December 2020
Just short of 4 weeks ago a white Tesla Model 3 Standard Range Plus arrived on the back of a transporter at my house. It's a lease car, through work. I chose a full electric car for a few reasons; firstly the very low current BIK, secondly saving money on fuel, thirdly I fancied something different.
Tesla don't have the best reputation when it comes to build quality. There was one issue with mine on delivery - a slight misalignment of the bootlid when closed. It's barely noticeable and I haven't bothered reporting it yet. In the last week I have had a fairly major issue - the cabin heater would only blow out cold air. A call to Tesla diagnosed the issue remotely and also fixed it remotely. Apart from that, there's no squeaks and no rattles; everything works as it should. ... Read more
Hi there, Audi a1 issue for 3 months now, full service been done, fuel filter replaced and fuel cap replaced. Air con sensor replaced, car checker over 5 times for any leaks, nothing showing on computer. Any ideas what could be causing this, fuel smell only comes through when stationary or low speeds, spent a bit of money trying to resolve anybody had the same issue. Thanks Read more
If there are no leaks in the fuel system, have you thoroughly checked the exhaust including the manifold? When at idle or crawling fumes will hang around and be drawn into the car. Can you smell fuel when you lift the bonnet? Put the air con on re-circle until you find the problem
Just had the timing belt replaced at 60000 mile service at franchised dealer. Next day, difficult to start. Sounded rough. Went back to dealer and whilst they acknowledged poor starting, they sent me away saying 'no cause for concern - if it doesn't improve, bring it back next week'. Next day, at 70mph on cruise control, car suddenly slowed. I pulled over and engine cut out.
AA picked it up and reported fault code P0341 Camshaft position sensor A (bank 1) pointing to either a failure of the sensor or the camshaft and crankshaft timing being out.
At the dealer, it was found that several rocker arms are broken. They tell me this is nothing to do with them changing the timing belt less than 50 miles previously.... Read more
A salutary lesson that a big name fancy gin palace is no guarantee of competence.
I'm not sure it ever was. Maybe some mechanics interested in their calling preferred to work at a place which cared a bit more ?
Battery charger seems to be failing. Hit and miss output, and its charging level lights don’'t very often show. Up till now its seemed OK. No choice anyway, since it was the only one I could find when I bought it…
The metal case isn’t earthed, but that is only disturbing to foreigners. Maybe earthing the case is bad luck in Chinese Culture, attracting ghosts and such through grave association.... Read more
Oh come on,
I've yet to find a battery charger as clever as the ctek mxs 5....
I've been looking for something like this to keep in the boot, and this, with the sale seems to be the cheapest I can find online. I've never heard of Audew but I've googled it and read a couple of positive reviews of this products. Would buying one be a good idea or shoi invest a bit more in a more expensive one?
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Having decided to keep a charger inh the boot in case of a flat battery I did my research
and decided upon one of these in the boot of both cars :-...
Hi as always, just out of 2nd hand warranty, my daughters Astra has this morning shown the above problem.
The central display has flickering lines, no radio function, apart from the steering wheel controls and the buttons above (parking sensor ec) have also ceased to function.... Read more
Good weather so finally got around to stripping the dash.
It was indeed the display unit. Got it out,,opened it up and spotted some verdigris on the pins of the internal main micro ribbon cable connector. Carefully disconnected the ribbon cable and cleaned both ribbon cable and connector with a fibreglass pencil. Reconnected and reinstalled it, all working fine which was a relief as I guess it would be a costly dealer diagnosis and fix....
hello all .
I'm just starting to have a look around for an odb2 scanner and was wondering does anyone have any suggestions .... Read more
I'll look into the Lexia but to be honest I was hoping for quick and easy way but if that's not possible I'll look around. I believe the battery is as old as the car so just over 3 years. I've taken it to my local garage for a battery check he said I need a new one and I may still be able to get it under 90 day warranty but looking at the exclusions I'm not so sure , however looking back I suspect the battery was crap when I bought the car but for various reasons ( I won't go into that just yet ) i never considered it would be the battery. So I'll see how it goes.
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l had my 55 plate RAV (2 litre diesel) MOT'd on Monday. Last year it went through with a couple of advisories, front discs showing signs of deterioration & rear brake pipes with signs of rust. The vehicle is regularly serviced & l hoped that it would pass, but if not no big deal, they're easily replaced. In the end it only failed on the discs, these were replaced the next day, along with pads.
But what shocked me was the number of advisories, all centred on deterioration of the underside; basically rust. Along with the aforementioned corroded brake pipes, the near & offside suspension mounting area/sill & front subframe had corroded. Not enough to fail, but having had a look under the ramp it looked pretty bad, as did most of the suspension components.... Read more
Following on from this post........................l had considered looking for a replacement motor (new year motor thread) & had narrowed it down to an Octavia, Focus or Mazda 6 estate. However, as we all know looking at possible replacements has proved impossible.
Last week l took the RAV to the local mechanic who put it up on the ramp & we both had a good look underneath. The areas highlighted at the mot, sills around the rear suspension mounting area & the front subframe, did show surface corrosion but nothing that failed the "screwdriver test" What also seemed to be contributing to possible corrosion were the step boards, where the brackets go under & up to the fixings, holding mud & such by the sills....
I was at a car park. The owner of car in front is alleging that I have caused paint scuff. I gave insurance details but denied liability.
It seems very minor.
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I had this a while back when I was waiting in my car in a carpark and the driver reversed and claimed for the horrendous damage to her car. I was sitting in the car, did not feel an impact, and had the dashcam running. When I pointed this out she got a bit huffy and drove off. I reported it to my insurance company and sent the footage of her reversing and that alone showed the damage i was alleged to have caused..
Get yourself a good quality dashcam.
After five and a half years ownership my first MOT 'fail' As expected with i10's it was the rear discs and pads which after the fail, were replaced by me for 50 quid. Actually, five years isn't bad considering rear brakes are a weak item with these cars but my MGB has gone fifty years without needing rear brakes replacing so why do modern cars have discs all round? Read more
yes it is good - I intend to keep it a while yet - and why not at £20 RFL, 55-65 to the gallons cheap insurance bullet proof reliability, easy to park, ok to drive (for a 3 cylinder). As for future buyers being 'worried' that will be years down the road when it will be worth £1-£2k and at that stage it will sell regardless. I knew the rear brakes would be an issue at some stage they were never dangerous- just think rear discs on small cars are a daft idea!
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Yeah that instant torque is great isn't it. I've not needed public chargers in 18m of ownership. Since all my trips have been within the Mokka-e' range. I did my usual longest regular trip the other day in minus 3 and still got back with 21% left. Imo it's definitely the future for those who are able to charge at home. I'm on the EDF version of your tarriff window at 4.5p per kw. Tesla have opened up 15 supercharger locations to non Tesla cars. So that's nice.