March 2017
Most salesmen i've encountered of late have very limited knowledge of the vehicles they are trying to sell!........Not a small detail when they are clueless to to how many cylinders the engine has. I don't want a 3 pot engines that has a gruff character that idles in an un-even manner thankyou!. I don't want a turbo that could fail at any time and i certainly don't want a VW with a fragile TSI twincharger system with a suspect camchain and pistons made of cheese. So i'm sticking with Honda for my next car thankyou when my Golf MK4 finally throws in the towel. Read more
Very useful info. Yes, as with many warranties/insurance its what they don't include that matters! On the one hand they cynically try to wriggle out via the small print when you have paid good money to them in advance and in good faith. Then of course you have so many criminals out there trying all sorts of scams etc on them too! Personally on balance its good such warranties exist I think? I have only ever claimed once many years ago and it was to best of memory handled very well. One 'catch'. Needed a new damper but would not replace in pairs (as always advised/safety issue?) or even contribute to same. Perhaps they have moved-on, perhaps not! Read more
I recently bought a used car (6 years old) and paid £1500 for a three year warranty. Looking at the paperwork after receiving the car i noticed the warranty only consisted of one sheet of paper which gives no information as to what is covered or excluded by the warranty. I have requested full paperwork from the garage several times but this has not been forthcoming. I need to know what is and is not covered. What should i do?
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I lease a Vauxhall Corsa, just over one year old, and the front suspension steering bar snapped (wishbone) on a busy high street at 18mph!! The front end collapsed onto the floor!
Vauxhall dealership says it has never come across anything like this before and is not sure it will be covered by the manufacturer's warranty, yet Vauxhall warranty includes suspension and steering.
It's been over 2 weeks since this happened, and I have no car and no assurance from Vauxhall that it will be fixed.
What do you advise?
At long last the legendary reliability of our T-reg Shuttle has come to an end. She's failed the MOT not only on various tyre/brake/suspension items but also on emissions of carbon monoxide, hydrocarbons and, for good measure, 'dense blue smoke.' So how can we hope to replace it ? My wife demands Japanese reliability in a petrol automatic with ample space for the approaching car boot season, and 7 seats for taking the family to Poland, and under £7000.
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Agreed, well played Benet.
In SWMBO good books too, bonus.
Hi all,
Can the great Honest John collective please give me some suggestions for a second hand new car up to £10,000?
My criteria are that I do a 26 mile each way commute through countryside A roads and 5 miles of very bumpy B road.
I would like a 5 door. I like sporty (engine and handling) but I am also very keen on mpg and like comfort. Reliability is a must as are heated seats.
I do have some ideas but I'd like you all to help if possible and suggest cars that maybe I haven't thought of.
Thanks in advance. Read more
And if the Fiesta is too small, there's the Focus which also ticks most of your boxes, V4 Heaven. There are lots of both models around to choose from, and because Fords lose their value quickly, a used one can be a very good buy.
UPDATE on issue with multiple Warning Lights and loss of gearchange LED Indicator caused by failure of exhaust gas pressure sensor, read on
Dear All Mazda CX-5 Diesel owners 2012-2013. My CX-5 had multiple issue with many warnings lights including , TPMS, ASC, Red hazard triangle, Engine management and also loss of the dash led indicator informing you when to change gear. Mazda eventually narrowed the fault down to a failed Exhaust Gas Pressure sensor!!!! My Car has done 50 K miles and has full Mazda Service History. The fee to me was £388 to change and diagnose fault. The most annoying thing about this is that I have found an old letter in my pack from Mazda UK saying that there was a Special Service Campaign and my car was one affected. I will be on the phone to see what Mazda UK have to say about this. Now I do not know whether they changed it a few years back but Mazda did say to me last week that my vehicle what not affected by the issue!!! Interesting. Glad I kept the letter. The campaign number if anyone wants to know is AD008A. Also surely the dealer carrying out the repairs would have seen this before? and also checked their computer systems for VIN etc?? Read more
Hi all just looking for advice here. On saturday night my car ( Vauxall Astra) was parked in supermarket carpark. On me going back to my car there was a Vauxhall Antara wedged into my rear wing. The car had rolled down the hill whilst the owner was in the shop! Phoned insurance claims department,they took details etc and they put me in touch withsome company called Occulus or something?And they said basicalliy it was mechanical failure and i would have to pay my excess and would maybe lose no claims! how can this be!!! still waiting on insurance opening back up tomorrow (Hastings) Read more
As for not telling your insurance which I think someone suggested, it is an offence in itself to not report all RTC,
Not aware that was the case, i suggested the OP let the third party's insurer deal with it and avoid some credit hire mob if at all possible, it was the OP's car hit by a runaway Antara from how i read it, maybe it's me who has the wrong end of the stick.
Though it appears the OP has vanished without trace anyway, maybe still waiting on the phone for Hastings, and we'll never know what happened....
This might be a daft question but here goes.
Over the past 5 years me and my wife (who is a named driver on my insurance) have had a few, all non-fault or windscreen, claims on our insurance policies. ... Read more
Being asked for the cost might well be a good thing. For example if you drive a company car where every ding has to be recorded you can accumulate a few "claims". If you then buy your own car and need insurance it will presumably keep the cost down if the repair costs have been insignificant?
Hello Everyone , I am interested in buying an MPV . I was thinking of buying a Tino as its Japanese , which means reliability and its in my budget which is very low . If anyone has any ideas I will welcome them . Reliability and Fuel economy is very important to me . My budget is £1500 at the most . I look forward to any help I can get from this forum .
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Thanks SLO76 another one on the list .
Sometimes the full beam in my car won't go off, even after disengaging all the switches. Fuse 18 which should normally control the circuit of RHS full beam doesn't seem to make any difference when this happens. Instead Fuse 38 which normally controls Fuel filler cap, central locking and lighting rheostat seems to control the full beam (RHS) along with its usual function. This seems like a short circuit to me but I am not sure where to look. Please help!!! Read more
One of the wires coming out of the fuse box was shortciruiting with some others and this was causing the trouble, took me so many hours and days to figure out and fix as had to replace the wire in the harness.
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They are only trained to sell you the add on (s) , finance and how to use the Computers and Programs . Most can't tell you anything about the car itself ,
well that's not quite true !!! They know how to use the Computers, Sat Nav's and
Blue tooth plus I pods! Anything technical like the type of suspension or If it has a combustion Engine they think your either Mad or a Dinosaur?
In the 60's 70's 80's or even 90's if you failed to answer technical questions they
would ignore you and move on .If you had to ask a computer to price a car,instead
of a Guide , you had no chance. If you got the specification wrong of the trade in
you could loose a fortune . The better you new everything about car prices, retailing or
at auctions plus through the trade preferably carried in your head or a colleagues .
the more money you made for your Company and the more commission you could
earn for your selves . No talent or skill these days and "horse trading?" gone with mechanical points and electric distributors .Still when they are all Driver less even SALES PERSONS will be gone . From an old "T REX" RETIRED AND VICTORING!!