April 2018
My xtype jaguar 2.0l diesel overheated and the oil mixed with the water in the expansion tank. Why could this be? Read more
Hi can anyone help please I have just replaced the clutch on My Ford Fiesta Style and it knocked out the radio can anyone please help with code My Serial number is M245615 I am hoping someone can
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You are more than welcome, JimHawk!
Thanks for coming back and letting us know.
I should start by saying I'm not technical/mechanical at all!
I have an old (but well maintained) 2004 Peugeot 307. I use the aircon all the time to cool in summer and demist, etc... in cooler months. I've noticed recently that it's no longer producing cold air.... Read more
I'd echo bathtub's last point. After a botched £50 job by a local garage, a mobile aircon specialist charged only a little over £70 for a far more thorough and effective service.
ISTR that HJ has pointed out several times that at a certain point EU regs mandated use of a different refrigerant gas which has proved far more troublesome...
SUVs - Sports Utility Vehices or Sitty Uppy Vehicles as I prefer to call them. My wife has one, a Qashqai, in fact we've had a couple of them. She loves it, and says she much prefers it to a "normal" car, but I can't really get it out of her just why she does.
She certainly doesn't need any extra ground clearance for her usage and it's a 2WD so it's not like it's any off road ability she's favouring. She just says that she likes it because it's "chunky".
I do drive it sometimes, and while it's ok, it's certainly dynamically compromised by its height, relying on too hard suspension to control body roll. I feel too high up, particularly on corners where it feels like you're driving while sitting on a bar stool.
If you're carrying heavy luggage, it's harder to lift it in and out, and getting anything on or off a roof rack is further compromised by the extra height.
I really have tried to like it, but it mostly just irritates me with its form over function limitations.
And yet, it's the fastest growing segment of the market. It must be me who's missing something.
I've read that those with limited mobility find it easier to get in and out of taller vehicles, which is fair enough, but I can't believe that most of them are bought for that reason. So, what then is the attraction?
I'm resigned to the fact that my wife just prefers that type of car, and indeed to the fact that it seems that plenty of others do too, but I am curious to know if anyone has any theories as to why, other than "it looks chunky" ?
Oh and my dog gets car sick in her car, which he doesn't in my more conventional estate, so he doesn't like it either ! ;-)
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I got into HOnda CRVs about 12 years ago. Mother-in-law had walking difficulties and found it hard to get in and out of our other car - an Avensis. So we got a Mk 1 CRV petrol auto - and liked it so much we later on bought a Mk 3, holding on tothe old Mk 1 as a run around. Later sold the Mk 1 which is still going at 182,000 miles! Bought a Mk 4 facelift (petrol auto) and love it.
Advantages - we live in the country, on a step hill that is last priority to clear // salt. The 4 wheel drive has never let us down - and on one occasion helped tow a slipping BMW X5 up the hill! I also like the smoothness of the ride. Fuel consumption is not an issue - I only do 8,000 miles a year, and don't drivie it hard anyway....
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Came across this. Says its got PTFE in it.... Read more
I have a litre tub of the correct red brake grease, should see me out.
Too late to buy a friends Rav 4 which was traded in for 11500 and is for sale at 15000. With 44k miles
Intended use is for urban work with very little fast runs.
With problems reported with the Dpf on HJ reviews doesn't look promising.
Grateful your views?
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It's not the answer to your precise question, but there's more choice than just this one in used RAV4s. In case you consider others, my experience is as follows:
I have, from new, had a 2014 4wd petrol CVT and I am very happy with it (although not with the local dealer). Not a single thing has ever gone wrong (if you ignore a squeak in the first year, which I eventually tacked down and sorted myself). It is a comfortable, lazy drive (but not dynamic, and certainly not for the sporting driver though) with all the room you could wish for - especially in the back seat and the boot....
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Is it raining dats'n cogs in the motor industry? Read more
Capita in trouble too. Carillion mk2 potentially and they run lots of public services, including whole Councils such as Barnet. They also own Parking Eye who have scammed enough people over the years that I hope it causes them pain.
This is good news, capita are a bad firm from my experience of dealing with them.
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I am due amajor service next month and reading through various lists of work to be done most of it seems to be..apart from oil and filter change...check this, check that with not much actually done. What do others think about servicing regimes? Read more
Wife's Corsa got 4 advisories for tread wear at the last MOT by an independent. Subsequent main dealer electronic measurement showed they were all OK at 3mm (fronts) to 6.6mm (rears). She only does 1500 or so miles a year so no rush but will probably change the 3mm ones for next winter, swapping the new ones to the back.
Why not just swap back to front? Should last you another 4yrs at that mileage! Then replace all four at the same time. On 2 wheel drive cars I swap back to front at about half the expected tyre mileage so they wear roughly evenly. (I hope you're not wasting money on an annual oil change ;-)
Since the idiot cyclist ran me over and wrecked my ACL I’ve not been driving. I’ve found that even though I COULD drive now I really don’t want to. The roads are full of the self-obsessed, each trying to score points off everyone else and with scant regard for speed lmits or any other motoring law as long as they think they can get away with it. Frankly, why venture onto the roads if you don’t have to, even though my ‘accident’ was on a footpath.
So, I’m now carless. SWMBO has kept one of the ‘fleet’ and we’ll share it - though it’s mainly hers. The others have been sold or, in one case, passed on to family members. Read more
Not sure if cyclists class themselves as road users or footpath users. Place near me has cylists going along the pavement then they stop road traffiic by using the pedestrian lights when they want to cross over. Unused cycle lanes are taking more and more road space, it's a strange arrangement.
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As some of you will know, Youngrovergirl is a Doctor..
While she was in theatre, in scrubs, some lowlife stole ALL her clothes from the changing room. If i find them, suggestions on a postcard please.... Read more
A rotten thing to do especially to someone who has dedicated herself to helping others.
I used to work in a hospital and there were lots of thefts. People walk up and down the corridors and no one knows who they are. I have caught people walking through the admin area trying the doors to find which were unlocked. We always warned people coming in for elective surgery not to bring any valuables. When people were admitted from Emergency their belongings were put on an itemised list and sealed in an envelope witnessed by two staff members then kept in a safe....
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I was just wondering whether coolant might have been lost due to another cause, without any warning on the dash ?