February 2017
Can anybody tell me if a 57 reg peugeot 207cc 1.6 gt petrol, has a cambelt or a chain? If it's a belt, how often should it be changed or at what mileage? Thanks!! Read more
Just bought a used Peugeot 308 2L Bluehdi Auto reg Nov 2015 with 17000mls on the clock. After 2 days and 20 miles the engine warning light came on with the accompanying message "Engine fault : have the vehicle repaired". I immediately took it back to the Franchised garage I had just bought it from and who had fully serviced it prior to sale and their diagnostics revealed "P058D00 Battery voltage value invalid". From this information and running further tests the garage subsequently advised me : "Found movement in top tensioner - found very noisy; renewed alternator belt and tensioner as per TSB".
Got the car back now and seems OK but what do I know as I'm not car engine savvy. However having to renew alternator belts/tensioners on a car a little over a year old seems a little worrying. Maybe I'm just paranoid but anyone have any thoughts or advice as to whether this is not uncommon much appreciated as I still have a week or two left to return car for replacement if justified. ... Read more
Just a thought though, should the Franchised dealer not check for these things automatically before putting the car on their forecourt for re-sale....
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Only thinking the other day I haven't seen one of these for a long time. The best part naturally came from Holden. www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Vauxhall-Cavalier-1-6-GL-Estate...a Read more
With regard to there being more auto than manual Cavaliers surviving my guess is the autos are bought by older people who do fewer miles, tend to keep cars for longer, thus more survive.
I think that is generally true. Most of the Pug 205s which appear for sale are now GTi's. Autos are a good fraction of the rest, usually with 2K or 3K per-year mileages.
Hi got a 2005 Renault Clio 1.4 and I think clutch has gone , I pulled up at some lights and put foot on clutch went and let clutch up and it never went any where , if it is clutch how easy is it to do thanks Read more
That's a seven and a half to eight hours labour job PLUS parts and I'm pretty sure that car has a concentric slave cylinder as your fault is usually a result os slave failure.
Expensive....
My B Class went in for it's 1st MOT today and passed with one advisory. The side walls on my front tyres are showing evidence of some cracking.
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I'm in two minds about what to do to be honest. If I send the tyres back I obviously need to buy 2 new ones first. To be honest I might just live with them for now and change when they are a bit more worn down and put it down to a bad experience.
Dinnae fash yersel. What exactly is the 'bad experience'? Superficial cracking is of no significance. My classic car tyres had been cracked for years when I eventually replaced them at over 20yrs old. Just be aware that with age they harden and don't grip quite so well. There is negligible chance of cracks penetrating so far as cause a leakage.
Need to collect my daughters BMW 520i and arrange to sell it from my house. The car is in the way and she needs the room on her drive.
The car is a 1994 BMW Tourer with less than 40000 miles unbelievably and its in remarkable condition for its year.
But although it has Mot and tax there is no insurance. I need to buy a days insurance to cover the journey from Nottingham to Northampton.
Can anyone recommend a suitable insurance company? Read more
Couldn't you try to sell it to a used car dealer in the area where the car is presently situated?
You certainly won't get the best price but, if you just want to clear it out of the way, it might be successful. Perhaps worth a couple of telephone calls?
www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/02/27/insurance-prem.../
WTF is going on here? Read more
My response to any proposed increase in car insurance premiums will be the same as it always is.
Let the people who are making the claims pay the increases!
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Honda 2.0 CRV... Read more
LOL
I did think of the Accord 2.0 VTec but couldnt find a modern one for my budget...
Hi, Im looking for some help choosing a new car. I currently drive 61 plate Honda Civic 1.4 Type S. I actually really like my car. It feels good to drive, looks sporty without verging on being a boy racer type and I love the modern style dashboard and interior. Downsides are the 1.4 is just lacking any oomph especially going up hills and it's a 3dr. It's just myself and my 9 year old daughter but I like the big boot and space for picking up friends or going away for a weekend in comfort. I mainly drive around town so a 1.6-1.8 petrol would be ideal and it must be a 5dr.
I have my Civic to trade in plus around £5-5.5k loan or £165 max monthly payment. I've been looking at the newer model Civic but the models are only 2 years newer for my budget. I went to my local Civic dealer and told the salesman my max monthly budget of £165. To my dismay he tried to push a new Civic (the one being replaced in March) for £230 a month on pcp, telling me what a good deal it was and how I would save £3000 of the list price. I just lost interest after that as he wasn't listening to me. My previous cars have been a VW polo, golf and freelander. I find the golf as bland looking now.... Read more
I think the flat spot on the Mazda is exactly where the revs are in top on most of the combined cycle - in other words it has a particular map to get good CO2 and MPG figueres on the test.
The EU combined is 55mpg which you wouldn't get out of it if you pushed it off a cliff....
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It's a chain,same as a similar age Mini,and not a very reliable one at that.