corsa. It has a lady owner who bought the car in 2011 and 1 previous owner before her which was a local garage.... ... Read more
I'd also compare prices with cargiant - they have loads of Corsas, Fiestas, Clios mostly higher mileage but you can get a good feel for how much more you're paying to buy lower mileage.
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A couple of weeks ago my oil light kept coming on when I braked hard. I checked the oil and it was very low, none there. I topped it up. Then before a big journey I checked it again and it was very low again, topped up.... Read more
Modern hoses are pretty good-they don't perish like they used to. But they're not cheap. You can buy rubber hosing in fixed lengths and just cut off what length you require.
I have a Alfa 156 and recently parted with my beloved RX8. Previously the cars I bought just happened, now I can not make my mind up
Logic says I should sell my Alfa and buy something like a A4 convertable, my heart says something like a lotus Elise... Read more
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I paid £3700 for a Fiat Ulysse on April 19th from a dealer. The auto gearbox has been slipping for awhile now and my garage booked it in for an oil change which they did today. However things haven't improved and I'vee been told by my garage that the auto gearbox is knackered and will cost £1700 to replace. My 3 month warranty expired 10 days ago.... Read more
Sounds a bit of an ordeal.
Unfortunately I don't think the fact that the dealer is an hour away will have any bearing - you should have gone to them first. As for not being able to find them, if you can find them to take them to court, you could have found them to make a warranty claim. This will be the arguments which will come back from the dealer if it goes to court....
Anyone been to Florida recently? I'm told I don't need an idp by most people but others insist you need one. Read more
Here's the answer - I googled it. Report in the Independent, 2 April 2013.
British holidaymakers can now drive legally in Florida without obtaining an International Driving Permit (IDP)....
Hi everyone, your collective insight is requested!
On my way home tonight, my "Check Engine" and "Check 4x4 System" warnings took turns to flash up my display. Initally I feared that a return of my engine repair woes had resurfaced (see here www.honestjohn.co.uk/forum/post/index.htm?t=101494), but after turning the interior of my car blue I realised I had just put 30 litres of diesel in the car not more than 5 minutes / 2 miles earlier.... Read more
Well the the Toyota dealership have hooked it up and couldn't find anything untoward from the diagnostics. They also removed the EGR valve and cleaned that out on the off chance it was coked up and causing the error codes, just on the off chance.
So basically it's a case of wait and see what happens really, but whatever triggered it, it'sclearly nothing urgent / explosive!
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