January 2014
I have a lot of condensation inside my front windscreen. The screen is a bit misty overall, but near the bottom there are several droplets of water on the screen.
One the frosty mornings I scrape the ice from the outside, then have to come inside and scrape ice on the inside too.
I have tried Holts screenies to try and keep inside of screen clean and it normally is clean, but this winter there is a lot of condensation.
Any tips on how to deal with this? Is it a case of clearing screen so condensation doesn't settle. Or is there a dehumidifier type device for cars that soaks up the water?
Thanks
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Difficult decision time. My 13 year old Picasso has suffered a clutch failure. Looks like about £400 to repair. I have caah set aside for a replacement, is it best now to cut my losses and scrap the pic? It's got 90k on the clock, bought at 3y old by me and done a well maintained 5k ever since. It guzzles petrol and the tax is £260. I was thinking of spending about 7k on a C4 Grand Picasso, or 10k on a Galaxy. Tending to the latter as the 3 kids will be massive in a few years and we keep cars about a decade.
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We had a C-Max, pretty much the same size as the original Picasso, did what we needed a car to do, held all the luggage twice a year (just) and was pretty comfortable. Would ahve bought a Picasso when we bought it but the wifey found that the gear lever was too much of a stretch, preferred the C-Max.
Replaced it with a Kia Ceed SW. Its got more luggage space, better passenger space and does not take up much more space on the road and in car parks. Prior to the C-Max we had a 52 plate Mondeo, in car parks it was a real pain and the newer ones are even bigger, spaces are simply not made for them....
Today my wife parked in the new UKPC car park at St Stephen's Place in Trowbridge, Wilts. The car park offers 3 hours of free parking, but a ticket must be displayed. My wife failed to display a ticket. She returned to the car after less than an hour to find a "Parking Charge" stuck to the windscreen of £100, or £60 if paid within 14 days. The car park was less than half full. The "charge" seems out of all proportion to the failure on her part simply to display a ticket. Does my wife have to pay? I have spent ages looking through threads, but cannot find anything similar to this set of circumstances. Many thanks. Read more
MSE has a thread of someone who has just been successful against UKPC. Charge isn't a genuine pre estimate of loss.
I'm getting a "Stop Start Error" message and either 1 or 2 coil warning lights coming on, and then engine runs rough. Seat Dealer says it needs new injectors. Has anyone had the same fault?... Read more
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Hi, has anybody ever used Delphi oil on a qashqai 1.5 diesel. I haven't heard of it before, but came up on a website i was looking at. It's 5w40 c3 fully synetic. Is it made by one of the big oil companies. Thank's for any info. Sparky100. Read more
Yes, it seems to have all the specifications that your car needs and it is a good price.
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I have a Citroen C5 2.0 hdi with the 110 non fap! (Thank god)... Read more
Keep an eye on Euro Car Parts, if they've got a sale on you can pick up a genuine one (Pierburg) for half the dealer price.
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My current car, my beloved Seat Exeo is coming to the end of its lease period. I am looking at a Hyundai i40 diesel. It appears an attractive option as a replacement and seems to have many creature comforts as standard.
Does anyone own or lease one, if so I would be interested to read your thoughts on this car in relation to ownership, fuel consumption, any niggles, etc.
I have read the review on here but it is based on an earlier model. Read more
1.7 Diesel Kia/Hyundai engine
On cold startup (i.e car has stood overnight)...
I have been told that the legal definition of an estate car, as compared to a van, is the presence of rear seats. Is this correct? I seem to remember windows having something to do with it.
The reason I ask is this: For the occasional camping trip, I was thinking of removing the rear seats and leaving them at home. Not difficult, four torx bolts per seat.... Read more
The rear seats are bolted into the pre 2008 version ie the original and its 'facelift' successor. In the post 2008 model they're removable in, i think, all versions. Certainly rthe are in my wife's 2013 XTR model.
I presume therefore the OP has the earlier model. ...
Hi. Advice please !!
My Alhambra (2005 model) has a problem with First & Reverse gears mainly when cold. When hot it's not bad normally slipping in first time every time.
However when cold it can take a few attempts.
It's had new gear selector parts, new clutch & flywheel & the slave has good pressure
I bought the car after the new clutch so I am not aware of history.
I spoke to Seat & they said yeah it's your gearbox oil.
I can see sense in that so have bought some.
Can I have some help to identify the drain & fill points.
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Great news!
This is a lesson to all to ignore the manufacturers claims re "sealed for life"
Hi, I've had this car for three weeks now and am really dissapointed on it's performace.
I have had CORSA's now for years, and just part exchanged my 2007 plate for this car.... Read more
At what speed are you engfaging 5th?
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Some steaming of inside is to be expected on a cold morning. Worst is when car's stood in winter sun all day and temperature drops rapidly at nightfall.
Applying de-icer to outside makes it worse!! ...