January 2021
Hi i bought a used 2017 Hyundai i30 1.4t 27.00 from a main dealer about a month ago and the gearbox has always been notchy leading to ponderous gear changes feels like a clutch thing but clutch still bites early. I read quite a bit on world wide forums about problems with either gearbox or clutch problems. Can anyone else confirm these problems and what they usually are?. Like i said i bought it from a main dealer and that's 60 miles away and hoped i would never have to go back there because i got no other transport and the main dealer will just deny any knowledge of "problems' and say it is the way i drive it. So on a second note i actually quite like the car. Where do i stand about taking it back for a refund i know they will make it as difficult as possible for me. If that doesn't work can anyone point me in the direction of a good clutch/gearbox specialist in Wiltshire?. Read more
What sort of trouble free mileage could be expected from a 2012 Evoque 2.2 diesel and Auto gearbox.
Seen most are in excess of 80/100k miles, would this be an issue........? Read more
For what it’s worth, we had a 2007 Freelander 2, which is the same engine as your proposed Evoque 2.2. It had a manual gearbox and given that it was an older engine, it was Euro 4 on the emissions spectrum and didn’t have a DPF. We bought it at two years old with 11,000 miles on the clock and ran it to around 75,000, when it was seven years old.
Only sold it because I changed jobs and got a company car. In that time, we the only costs we incurred were one set of tyres at around 50,000 miles and a headlight bulb. Brake pads and discs were original at point of sale and it was 100% reliable. Would have kept it, were it not for the company car. A look at the MOT checker shows it now on almost 160,000 and nothing major has been required to pass the MOT. ...
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Thinking about trading in the Auris (1.2T) which has done nothing wrong but is just a bit 'meh' for a rather nice Peugeot 3008 1.2 (130) GT line in a very fetching copper/bronze colour at the same dealers we bought the Toyota from back in June of this year (okay...swmbo loves it!)... Read more
Cooling systems are what I was referring to... The antifreeze inhibitors stop working after a few years..
That used to be true....
I purchased a car via the 'Click and Collect' due to current conditions.
On arrival by delivery of a logistics firm, I am rejecting the car due to repairs not carried out as promised by the Franchise dealer. ... Read more
<< For a car with low emissions the lost month is a nugatory amount; >>
Just as an aside, Bromp, where did you get this 'nugatory' from ? I know it's a dictionary word, but I cannot recall ever seeing it in over 70 years, except in your posts :-) Sounds like civil service to me :-))...
Hello all.
Looking for some help and recommendations. The story so far...... Read more
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Had my recall work done for the heater motor work at Vauxhall bristol street motors local garage over a year ago.
Since then my heating has never got hot only ever so slightly luke warm.
The fans work fine but never any heat coming out, seems strange after it has had recall. After some recent investigation I have checked the fuse box and realised fuse 4 is now missing ( heating and air con).
Could it be that bristol street motors have not done the recall work because I remember they kept saying on the day they had loads of other work to be done on other cars and it took 6 hours for them to do it when it should only take one.
Could they simply remove the fuse so there would be no chance of a fire , therefore leaving me with no Internal heat??
Also if they have done the work correctly why us the fuse missing? Read more
Last changed approximately one year ago. I was having the problem well before this though.
Also when it had a major service at halfords they even changed it again as I said the heating is not working since they changed the coolant and the halfords mechanic assured me he massaged the pipes to release any airlock....
I’m looking at buying a used F30 320D M sport automatic. Miles are around 80-100k. Does anyone have any advice and what I should be looking for in the car when buying in terms of service history etc? Any faults in this car that should have been addressed in servicing up until 80-100k mile mark? Read more
I have one, good car . Four cylinder is good but go for the b47. Less risk of timing chain problems also a bit quieter and smoother. X drive sits a bit higher , doesn’t handle as well and can have problems with transfer case. Dpf not particularly problematic, autos should get a gearbox service at 60k (but bmw say sealed for life) . 6 cylinder is definitely faster and smoother but 95 percent of people don’t need that. Occasionally problems with infotainment system - getting this fixed is very expensive if you go to a main dealer but there are alternatives.
As with any car watch out for clocked cars , check the service history (it is in the i drive). . Oil changes should be under 20k miles . You can buy a Carly adapter and app to check for faults.
As with all cars if you go near a main dealer be prepared for a big bill.
Hi guys, hope this is the right place to post this..
I had a policy cancelled due to a my insurer not receiving proof of no claims. It’s a long story but basically I didn’t think I had received it so asked my previous insurer to send it (AA) which they said they would have to send it through the post and could’t do it digitally due to data protection. It arrived on the exact day I received the email saying my policy had been cancelled due to failure to provide proof of no claims. I’ve lost money, of course, but the worse thing is I’ve got to tick this box on insurance applications to say I’ve had a cancelled policy...FOREVER!?
So you can have a motor conviction, an actual criminal offence and be given grace after 5 years where you don’t have to mention it...But an innocent mixup with my documents has led me to be blacklisted for life!? I have a flawless driving history, 10 years no claims, not even claimed for a flaming chipped windscreen! Never missed a payment for anything in my life, and have a perfect credit score.
It’s effectively wiped my no claims discount so now my premium is around £200 more, fine whatever I can deal with the punishment for my next 12 month policy...Only it’s not 12 months it’s for my entire life!? It makes no sense and is completely barbaric!? In another 30 years when I’m 60 I’ll still be required to tell insurance companies I had a policy cancelled 30 years ago!? How ridiculous does that sound?
It’s completely unfair, why does it work like this and is there anything I can do? Read more
Imagine if British Car insurance was nationalised. You'd buy your policy and it would be delivered 28 days later or late.
My first thought on reading this was to suggest that 3rd party insurance should be included in with vehicle tax ... but then realised that this might act as a further disincentive to pay the tax....
DT motoring today starts off with "climate crisis" and "harmful" carbon dioxide and launches into yet another paean for electric cars.
No mention of the appalling environmental and human cost of their production - African children and Chinese slaves digging the necessary material out of open cast mines.... Read more
Incidentally if memory serves Teslas do not "lock up". They drop down to 15mph then eventually stop and then come to a halt and go into park just as many ICE cars do when you turn them off.
To move them a small amount you put them in neutral and they can be loaded onto a flatbed or pushed a small distance. They should not be towed. ...
HJ has published his league tables of letters of complaint about various makes.
German cars in particular appear to be getting much worse, but what surprises me is how Renault have progressed from the worst to the best.
Against the Toyota Yari s 2011 to date which has 21 letters of complaint, the Captur during the same period scores 19.
Well done Renault , and that comes from someone who has consistently bashed Renaults and together with my partner took a risk on a new Captur 1.3 T based mainly on price! Read more
1. German cars are extremely reliable, but the Brits are not generally known for maintaining them according to the service manual. You either do as the engineers say or end up with problems. The car finance pandemic in this country means people don’t really care about their vehicles as they don’t develop any problems in the first 3 years and they give them back after that anyway.
2. Japanese cars tend to be more reliable, indeed.
3. No car will ever be more reliable than a toyota or a mazda, definitely not a french car. The cases you know about are exceptions and do not represent the reality.
4. Consumer reliability indexes are flawed and do not represent true reliability. If your infotainment is laggy and people complain, the “reliability” index goes down, in reality it has nothing to do with reliability.
Let’s put it this way, I’d rather be stranded in Siberia or Iraq in a vehicle that has a bulletproof powertrain tban one that’s likely to die, but has a nice, shiny infotainment :-).
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Sounds like a synchro issue, not uncommon on Hyundai’s
Can be caused by poor quality or poor previous owner, either way if it’s less than 6 months since you have owned it get it back to the dealership