January 2014
Is it possible to change the heads up display from MPH to KPH?
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My 2002 diesel automatic Galaxy has been slipping out of gear, particularly when over about 40mph. If you are very gentle on the accelerater you can keep it in gear and generally drive quite normally.
Just come back from the garage where I have been told it needs the gearbox rebuilt, he said it would cost around £2000 and advised me against doing it. Looking on the internet there are garages that offer exchanges for £475 all in, are these worth considering?... Read more
One assumes that this vehicle has a means of checking the gearbox oil level?
First thing to have done is check the level and top up (preferably refresh) if necessary....
The clutch and flywheel etc was replaced about 1 and half years ago,the car has done about 8000 miles and the clutch has started to slip I think?,about a month ago I started to lose power and I kept getting error with the display screen flashing with a loss of power but if I stopped and turned the key off and back again it's normal but now it's loss of power with high revs,no flashing on screen with loss of power,could it really be the clutch going at such low miles of 7000?.Thanks Read more
Put the parking brake on fully set of in second gear it should stall if the clutch is ok.
Jan 2010 - Mazda CX7 2.2 SportTech diesel
62,000 miles, full service history from supplying dealer... Read more
Hi Kevin, very interesting to read these posts as the exact same has just happened to my wife's CX-7. What was the outcome withyours?...
We have an independent assessor (ACE) checking our car now and writing a report based on their findings as to exactly why the car engine stopped....
Horrific video - obviously profit before safety. Read more
Is it only me or are there others who have noted things like this. I travel on a dual carriageway it’s not that long about 1 mile the speed limit is 40mph .About half way along there are traffic lights .There are on regular occasions vehicles that set off down the road like at F1 starting grid (I assume that vehicle fuel is verry cheep to some) get I guess to about 60mph only to anchor on at the midway lights they are usually on red (as they are linked lights) and then off again .If someone is doing any reasonable speed or not going fast enough in the right hand lane then it seems it’s OK not just to break the speed limit but to cut up anyone in left lane so as to undertake because they are in such a rush. What I cannot work out is why it’s BMW 90% of the time. Are they exempt from the Highway Code? Or is just the games console attitude you get with some BMWs and is it compulsory?... Read more
I absolutely agree about lower standards of driving at weekends - mainly because fewer of them seem to know where they're going.
Higher residuals make the three German premium marques good value for business leasing. It's human nature for most people to have aspirations, and you can't blame them for going for a prestige marque when it's on offer - even though a Ford is in most ways as good to drive....
Its OK ORB, i get the blame for everything else, wouldn't suprise me if they somehow put me in the frame for this too.:-))
Anyone done of these? Got my car serviced, MOT arranged by the garage but done elsewhere. Failed on tyre wear, the garage said it was fine, but the MOT tester disagreed.
Garage said 'Somewhere else will probably pass it'.... Read more
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I have just bought a 1999 Subaru Legacy estate with 140,000 miles on the clock, all with one owner. It seems in pretty good condition but recently it has started making a knocking sound which is particularly noticeable when starting up from cold but still there when warmed up. Do I have a big problem or is it a common thing which won't develop into a big and expensive problem? Read more
If its little or big ends that are making a noise I suggest you do not use the car especially big end,If you are not able to strip and rebuild the engine you are looking at alot of expense probably why the previous owner sold it.It could of course be something reasonable cheap to repair you need to locate were the noise is coming from, a rubber tube used as a stethoscope is useful these are flat boxer engines so it should be easy to find were the noise originates.
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Will not be functional by now anyway :-)