August 2015
I received a NIP in the post having gone through a forward Travelo speed camera,
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For a few months now, I've had an intermittent problem with black smoke from the exhaust coupled with a reduction in power. Recently it's become less intermittent! Motorway driving is fine as even with the problem happening, I can gradually get the car up to 60mph, put it in cruise control and gently get home. However come off the motorway and try to get up and down steeper hills, and it really struggles. My local garage (here in France, and NOT a Hyundai dealer), did a diagnostic test and identified a "problem" with the Air Mass Sensor - so we replaced it. All was well for a couple of weeks then the problem came back. Garage said new diagnostics test showed "No Faults". They suggested perhaps a problem with dirt in the fuel (diesel, by the way). This weekend, I changed the air filter and the fuel filter under the bonnet and, although I did a 100 mile round trip on the motorway yesterday with no problem, today the problem has reared its ugly head once again.
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Just had 5 cyl diesel Merc in today with exactly the same symptoms,
though customers car also emited clouds of black smoke at lights or junctions when stopping....
I have an old workhorse Mercedes E300 TD Estate W210.
I do not have the handbook and was wondering what tyre sizes should be fitted to this car, and if mine are standard / ok ?... Read more
There are plenty of all-season tyres on the market which probably aren't quite as good as winter tyres in extreme situations, but will cope with snow and ice where the road is passable.
Everyone has their favourites: I have had very good experience with Kleber Quadraxers, which are quite a bit cheaper than the so-called premium makes.
Can anyone(perhaps Elecie doc and A/C ) explain why I have had a massive performance increase since changing my defective battery. (the battery showed weak on the test but would start the car ? Read more
Seen this and similar on a few cars,
Jag was mentioned,...
The DWP has sent my pension forecast to the wrong address. It obviously includes my National Insurance Number. D.O.B etc.
Is anyone aware of any security implications and any action I should take ?... Read more
Very good point.
I now belief the records have been amended.
My nearly new Leon decided to take a trip down the drive and my drivers side headlamp got smashed.
Seat are the only suppliers of replacements and they cost £702.... Read more
Thanks for the reply.I am old enough to remember when all you did was change the bulb.My first car cost a quarter of the headlight cost.Somebodys making good money.
The old problem of indelible handprints on paint left by sunscreen was bad around rear door handles and surfaces on my Jazz. (silver metallic finish)
This regime seems to have suceeded in removing them:... Read more
Hi everyone I'm having a hard time choosing a next workhorse with negative feedbacks about diesel cars manufactured since 2009 due to its DPF while I'm running more than 25000 a year mostly town driving, I'm not sure if petrol will be a good idea. I'm driving a 1.9 passat with 5 speed at the moment and it never lets me down. I only have 7000 budget for a used car but it has to be atleast 7 years old. I am thinking between avensis 1.8 petrol or e class, c class 2.1 and it has to be manual. Thanks for your time, all advice will be considered for my next step... Read more
There's a lot of 1.8 Valvematic avensis' up here.
Interestingly, seen a few civic taxis which makes sense considering the reliability, economy and the amount of room inside.
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>Premium badge cars don't actually last any longer than others - they just look good and have a better image.
Thts not really true. While your correct may of the engine gearbox etc are the same. The body panels use thicker metal. Much better quality paint and long life components make them more durable....
Just had all 4 tyres replaced, still find when in 4wd it Judders and sometimes stalls when in full lock but it is fine in 2wd! Read more
Don't engage 4wd unless you actually need it. It's only a simple system on the Vitara and you will cream cracker it doidng what you are doing.
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Speed cameras do have some sort of mass sensor to monitor LGVs, vans and trailers which have lower speed limits than cars so may trigger at less than the car's speed limit.