October 2013
There seem to be about 4 types, 1.6, 2, 2.2 and 3 litre engines fitted (excluding some smaller ones).
How many manufacturers are there of these 4 sizes. Do Audi, Renault/Nissan, Mercedes, BMW, Citroen/Peugeot, Fiat, Ford, Jaguar/Land Rover, VW/Seat, Honda, Chrysler, Toyota, Hyundai etc all make their own?... Read more
Please could someone advise me how to test glow plugs? do you get at the wireing from the top or the bottom, or do you have to remone the front grill and fan. I have looked but cannot see any wire's just the diesel pipe going to the injectors and the return pipe. plus how can I check the fuel pump is running. thanks for any help you can give. Read more
We are currently looking for a new car and the Hyundai i30 1.4 petrols (in Active spec) look like really good vaule. We have seen a number about 6-12 months old and 8-12k mileage. The car will be used for pootling about, but a number of long (250 mile plus) trips per year three up plus luggage.
Does anybody have an experience of them - are they OK to drive (underpowered at all?), fuel economy, ownership and so on? We did think of diesel, but we probably don't do the mileage to justify the £1,500 jump in cost to an equivalent diesel model.... Read more
I have had a 2013 1.4 petrol classic for about a month now. There is a big improvement over the previous model. Much quieter, better suspension it copes with holes in the roads very well so that you get a smooth ride. The 6 speed gear box is nice to use, far smoother than the previous model. Although it is the same engine as before it seems to better on acceleration which is useful. The only minus is the demister which does not seem very effective. Overall, an enjoyable car to drive.
Demister seems to have sorted its self out now and working as normal....
I bought my 11reg fiesta in August on collection i noticed a few rust like marks near the rear numberplate .I ws told by salesman it was just a bit of fallout that could be easilyremoved so he had i boked in to have a acid treatment applied. when i got the car back i noticed somemore and informed him straight away.He said it needed looking at again .I am starting toget a bit concerned about the lasting effect of thisfallout and wonder what to do next. Read more
Try T cutting a test patch as out of sight as possible, either polish out or they won't.
Never used a clay bar, far too much faff for me.
Hi Honest John Forum,
First of all, please excuse in advance any potential spelling errors strange words that might appear in this thread, I am using my iPhone which has a tendency to play games....
You may notice that it is 02:20am and it is abit of an odd hour to be posting up a question on a forum but unfortionatly for me I can't sleep because I can't get what has happened to me of my mind.
On Wednesday I bought a 2005 Ford Focus 1.6 TDCI 114,000 miles (sensible option as my partner is now 10 weeks away from having our first child)
The car was for sale on eBay as an auction but in the add it stated his mobile number and to ring/text for a viewing and offers.
Luckily for me the car happened to be for sale in the same town as me (result) in the add it stated that the car "drives and runs like new" "FSH" "all work has been done"
My partner rang the number and it was answered by a man, my partner went straight to the point and said she was ringing about the car for sale and immediately he said "which one" (closer inspection showed that he actually had a couple cars for sale on eBay at the time)
She explained our interest in the ford focus and asked what he would like for it, his answer was £2000 and so naturally we offered £1900 and he accepted (over the phone)
He then went on to say that his dad had the car and the viewing would be at his house so we then had to ring the dad and arrange a viewing which we did about an hour later.
Upon arrival the car looked in great condition body work apart from the scratch which was stated in the add, four good tyres, underneath looked solid and no rush at all that I could see. we where then greated by an older gentleman (about 65ish) who immediately told us to go into the house to do paperwork. I was at first hesitant because we hadn't even seen the car running yet or even looked inside it, he assured me that the vehicle was 110% mechanically sound and has no issues and explained he was a mechanic.
I then made the fatal mistake of chatting to the old boy about the vehicle as he told me how great it was etc etc and we counted the money out and he got me to sign the logbook.
We all walked outside to the car where he then showed me the service book in the glove box and the interior was in great condition too.
Before I had the chance to even pop the bonnet and check it over the old boy had to get back to his flat and do what ever old boys do and said "it's ok you can drive the car because your insured as I am fully comp on it"
I started the engine after he went in and it appeared to sound fine, a little smoke but what I expected from a diesel (so I've been told)
Drive slowly home about two miles away as it didn't have much fuel and parked it up over night.
The next day I done all the insurance etc but had no reason to go out anywhere so the car stayed there over night again and the next morning I had to get up and take my partner home which is a 80 mile single trip and I was looking forward to it.
Got roughly 3 miles away from my house and all hell broke lose under the bonnet, loss of power, smoke etc.
Turns out the turbo has disintegrated, injector no.3 is clogged and the mechanic drained 400ml of oil from the intercooler.
The turbo pipe was help on with a cable tie and didn't have a gasket to manifold and has signs of tampering (bolts being over tightened and worn)
I immediately rang the old boy at te side of the road and as I was starting to explain the car had broken down he immediately went straight to "sold as seen, nothing I can do about it" shrugged me off and ended the call. I WAS LIVID...!
Since then I have researched the eBay seller and he has sold 10 vehicles in the last few months alone and one of his feedbacks says "great car, great ebayer and your dads a top bloke too"
Have I been conned by a trader selling cars privately..!!
I have since made every attempt to contact both people and they just seem to ignore me and when I do get a reply its usually neandathal like replies like "do what you want" to a message saying I will take them to small claims court.
What I really need to know is do I stand a chance in court against these people or am I wasting my time. Its 2013 and trading rules have changed enough that "sold as seen" no longer holds ground in the sale of a car and only the description counts.
I've been quoted £1300 repair bills. :-(
Thank you for reading.
Darrell. Read more
I'm sorry to hear of your woes. However, as has been pointed out, you have been very naive.
£1,900 for a 2005 Ford Focus 1.6 TDCI seems cheap; now you know why. And from your post, really you know you should have inspected the car properly and should have had a test drive. You realise that you were taken advantage of by people who were keen you should do neither and just wanted your cash. A valuable lesson, unfortunately expensively learned....
Why didn't Ford ever do the Ka-Si.
Couldn't those witty Germans have made an Audi Partner? Or a cross trail sort of Audi-Doodi?... Read more
A well known brand from the North East via Japan are good at that game. The Junk and Squashedcar come to mind.
Knowledge / help please.
Currently on 2nd (3rd gen) Prius Hybrid company car, 62,000 miles per year.... Read more
French build is appalling, they're usually bottom of league in reliability.
We've had 7 Toyoytas over many years, zero defects.
I bought a Ford Fiesta 11reg from my local Ford dealer in August on collection of the car i noticed a few rust marks on paintwork.When i pointed these out these to salesman he said it was fallout and would easily be removed and he arranged to have them removed using an acid treatment.When the car was returned to me there were still a couple of fallout marks on it .which i have told them about and since then i have noticed even more fallout after i have washed it.What should i do next? Read more
WHAT?
Nissan won an exclusive contract to replace the Crown Victoria and to supply New York with taxis based on the NV200 van. Although the exclusivity part of the contract has been challenged in the courts, Nissan expect to begin sales next month.
Nissan are also working on a version for London.
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Hmmm- the price of progress. But you could service and and maintain the Prima with a set of normal hand tools, no fault codes, no electronics, loads of them are still going in boats, generators and water pumps-not a bad old engine that, and I've never heard of of one going t*ts up given fair treatment.
In marine mode with an aftercooler they were rated at 102 hp, so not quite so pedestrian after all.