January 2018
Hi all,
Had some damage recently to my car & wish to get it repaired. Would like to know if anyone is able to identify the snapped part in the picture? May be very obvious but im not very good with car parts or repairs so cannot identify it myself. Can anyone help?... Read more
Earlier on today it was suggested on another thread that when buying, regulars here might prefer a car with a fair few miles under the bonnet rather than something which was very low mileage for its age, because lots of car parts benefit from regular use and deteriorate with lack of use.
This is a viewpoint I’ve never come across before, either here or in any other place where motoring matters are discussed, and it struck me as quite remarkable. I’ve gone along for years believing that low mileage is everything, and higher mileage is to be avoided if affordable.... Read more
Occasional 'Italian tune-ups' should be part of everyone's maintenance schedule!
Back in the days of carburettors, chokes and clockwork ignition even I used to give the car a good thrashing every couple of weeks if it had not been on a good long run (even then it was no bad idea) but with modern cars with fully mapped fueling and ignition I have yet to see a fouled plug. When I stripped a Mondeo Zetec with 63,000 miles the pistons tops and combustion chambers were pretty much like new. Even on a Mondeo Zetec of undetermined mileage (it had had one cam belt change for certain so if the Ford schedule had been followed it had done over 100,000 miles) it was still pretty clean but the facts that a couple of lifters and cam lobes were quite worn showed it had done some serious miles....
I can't understand why Toyota doesn't offer us the Corolla or the other models that it sells in the US. We have to to make do with the bland Auris and Avensis. As an Avensis owner I'm very satisfied with build quality, reliability and warranty but very disappointed at the choice of models in the middle range. The Auris looks cheap and rather odd-the Astra, Focus, VAG and Citroen are much better to look at. Read more
Toyota GB have already issued a statement that the Camry will be comig to the UK.
When I was a lad lengths of lorry, as they were then called, tyre treads were a common sight on the roadside. As technology improved they became less so. However recently there appears to have been a resurgence which I particularly noticed on the M6 recently when travelling to and from Skye. Is this merely a reflection of the increased number of HGVs and their higher mileage or is it due to increased vehicle weights putting more stress on tyres, reduced maintainance as a cost saving measure, or less sympathetic driving? Have members with HGV experience any views, Perhaps GB? Read more
That driver was a brave man. I hope he wasn't injured.
Just had annual service and MOT, 70K miles, at local inde garage, and the invoice.
Are these prices 'good value' for 207 1.6hdi; all include VAT; appreciate your views.... Read more
(bearing in mind french cars have a reputation for expensive parts).
Do they? I've always found parts prices quite reasonable for stuff for the 306 and 307....
We got a great deal on a 66 plate 1.5 dci n connecta Juke. She previously ran a 1.4 petrol 500x. My point is there are a lot of people who say you must do 20k for a diesel. I disagree my wife does around 8000 miles a year mixture of school run and a weekly run of 60 mile journey. Her average mpg in the fiat was 31.2 she is now averaging 52.2. That is a huge saving in fuel, (she is paying &20 instead of &140 in tax and the car works out at no more a month for her. Read more
Those of you who have seen the latest episode of the Grand Tour will have seen James May s in flight refuelling system for cars.
The idea was brought about by the wait motorists endure while customers leave their cars on the forecourt while they do their weekly shopping . Resulting in waiting a staggering 37 days in. Lifetime.
So this highlights the benefit of a diesel which was demonstrated in an earlier edition of TopbGear when Clarkson drove an A 6 diesel on a round trip from London to Edinburgh on one tank of diesel.
So pit stops were for comfort breaks for the driver and the car remained untouched.
My A4 Tdi PD will register a 700 mile capability on fill up.
And trying to avoid fuelling at a non supermarket station is another bugbear.
Hi all,
So i bought my car from a private dealer 9 months ago and have been using this car to learn to drive in, i then passed my test recently.
Now when i bought this car it is a 10 year old car that was advertised as low mileage as it had only done 13,000 miles. Now i did consider it unusual but somehow i managed to fall for it.
I then take my car out as a new driver recently and my friend informs me that it has probably been clocked.
She showes me its MOT history and it has actualy infact done 70,000 miles.
Now im aware that i clearly have been conned here but im just curious if i have a leg to stand on considering i bought this car 9 months ago. Is it too late for me to do anything about it? As i bought this car at a higher price under the false advertisement of it being such low mileage.
Or should i cut my losses and learn to not be so gullable
Thanks
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Just one of life's little lessons....and we have all had those...but we learn.
You seem to have come out of it quite well and even given the mileage discrepancy, 70k is not exactly moon miles for a 10 year old car....
I have been looking up a couple of cars on the Mot History website.
The test location always now comes up as "Unavailable until further notice"... Read more
Rather than just cop-out and delete where the tests were carried out, it shouldn't be beyond the wit of some IT expert at VOSA to display the first letters of the postcode of the test station.. That wouldn't display enough info to identify the test station, but it would help enquirers to know the postcode area where the car was tested.
Could I please ask for the forum's view on this? Don't suppose there's much I can do now, but I'd be interested in thoughts.
On Tuesday 2 Jan 18 I and my daughter learned that my exMIL#1 - her grandmother was in hospital here in Pembs, unlikely to last, etc. The g/daughter set out to visit from her home in Suffolk (300 miles) hoping to get here before it was too late., driving her (erratically but lately) serviced MB A class diesel. She is a partially disblad blue badge holder.... Read more
It may be worth appealing to the AA's better nature and explaining the circumstances; perhaps in a letter to the Chief Executive. They might knock something off the bill, even if you've paid already.
As a large company with a high profile, they might just welcome the chance to spread the word that they have a heart after all, even if (as Rob says) they do have a nasty habit of exploiting loyal customers when it comes to renewal time.
Hello
I have a 2011 S-max with 225/50r17 wheels on it. I am off skiing in Feb and have a set of steel wheels with winter tyres on from my old Mondeo. They are 215/55r16. Can I put these on my S-max ok?
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The Smax uses extra load rated tyres, which I doubt the Mondeo used, probably because it is a 7 seater, so you might invalidate your insurance.
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Good picture of suspension here;www.realoem.com/bmw/enUS/showparts?id=VA52-EUR-09-...5 Looks like #14