January 2018
Our 4month old Nissan Juke rs has cracked/bubbled paintwork on the center console. We have been fobbed off twice now by Nissan and both times have said “either a drink has spilt out of the cup holder or an air freshener has reacted with the paint. None of these are true, our air fresheners are on the air vents and we only have bottled drinks!! We personally witnessed the paint bubbling when returning to the car on a hot summers day, but now Nissan are trying to make us pay £400 for the repair of what is basically a part not fit for purpose. After booking the vehicle in twice to our dealership, we were told “ there used to be a paintwork issue on the center console but Nissan have sorted it” clearly not. The second time in escalating the claim, they said “it’s not really a common problem, we get about 4 a month in” no disrespect but I think that’s a lot for a small dealership. We are now left in limbo with nothing they can apparently do. Any help is sorting this issue out is appreciated. My next step is a letter direct to the CEO of Nissan and then according to trading standerds i should go on the forum, contact the people who have had this same issue (which is a lot of people) and create a file with all the people affected and present this to Nissan. Have you got any other ideas to get this repaired befor i go down this route? Nissan has the most appalling customer service, and im getting sick of them fobbing me off with excuses Read more
This is what happens when a car does the speed limit in Bognor, the driver of the hgv said it was too slow and tried in vain to get me to break the speed limit. Check out how far behind he is on the penultimate roundabout and how close he is at the next one. I say again bear in mind I was doing the speed limit of 50.
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The HGV driver's behaviour may not be not ideal, though he doesn't seem that close behind, from the end of the first clip. Traffic always closes up a bit as it slows at a roundabout.
I'm not sure that your stopping and causing an obstruction to traffic (I assume that's what happened in between the clips) was a very clever thing to do, and not likely to calm the situation....
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Further to my previous question.... Read more
In your previous post you mention that the hand pump gets sucked flat by the engine fuel pump.
I would have thought that meant that the pipe from the tank was being obstructed not allowing fuel to flow from the tank....
Hi there. I am hoping someone can help. I currently have an automatic Hyundai Tucson which I love and does the job, however, the fuel economy on it is ridiculous and I am only getting aroung 370miles to a full tank. I have changed my job and have to travel twice the distance I did before meaning that I can no longer afford to run it so I am looking to sell it and get something different. However my shopping list is quite comprehensive and I am struggling to know where to even start so any help or advice will be well received.
I need something that the sitting position is high and as near to a normal seat sitting position as possible due to an op ive had
I have 3 children, 2 of whom are in car seats and one who is a teenager so needs to be wide enough for all 3 to be seated comfortably so really a flat back seat with no foot hump
I have a dog so need to get a cage in the boot
I tow a 1500kg caravan regularly so needs this capability
Needs to be as economical as possible
So.....there is my dilema and exhaustive shopping list ??
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As SLO said I think you're setting an unrealistic challenge. A car to safely tow 1500kg needs a decent kerbweight which will never translate into good economy. The bigger picture says to me the car you have fits the bill and you could end up spending far more in repair bills on its replacement than you do in extra fuel on the current car. Fwiw the R type diesel in the Hyundai is not the most economical of its type but is chain cam and seems to be reliable. I've just sold my 80K mile IX35 manual which gave 35mpg. We get the same from our larger and heavier Sorento which has the 2.2 version of this engine and auto gearbox.
The sad reality is that I'm in a financial pickle but still need to buy a used car. So my thoughts are all about cost, both in terms of the initiial purchase price (looking at £600 ish) and potential future costs.
I've seen a Mitsubishi Space Star (1.3 petrol) for sale that looks genuine, well maintained and very reasonably priced. But I'm wondering if any future repair costs would most likely be much more than for a more well-known car. Are parts much more expensive for this somewhat obscure vehicle?! Is yer average mechanic going to be utterly unfamiliar with a Space Star? Would that matter? Etc.
I've also been considering Citroen Picassos because they tend to be cheaper to buy at my end of the market than, say, an equivalent Focus etc. but the ones I've seen so far have all had obvious faults.
So the querstion boils down to: Would I be shooting myself in the foot to buy an obscure car such as the Space Star? Or could doing so be a way of getting a much better car for my limited funds?
Used to flog these new and they rarely go wrong even in their dotage.. Robust and simple but watch for serious rot on the front crossmember and subframes. Condition and how it drives are more important than make and model at this money and while new dealer parts are expensive they share running gear with many other Mitsubishi’s so parts aren’t that hard to come by at scrap yards. These make great banger runabouts. I’ve seen ex driving school Colts with this engine and gearbox with over 200k and running well.
I have just read that the VW Passat Estate is now available withe the 14 TSI engine.
The passat is quite a large estae (obviously).... Read more
I own an Octavia Combi 1.4Tsi and consider it of a similar size to a Passat Estate, I owned a model B5.5 many years ago.
Overall I have got 47mpg (according to the computer) but on long runs over 54mpg is possible. Hanging bikes on the back knocks off 10% at least .
I have a iveco daily 2012 2.3 s11
And every time the diesel goes below halfway she starts to put out smoke and will stand up on road but will start again straight away but if full tank there us no issues
Anybody else have this issue Read more
Hi all, first post here although I have been an fan of the site for many years.
Last Feburary I was involved in an accident and would like some advice or views. As a simple summary I drove into the back of a van that was stopped on a roundabout. At this level I do not think there is much question about who is at fault 99% of the time however I really do not think it is as straight forward as that.... Read more
Batsrman you have done your research and made an arguable case. Unfortunately I agree with the posts that you have the responsibility of being able to stop. Even a 50/50 would be of little if any benefit....
Where is the best place to get unbiased information about the quality of a car's headlights ?
I have read critcism of the length and width of illumination with some car headlights but wondered how much is purely subjective.... Read more
No probs, happy to help :)
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we got a new peugeot 5008.... Read more
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we got a new peugeot 5008....
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If Nissan are are anything like Mercedes at customer 'care' you are going to get nowhere. We ought to have a vote on which company gives least help to their customers....my vote Mercedes.