December 2015
Looking at my and friends' local papers, apart from drink driving, most of those prosecuted seem to have been caught by camera (speeding, bus lane, etc.) or IT (untaxed, uninsured,etc.). There are a few mobile phone offences that does not reflect the number of people I see driving and using phones (often school run!) or tailgating (which seems ever more frequent and aggressive). Is it not time there was more real policing on the roads? Read more
Brought a brand new traffic van in July covered just over 5000 miles so far and is now back at the dealership for the fourth fault, previous faults have all been electronic related but latest fault is leaking master cylinder, I have two questions
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A leaking master cylinder that caused the clutch to slip/burn/smoke, over a 70 mile drive will have damaged clutch plate, at least. I would demand photographic evidence of its state, and preferanly to see with your own eyes.
As an observation, any compensation, not that you can obtain any, would be deemed, from a tax point of view, as income
My 2008/2009 car has a full glass roof with front opening section which makes a weird creak/knock over the NSR passenger seat on rough roads. Has anyone else had this problem and if so what is the cure? Read more
Head over to the UK-based MB forum - mbclub. You'll likely get advice on a cause/fix from the forum. I know the pan-roofs on the C Class coupe used to require periodic greasing and the E Class pan-roof may be the same.
My ex wife's Mini is stuttering a bit on decelleration, the very same symptoms that my van had (albeit a diesel van) when the egr valve was sooted up.
I have read conflicting reports as to whether this car even has an egr valve! If so can anyone tell me where it is located so I can try and clean it with some carb cleaner. ... Read more
There are plenty of possible causes. A coil pack, for example. The supercharger bearings failing, for another. Or even something as simple as a new set of spark plugs required.
I'd suggest you get it into a competent garage, who may be able to read any fault codes stored, and 'live' read the car in the garage, which may help to narrow down a likely culprit.
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I wonder if they are the same mob that ran the Winchester Club in Minder?
And is their owner a bloke called Dave? Like the barman in the winchester Club in Minder?
Got a mk5 diesel astra, brakes keep sticking,had new calipers all round,new pads and discs and a new master cylinder, bled loads of times but now and again they start to seize on,if I turn off the engine and pump the brake pedal a few times it cures the problem and I van drive maybe 30 miles before it does it again, driving me crazy now, any ideas???? Read more
It's a diesel 1.7 cdti early 2005, you didn't have to change the servo then?
No, the rod had a threaded section that could be adjusted. I don't know if yours would be the same....
A year later and happy with the car!
It does what we ask it to, getting up close to 50ish mpg on long runs, dual carriageway and motorway, 40ish locally, so no complaints there.... Read more
I like the look of the new i20
Had a new fabia as a rental car, it was a nice motor but a bit of research shows Skoda have moved the prices up and are offering very little discount....
how many batteries are fitted to a 2007 b200 cdi cvt model - located in south africa. Read more
European models have one,located under the floor.
Hi all,
I have a 2010 Merc C180. Right hand tail light of the car is not "behaving". sometimes it works and sometimes not. It is quite strange issue. I am clueless why it is showing inconsistent behavior. Do you guys have an idea? ... Read more
Poor quality bulbs,bad connections at the base of the bulbs,water ingress into the lamp,or more likely a burnt pin in the lamp connector.MB do a repair kit for these.
Hi,
my wife has a Smart Brabus 2005 that despite having a new water pump and thermostat, is still having overheating problems.... Read more
DTAL : glad to see that the garage has done right by on this. Excellent of them.
HJ does have a 'Garage reviews' section, and obviously the more who provide their experiences, the better....
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The number of traffic officers has been cut back severely - many forces having none at all having reallocated those officers to fast response general units. In addition, the traffic flow responsibilities have been handed over to Highways Agency in England, not Scotland and not sure about Wales/N Ireland - and local parking enforcement decriminalised and handed over to local councils (agian not in all areas).