September 2020
Hi fellow motorists.
Diesel witch hunt is soon approaching to greater London and will have to soon part way with my high mpg capable and reliable 2006 Touran 1.9 Tdi which I drove as far as Florence.... Read more
From £45,000? They can get stuffed!
The first manufacturer that releases a realistically priced practical EV will clean up - and good luck to them now most manufacturers are slapping ridiculous prices on not just their EVs but ICE cars too.
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As this car has in it the same screen as the Golf and SEAT Leon which controls everything including the heating and which is criticised by nearly every road tester as being far more difficult to use that a conventional control knob and requires your eyes to be taken off the road for far too long, I have zero intention of buying this car or any other car which VW group try to foist on the public with this stupid screen. Why do they have this obsession for keeping the dashboard as clear as possible - this is a car for goodness sake, not a living room - and why do I have to put myself and my family at risk because I cant immediately find the right bit of the screen to stab at. In any event there have been numerous road tests where testers have found that the screen crashes - really useful if you are desperate to put a blast of air onto the screen but the wretched thing has frozen or worse. What is wrong with conventional control knobs for the heater and radio, which you can generally reach without looking?
So having had a fair number of VWs and Skodas over the years I will definitely not be buying another which has this screen
Hello, I currently have a 13 plate toyota automatic but looking to trade this in and get a newer car. I have always wanted a nissan juke, I love the look, however, I can only drive automatic cars and have read lots about cvt issues in nissan jukes. The posts and articles I have read all seem to apply to earlier models, Iam looking to get a 17/18 plate and just wondered if the cvt issues still occur in Jukes from these dates? Any advice would be much appreciated.
I’d leave the Renault, the petrol engines are fragile and automatic Renault’s are hard work to sell on. The Mokka is simple and robust, it uses a well tried and tested engine and gearbox but it’s a bit drab to drive in my opinion but there’s absolutely no reason not to buy one if you like it. I’d sooner pay a bit more for a Honda HRV or a Mazda CX-3 auto though.
Given up with this part way through tonight's episode. It really is quite lame, very little based on the original book and not a patch on the original BBC series. What does anyone else think? Read more
The original BBC series is being shown on BBC4 on Thursday evenings. Still better than C5's version, no rose tinted spectacles here.
Surprised to see this. Good to see someone stick with a lovely 1.4 Puma to such a high mileage, just shows cars can last to high mileage. Do the 1.4 engine and other small Ford e.g 1.7 and 1.6 engines have a reputation for high mileage reliability?
https://www.gumtree.com/p/ford/ford-puma-hatchback-2000-manual-1388-cc-3-doors/1384644723 Read more
Andrew-T, it works remarkably well. The radius isn't exact but the result is very good, you wouldn't know it had been done unless you really knew how an original looks. There one for sale on fleabay that's had such a repair carried out
69 reg Dacia Sandero
So had it a while. Only a few times have I driven in slippery conditions so much that the ABS kicks in, but each time the ABS and Electronic Stability Control lights both come on and stay on, the lights wont go off until the car is stopped and ignition switched off for a while.... Read more
Who knows? Hopefully that’s what the dealer and warranty are for .
Over the last few years there has been some significant overcharging appear in the popular press.
A son/daughter find out their widowed mother /dad paying £1800 to cover buildings & contents of a modest home & contents. A quote as a new customer, with the same firm, £300 or so. The Insurance company said "The policies are subject to different terms & conditions, and are thus not directly comparable". "We have refunded x months left on the policy NOT we have refunded 30 years of overpaying"....
Snuck into the Art Department last night and used their vice to get the pulley nut off my alternator, but I still can't get the case halves apart, though I've levered a bit of a gap.
I'd earlier taken all the obvious nuts bolts and screws off.... Read more
Why don't you buy a Japanese car as they never go wrong?
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'Anyone renewing their home or motor insurance should pay no more than they would as a new customer, under a proposed shake-up of the sector.
'The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) said the "radical" reforms would save consumers £3.7bn over 10 years.... Read more
I was at an insurance approved bodyshop last week with room for about 15 vehicles in the shop. There were only 6 in there and they have seen a 60% drop in business since March.
They are praying for a harsh winter with lots of snowy roads....
Please help. My van was stolen and my insurer has agreed a total loss settlement. However whilst getting all documents together I've noticed the V5 document has my name spelt incorrectly. I noticed one letter was wrong in my surname, it had my name down as Mr BIRU when my name is Mr BIRD
Now i'm panicking because technically does this mean I wasn't the registered keeper in the eyes of the insurance?. It is obviously a typing error and I honestly never noticed it in all 3 years i had the van. I am so stressed and haven't phoned the insurers yet. Do i ring them and explain or do i try and get it changed at DVLA.... Read more
I wouldn’t worry.
I had an MX5, and on the V5 to number of seats it said 3! ??
Most of us file the V5 when it comes back.
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I would certainly add the Toyota Avensis touring estate.