June 2018
I'm hoping someone can advise me on the best way to resolve an issue with a mileage discrepancy please, I don't know what to do (or if I can do anything)
My father has recently passed away, and as my mother cannot drive she has asked me to sell his car (it's a few years old worth approx £4,000). So, as I don't have time to sell it privately I got a quote from one of these "we buy your car" places, and took it along, we agreed on a price (after being knocked down which was what I was expecting) but we then proceeded to do the paperwork, and he was going to transfer the money to my account when he noticed an NMR red marker on the car. So he said, sorry I can't buy the car due to this. Looking at his computer screen it didn't give detail on the anomaly just that there was an issue with the mileage. Now I know that my dad bought this car second hand from a main dealer, and had it regularly serviced and MOT’d at a local garage every year - I have copies of all the receipts for annual services with mileage details on - 90% of the receipts anyway (one is blank and one is showing a typo where the mechanic has added a number on the end so instead of 27,958 it says 279,586. But these are just servicing records so that mileage doesn't go anywhere else apart from the garage does it ? The mileage showing on the MOT record looks correct for that year anyway... Read more
Hello all,
New on to the forums here and just want to get some clarity on my rights in regards to a second hand car we bought a couple days ago.... Read more
When you buy from a dealer or trader, any faults that develop within 6 months of the purchase are assumed to have been present (or developing) when the car was sold - so the dealer is liable for fixing them.
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Have used Google translate...
www.tdg.ch/auto-moto/rembourser-diesel-volkswagen/...9... Read more
"...fully refund a Volkswagen vehicle it had bought to a customer..."...
All this stuff about Volvo promoting that 'no-one in the UK has ever been killed in an XC90' is just their attempt to cover off the publicity around Uber using an XC90 during their autonomous vehicle trials in America and killing the cyclist.
I'm confident in your mantras on most things, but I'm not comfortable with you supporting Volvo in this particular PR message. Read more
"But there nothing to stop you retrofitting a set of 17-inch wheels "
Presumably if non-type-approved you have to tell your insurer and they can then be awkward?
Regarding 'Sheer lubacy', I thought, perhaps naively, that manufacturers had set prices that all their dealers were supposed to charge for routine services and job? Certainly Ford & VW dealers I have experienced have such prices on a poster on the wall of the service reception area. Read more
"went to her local hospital for examination, but was unexpectedly kept in and operated on under general anaesthetic last night. She may be discharged today but is not fit to drive,"
Isn't this covered by breakdown companies that provide cover should the driver be "incapacitated"
EG
"Replacement Driver
If you suddenly or unexpectedly fall ill or are injured, during a journey in the UK and no one within your party can drive the vehicle, we may be able to provide you with a replacement driver. This service is discretionary, and we will decide whether or not to provide this service.
We will require written confirmation from the treating hospital or medical expert that you are unable to drive. "
shame their dealers are so few and far between. Where am i going to get one serviced in South Oxfordshire? Aylesbury!? Read more
shame their dealers are so few and far between. Where am i going to get one serviced in South Oxfordshire? Aylesbury!?
You seemed to have answered your own moany question...unless you want to travel even further away...or buy something else!.
My radio reception is generally ok, but there are times when it is very sketchy, although if i drive forward a few feet, it comes back, even though i'm not under a tunnel or near a tall building.
Where is the aerial on these cars? Some say its built into rear screen, others say its a stand alone unit, though i can't see one!... Read more
OK thanks. I take it thats within the inner trim on tailgate lid?
Thing is would that explain the intermittent issue of poor radio reception?...
I have purchase a two new absorber for peugeot 306 rear is twin tube oil damper by KYB, When I press down it should slow return to the normal height is this right? because when I push down it won't move back to normal height both of them. Is this fault? I want to making sure everything is ready before I can take to the garage. Read more
Gas pressurised shock absorbers are the ones that normally return to full length after you compress them, as above the standard type don't.
I’m still struggling to diagnose a warm starting problem on my Vauxhall Zafira Life 1.6 petrol (2006). HJ suggested a fuel evaporation problem. My mechanic thought it was the starter motor, which he checked and refitted. The lack of diagnostic codes gives no pointers to the problem, but the warmer weather has occasionally made even the second start more troublesome. The cold start is strong and no problems, the first warm start is usually just a click. The second warm start (especially now we have some sunshine!) sometimes suggests a fuel mixture issue. I’ve tried removing the air filter to ensure good air flow, run a diagnostic to see what the sensors think is the current state of affairs. But no pointers. ... Read more
Why bother with the labour of removing and checking the starter motor - just fit a new one!
The click is the solenoid of the starter motor but if the brushes are worn then the motor bit may not work. Whilst changing the motor also checking/replacing the thick high current leads from the battery (the red + lead to the solenoid/starter and the black "-" lead to the car body and engine earth). These leads are usually just crimped and can go high resistance due to age, corrosion and vibration. ...
Can't bear M Nichol's commentry. Read more
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OP here
So I've sold the car privately (to someone that lives just round the corner from where my dad lived weirdly). But anyway, I printed off the MOT history for him, gave him copies of all the service receipts going back to the start, I explained the nmr anomaly and he wasn't bothered in the slightest, he could see that the mileage is genuine and that the car is in excellent condition, he had a test drive and bought it. So a happy ending, thanks again for everyone's advice