April 2018
Having run over something sharp I went to a supposedly reputible supplier to change my front passanger side tyre, whilst I was there they kept asking if I wanted tracking, weights on my tyres checking etc and I ended up paying £100 for a new budget tyre and the 'other' jobs! 10 weeks later, I'm driving into work and I feel my steering go- like you're on ice but I wasn't on ice. I damaged the back of my car and ripped the back tyre as my steering had just jarred and I couldn't avoid it. When I went to get my back tyre changed at a different garage (which only cost £45 for the same tyre), they asked me why my front left tyre was the wrong size?! The company had fitted a tyre 10mm smaller than my other tyres. I contacted the company and they asked me to get a quote for the work, said they accepted liability and told me their insureres would be in contact. However, then I receive a letter saying they don't accept liability! How dangerous is it to fit the wrong size tyre? Read more
Just moved, and as the crow flies, I'm only about 12 miles from work.
2 potential routes:... Read more
Fill car to brim and use A road one week and repeat using motorway. Longer would be better and if you use car for other trips it will mess it up. Guess car has no trip computer....
My xtype jaguar 2.0l diesel overheated and the oil mixed with the water in the expansion tank. Why could this be? Read more
Head gasket failure won't of itself cause overheating but the pressure build up in the cooling can blow the coolant out - that's what causes the overheating.
I was just wondering whether coolant might have been lost due to another cause, without any warning on the dash ?
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....
www.amazon.com/Genuine-Volvo-1161688-Silicone-Grea...I
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....
www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/nissan-jo...l
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 ;-)
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In the wrong sure, to fit wrong size tyre, but I doubt that caused the accident.