September 2016
I'm looking for a second hand car. Lots of dealers advertise "12 months free MOT" for their cars.
One car was advertised as MOT until Feb 2017. It also was advertised as being sold with 12 months MOT.... Read more
Currently have a 2002 Mk. 1 Toyota Yaris, but it has been written off in an accident.
So, I'll be in the market for a 2007-2010 small car.... Read more
Not going to help much but the mark 2 Aygo has solved every one of those problems. It's a damn good machine.
I'm thinking about a new car and seen some ex police BMWs that are cheap - Does anyone have any experience in running one?
The adverts all say motorway miles, but I'm sure they get properly used..... Read more
Not going to name and shame but there's a place up North that sells ex police cars and has a pretty poor reputation.
Gibbo is that the place that advertises VED rates being much lower on ex police cars than would otherwise be in the top band if civilian cars....
Can anyone help solve this issue!
I have recently purchased a Fiat 500 sport on a '59 plate. The car as started with a mis-fire issue on number 2 cylinder.
I've tried 2 different brands of coil packs, changed all the plug leads, new plugs, serviced the car new oil and sent the ecu away to be checked out which came back ok.
But still i've got this mis firs problem which causes the ecu light to come on and the error is misfire cylinder 2. Read more
bought it from Lidl -Powerfix brand - it will go down a 10 mm plughole and has a little mirror to look back at the valves.
Sounds the same as the Electrician I know. Perfectly acceptable for most jobs. the hire shop though has a super dooper professional job, which is absolutely superb and probably OTT for most applications.
USB endoscopes can be had off the Bay from China from about £30.
Looking for a second hand small car, 2006ish, paying up to about £3k.
Cash buyer, prefer a private sale.... Read more
If the Mrs finds out you've been cruising round town slowly you'll have some explaining to do John F :-)
Hi all,
Looking for a spot of advice, apologies is its all a bit basic!
Looking for a second hand petrol estate and have two on my radar at the mo. First is a 2011 Mazda 6 2.5L with 67000 on the clock.
www.vantagemotorgroup.co.uk/mazda/used-cars/650442.../... Read more
Just in case any of lot want closure, quick update.
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can you help me to find what this means Read more
Put "Peuegot Planet Map" into Google, it tells you of local Peugeot and Citroen owners with Peugeot specific diagnostic software.
My new car doesn't have a CD player built in - only USB and SD slots.
I'd prefer to use CDs rather than downloading my music.... Read more
How are you going to connect to internal amp, ie does it have line in/Aux connector?
Hi , Have had no problems with my 2 litre diesel X Type (60,000miles) until now.
I was nearing the end of a 2000mile journey towing a caravan, speeds about 60/65 mph, when the glow plug light came on & the car went into Limp mode. I pulled over ,stopped the car then restarted....the glow plug light went out & the car ran normally. The same thing occured again while towing a caravan,this time it happened three times in a few miles. I got home without anymore problem by keeping down to 50mph or good fortune.... Read more
Experience has taught me the first thing to check on modern Jags is the battery.
And by check I mean a proper load test.
Hi My sister has just bought a used VW Golf 1.6 FSI Automatic from a Vauxhall dealer in Portsmouth, UK.
As she drove it away from the dealer the petrol light was on so she immediately filled up with petrol.... Read more
Hello
The 2005 1.6FSI 6 speed transmission is NOT a DSG. It is an AISIN 09G which is the last of the good old torque convertor gearboxes used by VW before the dreaded DSG's....
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When my brother reently sold his previous car I suggested he should get a new MOT for it. There's something magical about a car with a 12 month MOT with car buyers!
As he's at work it became my job to take it in to the garage to be tested. I think the previous MOT still had about 6 months to run. Anyway, I drove the car up to the garage and handed the keys over. As the garage is very close to my house I walked back home for a cup of tea. Shortly afterwards the garage telephoned my brother to ask why he was having the car MOT tested, since, when they logged the car in to the DVLA computer, it obviously showed it still had a current MOT. He obviously explained he was selling the vehicle and thought a 12 month MOT would be a desireable selling point!...