June 2020
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I looked at a Golf at the weekend, i checked it around no issues, drove lovely looks lovely, i did 2 HPI checks on it all come back clear, Service History is there, MOT check are all correct, Checked log book VIN,Chassis numbers all correct, Its listed as one owner however when looking at the V5 document the name it belongs to is an autolease company, and apparently the garage he works at brought the vehicle they have used it for two years done about 16k miles but haven't changed ownership of it, because they didn't want to increase the previous owners.... everything else checks out, the cars lovely but alarm bells are ringing.... Read more
I had had a slightly worrying metallic tap from the engine for a while, and had topped the oil up and driven very sedately. Listening with a "screwdriver" to my ear it didn't seem to come from anywhere around the top of the engine. I hadn't listened from underneath.
I was driving about 65mph, Empty motorway. when suddenly the car started to shake. It seemed obvious that it was the engine. I got onto the hard shoulder and stopped the engine. After about 1 minute I turned the key, and the engine started, but shook the car vigorously. I stopped the engine again within about 10 seconds.... Read more
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I have a RAV4 I bought with an unusual noise. best described like an old cabble speedo drive with bad internals causing rotational noise with wheel revs, only much louder.... Read more
can anyone advise on a decent luxury car for under 4k something we a v6 preferably.
must seat 4 at least... Read more
Merc CLK? Coupe or convertible.
Earlier today I spotted a nice Rover R8 414 on the road and it got me to thinking (after a few rum and cokes) about cars which saved (often temporarily) their manufacturers.
The Rover R8 was one such car. Back in 1989 when it first appeared it was far in advance in every way of its rivals. It was a genuinely great car and Rover made excellent use of its talents, producing everything from 1.4 carb 3dr shopping trolley through Turbo diesel family estate, leather clad luxury saloon, sun loving cabriolet to barnstorming 150mph turbocharged coupe. Every base was covered with a range that could attract Escort to BMW 3 series buyers. Without the R8 Rover would’ve died much sooner.
Nissan Qashqai is another. I don’t rate them as reliability is poor but they caught the mood of the moment brilliantly with a small affordable family SUV that drove well. Sadly it’s no more reliable than the Renault’s they’re based on but strong sales effectively saved Nissan in Europe and secured their UK manufacturing.
Fiat 500, the modern one. Fiat were in a sorry state before these gorgeous and quite well made wee cars appeared. Their range was dated and unappealing, all sold on price alone but this model changed that. Suddenly there was a premium priced Fiat selling in huge numbers at great profit margins. It’s the car which has kept Fiat alive to date.
What other cars saved their parent firms from failure? Read more
“ I'd absolutely love a decent BX!. Not one of the fancy ones, a 1.9 (n/a) diesel for me, though I'd also settle for a 1.4 petrol (it was a light car for its class, and aerodynamic).”
I was a fan of the later BX’s, once they got rid of the horrid cheap early dashboards and sorted the quality out. The diesels were the ones to have, they were far ahead of rivals of the time regarding refinement and ride quality. Later cars were pretty long lived if looked after too. The pick for me was the higher spec TZD turbo. These went well, would do 50mpg easy enough yet could easily run to 250k if you had a garage that knew what they were doing with the suspension. It really wasn’t that complex. The gear change was the only down side.
Note Senorita Spammer, that we're already British, and thus already have passports.
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Absolutely, FP. I mark them as 'spammer' so that their posts disappear fron your screens. So anyone who replies will appear to be replying to nothing.
Hi, I am interested to see if anyone has had the same of similar Experience as me on the latest (2009/10 onwards) VW POLO 1.2 S A/C, 3 Cylinder, Petrol 60ps.
In short the timing chain had stretched which has put the timing out
I have a 2010 Polo with 85,000miles on the clock. I had the traction control light appear along with the engine management light and a massive reduction in power with a deeper muffled sound to the engine. The RAC was called and the guy said it was the camshaft sensor (one at the top of the engine) that had gone and advised me not to drive until the car had a new sensor when I purchased and installed the same day. I then asked a family member to reset the computer to clear the fault. This didn't solve the problem but he also said as well as the cam sensor it's showing absolute manifold pressure which makes sense to assume a timing issue.
Long story short the timing chain which shouldn't have to be touched for the life of the car had stretched and and tentioner pistons at their maximum level.
VW Dealer managed to sheer the bolts between catalytic converter and the exhaust manifold as the engine has to be partially removed. We have sense spoken the very helpful mechanic who has been working on the car and he said the bolts looked fine so he carried on the normal way and sprayed (I forget the name) but some anti rust stuff on the bolts and undone as normal when they suddenly sheered. (If you get a new catalytic converter for your Polo be careful, maybe heat the bolts instead even if they look good.)
My car has spent most of it's life on high speed roads/motorways with the rest in stop start traffic South London.
Has anyone else had the same of similar experiences? Read more
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Please can someone identify this annoying scrapping / rubbing noise. It starts at about 30mph in any gear : dosn't change volume or pitch : happens on most journeys : can't hear above 50mph : happens even it coasting : dosn't change with speed, braking or cornering or applying handbrake : appears to be behind the driver : stops abruptly below 25mph ! : have checked under floor panels, exhaust fittings, heat sheilds, body panels, rear seats, boot luggage : owned car since new ; serviced regularly ; started end of 2019
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Have had the car on ramps many times to check the under panels. There appears nothing to cause such, and that includes the heat shielding panels. The prop isn’t visible for most of its length, but my logic is that that would change the pitch due to different rotating speeds. So what starts at about 30mph and stops abruptly under 25mph. As you state could be wind speed related. One possibility is the fuel check valve, but don’t know how to start investigating. The noise level does change with the rear seats down, but could be just easier for the sound to travel. Could be the fuel tank, but it doesn’t alter with full verses empty. Still baffled !
In my street cars are being constantly targeted by vandalism mostly scratches and dents with the newest ones being targeted most. I know who the culprit is. I have never been troubled myself however I intend to buy a new Duster later in the year which means I probably will.... Read more
For want of a better description that sounds like gardening to me.
The classic British film about old cars is on Talking Pictures TV at 2.20 tomorrow. Just in case anyone's intersted! Read more
I watched Le Mans ‘66 while Genevieve was on (I recorded it). A good story and a good film, even if they omitted a few things from the story!
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