June 2016
Had a parking ticket with photographic evidence of my number plate of my manitou loader. It was on a Nissan parked in Camden .i have sorted it with Camden council but they advise telling police and dvla or I might get more tickets. Phoned local police they said tell the met, phoned them they said tell dyfed Powys!! What is the proper procedures? Read more
Bought a new CX-3 1.5d SE Nav at the end of April 2016.
Great car & spec etc........but the flashing DPF light keeps coming on.
It happened the first time with less than 500 miles on the clock & continues to be a BIG problem.
It happens on a long run on motorway journeys.
Mazda Oxford had it in for an afternoon to fix the problem.....then it happened again & again.....then Mazda Oxford had it again for 6 days to sort the problem out again.
On a long run from Oxfordshire to Derbyshire it happened again today (June 12th) .....for the seventh time !!
Thinking of rejecting the car as "not fit for purpose'... Read more
Hi there,
I'm from Portugal and i have a new Mazda 3 HB with the same 1.5 skyactiv D engine.
The car have now 1 month old and the DPF light appears first time at my first 850 kms at the highway. It goest to the Mazda dealer and after one day, the car seems ok.
At the 1900kms the light came again and the car stills now again in Mazda dealer, but they dont find any problem, there are no errors registered at the ECU.
Did your problem have been solved yet?
Thanks in advance.
Best Regards.
I have never had problems charging my phone when camping with the car, as previously the 12v power socket was permantly live. However, now I have moved to a new Honda Jazz, I find that, in common with quite a few other cars, the power socket is only live when a key is left in the ignition.
Does anyone know if it is practical to rewire the power socket to be permanently live, or is there another way of charging the phone when the key cannot be left in the car. Read more
Kodak make a powerbank with dual USBs.
Found via quidco that i could get up to 35% cashback off my breakdown cover depending on who it was with..
I have nothing to do with them, but my uk recovery and onward travel inc homestart works out just over £18........ Read more
There are several 1% cashback cards, so you are forgoing the 1% cashback in order to get your points so it is costing you something.
I'm sure you must be right. Tesco only give 1 Clubcard point per £2 spent and a £1 voucher per 100 points, so each £1 voucher takes £200 spend (at an outlet other than Tesco). So, a 0.5% cashback equivalent. I see your point....
So--there will be no exit poll after the voting has finished on 23/6 due to there being no previous precedent. The Electoral Commison's earliest estimate of a nationwide result will come in around 07.00am the next morning.
So why pray is the media getting all excited by shifts of so called "polled public opinion" ( "Brexit in the lead/Remain in the lead?) when it is clearly pure conjecture? Read more
This is our chance to dump the EU shoudl we choose though.
Cameron does not belive the public will vote to leave which is why this has been given to us. By giving us the chance and him winning it gives him the control he needs....
My Berlingo has pretty much been the ideal vehicle for my needs - I'm a tradesman, it swallows all my tools and can be used as a car when needed.
A few faults are starting to occur now so I am sadly looking into replacement vehicles.... Read more
Look forward to hearing your thoughts on your new car.
Thanks - wasn't sure there'd be much interest in a 13 year old motor!...
In response to a recent query you wrote: "If you can find a 2009 or 2010 with a chain cam diesel engine that doesn't have a diesel particulate filter then that could be your best bet. KIA cee'd 1.6CRDI SW or Hyundai i30 1.6CRDI SW both delayed fitting DPFs until they absolutely had to. In the future, such cars may be banned from any city centres, but you wrote A road and country lane driving so that should not be a concern"
Could you please explain why DPF's are such a bad thing. In view of the latest reports on diesel pollution you would think that these were very worth while.... Read more
Do you still really need an estate car (large amount of loads being moved around, etc), as this could limit you a bit to what you can go for. Diesel is fine if (as you say) you do a reasonable amount of out-of-town driving, but really if in addition its lugging really heavy loads around (not just people and a some stuff in the boot) and for annual mileages at least over 15k miles a year, prefereably over 20k miles.
Modern diesels don't like regular short journeys and will lead to poor (and expensive to fix) reliability problems, as they rely on lots of technology to duck under (in theory, now with the VAG scandal perhaps not in practice without possibly sacrificing performance and/or mpg) the emissions regulations, which appear not to work well/be susceptible to issues when driven in this way....
Yesterday with the wife driving she heavily hit a rather high kerb with the front nearside wheel.
Only a week or two ago I had two new front tyres on the front and a specialist wheel tracking done.... Read more
LIKE CYD.. I have access to old friends who were in various roles at Rover JLR and Lotus..And I am very grateful for the advice and a lot of help over the years, including finding hard to get parts for myself and previous customers.
Everbody is a know it all, and nobody wants to pay for anything, (including diagnostics) (and they certainly wouldn't want to pay for change a bit at a time without diagnostics....
What would be the difference in damage from an oil loss causing the engine to stop and oil over fill. initial inspection from taking the sump off is a bent con rod. The head has not been removed as yet.
Would their be obvious damage shown when the head is removed to the engine to show the car ran with very low oil until it cut out.???Due leaking oil from a pipe under pressure. Read more
If the engine failure was caused by low oil levels, there could well be evident signs of wear in the valve gear, especially the camshaft bearings, cam lobes and followers / buckets. These parts are furthest from the oil pump, and will wear the fastest if the oil level drops so low that oil pressure cannot be maintained.
Things to look for are score marks on the cam bearing journals, wear or 'blueing' on the cam lobes through the case-hardening, and the same on the followers....
Hello everyone, as I'm going to be a daddy soon (go me!) I'm going to have to ditch my current car (Hyundai i20) at the end of the PCP agreement, as the boot space is very limited for what I need.
I have been looking at several cars, with better load spaces. Help me pick one, please!... Read more
You'd never regret buying the estate. Look at both a saloon and estate. That version of the A4 is regarded by Audi fans as one of the best ever made. A mate is on his second estate.
Thanks for the help. I really want the B6 estate, but I'm scared I'll buy a duffer! I know to look for a 1.9 version with no CVT - anything else? ...
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