February 2016
We bought this seat based on a few reviews. We returned the first one we received as it doesn't positively lock in the sideways position. We've just taken delivery of the replacement which is the same? Your review suggests that it locks when facing sideways but we now have 2 that don't? What are the odds of both being faulty?! Or are we missing something? Read more
Hi car went to garage and was told that fuel pump behind engine is going he taken it off done something and worked for couple days now gone again but can't find info on it anyone know where it is or what it's called so I can get replacement from scrapy or somewhere like that he could send it of but cost £300 to have it repaired any idea?? Read more
Trying to find out info about a 61 plate focus. It's low mileage (13K) and I wanted to see the MOT history via
Took delivery of a "demo" Kia venga 2 from a Kia dealer, and pleasantly surprised. Nothing special to write home about, but driving position and hence comfort much superior to the Kia rio 2 1.2 it replaced after I got stuck in the car (difficulty getting out after a journey to Leeds and a friendly garage attendant offered over the tannoy to come out and fill it up for me)
Fuel economy not as good as the rio, but 1.4 instead of 1.2 and more sit up and beg and a bit heavier too. (Between 35-40MPG overall, not complaining)... Read more
Dacia duster about to be offered in the UK with the brilliant 1.2 turbo petrol Renault engine, should be announced at Geneva.
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I had locking rear left door problem with my Mercedes A160 (made in 1999) so visited local garage to repair her yesterday and today my wife got that back as i was at work.... Read more
I regret that actually coz we are planing on buying a new car next year. but my wife was panicking with the car door which opens when driving
Fair enough then, but we didn't know that from your OP though! Quite right to get it fixed asap if it's a daily driver.
Hi I own a Alfa Giulietta 2.0 JTDM thinking of buying a spare set of alloys to put winter tyres on.
My question is what alloys will fit this car I'm looking of second hand set... Read more
Bought a 2013 Mazda from main dealer in Dec 2014. Before next service was due the oil pressure light came on and a text warned me to stop the vehicle to avoid engine damage.Mazda Assist called, car towed. Courtesy car given...oil change and reprogramme software. I collect car BUT just 5 months later.[Jan 2016]..same thing... stopped car, phoned Mazda assist etc. Mazda dealer will not provide paperwork re what they have done to my car. The guarantee runs out in Sept. I've asked for refund as it is not fit for purpose. All they will do is provide a free oil change. I drive 90 miles a day on a mixture of motorway, country roads and town roads. I don't want a car that has an inherent fault every 5 months..leaving me stranded. What are my next steps ? Read more
The right to reject has to be acted on within 28 days of purchase, and you purchased in Dec 14? and at that time the 'rejection ligislation' had not been implimented
Please can anyone help, I am going mad! We accidentally put too much oil in our Zafira in January-way too much and the engine seized. Our local garage replaced the engine with a second-hand Astra SRI engine that we were told was compatible for our Zafira. The car now runs but has almost no power and the manifold gets red hot after a few minutes. We have taken it to 3 different garages including a Vauxhall dealer, however none of them can tell us the problem, the ECU has been tested and come back fine.
Is it possible the Astra engine was not compatible? The garage put some auxilliaries from our Zafira engine on to the Astra engine when they replaced it-is this ok? The engine had the same model number as our Zafira. We do not know what to try next, please help! Read more
If it's got fault codes, it may help if you tell us what they are.
Just had some work done on the car (MOT failure), but I think I got done on total amount of hours garage spent mending the vehicle, I would like to ask for advice, hopefully from people that work as mechanics or at least have a keen interest in car repairs. I will list the things that were done and hopefully you could let me know the hours that it should take to fulfill the tasks. Thanks a lot in advance.
1 Diagnostics - rear brakes application uneven... Read more
isn't the decision to change or not is to be made by me and not the garage?
Yes. Age? Mileage? It is not clear from the above what exactly failed and what was merely an advisory. Bearing 'failure' from roughness or free play is somewhat subjective. Brakes should work almost as well at 1mm pad thickness as new. Most pads are changed far too early, never allowing the pistons to travel far, inviting corrosion and early caliper failure. Discs, with an occasional rust service, should last many tens of thousands of miles, depending how you drive. (Mine have usually lasted 100,000m)...
A UK national resident in France decides to buy a used car in the UK from a bonafide dealer.
At the point of sale the vehicle tax is surrendered by the dealer who claims any refund due.... Read more
You tax a vehicle when you register it with DVLA. Overseas car importation can seem daunting even to an experienced collector- what’s with the procedures, paperwork, and other hidden costs. However, as with almost everything else, a clear understanding of the process makes a huge difference. As a US expat in the UK, I wanted to import a new ford mustang for more than 12 months of use and thus I had to part with 10% import duty and 20% VAT. I also had to pay US taxes, FBAR, for my foreign account combined balance exceeded $30K by the FBAR deadline of April 15th. I spent $1000 to ship in a consolidated container from Port of Los Angeles to Felixstowe. After inspection, I registered with DVLA of which it took 7 weeks to receive the registration certificate.
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In an ideal world, perhaps but as the .gov site https://www.gov.uk/check-mot-history says, "Some MOT test results for recently transferred personalised registrations aren’t available."