December 2020
Looking at buying one used with a budget around 15k. thinking around 2017 2litre diesel because I do around 15 to 20,000 miles a year much on motorway and want a smaller estate for family. Any advice on engine size or model to go for appreciated for reliability and comfortable drive, I am a pretty chilled driver. I am likely to run this fforfat least 5 years upto around160k. Read more
Can anyone advise me, I need to buy a bigger car either SUV or MPV can anyone suggest the best most reliable and economical make and model please and also which ones to avoid that are known for problems any suggestions would be amazing I just don’t no where to start Thanks Read more
The trouble comes after doing some proper research and then having to sift through the results to try and avoid buying a potential dud.
With VW and the rest of the VAG stablemates, for your budget and age of car that will get you into, what you want to avoid is the DSG gearbox (which is why I asked earlier if you were after an auto or manual) and the Diesel engines, specifically the 1.6. This is the unit at the centre of the diesel gate scandal, apart from this, it is also not that reliable. ...
"Quote from an advert"
As an incentive to purchase on-line and to give you added protection and confidence, we are including 36 months comprehensive warranty and 12 months breakdown cover free of charge for all purchases (with exception of TVR, Bentley and Aston Martin) made during lockdown.... Read more
How good the deal is depends on the car, age, price and mileage. But as a promotional attraction it could work.
I am sure they will have been able to negotiate large discounts compared to individual members of the public for very basic breakdown cover....
My car came with 235/45 r17 summer tyres and the wheels are 7inches in diameter.
I bought another set of 6.5 inch rims to fit winter tyres to, also 233/45/17 . I have used the winter tyres for two seasons .
However one of the tyres suffered tears internally and another developed a mushroom on the outer wall so i have had to replace two of the four winter tyres after about 8000 miles .
These were expensive Continental tyres and i was led to believe that the half inch difference in the rim diameter would not be a problem but given the damage , i am now not so sure
. It ‘s a comfortable ride at the recommendation 32 psi But should i inflate the tyres a bit more to prevent damage
Thank you in advance
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For a 6.5 inch wide rim, the minimum tyre width is 185 mm, the recommended tyre width is 195 to 205 and the maximum width is 215mm.
For your 7 inch standard rims the maximum fitted tyre width should be 225 mm....
Seems to be pretty dire on the US market, according to this video rant (goes on a bit, but you'll get the idea fairly quickly)
Back in the late 90s I fitted some Halfords branded brake pads ( Ferodo where out of stock ) The Halfords pads lasted 2 weeks before they where metal to metal.
Replaced with a set of Ferodo & they where still on the car 18 months later when I traded it in....
Here's a moderately amusing and interesting video series from a US vlogger who bought himself a 'salvage' (i.e. Cat D write-off) Maybach 57 with the intention of seeing if he could fix it up for less than the cost of a non-written-off used model.
When new, the car was $350,000; he paid $20,000 for it. The cheapest used one he could find that had a title (i.e. was roadworthy and not written off) was $40K. ... Read more
Rather like a near neighbour of mine who doesn't have a particularly well-paid job,
Does not sound like his job is too low paying if he can afford to run all those and be paying £2k of fines....
I have been using Auto Aid for the last 3 years, never needed to use them, yet.
How do other users find them in the event of needing assistance?... Read more
I was with start for a few years till I got my free EU cover for 2 years with the new Kia.
The one time I needed Start rescue they were Brilliant.. Dropped the broken down Kia at the dealers and then drove me home....
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just to repeat, I honestly did not realise they were fog lights, I though they were daylight runners as the police called them
hey ho, part should be with me by the 4th Jan...
I keep my cars until they are beyond economical repair (4 cars since 1987). Now I need another and have a choice of two: both are identical model/colour Auris 1.6 CVT, FSH, one owner:
A: 2012, 40K, £6700. B: 2015, 60K, £8000.... Read more
Must admit I consider a 10 year old car with 90k relatively new compared to most stuff I've driven round Europe in! :)
Hey there,
I'm having some problems with my van and hoping someone here can help me out.
I was going towards a national speed limit road and started accelerating to get up to 60mph when at around 45-50mph my acceleration just felt like it gave way. All of a sudden I couldn't get above 20-25mph and had to pull over. I managed to crawl it to my local mechanic where he scanned it and a Turbo Pressure Sensor error came up. He replaced this (£££) and said it should be all good. I took it out again and everything felt normal, a little more powerful if nothing else, but again I went to get up to 60mph and it went again. He replaced the solenoid without charging me anything for the work and we thought problem solved. Yet, once again, the same problem kept happening! The strangest part is that when it happens, if i turn the ignition off and then back on again I can drive it normally (until around 50mph of course). Equally, there's no check engine light, no smoke from ignition and bar the acceleration problem everything else seems perfectly normal, although I have noticed my coolant and engine oil levels are low (have been told this wouldn't be the problem though?). I see some threads about cleaning the MAF and EGR or even putting some diesel engine cleaner in but I am not too experienced at mechanics (pouring the diesel engine cleaner in isn't what I am referring to here of course), at this point I will happily try and do this myself but I was hoping to get some advice before I go ahead and fiddle around with things. If anyone has any idea's I would be very grateful, I fully trust the mechanic was doing what we thought would fix it but it feels as though I have thrown money at the problem and the problem is still there (I know, rookie). Feel free to ask any further questions if needs be. Read more
If the code reader didn't give a code that resulted in a fix I might suspect egr valve s these aren't always funny electrical on this age of car (more mechanical) but if sufficiently blocked can cause problems.
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I bought a 2 litre tfsi s-line new in 2016. I think it’s a marvellous car although I’d agree that it’s not really a small estate. I also took the plunge and went s-tronic and, so far, that has not been a problem. I gather that once they started using mineral oil in the gearbox, the problems began to diminish. I participate in an A4 owners online forum and only one regular poster has had gearbox problems.
What impressed me most when I test drove it was how smooth it is. It seems to just waft along and engine noise is barely noticeable. Other owners on the forum say the same. Load carrying space is excellent and as my sons move around different flats in London, it has been a very useful pantechnicon. And then there are the regular trips I make to the local recycling centre with garden refuse and clutter from our periodic chuck-outs of household ‘stuff’....