May 2016
Hi everyone , i would welcome your advice as to the purchase of a transit crew cab, 2/3 yrs old,thats covered 100.000 miles plus ..... i need a day van for our young family for DOMESTIC use only ,and would welcome your views as to the chances of a few yrs happy motoring , I would buy with FSH, and change the oil to fully synthetic , what do you think ? THANKYOU. Read more
My focus is driving me nuts. Its got somewhat intermittant (or varying severity) stutter or hestitation at the lower end of the rev range, more so when cold. Its mainly noticable with very light throttle, such as when creeping in heavy traffic, i cant really feel it at full throttle. It doesnt seem to do it at low revs if its in a high gear and I boot it.
Ive done the usual, replaced the leads, plugs and coil, there is no water in the plug wells. Ive swapped out the throttle body, MAF sensor and injectors for known good units (thanks to a patient friend) and even had the PCM updated to the latest software and reset the adaptations, but nothing has helped.... Read more
Hi Chris!
I have the same problem, could you tell me what was the solution for you?...
Hi guys,
some advice would be greatly appreciated. I'm looking to buy a second hand car, money a bit tight, with a max budget of £7000. I would like one that is reliable, due the mileage I can clock up, I suppose I average about 14,000 miles a year.... Read more
So you're basically saying, for ANY car, if its regularly serviced, nothing EVER should go wrong. Hmm. Perhaps you should read the reviews of the cars you own on this website, and you'll see they have inherrant faults, some of which you may have not noticed because they might've gone wrong before you bought them (I presume you only buy second hand) - I wonder if this is something you checked before buying, especially if it a really well-used older car that's done starship mileages and perhaps with several owners?
Hence the luck comment. Several other people owning exactly the same Vauxhall Vectra model may have experienced many problems (despite them being serviced regularly in accordance with guidelines), many of which are documented in the Car-by-Car review area....
I'm new, thanks for your help in advance. A friend has offered to service my Mondeo for me, I'm old if I get the bits. I have Crossland fuel filter and oil filters.
The mileage is 71k The year registered is 2006 made 2005.... Read more
Today my friend is servicing my Mondeo.
I've thpought over what has been advised and this morning contacted the company who have alraedy suppled the Crosland filter and QX oil and arranged to swap for a Mann filter and Castrol Magnatech Fully Syn two times 4 litre's, just what yesterday I said I wouldn't do....
Has anyone tried to wade through the Owners Manual relating to the infotainment system on their Octavia SE L? I am educated and literate but I challenge anyone to find following the instructions and options in this owners manual easy! The Sat Nav is espacially difficult. Read more
Mine has an Amundsen: I don't remember it being particularly difficult when the car was new, but there's certainly a lot of it! I found it helped to look up specific things I wanted it to do, rather than wading through it all from start to finish.
It's a lot more intuitive than the system in SWMBO's Mini - I'll give it that.
Will soon need a "new" vehicle ; am I asking the impossible with the following ?
Max 8000 miles per year so not too worried about mpg ,petrol , chain cam , NON flyby wire accelerator , ....and high seating position .Wife would prefer a bit of comfort . . . just would like to know what to look after in second hand market . Read more
Thank you for all suggestions re non fly by wire , chain cam etc have found solution :)
Comfort ....... Deep high cushions and found a 51 plate 11,000 mile full history 1.8 Primera " suits me " but I,m not fussy ......... the complaint on fly by wire accelerator........... was that at 115000 miles on a VW caddy diesel a £350 bill for a Bosch sensor was not in the brochure but seems it happens according to Google .............. Happy trails
Hi,
ive got a problem with my for focus TDI which im certain has been caused by mechanic.... Read more
oil - i use the grade recomended by the books at halfords and use halfords own
service - a year ago...
Hi does anyone know if the clutch pedal can be adjusted on my focus? The biting point is about half way but the pedal travels a long way up after that to rest. It makes hard work of driving it and hurts my foot afrer a long drive
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Thanks for your replies
How long does it take to charge in 3 pin socket ? Read more
Hi I am completely new to all this and hope i am in teh right place and would really like some help and advise.
I have recently had to have an inspection of my car for warranty, The car cut out within seconds of starting and moving off from 1 to 2 gear, loss of power and steering. the result after inspection was the engine manifold butterfly flap had come away and travelled through the engine in the process shearing the manifold rod.... Read more
Wow, how I detest extended warranties.
Better of knowing where you stand....
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Service history is essential as is condition, you will soon be able to tell if it's had a hard life by the condition of the interior