August 2017
well after 3 years of trouble free driving it's time to change, as the Santa Fe petrol 2.7 is now an epic fail for the MoT. New seatbelt required at £390 + VAT, yeah ok, I think not. (None in any scrapyards either)
Leaky radiator, warped front discs, ABS fault light, etc etc. Works out at £750 depreciation per year, not too bad I think.... Read more
Sorry, having a test drive at one dealer then buying the car for a lesser price elsewhere isnt 'stealing.' Whilst Id have no problem doing face to face negotiations to get a bigger discount, if we were miles apart on prices, Id vote with my feet (and wallet)! Read more
Thanks for that, Chris, but I don't think we'll be hearing too much about it anytime soon! The anti-Diesel lobby has built up a head of steam and won't accept anything to the contrary! I have to admit, even staunch Diesel owners like ourselves (since about 1985) have been panicked into changing them for a couple of petrol-electric hybrids.
We are constantly told that using Diesels for short journeys is bad for their complicated emission control equipment, but I was always taught that the enriched mixture in cold petrol engines washed away the lubricant from the cylinders and caused bore wear, so they aren't good for short journeys either!
Hi just put new clutch in my daughters 1.6 Picasso on 2004 plate and now got oil dripping from driveshaft seals both sides , the near side looks easy but offside how easy is it to take shaft out thanks Read more
There's no need to split the shaft - you can remove the whole thing in one go (in fact to do a driveshaft seal, no need to remove the shaft completely, you could probably get away with just splitting the bottom ball joint, and them pulling the hub / shaft out enough to clear the box,and then propping it out with a block of wood). Later cars have a C collar on the intermediate bearing, secured with two torx bolts fitted from the outboard end. If the bearing is stuck in the housing, there is a (small) collar on the shaft behind the bearing that can be used to drive it out; can be hard work though! If this has had a new clutch I would expect the bearing to have been shifted, and therefore pose not too much problem.
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Do you really nee a survey for this?.
IMO, whether they admit it or not, i'd say at least 75% of car buyers choose their car based on image, or percieved trendiness....
Hi please could someone help me, around 6 weeks ago whilst driving g my 8 wheeler skip wagon on a normal height hedge road white lines in the centre upon approaching a corner I met with a lady who was very close to the white lines if not on then however she beeped I beeped there was no contact no collision and I carried on my working day, 4 weeks later I receive a letter from north Wales police saying I left the scene of an accident without reporting it? I did not make no contact there was no collision & as I went around the corner carried in, but apparent she is saying I was over the white line & made her scrape her car against the hedge causing some scratches and damage? How could I leave the scene of an accident when I was non the wiser? I mean we did not touch! Now I've send the information of who the driver was (myself) and I'm waiting for an interview with a police officer, has anyone any experience on this? Am I in big trouble??? Read more
Yes very wise. There's always the argument (as in this case) that no accident occured.
....they seem to be a thing of the past. Only one I see locally nowadays is an M reg Rover, and I really don't know how the old chap who drives it keeps it on the road. Wheelarches gone, and featuring the sort of outward facing shreds of metal that should condemn it to the scrappie, all the wings a very unfetching combination of rust red and white. Looks like something that wouldn't have been out of place in a parade of best, cheap and cheerful, used, a bit rubbish budget motors of 1980. There are a lot of farms around here, so maybe he keeps it on private land, sneaks out to the shops and sneaks it back again to be concealed in some barn or other.
Might be repeating myself here, but a work colleague of mine was infamous for the state of his vehicles. A Cavalier Mk 1, one entire side of which was packed and shaped with filler. A Nissan Estate--no idea which model, except that it was mid 80s vintage-- but the point is that he kept it on the road between MOTs even though none of the doors opened and we had to climb in and out of the windows, which were permanently left ajar for that purpose. HIs brother wasn't much better, driving around for at least a year in an Austin which clearly had collapsed rear suspension on one side. Were these instances maybe a symptom of the relaxed attitude of some MOT testers back then?... Read more
I had a Victor years ago which rotted very nicely, a later Mriafiori wa even worse, headlights were like a full goldfish bowl when it rained. The original Pandas were great no frills cars 'til the rust got them.
I’ve decided to keep my car for another year because there is not a single car out there I want to buy, well not one that does the job I need done. Three years old, mint condition and low mileage so it can stay a while yet.
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Thanks for the input. The VW one it is then and Im happy with that. The Sharan has grown on me and I realy quite like it now and it gives the impression of being a trustworthy big bus but the consequenses of something serious going wrong can be scary. It seems you can cancel the warranty at any time for a full por rata refund less £25 admin fee.
I've got till the end of the month but need an MOT and a couple of tyres before then. Cheers
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I have managed to damage my Step Mum's car while moving it to be able to get into their garage. I have no intention of trying to fix this myself as I feel I have done enough lol. I am prepared to try and get the dent out if it saves considerable money though. Any ideas on how much this would cost to fix? And has anyone ever used a service such as Chips Away or am I better going to a dealer/garage? I do not have insurance on this car as it is not mine and am reluctant to move it again just in case. I plan on owning up to the damage when she is back from holiday but obviously would like it to look like nothing ever happened. It is a 2016 Hyundai i10. Thanks in advance for any advice! Read more
I can't see the picture to assess the damage but what I can tell you is that you can't get much of a repair for £200. Be prepared for a shock.
Hello all,
2 weeks ago I bought a 09 Sebring, The car is the proverbial dogs doodahs!! It is a beautiful comfortable stylish and modern car, feature packed, stunning inside out and is a solid, beautiful drive! Just 1 issue! The b***** battery keeps draining empty!!
Day after I bought the car, (had been driving most of the day before) tries to unlock, nothing opening, opened manually, tried to start, totally dead, not a flicker of aything. AA called, confirmed the alternator was brand new, checked the battery, which the previous owner had only just replaced and paid £180 for the right version, Spiral cell or something like that. all receipts, guarantees etc.. Battery was completely drained, he fired it up no problem and I spoke with the previous owner and he advised me to disconnect the big green fuse which I believe controls all the memory and saves battery power, which I dis and for the rest of the week, no problem at all.
Last Wednesday, (absolutely throwing it down outside!!) reconnect the fuse as usual, try to unlock, wont unlock, sinking feeling emerging and yes, the battery was completely dead!! AA out again!
No problems up until this evening! Car used all day, unlocked normally, went to start, all electrics fired up, engine would not turn over, hooked it up to the old car, wouldnt start!! (thinking it could be something more serious now!!) played with the key as I suspected some sort of alarm/immobiliser issue (will expand upon in a minute) after fiddling with the key, the red alarm light came on the dash, car locked, then I unlocked, tried to start and fired up straight away!!
Now, the alarm has been very tempremental over the past few days especially! sometimes it beeps when locking, others it doesnt.
Yesterday the central locking would not work in any shape or form nor could I open the boot with the fob, I locked it manually and around an hour later the alarm went off, used the fob to open and it worked, all back to normal after the alarm went off!!
The alarm has been driving me nuts over the past few days, just going off for no reason at all, lock the car and 1 minute later alarm goes off. turn it off and another minute later off it goes again!
I really suspect this could be the drainage culprit as I had something very similar with an Audi I had, however that was not a factory alarm and that got disconnected. I believe this is the factory alarm.
Any advice would be greatly appreciated before I take it to an auto sparky and let them rip the wiring to bits and come up with nothing. Read more
As a temporary measure, you could buy a trickle charger and put it on a trickle charge over night.
This'll keep it topped up until you resolve the problem. I do this to my motorbike cos it has an alarm and the bike is used very infrequently.
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7 hours quote is from industry standard reference.
That's how garages work....
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