August 2017
Hi, i've got a 2011 Suzuki swift, overnight the battery had drained, nothing seems to be left on, this car normally has no problems at all, it done it once at an airport after been left for 2 weeks.
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I bought a 2006 Lexus RX400h four years ago, despite being and old git I was stupid enough to land myself with a young child and couldn’t spend four weekends a year maintaining my beloved P38 Range Rover, nor risk it breaking down – not that it ever did.
So I bought Japanese. The car had done 50K miles, this period coincided with a massive drop off in my annual mileage so I’ve only put another 50K on it since.... Read more
I think the condition is more important than age, with every service there should be a hybrid system check - here's where you can see what the battery condition is like - I've not heard of any RX400hs requiring new traction battery packs - I have changed my auxiliary (standard 12 volt) battery twice - once when I first got the car for peace of mind and another one last winter as I got a "please shift to P before starting" message - which usually means the auxiliary battery is on the way out. I keep meaning to track down a larger capacity battery that'll fit in the same space, but to be honest, this is based on prejudice rather than any evidence of there being a problem.
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Hi,
I am looking at potentially buying an Audi or VAG TSI car for around £3500-5000 I have read all of these have timing chain issues. I’m mainly looking at the 1.4 TSI or 1.8 TSI. Potentially the 2.0 TSI, although I’d prefer the lower tax and better fuel economy of the smaller engines.
I do about 700 miles a month. ... Read more
Thanks for all the advice guys, Im tempted to just buy myself another cheap runabout for this year as I cant really afford to run a T5 (insurance is too high so may need to get another years no claims behind me) or afford to buy a decent TSI etc.
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I'm looking at buying a car with a much bigger boot compared to my current astra. I'm also looking for a car that will fit an adult comfortably between two car seats in the back. I've narrowed it down to the peugeot 5008 and the ford smax. On paper the boot of the 5008 is bigger than the smax but the middle adult is a little bit of a tight squeeze unless you move the middle seat forward or back so they aren't directly inbetween the car seats. The middle seat of the smax fits the middle adult perfectly.
As far as looks and gadgets go the smax is much nicer and better looking, I'm not keen on the looks of the 5008's back end at all.... Read more
I like both the SMax and the Peugeot 5008. I currently run a 7 year old Peugeot with a 2litre diesel auto and it is a fast smooth comfortable car. If I had to make a choice I would probably go for the Peugeot, as mine as been very reliable, and it is significantly cheaper, even though they use the same engine. I have had no problems with the paint trim or electrics, and the paint is way better than on my wifes near new BMW. Go for the 2L Peugeot.
I have a Fiesta Mk6 (facelift model) 1.25 duratec engine... last month or so when the cars cold or especially if its damp out it seems my car makes a really strange rattle/knock right after firing up for just a second. I tried to grab it on video... its fine after its been started, drove it for over 3 hours yesterday no problems other than the noise when I started it in the morning:
I grabbed a recording here: https://youtu.be/2Q9owbvxUb4... Read more
Thanks for the replies. Hoping that's all it is. Is booked in for Tuesday at my local trusted garage, will avoid using it much before then. Not sure if it can cause damage to anything with what it's doing.
Afternoon everyone.
I've a 56-plate Accord i-CDTi and I'm umming and arring over whether or not to remap the ECU. I had a new clutch and flywheel (LUK) fitted earlier this year and all manner of suspension components replaced the year before that. The car gets a full service and oil change every year from a trusted garage that I've been using for years, so the car is well looked after.... Read more
Thanks everyone, I'd be reasonably confident that the engine could take a little extra power (the remap would only add about 30bhp) and if the clutch and flywheel were only good for, say, 75% of their usual life, that wouldn't bother me very much. Despite keeping the car in good nick, it's still over a decade old and there's no getting around that.
Think I'll leave the remap and just give it a bit more welly as and when....
Hi. Sorry to bother people but I'm a bit worried (ok massively worried). I took out a car insurance policy with Admiral last night for my new car. The payment has gone through (checked bank as well) but I still haven't received any policy confirmation and no certificates etc. It said I would receive them within a few hours but over 24 hours later still nothing. I can't even register to see them online as I haven't had any confirmation with my policy number on.
Just to make my anxiety even worse I've just checked the insurance database and it's showing as not insured. I'm really hoping that Admiral are just a bit slow and it's on the way and being updated but I'm really panicking about this now. Im afraid of losing the car as I've put all my savings into it (may only be a £500 car but when you work for £60 a week it took me a lot of time and effort to save up for)... Read more
Because most insurance cover notes are printed off from the internet, it isn't evidence itself of insurance - but the police will simply ring the insurer specified on the cover note and check.
Of course, if it's not showing on MID it could trigger an ANPR stop so don't have anything else wrong either!
My elderly dad isn't driving at the moment due to illness so loaned his car to family in another town. Now he has a police letter saying he did 35 in a 30 zone and to name the driver.He has no idea as six people use the car.Photos will show it's not him as none are elderly men.
If he is unable to say who was driving does HE have to say it was HIM and get the fine and points?After 50 years of no points or convictions seems unfair, as they will have photos to show it's not him.... Read more
It could be in either, but I can't see that it matters very much. The good advice has been given anyway.
hello everyone
Im a newbie and frustrated (*as ever) by dealerships... Read more
A guy on the Skoda forum eventually got VAG to pay up for his slipping clutch.
www.briskoda.net/forums/topic/396706-vrs-tsi-clutc.../
Hi Folks
As my previous post a few months back, we are looking to change car to automatic due to heath reasons in the medium term. We'd initially discounted the Qashqai CVT but in this weeks Agony column there is a post that has an answer stating "..The Qashqai has a CVT auto that between 2011 and 2013 wasn't reliable. ..."
Does this mean the CVT's in the Qashqai Gen 1's are actually Ok and everything after 2014 is OK?
I'd really like to understand if there is a way to have a Qashqai CVT as in every other way it suits what we need in a car. I'm not a new car every three years person and any car we get we'd keep pretty much until it drops (unless it became a money pit) as we hate buying cars and all the hassle that goes along with it. So for us, reliability is really important and I'm trying to investigate all options but this answer has me confused as I understood from forums etc Nissans CVT is universally considered unreliable.
There is a Youtube post with strip down which appears to declare the root cause as a simple frail bearing, which sounds feasible and also likely to have been fixed by Nissan justifying the post 2013 claim by the agony column answer.
Suzuki SX-4 1.6 CVT? Chain cam normally asperated engine should run and run and it also sits higher than a normal hatch. Not heard of any gearbox issues to date but the current car is only 4yrs old.
www.honestjohn.co.uk/carbycar/suzuki/sx4-s-cross-2...t
Toyota Verso 1.8 CVT? Toyota have tested this engine and gearbox to destruction in taxis across the globe. It's probably the most reliable thing you could buy and there's always a market for them when you need to sell.
www.honestjohn.co.uk/carbycar/toyota/verso-2013/?s...t
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I replaced the dead Swift battery with a higher capacity one which cost about £20 more I think. Whether it was worth it I don't know but it's been ok so far.