October 2019
Tesco is down to 121.9p/l for unleaded petrol which is good news too. Read more
Re "Out of print" AC by email above...the same manufacturers who no longer provide paper brochures into the UK market, continue to provide them for all of the european market cars, thus showing their hypocrisy regarding 'going green'.
Proof can easily be found on eBay, where such current paper brochures are available on auction or buy it now options, though very few English language "international" versions. Also made available into the US market and on eBay as well. Read more
Re: Condenser Milked
No, they aren't covered by warranty, but you might get lucky if you exert a little pressure. The a/c condenser of my 14 plate 3 Series got damaged by a stone and my exact words to the dealer were "The poor design of this that allows it to happen is not my problem". They immediately offered to fit a new one with me paying 50% of the parts price to have it covered by a BMW 2 year parts warranty and them fitting it whilst the car was in having other work done for no extra labour costs.
It might not work in all cases, but sometimes being a bit stubborn can pay dividends.
Until the price of a battery car comes down to an affordable price for the average family I can see no rush to go "green".
Before that time arrives. When will the government initiate the installation of a new power network to every household to enable fast chargers at home - look how long it took for North Sea gas and now high speed fibre connections. But before the new power network we need more power stations - remember the recent black out across parts of the country. Read more
With the petrol version available for just over £34k how can a version with no engine but batteries be worth an extra £16,000 ?
An added problem will arise as the cost of batteries falls leading to cheaper EVs and destruction of residuals for cars bought now.
Hi everyone.
I am a 3rd year student at Royal Holloway University London researching on the personal experiences of driving and how this may cause difficulty for drivers to move towards autonomous cars in the future. ... Read more
- why would a healthy diet affect decisions about cars.
Shouldn't....
After six happy years with the Civic I fancy a change. Taking a well trodden Back Room route I thought a 1-3 year old Japanese/Korean/VAG medium sized estate or hatch with a large boot would fit the bill. SUVs with small boots do not appeal. I want petrol manual and 1.4 litre plus as I am not convinced that 1 litre engines are up to the job for mid-sized cars. My preferred budget is £10-12k plus the trade-in.
HJ values my car as £3.8k and WBAC offered £4.1k although I am aware they tend to reduce offers on inspection. Having said that its got full main Honda service history and is unmarked.... Read more
Sounds like a nice car, I like the Golf and the 1.4 TSi motor is well liked.
Can I pay with monopoly money? Read more
Reported 8:00pm 16/10.
Engine had a very loud top half noise, suspected camshaft. Changed the camshaft, was told one of the buckets had wore through
Engine sounds quieter but it is still knocking...what would cause this?... Read more
Probably the PD unit injectors operated from the cam shaft - If these engines are run on the wrong oil without anti foaming (proper vw spec) then the cam/injectors can badly wear and presumably the cam and followers have been changed but have the unit injectors?
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It is approaching that time of year and had a couple of questions, so phoned up to check.
Smaller, 15 " steel wheels with 195/65/15 tyres (Base model MG ZS 2017 instead of the current 17" alloys with 205/50/17.... Read more
The insurance market in the UK is pretty much unique, in that cover almost invariably goes with the driver(s) rather than the car, rendering teens almost uninsurable, prohibiting "fronting" and constantly punishing blameless drivers with hiked premiums after a no-fault claim. Anyone over 25 can drive my car in Spain, and with one phone call I can extend cover to any driver aged 18-24. Cover does decrease to 3PF&T, including on occasional trips to France or Portugal, but the legal minimum cover is always included if a policy is in force.
Quick straw poll - would backroomers prefer (1) to keep the existing "competitive", "always shop around" insurance system in the UK; (2) a "rest of the world" style "any driver is covered" system; or (3) New Zealand's (unique AFAIK) state insurance scheme, whereby car insurance is not actually required: in the event of a crash, the driver sues the state and the state pursues the guilty party for costs.
I recently had my Seat Leon in for some work as the front shocks were both leaking and it was due for an MOT soon, the car also needed the timing belt replaced soon. I found a garage who were well reviewed on google and on approvedgarages.co.uk to carry out the work and they came back with a good quote. Dropped the car off on a Friday and picked it up on Saturday and all was fine, for all of 50 miles.
The missus commutes 60 miles each way every day all along the motorway, on her first commute to work on Monday less than halfway through the car started marking a whirring noise that seemed to be coming from the front, when she pulled into the car park at work the ABS lights came on and the steering wheel locked up. We had the car recovered to the garage and they have just finished looking at it.... Read more
I had a front wheel bearing on my 2018 Polo go after 20,000 miles. The VW garage replaced it for free given the low mileage. I think I was lucky as pot holes are commonplace here.
As for the ABS warning light ...
I do have a car insurance policy so is it possible to combine health insurance policy to it in case needed? Read more
Thanks for reply Gordonbennet. Yes could you please help me out in choosing right plans for car insurance and for critical illness cover.
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In West London 2 star unleaded has during October been: 121.7p per litre at ASDA and 121.9p per litre at TESCO.