August 2017
my friend has an 05 plate Ford Focus and she purchased a reversing sensor that fastens under the number plate, anyway we tried to get it up and running, everything was working fine (reversing light coming on) until we connected it all together, now she has no reverse light at all, we thought it may be the reversing switch which we changed and that was not the issue, anyway her MOT is due in September and we are needing to get this sorted. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Read more
Hello,
I am considering a Leon FR and wanted to know if anyone has any experience/problems with the DSG gearbox and any issues with DPF on the 1.8 Diesel.... Read more
Thanks for the replies!
I am picking up a new Mk3 Focus RS tomorrow, and have been having an ongoing discussion, both on and offline, about the best fuel to use in it.
Is standard 95Ron fuel suitable for the RS ( will it allow the car to perform at it's best ), or should I use something like Shell -V-power or similiar? Read more
Yes, we can. Thread closed.
Hi all,
I would appreciate some friendly advice and recommendations.... Read more
Entertaining little cars and cheap as chips to run. Good choice, hope it serves you well.
Does anyone know what the recommended oil change mileage is for an automatic gearbox in a B Class?
I plan to call the manufacturer some time soon but wondered if anyone knew it off hand or had access to the correct information.... Read more
Hi, Can anyone recomend a Dexron 6 auto gearbox oil as cant find a brand I know ? Thanks
Narrowly avoided an accident today where a car started pulling out of a lane onto my national speed limit country lane, saw me coming towards him at about 50mph appeared to stop but then pulled out further and breaked again so about half of his car is out in my road leaving me about a cars length of space to do something. Luckily there was nobody coming the other way, I swerved around him, narrowly missed his front end and we were all ok. But this got me thinking, if there had been a car coming the other way (car 2) and I hit him, who would be at fault? Me or the guy who pulled out in front of me (car 1)?
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dam right, perfect mate
Can anyone advise on an issue with our Fiesta 1.4tdci (2010 – 85k)?
Recently I was driving and the car entered limp mode with ‘Engine malfunction – service now’ appearing on the centre console. A service ‘cog’ warning light also appeared near the speedometer.... Read more
Injectors on these are good for around 100k miles ,so your are nearly there.I think i would replace only the faulty one and take a chance.Removing the others could cause more trouble than it's worth.Defo yes,buy a petrol next time.
The volume of people coming to the forum asking advice about wholly inappropriate cars they've either bought or plan to never ceases to amaze me. Almost daily we see someone asking for recommendations for a complex executive or performance motor on a sub £4K budget that once cost north of £25k.
Sensible back roomers try to talk them out of the £3,000 BMW diesel or 100,000 mile turbocharged hot hatch with patchy service history but still they come and too many ignore the advice. But surely common sense should have them questioning the wisdom of buying a highly complex car on a tight budget? Many will be borrowing to do it too.
I've seen it as a salesman countless times myself with my advice swept to one side and a high mileage decade old BM or Merc taken on a 3yr finance agreement or personal loan by a customer who couldn't afford even one moderately expensive failure. A totally irrational purchase and one guaranteed to teach them a lesson at some point. I've seen loads of them (in non-running state) repossessed on the back of car transporters by finance companies who used one of our yards to store them before flogging them for scrap while the customer is left with a ruined credit profile.
Please folks reign in your ambitions. If you've a £20k budget then the world is your oyster but if you're spending £4K or less then forget turbocharged hot hatches, luxury executives and DPF equipped diesels of any kind. Set your sights on what your budget can reliably provide and buy a simple normally asperated petrol engined mass produced car that you'll realistically be able to afford to run.
Above all keep it simple... Read more
Some prioritise purchase costs, running costs and probabilities of reliability over everything else, and there’s nothing wrong with taking that position.
If however, other criteria are also as important to an individual, and provided they are prepared to accept that some of these factors sometimes come at a price, then there’s not much wrong with that position either.
I’m very happy to tool about in my old miley Merc because I just like it, and if in the future it needs some money spent on it from time to time to keep it going, then that’s fine by me.
Everything costs something when it comes to personal transport. It’s sort of up to the individual to decide if they can, or indeed want to afford whatever floats their boat isn’t it?
Well, despite all the advice I went and did it.
I bought a B Max with Powershift, and no, I hadn't researched Powershift problems beforehand. On that previous thread I told a slight porky when I said I'd had a "look" at one...in fact, I'd already agreed to buy, and when Powershift issues were mentioned in response to that comment, I spent a sleepless night wondering whether to pull out of the sale. In the end I went for it because everything else about the vehicle suits us just fine. Though yes, for that to mean anything in a car you have to be able to drive it without kangarooing or breaking down. .... Read more
Haven't troubled to look immediately before typing this, and not strictly pertinent to the OP, but I do recall that Ford's own extended warranty from three to five yrs was remarkably inexpensive so I would have thought that for any (new car )private buyer expecting to keep the car for five years that small extra cost would be almost obligatory. Ditto, as I recall, the servicing package for the first three years wasn't outrageous either.
Over time I think most people have, rightly or wrongly, laboured under the impression that Fords were (relative to their competitors) cheaper to run with servicing and spares being readily available and reasonably priced. Have owned a Cortina 1600E, Corsair GT, Anglia De-Luxe 105E and several 100Es (the latter most definitely weren't "de-luxe" ... and have never bought a new Ford or, as can be seen, bought a used one for many years so don't speak from recent experience. But if the Powershift really has had it's problems resolved maybe it's time to reconsider?
Hi All
Hoping someone can shed some light on a noise I'm getting from the throttle body of my Fiat Panda 1.2 Dynamic Dualogic.... Read more
Thanks for the reply.
I didn't think of that, the fact the clicking noise occurs with a replacement throttle body could suggest that this is actually normal as you said. It's hard to tell if it does it while driving along, the 1.2 Panda engines are a bit tappy anyway, but the fact the car drives fine and no engine light present also confirm that all is normal....
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check wireing. The cable thet goes to the gearbox might be at fault. If reverse light is on trunk door, check the wires that go from body to door.
Try to put a strap between the pins of the sensor cables pins to see if the senso is at fault of the wireing